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August 17, 2005
Michael's Mailbox
So my dear readers-
First, thank you all very much for your comments about my family and your words of support. I was really quite moved. We honestly don't know what stage my mother is in right now, because she doesn't want to know how quickly or how slowly it could grow, and is sick of all the constant check-ups. She was a patient at the Memorial Sloane-Kettering Hospital, and once they said there was not much they could do, she went her own way. It’s her right, and she has my full support.
She's actually leaving soon for another month in Brazil with my father, and I will do whatever's possible to make the trip comfortable for them. I’m even planning to go down there for several days to visit.
I'm also glad you guys like the picture of Nureyev. I got a lot of phone calls after that entry from friends who'd never even heard of him. How nice to know that all it takes to culture them is to flash someone's big weenie, and suddenly they’re lifelong fans of his "art!" Well, isn't that how it happened for me?
One of you has been writing that I’m generally a smart, witty person… except for that pesky drawback of a career choice. Oh no! It's a plus, sweetheart, because you wouldn't have ever known about my brilliance without the porn spotlight shining down on me. :)
Another person asked about how I came out to my family. Without any drama, I’m very happy to say. My family are all very liberal, understanding Jewish intelligentsia, who were just happy to know that I'm comfortable with my sexuality. Growing up in Moscow, we always had gay friends because my grandmother was a music teacher at the Moscow Conservatory, which was full of gays. I don't even have memories of having a tough conversation about it; it was just a given that being gay was okay. That said, I know how difficult it is for a lot of people to come out to their families, and I consider myself very lucky that I was able to do it without any major conflicts. My family are some of the most important, closest people in my life, and I would never be able to lie to them about such important things as my sexuality and my private life. I felt it was important to share my boyfriends and my relationships with them.
As for Primo Levi, which I enjoyed so much, someone asked me why it's important to talk about such a dark part of history. Well, you idiot, so it will never happen again!
Oh, and about Chi Chi... well, there's just not much to say other than I don't like the bitch! Not much I can do about that...
A lot of you keep carping that I contradict myself in my blogs. I am only human, after all. I’m just amused to know that there are so many people with so little to do with their time that they sit at their computers and analyze the writings of a porn star as if he were Henry James. Darlings, I hate to break the big bad news, but I'm not THAT deep. Please stop wasting so much time on me. Make it into a light reading, less Henry James and more Jackie Susann.
Love,
Michael
Posted by Michael at August 17, 2005 06:25 PM
Comments
Jacqueline Susann was always my favorite author. Now that she's gone, I'm glad I have Michael's blogs to read. They're even juicier!!
Posted by: Donald in Toronto at August 17, 2005 06:43 PM
Hey Michael, you are honest and your points of view are interesting...both points are a kind of depth. Thanks for your blog and your great films...Wishing the best to your mother
Posted by: Daniel at August 17, 2005 07:16 PM
I just found your blog and am very excited. I have a question for you. How was it working with Timothy Greenfield-Sanders?
Posted by: Aron at August 17, 2005 09:24 PM
Michael-- You're not even jackie susann, but you're so fuckin sexy, I forgive you everything!
--ian
p.s. I want you!!
Posted by: Ian at August 17, 2005 09:25 PM
Indeed, Henry James was a deeply closeted, celibate (indeed, some say he was a lifelong virgin) fag, which is just about the mirror opposite of you, Michael!
Posted by: Frank at August 18, 2005 01:44 AM
I was chatting with two of my friends tonight on the steps of the building one of them lives in. He had his 2 dogs out. You came up from behind (now there's a thought!) with a few other guys with a dog named Oscar. I was the Black guy with his backside to you (another pleasing thought!). None of this is important actually. I just wanted to say that you are a hell of a lot sexier in person! You're also very handsome! Keep it up stud! Chris
Posted by: Chris at August 18, 2005 02:16 AM
Kickass post...best wishes for your mom!
Posted by: Nik at August 18, 2005 02:32 AM
I am a professor who was told by students that I might enjoy your blog. I am neither gay nor have I seen gay porn. But I find your writing refreshing. You are as you say, "not deep" but you are insightful. Most of all you are honest, which is the quality which threatens people into becoming your critics. You are someone I would very much like to someday meet. I think we would have some delightful disagreements over a couple of glasses of good wine. Keep writing, it is a pleasure to read.
Posted by: Tom at August 18, 2005 02:39 AM
I think everyone said it all, Michael.
At first, your blog annoys me but over the time, like good wine, it charms me.
I came back for more. And more. And find you sexier each time I digested the wine.
R-
Posted by: Me is the Ridor at August 18, 2005 11:46 AM
hahahaha....loves it..
Posted by: Roy at August 18, 2005 02:12 PM
I completely understand the Jackie Susann comparison; I also see a lot of Jackie Collins in there (she never apologizes for her comments either...hehehe). All three of you possess that elusive and provocative "larger than life" persona and it shines through in your writing. I love my daily dose of LucasBlog...it's like a double shot of good espresso (not that Starbucks crap). Besides being sinfully delicious, it gives my brain a jolt back into action.
love+light,
B
Posted by: blenderella at August 18, 2005 05:18 PM
Michael. I read on Vidioview that David Forest is setting up Chad Hunt with a gig in Fla. Why would anybody have anything to do with a low-life like Forest.
Posted by: Ima-top at August 23, 2005 03:56 PM