Fair’s fair: On Queer Eye
in the early morning on Wednesday, the 16th of July 2003 by Scott
There’s a new show on Bravo called Queer Eye for the Straight Guy where five gay men show some hapless straight man (tonight: Butch - double entendre? You decide) the “simple virtues of style, taste and class.” While I’ll probably end up watching the show, it got me thinking about the wife’s hairdresser, “Kent” - and what the Spike TV version of the show would be like: “Fairy Tales”.
In the first episode, Kent would attend auto repair classes at the local community college where he would learn how to change the oil as well as the importance of products with names such as “Goop” and “Armor All”. Later, in the basic home repair class he would learn how to take apart a toilet and replace the beeswax seal around its base without damaging the tile floor or getting the “wife pissed about the mess”. Success would be guaged by “Deborah” - a thrice-divorced mother of five. Out to the workshop where Kent would learn the safe handling of products with names such as “Good stuff” and “silicone sealant”, as well as basic carpentry skills such as using a miter box and a circular saw. After a long day of work, Kent would then settle into the family room with our sports experts and beer connoisseurs. There Kent would learn the real meaning of the term “tight end”, how to intelligently debate the “designated hitter rule”, and the importance between Bud Light and Miller Light.
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July 18th, 2003 at 9:27 am
By the way, the show was quite good. Gotta get me one of those kitchen torches. It will be useful to teach the cats not to jump up on the counter when I’m preparing chicken…
July 19th, 2003 at 7:53 pm
Wow… finally caught the show. Its the one with Butch and that slob became gorgeous. I’m trying to remember who the hell he looks like now that he’s cleaned up. Looks familiar.
But this is a good show. They have done a good job with it. Better concept than just the normal makeover deal on daytime tv.