“Butch? I’ve been thinking. Maybe Smitty’s right about us. Maybe we are shallow.”
As always, some thoughts:
1. This is why the Kids were, and are, undeniable. In the hands of lesser men, this would not be a loving, affectionate, insider-y tweak at Canadian gay (stairwell) culture; it would be cringe-inducing gay drag. Not so the Kids. It helps that Scott Thompson was gay, of course, but the characterization here is nuanced and perfect. Dave Foley’s barely-conscious sing-song is a thing of beauty; it is the audible equivalent of the white short shorts he wears. “Iss-syoos.”
2. Oh God, it has only just now occurred to me that there must be an enormity of Kids in the Hall slash fiction out there. I either want to read all of it, or never acknowledge its existence again.
3. Nobody sprawls like Scott Thompson sprawls.
4. THERE IS NO COFFEE IN ANY OF THESE COFFEE CUPS.
5. Every group of gay friends has a Smitty. If male, he wears sweater vests and clings to respectability politics; if female she criticizes the appearance of butch women. Both are terrible, but you love them anyhow.
6. There’s a whole section of commentary videos from the Kids themselves on YouTube and now I will watch them all, see you in about four days.
Tags: kids in the hall, kith monday, let’s all go to the baths, television
There are only three fics on archive of our own – two Simon Milligan/Hecubus ones, and a fanvid about Mark McK and the chicken lady which I can’t watch now because my boss is about to ring me for my career development meeting.
what about fan fiction dot net, are the kids still using that
I think the kids may be, but I am reasonably sure they don’t let you post filth on there, so the grownups are no longer using it.
Verily only a few short hours ago, I booked flights for a Toronto holiday in September, and quite literally the first thing I’m going to do on arrival is orientate myself to the city by following this list – http://torontoist.com/2011/03/kith_map/ – of memorable KITH Toronto filming locations, stopping of course to shake my fist at the fact that the original Steps location was remodeled to discourage cruising.
My first job in Toronto was across the street from where the steps used to be, and boy am I proud of that. Have a great trip!
I hope you enjoyed your trip in this fair city! It was kind of cold during September, and then it was kind of hot. Hopefully whatever spell you experienced was up your alley.
But Steps! The first time I visited Toronto without family, I stayed with friends who lived at Church & Wellesley. I think my jaw dropped when I realized the steps in front of the neighbourhood Second Cup were in fact THE Steps.
(Sorry, late to the party as always. But sort-of timely considering the trip was supposed to take place in September, no?)
Verily only a few short hours ago, I booked flights for a Toronto holiday in September, and quite literally the first thing I'm going to do on arrival is orientate myself to the city by following this list – http://torontoist.com/2011/03/kith_map/ – of memorable KITH Toronto filming locations, stopping of course to shake my fist at the fact that the original Steps location was remodeled to discourage cruising.
Sometimes I think about how only one short week ago I had never seen any KITH sketches and then I finally watched one of the videos on KITH Monday and now I’ve progressed to the point where I have already seen the sketch for this week.
What I’m saying is I watched a lot of KITH this week. A lot.
(My sister was home with unbearable cramps on Tuesday and I didn’t have work, so we pretty much just lay on the couch and watched “Womyn” and “Menstruation” on repeat and tried to will ourselves into being people with good attitudes toward menstruation.)