Postcard from Bloomington, Indiana

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what happens in Bloomington, stays in Bloomington...

unless you're dumb enough to post it on Slog.

michael strangeways on October 29, 2009 at 10:09 AM

I like his smile. I hope you bought him a cookie.

kim in portland on October 29, 2009 at 10:16 AM

Nothing happened, Michael. I bought him a cookie though. How could I not?

Dan Savage on October 29, 2009 at 10:16 AM Stranger Staff

ah-
the prospect of drunk anonymous promiscuous sex....

on October 29, 2009 at 10:21 AM

Not even a kiss?

Vince on October 29, 2009 at 10:23 AM

He kinda looks like the 'I'm a Mac' guy.

Enigma on October 29, 2009 at 10:23 AM

i wonder if he'll figure out he got slogged

sepiolida on October 29, 2009 at 10:26 AM

I found another picture of him here:
http://www.topnews.in/justin-long-star-g…

Bill W. on October 29, 2009 at 10:31 AM

but what we all want to know, will you go back for the cheese steak?

mcFly on October 29, 2009 at 10:31 AM

Is "cookie" code for something?

Gloria on October 29, 2009 at 10:35 AM

OK, I live in Bloomington, and I would buy that guy a cookie if he was interested. I've seen the cookie truck, but never the cheese steak one. Cafe Pizzaria on Kirkwood is pretty good (not as good as Papa Del's was when we were in Champaign, though) Wish I could come see you tonight, but can't.

angel in indy on October 29, 2009 at 10:36 AM

Anything for a cookie? Alcohol on his breath? Uh, Dan, are you sure that there wasn't another home-grown substance at work?

attitude devant on October 29, 2009 at 10:37 AM

MET THE I'M A MAC GUY, WUZ LIKE, YO YOU DAT DUDE FROM THAT SHIT, AND HE WUZ LIKE, YEAH!

GOOD AT SHOWIN UR BALLS EH?

LaRiiiiM0RrrHAwtiiii696969 on October 29, 2009 at 10:39 AM

I want to know how that cookie comes back around.

So to speak.

Uriel-238 on October 29, 2009 at 10:44 AM

I lived in Bloomington for four months and wanted to poke my eyes out. On the upside, the Runcible Spoon is pretty good:

http://www.runciblespoonrestaurant.com/

newradio on October 29, 2009 at 10:54 AM

Imagine that this had been posted by some middle aged hetero dude who was "accosted" by some young, cute, & hot females. Wouldn't that make Dan's post kinda creepy and a bit sad? No less so that it was posted by an old gay dude.

on October 29, 2009 at 10:56 AM

@16: Middle-aged straight guy here, and any young, cute and hot females who want to accost me are more than welcome to.

Fifty-Two-Eighty on October 29, 2009 at 11:02 AM

17
you prove @16's point

on October 29, 2009 at 11:03 AM

why didn't either of these faggots recognize Dan?

on October 29, 2009 at 11:05 AM

One time I went to a week long punk fest in Bloomington and it was so fun. We rode our bikes to the lake and went swimming. It was in the middle of the summer, so there weren't any college kids around. That's probably why I liked it so much.

emor on October 29, 2009 at 11:07 AM

@16 Dan isnt an old gay dude, he is a hot gay dude, so its by no means sad and much less creepy

Camus1 on October 29, 2009 at 11:10 AM

@16 A tree fell in the forest; Dan heard it and reported same. Only Queen Victoria - and perhaps you - were not amused. This entire exchange represents charming, small-town values and you've managed to invest it with some sort of underlying nefariousness, Judge Judy. Seriously.

Rhett Oracle on October 29, 2009 at 11:15 AM

Sounds like a perfect time to play "The Cookie Game."
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.ph…

Explorer on October 29, 2009 at 11:15 AM

You didn't ask them to make out with each other?
You have failed as a gay.

very bad homo on October 29, 2009 at 11:25 AM

@21: So it's only creepy if the accostee is ugly? Sorry, compared to the two youths Dan is old and, shall I say, a bit plain...and it is still creepy and sad.

@23:
Dan wrote: "...telling me he'd do anything—anything—if I would just buy him a cookie"

Yep, no nefarious subtext there.

on October 29, 2009 at 11:27 AM

seconding the Runcible for lunch, coffee, & breakfast. It's also across the alley from Bloomingfoods, the food co-op.

Bullwinkles is the gay bar, if you really want to club it up, Dan.

Glad you found campus to beautiful; it's been damn near twenty years and I still dream of it. The old-school bar on Kirkwood is Nick's.

The gabled building housing a restaurant across the street from campus near the observatory (just around the corner from where Kirkwood runs up into campus) is the physical location where Hoagy Carmichael composed "Stardust." At the time it was called the Book Nook. Now I believe it to be a buffalo wings joint.

mwhybark on October 29, 2009 at 11:53 AM

21
let's see-
you're 60ish, poor eyesight...

on October 29, 2009 at 12:17 PM

@25. It's a charming story and only becomes creepy and sad if an older gay guy like Dan tries to bed these cute guys or if an older straight guy like me tries bed two young female cuties. The filth is in your head, not ours.

Oh, and even though I'm straight, given enough wine and Dan's looks, I just might be willing to exchange friendly mutual hands jobs with him. NO KISSING! NO BUGGERIE!!!! Just the most intimate of handshakes.

Scholar of violence on October 29, 2009 at 12:18 PM

28
you're straight,
I'm the Pope...

on October 29, 2009 at 12:40 PM

@21 You know, it is possible to be both old and hot. Which is why I'd bang Ann-Margret.

Hernandez on October 29, 2009 at 12:59 PM

well, duh, Dan.

This young twinky IS cute (which I'm willing to admit, even though I'm not into Twinkies [I'm more of a ho-ho or ding-dong guy]) but he really wouldn't be worth banging 'cause:

1)he's young and lets face it; the young have tons of youthful energy but lack technique.
2)Hell hath no fury like a househusband scorned...
3)you left all your NDA's at home.
4)booze and cookie breath is not sexy.
5)in reality, everyone in Indiana has a really big mouth.

michael strangeways on October 29, 2009 at 1:01 PM

30
dude-
she passed away in 2007...

on October 29, 2009 at 1:02 PM

32
dude -
the Ann-Margret I know still lives

Rhett Oracle on October 29, 2009 at 1:19 PM

@26, Bullwinkle's long closed, sorry to report. Uncle Elizabeth's is the new gay bar on the west side in a strip mall, where my friend Scott puts on drag shows.

And it doesn't matter, gay or hetero, boy or girl, you can find someone on the street late at night in Bloomington who would do just about anything for a cookie, hence the cookie truck and Baked!, a late night cookie and milk only store opened by an enterprising IU student.

Dan, I will see you tonight! Just be glad we finally ran the evangelical riff-raff out of town that marched with offensive signs and shouted alarming slogans at any event that smacked of anything other than what the good book dictates...

enijenfer on October 29, 2009 at 1:23 PM

Everyone relax. Sometimes a cookie is just a cookie.

C from Mass. on October 29, 2009 at 1:37 PM

Why does an older guy, gay or straight, appreciating getting hit on by young cute things, guys or girls, have to be creepy? Hell, why does it have to be creepy even if said older guy ends up having sexual relations with said cute young thing(s)?

Why so sex-negative? I'm a cute young thing but if I wanted to sleep with an older individual, I would, and it would be HAWT, not creepy.

aaaahlisha@gmail.com on October 29, 2009 at 2:27 PM

@36: Thank you, darlin', and if you weren't 1,000 miles away from me, I'd be sending you an e-mail right now. Assuming that's your real e-mail address, which wouldn't be a very good idea.

Fifty-Two-Eighty on October 29, 2009 at 2:50 PM

I've always liked men. Even when I was in my teens. Something about grey hair and laugh lines does it for me. So, not creepy at all.

kim in portland on October 29, 2009 at 3:07 PM

Ah, Indiana. =) Home sweet corn-fed home.

wench on October 29, 2009 at 3:18 PM

@36: Do you take American Express?

Fool multitude on October 29, 2009 at 3:36 PM

@38: You call me daddy and I'll call you Electra, okay?

Fool multitude on October 29, 2009 at 3:41 PM

@41: More likely, she'll call you shit-for-brains.

Made it to the bank, Kim, and am well on my way to getting shnockered. Still snowing. Fuck shit piss.

Fifty-Two-Eighty on October 29, 2009 at 3:56 PM

Fifty-Two-Eighty,

I'm so glad you made it to the bank. Next time watch your necessities! Every home requires one fine bottle at all times. Sorry about the snow, I've got pouring rain. Trade you?

kim in portland on October 29, 2009 at 4:30 PM

"Heterophobes just as ugly as homophobes"

lol i bet you tell everyone within earshot that "you're a meninist and proud"

undead ayn rand on October 30, 2009 at 12:18 AM

Dude, if I was a young gay man, I'd totally bed Savage. And if I also got a cookie out of the deal, bonus.

laurelgardner on October 30, 2009 at 3:35 AM

"The picture doesn't do Dan justice; he's one of those people who looks better when he isn't smiling." Betch.

mmennonno on October 30, 2009 at 4:37 AM

Dan, you just didn't wander far enough down Kirkwood! The Trojan Horse, down on the courthouse square, has some kick ass Greek food (they're hummus and pita is the best I've ever had). Sorry you missed it.

raggeddog on October 30, 2009 at 8:25 AM

Thanks for coming to IU! I had a BLAST listening to you in Alumni Hall! :)

COME BACK SOON!!!!!!!

darcy_delong on October 30, 2009 at 8:27 AM

@ 24 -- "You have failed as a gay."
I LOL'd, not gonna lie. haha.

Ness on October 30, 2009 at 4:10 PM

Heh. I'm into older people. Dan is gorgeous. If I were a gay man, I'd buy HIM cookies as payment for LETTING me do whatever he wanted for him.

Violet_DaGrinder on October 30, 2009 at 5:42 PM

After 14 years, I have finally figured out Mr. Savage's mission in life: to turn the world bi-curious, one cute twentysomething straight boy at a time.

Good luck, my friend.

Chris in Vancouver WA on October 31, 2009 at 9:40 AM

@ 11 - "not as good as Papa Del's was when we were in Champaign"

I went to Purdue (where there was another Del's), and I can say: Best. Pizza. Ever.

And the reason I know that is that there were actually a couple of times where I had one when I wasn't stoned.

Chris in Vancouver WA on October 31, 2009 at 9:52 AM

Dan isn't at all creepy for posting about being hit on by a cute younger guy. He didn't even do anything that could premotely be considered creepy; he bought the kid a cookie because he was cute begging for a cookie and hinting at blowing him. Oh, what an asshole! Besides, yeah, Dan is getting older, but the fact of the matter is I wish I looked as good at my current 24 as he does NOW. There are plenty of young people, particularly young gay men, who are QUITE into older men.

The Magic Lemur on October 31, 2009 at 10:54 PM

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