“You’re like a solid character actor,” he once said to me during a discussion of how we both so often play the supporting role once the clothes come off. “You’re the side-kick who really makes the show, and when you think back on all the good things you’ve seen over the years you think, yeah, that guy was in it.”
And which actor would that be? I asked. I suppose I was hoping for an answer like Alyson Hannigan or Janeane Garaffolo or Jewel Staite or even, you know, Sandy Cheeks.
“Brian Dennehy,” he said. “You’re just like Brian Dennehy.”
Well, I sputtered. You are too.
Whether I like being compared to a barrel-chested silver-haired old dude or not one cannot deny the fact that the most recent party only really got rolling when the two of us grabbed appropriate partners, stripped them bare and dove in. We quickly drew a crowd, but being a good little worker bee I put down my head and concentrated on the task at hand. Out of the corner of my eye I could see my friend similarly engaged and it crossed my mind that there we were just like he said, two industrious Brian Denneheys doing our part to carry the show. “How’s it going over there, Brian?” he chose that moment to ask, and my partner enjoyed (or didn’t) the feeling of me laughing all over his cock.
So pervasive is the Brian Dennehy role that I’m rarely on the sidelines but on the sidelines I ended up later that night. I was somewhat shocked at the view, or rather the vividness of the view. I could see everything, absolutely everything, and you may be suitably amused that this only occurred to me now after years of attending parties and (more importantly) being in a position to have all my bits on vivid display to any and all observers. Is it polite to look, I whispered to my fellow Brian Dennehy, also briefly sidelined.
“Of course it’s polite to look,” he said, looking intently.
But where? I asked. Is it okay to look at it straight on, or should you sneak a quick peek?
“Would you shut up?” he hissed, and as I am left with no decisive answer I bring the question to you. When Brian Dennehy ends up on the sidelines, is it appropriate for him to watch the action unabashedly or should he just glance and then look away, like observing the sun?
Thoughts? Brian Dennehy needs to know.
The late, lamented FameTracker had an excellent term for the Brian Dennehys of the world– they’re a HITG: a “Hey, It’s That Guy!” And indeed, Mr. Dennehy had his own entry in the ranks.
And a more on-topic answer: dear god are the HITGs of the kinky world necessary. I can think of half a dozen people off the top of my head who I would always put on an invitation list: not necessarily because they’re the most attractive or popular or with-it people (god knows, I don’t qualify as any of those myself), but because it’s always a good bet that if you put them in a room with a bunch of people, something interesting will happen.
“…if you put them in a room with a bunch of people, something interesting will happen.”
Yes!
And not interesting in the “call the cops” or “dial 911!” kind of ways.
:)
I would think that it’s perfectly acceptable to look. Not in a creepy, drooling, tounge-hanging-out way but rather with interest and casualness. I’m thinking if you’re at a party where everyone has their bits on display, it’s damn hard not to gaze at them all fondly. Brian Dennehy, always a professional, would agree. In my opinion, he would.
Agreed… to an extent if you are playing in a public space (a room wherein you recognize you are NOT the only person) it is okay to look. With one of my play partners I have employed a lot of forced exhibitionism and if nobody looked.. well.. now where would the fun be?? I think as long as you are looking respectfully and not actively participating unless negotiated, no harm no foul.
Look, look and look some more. Public play = public looking! :)
Brian Dennehy would look. He would be fully engaged in all the event had to offer and attention and observation honor what’s being shown. He’d look. Definitely.
Someone should ask him. :)