Marketing 101

Gay men always look at men who are not wearing shirts. When I was a young boy, it might have been a neighbor (or a friend’s older brother or dad), or the boys at the local pool. As an adult, it’s the construction guys or the guys at the gym I look at. Helloooooo Nurse!

I have a theory that it’s because guys can stare or look at a guy’s chest pretty much without causing homophobic reactions in straight guys. In fact, straight guys like to show off their chests. But this isn't about straight guys chests. It's about men's chests in general.

So, naturally, a weekend of seeing perhaps a thousand men’s bare chests in all shapes, sizes and degrees of furriness was just the tonic this soul needed mid-summer.

A few random thoughts from Market Days. Maybe some topics to write about in the future.

Did you know that there are three streets in Chicago that rhyme with vagina?

When you are walking with a very furry, handsome man, some people just want to touch the fur.

If these folks really love their dogs so fucking much, and are selling doggie t-shirts with slogans like “I have two daddies” with a dog between two stick figures, please do your dogs a favor and don’t take them to a street festival with wall to wall people and 90 degree heat and hot pavement. Think of the dog’s comfort.

Same advice for strollers. Dog strollers, too.

If underwear is your outfit of choice, choose your Sunday best, please.

Is the stubble chest look really the way to go?

Twister at Steamworks with men in Speedos is fun

But I digress.

Thanks to my gracious hosts and reuniting with a friend, a good time was had.