Geek Chic

It used to be that I would poke fun at people who wore vintage eyewear. I never enjoyed having to wear glasses and I just wanted them to go away. So, I would choose frames that were almost frameless. Vintage frames seemed to call attention to the fact that you wore glasses and I was uncomfortable with that. You might ask "Why didn't you get contacts?" and my answer would be that I did try wearing contact lenses for a few months. I found that my eyes were always irritated. I was constantly rinsing my lenses. Working in a salon your fingers are often covered in hair goop and lacquer. Little particles of hair can become airborne when a dryer is turned on.

This entry is probably a few months late but it's about another pop phenomenon that I think is called "Geek Chic". I'm afraid that I myself am guilty of having jumped on board sometime this past Summer. It made me instantly popular at Tea Dance. Since I'm getting older, I needed a new schtick because taking off my shirt isn't working any more. At least not on anybody younger than me. Most of the new generation of gays don't seem to care much about fitness. They seem happy to have soft bodies and cover it all up in Vineyard Vines. I suppose I'd put that on too if I hadn't seen it come around the last time (1984).

Anyways, the geek trend has been building for some time and I knew it had reached it's tipping point a few months back when I glanced up from my workout at the gym and there was a talented Mr. Ripley at every station. I work out at the BSC on Harrison Ave and let me tell you that the gays really know how to take something to it's limits. There was one of us who even carried a book as a prop and would proceed to open it and read between his sets. I thought it was transparent, but it seemed to cast a spell on a few friends. Whatever...

I don't think the eyewear trend is quite over yet and I'm glad because I've found that my clients will do anything I say when I'm wearing mine. In this economy you need all the help you can get!