• [Randy] is surprisingly short with an abnormally large head. Also, the visual of him clapping above his head like a happy, speshul seal makes me v. v. giddy. Oh, Randypants. :X Wonder what show it was? ETA: OMG, dreamingkitty gives us seal!Randy ALDSFKJAS.


The fangirl text in case it disappears:

I had my first New York celebrity site seeing! Last night at the theater I sat 2 seats away from this man above (Randy Harrison as Justin Taylor on Queer As Folk). He was alone and with significantly more facial hair then on the show. He is surprisingly short with an abnormally large head, but he is just as cute in person as on the tv. I went up and sat next to him and said, "Uh, hi, I just wanted to say hi". He was nice enough, but a little annoyed to be bothered at the theater. He offered me his hand anyway and said, "I'm Randy" and I said "I'm Nina" and then I said, "Ok, sorry to bother you. Enjoy the show." And that was it.

I watched him out of the corner of my eye throughout the performance, which I think he loved because at the end he raised his hands above his head and clapped his hands loudly.

The worst past was that NO ONE ELSE I WAS WITH knew who he was. For anyone who has ever watched Queer As Folk they would understand that this was a big deal! To those in my life specifically; everyone who lived with me on University in Baltimore and especially Cara and Jess McMillian, I know you all know how fast my heart was palpitating at the site of him! Justin Taylor! Sunshine! The love of Brian Kinney, the hottest man on television. I know I sound like a gushing fan, but come on, everyone has some stars in their eyes for someone, and mine, it seems, are the characters of Queer As Folk.

We totally know what a big deal it was adsfljk. Even as I'm cringing inside that fangirl bothered him. *facepalm*

But.. but where was Simon? :((


• Haha this is awesome you Gale fanatics! Well, he looked great. He had some facial hair and a cool hat. He showed up with a guy with a matching hat... -- a blogger, when asked about Mr. Howard the night he was spotted at a LGBT party (and reported by dreamingkitty, my hero as always ♥)


Shhh, you don't see them hiding in their matching camouflage hats!
They just blend right in, y'know. I'm just glad he was out and about. Though, uh, I'm not sure why I am. He's probably perfectly happy at home reading or covered in motorcycle grease in his garage or some such. But, hey, free liquor! Not to mention the chance to show off one of his hats. Oh, yeah, baby.


10 Things That Make Me Go "Hmm" About This Latest Galespotting:

01. Hmm, wonder who/how Gale got invited...
02. Hmm, wonder what he was wearing/drinking/smoking...
03. Hmm, wonder if beard still means "unemployed"...
04. Hmm, wonder how he got home after holding that bar up all night...
05. Hmm, wonder why I suddenly want to wear my backpack everywhere...
06. Hmm, wonder if any blurry cell phone pics are gonna show up from another guest...
07. Hmm, wonder what they talked about all night...
08. Hmm, wonder if he got to see any screenings that day, or just went to the party...
09. Hmm, wonder how many "um" and "y'knows" were floating about...
10. Hmm, wonder when Randy rescued him and dragged him back to the house...



The blog's actual text (just the Gale parts ;):

In the first year in many that I haven’t been able to attend any screenings at AFI Fest I did manage to squeeze in some time to crash the LGBT party on Tuesday night. [...] But, better than hope is a gay icon and one did manage to show at the bash. Gale Harold AKA Brian Kinney of Queer As Folk stayed close to the bar all night. I kept trying to get a photo of him without him knowing, but flashing is a bit of a giveaway. I couldn’t go up to him and ask either. It would have been perfectly acceptable to approach him at this publicity event and say “Hey, I’m blogging. Let me shoot you…or I mean photograph you, because I don’t mean…like with a gun.” However, Gale Harold is intimidating as they come. Remember how hardcore Brian Kinney was on QAF and then multiply that a few times over. Luckily, one of the bartenders that night was Patty, the woman who taught me how to bartend. Patty is a balls to the wall kind of chick.

“You want a photo of him? No problem!” She marches right over to Gale.

...only to return moments later.

“I couldn’t! He looks so mean!”

So in conclusion, Gale Harold is…



Best part? The comments that jump to Gale's defense aldajlakdja. I DIE, FLIST. The blogger only said he was intimidated. And the bartender said he looks mean, not that he was mean. Big, big diff. One is staring Christopher Walken-like at your beer, the other is smashing said bottle over the forehead of the first person to talk to you (and don't ask where the bottle would go should a picture be asked of you). "Intimidating" is the key word here and I think Gale has that talent down, no prob. Hell, I got intimidated just typing that.

So, anyway, got me curious about mean-looking!Gale and if he actually existed in any of the photos I had. Turned out to be quite the challenge, go figure!



I mean, drunk!Gale? That dude was everywhere in my search.


Second only to the wonder that is high!Gale. He has body parts draped over folks all over the place! ♥ But we're looking for mean-looking!Gale, focus, Ree.


But mean-looking!Brian is easier, just go to any scene involving his family, heh. But Gale?

Well, okay, there's this:


Looks mighty intimidating to me. *blink* But even that's deceiving because two seconds later, he's like this aldfsakj:


*takes a moment to bask in the super hotness*

Then there's this:


But he just looks more tired than mean. *pets*


I even cheated with the pastede on hed; that's actually Gale-as-Kelton and he's more being all large and in charge than anything close to "mean", but he did look severe enough. Kinda. Sorta. Though without the Pointy Finger of Severeness and with the Camouflage Hat O' Greatness, his face in the POH just looks like he's... talking to Randy. Maybe it's mean... talk? PLAY ALONG OKAY.

In conclusion: Gale likes drinking and the ganja. We like Gale liking his drinking and ganja. I miss Brian. Gale needs a job, but not a shave. Gale can be hella intimidating when he wants to be. Gale really is scaryhot in all the right ways.

But back to the blog comments:

i actually don't remember. i think she was a brunette...as was matching hat guy. --blogger

And, of course, being professionals here, we know not to be thrown by the brunette label. I mean, Justin is the one with the blond hair, not Randy. EVIDENCE FOR THE COURT OMG:


Damn and guh. That first one will never not be smokin' hot.

Back to the blog comments, the sequel:

It seems Gale Harold is a liar. Showing up with another guy and the two of you are wearing matching hats? Gay. --random mouse

I might be the only person who cracked up reading that. Seriously. So ded. MATCHING HATS: FIRST SIGN OF GAYNESS OMG.



• Speaking of screenings, I was in Whole Foods this past weekend when I got randomly invited to an advanced screening (aka audience test) for a George Clooney movie on Tuesday. Let me repeat that - GEORGE CLOONEY, PEOPLE, ALFDKASJLDKF. ♥ ♥ ♥ Later that night I did about .002 seconds of Googling and found out it had to be Leatherheads. WITH JOHN KRASINSKI, AKA PAM'S JIM. So, we're talking George AND John in a movie that's not slated to come out until next spring. And then Tuesday rolled around and I was struck dead with that sinus headache that literally blinded me for a few hours. :| :| :|

• I somehow forgot to tape Bionic Woman and Life last night and it's not like there's a lot of eps left before the strike-drought begins. Dammit. Actually, I don't even know how many are left for any of my shows. I kinda don't wanna even look. *denial*

• We're mere days away from the big ole gay QaF box set release. I guess we're just not gonna get an extras listing at all? :|