FABULOSITY TOODLE: BRITE YELLOW GUN

I wanted to begin with a history of blogging and give the first Toodle to Turtlelinni, and then Mental Excrements, etc and so on, in chronological order. That might have seemed like the right thing to do, but we at The Toodles are known to make certain exceptions.

Our philosophy is "if you flatter us by hyping our awards ceremony on your own blog, you WILL be rewarded...first...." (We also accept cash and spa gift certificates. )

Well, that, and the Fabulosity Toodle really should come first.

BRITE YELLOW GUN

"He's got style/ he's got grace/ he's got fabulosity/ all over the place."

I cannot even begin to tell you how fabulous Brite Yellow Gun is. I can tell you that he is an inspiration to me.

An openly gay man, in a long term relationship, living in the American South, with four adopted children from foster care. What a beautiful, courageous, simply FABULOUS individual!

Whenever I feel like I am alone in society and not sure where I belong, I think about Gun and how he created such a wonderful life, even though to this day our society refuses to recognize his heart as "legitimate." Gun does not need to rant about the unfairness of his lack of wifely rights, his life is a testament to how important it is to have equal rights for all families!

In addition to all of the above, he is ultra-cool, in my book! Gun may not share my taste in men (which only raises my opinion of him), but we both love John Waters films, camp and kitsch, the unusual, glam-rock and punk-rock, The Fabulous, and all acts and representations of Fabulosity!

I hereby bestow the Fabulosity Toodle and Tiara to the Most Fabulous of them all: Brite Yellow Gun!!!

{thunderous applause; a standing ovation; dozens of bouquets thrown on the stage; Johnny Depp is teary; Rupert Everett is shouting "bravo! bravo!")


CONGRATULATIONS, BRITE YELLOW GUN!!! WE LOVE YOU AND APPLAUD YOU!!! THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR LIFE WITH US!!!