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"Cover man? Oh, you mean those little body-building magazines?" "You've seen them then?”

"Oh, sure. But I hardly ever buy any of them. But I'm not that good. My skin isn't smooth enough. Unless I'd shave. Golly, my chest looks like a polar-bear rug in photographs. What did you say your name is, sir?"

"Well, Dennis boy, you certainly don't sound at all like what they say about tenors. Maybe it isn't true what they say about tenors." "Oh, I'm a tenor all right. But I guess I really don't look like they are supposed to look like. Everyone says I look a lot like what Fred MacMurray must have looked like twenty years ago. And I guess I do a little-bit and I'm kind of counting on that to help when I've had more voice study and try to get into musical comedy. And I don't mean that to sound conceited either-it's just that I know that build and appearance and stuff like that are important for stage work."

"I don't think you're going to have much trouble. Sounds to me as if you'll do all right-really all right-in just about everything including b--, I mean, in whatever you end up doing. How do you like living up here in the city? It must be quite a change from Lovina Beach. Do you miss the old home town?"

"No, I don't actually. I never seemed to fit in with the fellows down there. And weekends were always pretty boring. Never anything to do except camp or cruise."

"Pardon me, Dennis. What did you say? A truck just passed by and I'm not sure I heard you right!"

"I said there was never anything to do on weekends but camp or go cruising. You see, my Dad had this little boat and sometimes we'd up the coast and camp when the weather was nice."

"That's different. I didn't get what you meant at first. Camp or, uh cruuise. I mean--well, reeeally!"

"I'm sorry, I really didn't mean it that way. I guess the word cruise does sound like a great big yacht or something. I wasn't trying to lay it on or anything. Hell, it really is just a little boat.”

"Well, it doesn't sound as though you did have many gay times down there. I mean really gay, like the times you can have here. Or maybe you haven't discovered the places here yet. Bars and like that.” "Oh, sure. I've discovered them. But I can't get in because I'm still only nineteen. There's a place on Ellis I'd sure love `to make some night. Looks like they really live it up in there."

"You mean the Catch-All? That's my favorite place!" "No, the one just a couple doors further out. I've seen some real cute girls in there. The Catch-All looks real interesting to me, too. 14 mattachine REVIEW

I'd love to go to both of them some time.

"Well, look, Denny--we don't seem to be coming to much of an understanding. At least I don't. I don't mindtelling you that you sound like a real nice guy--just the kind of a fellow I'd enjoy having around twenty-four hours a day. But a couple of things bother me so let's get them cleared up. What about your folks? Would they be likely to think it was queer for you to move in with another man and get free board and room? How about you, yourself? Would you feel that it was kind of a queer arrangement? It really would be sort of queer in a way for we'd be sort of crowded. Like I said, there's only one bed, and..." "Oh, my gosh, don't let that bother you. It sounds wonderful to me personally. And it would mean so doggone much to me that I'll knock myself out to make it up to you. I'll bring you breakfast in bed. I'll scrub your back. All you'll have to do is tell me what to do and I'll do it. Anything, honest to God. Please."

"Well, I've got to admit that it sounds mighty attractive. In fact, kid, you've got me sold. But you're sure it will be all right with your family. They won't think it's sort of peculiar?"

"Heck no. They'll be tickled to death. But I don't even have to tell them if you don't want me to. Dad is tied up just about twenty-four hours a day and he and Mom never get up here. He's the sheriff there and hello. Hello! Operator. OPERATOR! We got cut off. Will you please see if you can get my party back? It's very important! I mean, it was a VERY important call."

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