I Knew Him When

It's a rare event that I'm out at a bar on a Sunday night. Especially now that Sunday nights are home to the quality entertainment of Desperate Housewives. If I'm going out on an off night (anything other than a Thursday, Friday, or Saturday) it's usually a Tuesday. FYI: Tuesday nights are totally underrated.

But back to Sunday nights...

What force could have dragged me from my cozy Brooklyn 'hood, you ask?

None other than Brian Austin! {roar of the crowd}

Brian is my friend Tray's boyfriend. He played his first real New York gig at CB's 313 Gallery last night. Partly to support my friend and partly because he's actually really talented, I made my way to CBGB's. I even wrangled my friend L. into joining me. He was really great, and I'm not just saying that because he's a friend. In fact, my friend L., who had never met Tray or Brian before and certainly was in no way obligated to say nice things about him, had this to say, "He's more talented than a lot of musicians out there."

By the way, yes, Brian Austin is his real name, even though it sounds like a made-up 'I'm ready for Hollywood' name.