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doctor told him that his heart was the size of a
Buick, and if he didn't lay off the sauce, he'd be
dead. Seated in his wheelchair with a napkin
defiantly tucked under his chin. Clem responded
that he'd rather die happy than thin. And so he
did.
Sometimes, it's the same with sex.
I've got a Mend whose boyfriend does things
like put her in a cage and order her to clean the
bathroom floor in a garter belt with a ball gag in
her mouth. They couldn't be happier. But I'm
certain that, if she ever tried to put the leash on
him, everything would fall apart.
I don't know where you guys fit into the
whole power exchange game. Is submissiveness
a huge part of your sexual identities, or do you
fight over who has to get out and pump gas, too?
If it's just a laziness thing, or a whiskey dick
thing, you need to start taking turns, and lay off
the sauce. That is, if you want to stay together.
Learn how to enjoy being on top. Experiment
with different positions and moves. Find some
that you like. Focus on how much you adore
him, and are hot for him. Don't concentrate on
how great it would feel to have your face in the
pillow. Or maybe you guys could find a willing
third to come over and take care of both your
sexual needs? And perhaps mix your drinks
while he's at it?
If you're both bottoms — and a bottoms you
shall always be — you need to go out and find
some tops. Sex is an important part of every rela-
tionship. You guys may make better spooning
partners and drinking buddies than boyfriends.
Jen Sincero lives in the Venice Beach area of
Los Angeles. She's a syndicated columnist and
the author of "Don't Sleep with Your Drummer"
(MTVBooks) and "The Straight Girls Guide to
Sleeping with Chicks" (Fireside), www.jensin-
cetv.com.
E-mail: advic^jemincerq.corn
HALLOWEEN ACCORDING TO ROBERT VERDI
For a wardrobe stylist, Robert
Verdi has an expensive imagina-
tion.
Frequently seen on TV shows,
like "Fashion Police" on BJ, Verdi
stopped in Dallas last week to her-
ald the opening of West Elm at
Mockingbird Station. If you're
familiar with West Elm, you know
that it's like a Crate & Barrel, only
without the kitchen wear,
I pounced on Verdi just min-
utes before he was going to
bestow a lucky shopper — of his
choice — with a $500 gift certh"
cate. I was there to quiz him
about ideas for kicking up
Halloween in 2006.
The New Jersey-raised fash-
ionista said he doesn't connect
with Oct. 31. During his child-
hood, he once dressed up as a
sombrero-wearing Mexican with a
mustache and tried to tag along
with his older sister. But she made
Robert keep a safe distance,
insisting he stay behind — at least
two doors down — from her
posse.
"So for me, Halloween is a
feel-bad holiday," he says.
At least Verdi now keeps com-
pany with people who appreciate him: Kathy Griffin
and Eva Longoria are two clients he's helped style.
But Verdi's imagination seems preoccupied with
costly bling. Coiled around his neck is a bulky jewel-
encrusted collar that looks annoyingly heavy.
"It's not that heavy, I swear," Verdi says. "Do you
want to try it on?"
He hands me the necklace. And I'm right. It's
heavy.
"These gems can't all be real," I say.
"Of course they are — 24 carat," Verdi says.
Back to Halloween.
Since he's an expert on fashion -- :f Verdi could
assassinate anyone for trying to pull off an especial-
ly weak costume in 2006, what would it be?
"I hate when someone picks a really boring
cliche and tries to make it into a stupid punch line
Like a man wearing a pair of underwear and carry-
ing a legal pad and saying 'I'm a legal brief,"' Verdi
says. "I hate that stuff. "
If Verdi had $1 million dollars and had to throw
a Halloween party, how would he decorate?
"I love the idea of being decadent. Luxury has
lost its way. Luxury is something everyone can't
have," he says. "So for my decadent Halloween —
how about decorating a room in black-diamond spi-
der webs?"
Let's say Mother Teresa came back from the
dead and she threw a Halloween party. What would
Verdi wear?
"Oh, I'd be a religious saint," he says. "Like
Constantine of the Religious Conversion. I collect
religious iconography. So for me, Halloween 2006 is
all about ancient religious figures."
Verdi then reluctantly agreed to hold a plastic
jack-o'-lantern for a quick photo,
"I don't know why anyone cares about my opin-
ions concerning Halloween," he says.
Huh?
i thought Verdi was a fashion expert. If it wasn't
opinions regarding clothing ideas or costumes —
why would someone talk to him?
"I'd hope they'd want to talk to me because I'm
hot," he says.
Verdi had flown into Dallas the night before. Did
he do anything?
"Do you mean, did I order in for sex?" he asks?
Ummmmm ... did he?
"No," Verdi says. "But I usually do,''
— Daniel A. Kusner
West Elm, Mockingbird Station 5307 E.
Mockingbird Lane. Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-9
p.m. Sunday, 11 a.m.-6p.m. 214-821-3999.
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