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February 09, 2006

I Live for These Stories

Johnny Weir(d), everybody's favorite guy blade, has arrived in Torino.

He's looking for the pea.

"I am very princessy as far as travel is concerned and having a nice room and things like that. Sorry to say 'princessy,"' he added, laughing, "but that's what we do."

Known for his outspoken manner, the three-time U.S. men's champion isn't afraid to declare that the Olympic Village "is not very comfortable."

"It's a little dusty, very underdecorated, the beds aren't very soft," Weir said Tuesday, "but I'm enjoying it!"


Major Dad's apoplectic with...amusement. Seems Johnny wants to write a book when he retires.
"I've been through the wringer and I know everything and I've seen everything that goes on. There are so many skeletons in the closet in figure skating, and there's a lot of stuff that goes down that people don't know about," he said.

Goes DOWN? Oh, we've got an idea, trust me.


Posted by tree hugging sister at February 9, 2006 08:12 PM

Comments

Odd... some things make my gaydar go beep and some don't - his picture don't.

Though it does make me want to heat up a bottle of milk and go buy some baby diapers, so it could be that the "that's a real young young 'un" aspect is overwhelming my usually accurate gaydar.

Posted by: Kathy K at February 9, 2006 09:59 PM

Today's Johnny story. He's the yin to Bode Miller's yang.

Posted by: tree hugging sister at February 10, 2006 08:34 AM

Gah. He's so, um, sweet.

Posted by: Susanna at February 10, 2006 11:18 AM

Indeed is IS the same as wearing a Madonna t-shirt.

DUH.

Posted by: Susanna at February 10, 2006 11:21 AM

Wasn't he an extra in the the Lord of the Rings? I could swear I saw him at Bilbo's eleventy-first birthday party.

Oh, and I love the concept of "skeletons in skating's closet." But Scott Hamilton had taken all the mauve sequins. Boitano was incensed!

Posted by: Nightfly at February 10, 2006 11:37 AM

I thought Scott had more integrity than that.

Mauve's not his color, anyway.

Posted by: tree hugging sister at February 10, 2006 01:44 PM

Yeah, make that "turquoise."

Posted by: Nightfly at February 10, 2006 05:11 PM