To the beautiful black man with the beautiful boxer at Shubie Park last Saturday, wow… exquisite! I wish I had had the nerve to stop you and tell you how beautiful you really were, but I was rendered speechless, and that’s somethin’. Here’s hoping I see you again and even more so, can muster up the nerve to say something witty. —Tongue Tied
This article appears in Aug 4-10, 2011.