KatieMc

Ack... I loved this! Chicago, early 1980s, quaaludes, and the hot guys in bikini underwear! I cannot even begin to tell you all the buttons Nick Nowak pushes for me. While I am a confirmed Californian now, I grew up in the Chicago area and spent many impressionable years there, so I feel like Nick and I have something in common. Jane Byrne, yep, I lived through the blizzard that got her elected mayor. So when Nick talks about parking his Plymouth Duster on the street, there is more to it than just avoiding the weekly street cleaning tickets. Marshall Thornton's setting for Nick Nowack is perfectly authentic. Which brings me to Nick, who is perfect and unapologetic about who he is. He's a dude who likes other dudes and likes to get off. If an opportunity comes up, why pass it up? At this point in history, pre-AIDS, there really isn't any reason to hold back. Nick spent many years in the closet, and coming out cost him both career and love. He has managed to build a new career with his PI business. As for love, maybe it's in the cards for him, but for now, Nick is just fine.

Side note, when I was in college, I worked retail in men's wear. I sold Levis, Member's Only jackets, Le Tigre polo shirts (the poor man's izod), and lots of Jockey underwear. Striped bikini briefs that came in a tube. They were hot!