Is it just me?

Or is it hot in here?

Yesterday, we got a copy of Details magazine in the mail, a men's magazine kind of like Maxim, I guess. (Do they even publish Maxim anymore? I don't think they do.) Ken hadn't subscribed to it, but it's published by Conde Nast, and they recently stopped publishing several magazines, so maybe this is a substitution for a travel magazine we were getting. Either way, Ken kind of glanced at it and handed it to me to put into recycling.

Adam Lambert is on the cover, and you all might remember that we really liked Adam from "American Idol" (yes, we watch—don’t you judge me), and liked him from the very beginning, even the auditions. I still think he got robbed, although obviously he's going to do just fine for himself. The guy has a voice that sends shivers down my spine, and I don't say that often. Fellow blogger Howard recently put up Adam's video for the song from "2012," and although it's not really my style, I love his voice and I think the song will do well.

He came out after the competition, although it was pretty obvious long before that he was either gay or bisexual. (The pictures of him kissing a boy were a strong clue. Hey, just call me Sherlock.) There was much speculation of whether his sexuality was an issue in his loss on AI, were people not ready to accept a gay American Idol, blah di blah blah. I really don't think it had much to do with that. The guy was just too much for the people who like things sort of low key, just nice family-friendly pop music. The guy has a monster voice and is flamboyant and has definite sex appeal. If you're a parent watching AI with your 13-year-old daughter, do you want her to imagine going out on a date to the movies with boy-next-door Kris, or do you want her having dark fantasies about Adam doing naughty things to her in the back of his smokin' hot car? Haha! I exaggerate to make a point, but Adam definitely has a sort of raw, dangerous sexuality that was probably a little intimidating for some folks.

I applaud him for being honest about his sexuality, and if you're in music and have sex appeal and charisma, you're a fool if you don't use it. As the Dandy Warhols say, "You ain't got the music if you ain't got the muscle!" When asked about it, he has said that he likes women, they're pretty, and he likes kissing them...he just doesn't sleep with them. We're such prudes in this country, and I find it refreshing to hear someone say, "Yeah, this is me, I like this." Gone are the days when Hollywood stars had to hide their homosexuality, even entering into bogus marriages arranged by their studios. It seems a little barbaric now, don't you think?

Anyhoo, back to the magazine. I started glancing through it and looked at the story on Adam. There was also a photo shoot involved, and I think my initial comment may have been something like "Holy shit!" There are pictures of him with a nude woman, with artful hand placement. (See all the pictures here.) This was pretty much the conversation at Nutwood:

Me: [holding magazine up to show Ken] Look at this!

Ken: [nodding]

Me: [looking at the next picture, a two-page spread] Oh my God! Look at this!

Ken: [laughing]

Me: These are HOT!

Ken: Do you want me to get a subscription to Playgirl for you?

Me: [laughing] No.

Ken: PlayBOY?

Me: [laughing] No! But man...these are HOT!

I haven't read the article yet, haha.

I say hey, good for you, Adam. If you've got it, flaunt it. Because man...these pictures are HOT!