Big cities have always had “society“. Opening night at the opera, the ballet, art galleries, the whole schmear – – rich people love to see and be seen. After all, what else are they going to do with their time?
New York City is the king of this kind of thing, but little San Francisco certainly has its fair share of society pages, articles, and reviews. I see a lot of the same faces over and over again (including people I know), and I think it’s frankly a bit psychotic to be so obsessed with seeing your picture in print in every single issue of Nob Hill Gazette or whatever else it is you think your friends read.
I saw one this morning which, for obvious reasons, got my attention…………
And, crusty old fuddy-duddy that I am, I wondered to myself – – who is THIS freakazoid?
Well, it turns out that Jonathan Van Ness is his name, and he really, really, REALLY likes to be photographed. There are gazillions of these things out there, such as this gem………..
Oh, and just in case you think, so what, this is just some weirdo who clearly has some deep-seated issues, I’d like to share with you another photographer of this strapping young man.
Here we see him picture on the Speaker’s Balcony with one Nancy Pelosi, holding hands. I would have assumed that the only kind of person who would get this kind of honor would be a world leader or other extraordinary individual, but nope, I guess if you shop in the other section of the department store, you’re welcome to a visit.
Seriously, what would Letitia Baldrige say about our world today?
