Mr Arch Creek: Almost TGIF!

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Almost TGIF!

Patti, the "Millionaire Matchmaker"

Good night's sleep and good day at work. One more day...

Roasting a 5.13-lb. (2.33-kg) chicken. A new "Millionaire Matchmaker" comes on at 9:00 (two gay millionaires and the show's first all-gay mixer!). (Lots of photos and videos at the link.)

Have to clean cat boxes. I'll wait till after Lawrence O'Donnell's show starts.

"MM" on now. Good so far. Chicken out of oven and pieces packed up for tomorrow's lunch.

One of the guys, Madison (at left), sells high-end real estate (mostly in Malibu) and was on another Bravo show this year - about three guys selling high-end real estate in LA (two of whom were gay, including Madison). Patti's other guy tonight (Eric) has a TV production company. Patti and Madison have been friends "for years." He was cute. Eric not so much (or "not my type").

The mixer was more intimate than usual: only 8 potential dates (vs. 15-20), 4 for Madison and 4 for Eric. (No two "mini-dates" at the mixer to help zero in on the date.)

Patti held the auditions at the Thompson Hotel (near "BoysTown" in West Hollywood). She had all the candidates take off their shirts (they were outside by the pool). All these guys go to the gym, of course.

Madison chose a cute guy for his date; Eric chose someone not so cute (so a good match, I guess). Madison took his date, Charlie, to Catalina Island for some kind of water sport that entails standing up on a board with some kind of paddle for locomotion (don't know what it's called). (Looks pretty easy.) Then they had lunch. Eric took his date, Christopher, horseback riding on the beach in Malibu (Eric had never even been on a horse) and then they also had a nice lunch at the beach. Beautiful view.

Both couples had a good time, and Eric and Christopher even kissed at the table. Alas, Madison, whom Patti had classified as a "lazy lion," has talked with Charlie on the phone several times but hasn't asked him out on another date; Eric and Christopher have gone out several times.

"The broken heart is the heart that lets the light in," said Dr. Niki, whom Patti recruited to work with Eric on his relationship "issues."

(I'm re-watching the show to find out what that water sport is called.) (It's called "stand-up paddleboarding.") (Never heard of it, but they probably do it here also.)