Bridegroom Page #6

What 20-something-year-old

says to you,

"wow, you're amazing...

you've done so much"?

"I'm in total awe of you... "

Who says that? Nobody.

- He gave recitals

of classical music.

He wrote

incredibly heartfelt lyrics.

But he was tough,

'cause he could kick your ass.

He could wrestle you down.

I know

that his dad was very stern.

The idea of manhood

and masculinity

And presenting yourself

in a certain way

Was important to him.

I think he wanted to have tom

basically play that role.

And tom knew

how to play it very well.

There was definitely

An unspoken understanding

between tom and I

That he was gay.

And I know

that was a struggle for him,

Because he still hadn't told

his parents.

I think tom

was literally worried

That his dad would kill him.

- Well, I'm leaving kalispell

right now,

And it's roughly 3:00.

And, yep, I am nervous.

I have been talking

to my family,

And everyone's crying

and doing that whole thing.

I'm gonna be on my cellphone

So it looks like

I'm not talking to myself.

Everyone gave me money

and told me to be safe.

So, here I go.

- After graduation,

he got a scholarship

To go to the school

here in town.

and so it was hard

For me to not have him take it.

'cause he wanted

to go to california.

- I knew,

when he went to hollywood,

He was going to be okay,

And he can mix in with

where a lot of gay people were.

- I didn't even know

he went to...

my mind is gone.

I can't remember many things.

- # I love rock 'n' roll

# put another dime

in the jukebox, baby #

- # what you are

# we made you

# oh, if you really love me

# a whole new wo-o-o-o-o-o-rld

# that's where we'll be

- We first met shane

At a family wedding

in missoula, montana.

He said, "eventually,

I'd like to move to california. "

Well, three months later,

We got a phone call from him

that he was here.

- So we kind of tried

to steer him...

Helping him get a job,

a place to live.

And we became

like his adopted parents.

- I think he was barely

18 years old,

This thin kid with curly hair,

Out of montana

into the big city.

He was very quiet,

very reserved.

- He showed me some head shots

that he took.

- He had wavy, wavy hair,

and he looked like liberace.

- Oh. Right. Right, right.

- And I thought, "oh, my god. "

- right.

- "what am I gonna tell

this kid?"

Shane said

he wanted to be an actor.

But after a very short time,

it became clear

He just wanted

to get to california.

- I got a job working

as a production assistant

For a tv show.

- Shane and I met

in the tape vault,

And it was pretty much

love at first sight.

He's got that small-town

kind of quality to him.

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