Thanks to an anonymous TMI Tuesday blog lurker for this week’s questions!
Jack’s Answers
1. Have you ever had sex with someone famous or who later became famous, if only locally?
Larry Tomaszewski was better known in my town as Looney Larry, because his prices were truly insane. He owned a used car lot, and he was fond of appearing in bizarre late-night television commercials in which he’d pedal around the lot on a unicycle while wearing a fez and a monocle, puffing an ostentatious briar pipe as he invited viewers to come test drive last year’s models. Meanwhile a screeching monkey would run across the frame, tearing prices in half with his monkey hands. I was a couple years out of high school when I ventured onto the lot in the hopes of making an offer on a 1985 Subaru Sumo. Looney Larry offered to show me the van’s spacious interior, but once he unlocked the back of the van there was something unsettling about his smile. When he invited me in I just stood there, shaking my head and unable to speak. But he offered to knock two hundred bucks off of the five hundred dollar asking price, so I cautiously ventured in. It wasn’t long after that that the pills he slipped me took effect.
2. In the spirit of Six Degrees of Separation, have you had sex with someone who had sex with someone who had sex with someone who . . . someone famous?
Possibly. When I was in my twenties I had an FWB relationship with someone who had sex with someone on Bill Clinton’s 1996 presidential campaign staff. It’s conceivable that this person had sex with someone Clinton himself was banging at the time. I obviously have no way of knowing, and for that matter not much interest in finding out. But it is kind of fun to wonder.
3. In the opposite direction, have you had sex with someone whose name you didn’t know?
I’m pretty sure I knew the names of everyone I ever slept with at the time I slept with them. I was always pretty good about getting a first name if not a full name, and at least trying to relate to them as a human being before yanking up their skirts and bending them over the sofa, so to speak.
4. Someone whose name you knew then but have forgotten?
Yes, several. I can often recall the sex with above-average clarity considering the amount of time that’s passed, but when I do I usually regard the person along the lines of “that girl I had sex with that time.”
5. Someone who you suspect may have forgotten you?
Doubtful. My ego is such that I doubt anyone I’ve had sex with has ever been able to forget me, and in fact never will. I’m certain that they’ve all been pining for me constantly, and in fact consider me the high bar that each of their subsequent lovers failed to reach. Sorry, ladies.
Bonus question: Someone you wish you could forget?
Not really. There are certainly people with whom I’ve had sex that I didn’t particularly like, or in fact actively disliked. There are people with whom I’m certainly glad to no longer be involved. I’m sure there are instances wherein the sex I had with another person was so bad it’s probably better forgotten, though off-hand I can’t really think of any. But to wish to forget about one or more of my past lovers, to go for the total mind-wipe, seems a bit extreme to me. The things I’ve done throughout my thirty-six years on this planet (and others) make me who I am today. The people I’ve fucked are part of that. A big part, in fact. While some of the relationships I’ve been in weren’t necessarily my proudest moments, I don’t think I’d ever want to totally forget them. It’s not about me not wanting to disrespect the people I was with as much as it is about me wanting to honor the sum of my experiences.
Jill’s Answers
1. Have you ever had sex with someone famous or who later became famous, if only locally?
As far as I know I have not done this. However, a friend of mine from high school has been on a couple reality TV shows, and recently appeared on a very well-known daytime talk show. However, I didn’t have sex with her. Also, a close family friend is a prominent professional athlete. Again, no sex.
2. In the spirit of Six Degrees of Separation, have you had sex with someone who had sex with someone who had sex with someone who . . . someone famous?
Yes I have. In my twenties I briefly dated a guy who was something of a groupie for a local all-female band who has since become very well-known.
3. In the opposite direction, have you had sex with someone whose name you didn’t know?
No, I’ve always gotten someone’s name before going to bed with them. I can understand the excitement of having reckless, irresponsible sex with someone you hardly know, because I’ve kind of done that. There’s something hot about the thought of anonymous or semi-anonymous sex. I’ve just never actually done it, and I’m pretty sure I never will. On the other hand, the guy who famously assfucked me without lubing me up or even asking permission had given me a fake name, so while I knew his name, it wasn’t his actual name.
4. Someone whose name you knew then but have forgotten?
I remember the names of most of the guys I’ve had sex with, but the names of my one-night stands are long forgotten.
5. Someone who you suspect may have forgotten you?
The first person that came to mind was a particular one-night stand who I barely knew. Even though I completely rocked his world, I have to acknowledge that he has likely forgotten all about me.
Bonus question: Someone you wish you could forget?
If I could pick one part of my sexual history to completely wipe out, it would be the guy who was my answer to #3. Unfortunately I can’t do that. If I had known going in to the experience what I know now, I never would have slept with him. Although I am capable of looking back on that experience and seeing how it was partially responsible for shaping me into the woman I am today, I don’t look back with any fondness or wistfulness. I am not ashamed of the incident but I certainly wish it hadn’t happened. Although as a blogger I’ve gotten a lot of mileage out of the incident, if I could forget about it I would, without hesitation.
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Great answers! I am so with you on the not wishing to forget because it’s a part of who you are… I believe you learn from every experience 🙂
Happy TMI!
~Kazi xxx
I agree with Kazi… it IS all part of who and what we are.
~shoes~
I am seriously hoping Jack is joking in number one and if he is not I am hoping when you got conscious you beat that guy’s ass and not in the way he wanted, before calling the police of course.. I too prefer to have a name, as calling someone what’s your face kind of takes the allure out of it doesn’t it.. oh btw my blog is password protected right now and the pass word is twistedfriends
At first your number one made me smile, Jack. But then the dark humor went a TAD too far in my opinion.
However, I think many if not most people who have bought cars can relate to being screwed.
Thanks for playing, you two!