Monday, October 13, 2008

18. august chagrin (nyc) 1989

(reference 11.)

randy meets august collins at the gay movie theater he frequents on new year's eve. he allows august to stay at his apartment because august's boyfriend is tripping on acid and has become unpredictably violent. shortly august is living with randy and they are in a "monogamous relationship." randy sneaks a peak at august's journals one night looking for an excuse to dump him and instead finds a genius in the making. he confesses his indiscretion and encourages august to become the performance artist he is meant to be. he helps august choose his stage name (august chagrin) and asks his boss/friend charles for assistance with august's career, which comes in the form of a transgender former performance artist turned director named lorax. during august chagrin's rise to success, randy becomes jealous and visits the gay movie theater he hasn't been to in months and brings home crabs. august leaves randy, moves in with lorax, and their relationship as well as august chagrin's career, blossoms.

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