I was laying in bed last night thinking about something a friend once told me. We were talking about "My Own Private Idaho" and agreed it wasn't a very good movie. But he said he liked it anyway because it showed physical affection between two male friends that didn't involve pummelling or sports talk, something he hardly ever sees on screen.

Earlier in the evening I'd been listening to the "Californication" cd; are there other popular groups that sing unabashedly about love between male friends? I can't think of any. How sad.