It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for: the publication of activist hooker Mike Jones’ tell-all memoir, I Had to Say Something: The Art of Ted Haggard’s Fall.
The 240-page volume gets down and dirty on Jones’ first shameful encounters with the disgraced Evangelical leader, their three-year working relationship and Haggard’s inevitable, damned descent into sex, drugs and orgies…
Homo-journo John Ireland paraphrases:
After a year of monthly appointments, Haggard asked about crystal methamphetamines. Jones takes pains in the book to explain that he does not deal any type of drug. In a detailed passage that reads as if it has been cleared by an attorney, Jones describes the day Haggard showed up eagerly “waving a small packet of what I assumed was meth.”
Once meth became a regular part of Haggard’s appointments, he began to build his own collection of sex toys and videos, which he carried with him in a small black canvas bag. He would often begin the session with a dramatic reveal of his latest purchases and ask how to use them. Soon, he was asking Jones to arrange orgies.
No wonder James Dobson opted out of poor Teddy boy’s “successful” defagification.
The memoir – co-written with Sam Gallegos – isn’t all sinful filth. The reader also gets a look into Jones’ own evolution from flimsy skinny kid to hulking homo hooker. Although, it doesn’t sound like much of an evolution:
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At 18 years old he was propositioned for sex almost immediately. His first “paid” experience yielded $200, and that quickly became his quote.
Talk about “holy fuck”! Jones went straight for it. He’s no corner working hussy. He’s a high class lady. Ireland continues:
He was randy, “ready to explore the world,” and was shocked that older men would pay him to do what he wanted to do anyway. He recalls bluntly, “My muscles seemed to be my biggest attraction. Until I took off my pants.”
Yep. Definitely a high class lady. And this book’s definitely next on our reading list – right after The Art of The Colonic.
Frozen North
Hm. Self-righteous much?
You seem to consider it too far beneath you to actually read, but you don’t have any problems exploiting it to make a “news” related article for your website.
nystudman
I’ve talked to him. He’s intelligent and articulate. And he’s brave. He did the community a huge favor. So why are you putting him down? Oh BTW, for a 40something guy, he’s also hot.
jack jett
Mike Jones should have won HOMO OF THE YEAR for the risk he took. I can’t wait to read the book, see the movie, and am really looking forward to seeing the
musical which I am sure will star Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane.
jack jett
Greg in Colorado
I’ve known Mike for several years and from what I know of him he’s a good guy. I don’t think he’s ever claimed to be a saint. Like you I haven’t read the book and all I have to go on is John Irelands review on the advocate.com. My gues from what Ireland writes the most interesting part of this is a look at how two different men grew with their own internalized homophobia, One fighting against it by going to the pulpit, the other finding their value by how others saw him. This part of the review is the most telling for me.
“Haggard sought a spiritual connection with Jones as well. He peppered him with questions about his clients and his work, repeatedly asking about life as an escort. Jones recounted the time he narrowly escaped from the house of a client who slipped a date rape drug into his drink, and the client who stalked him at his day job. He related stories of clients who just needed the touch of another man, such as the double amputee suffering from diabetes, the blind client whose guide dog sat patiently in the room, and the soldier about to ship out to Iraq. Haggard sat with rapt attention, hearing for the first time the intimate experiences of other men who shared his secret. ”
Although I hate what Haggard was doing against the gay community, I also feel sorry for him.
I guess if all you can see is the “down and dirty on Jones’ first shameful encounters with the disgraced Evangelical leader”. I feel sorry for you as well.