It's Friday, reader. You know what that means - it's Queerty ReBUTTal time! Yay!

You guys did super with the comments. Really. Just super - lisp and all. While we have plenty of thoughts on your thoughts on our thoughts, we're switching it up these week. As you're well aware, we've just kicked off The Style Issue.

Before things go too far, however, we'd like to have a brief look back on some of our other issues and some of the bits that didn't make it. Take a look at some unpublished excerpts, after the jump.

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It seems GayCityNews has been reading Queerty, because they just featured a cover story on The Youth Issue feature subject, our old friend Nick Weist. You kids may recall Weist's the wunderkind behind powerHouse books' new gay art imprint, Aschenbach.

Sitting down with Weist, homo journo Christopher Murray gets down and dirty. Here's a little excerpt:

CM: Do you adore sleaze?
NW: Yes. Not so much in practice, but definitely in theory. Gay culture was much more exciting when it was slumming. I look to figures like Genet and Proust who made clear the exciting furtiveness of sneaking off into the barn to debauch the stableboy.

CM: So, are you helping people see new ways of having a sexual identity?
NW: No, because I hope a sexual identity doesn't consume a complete human identity. I don't feel that because I do it with guys that there are attendant personal traits that should come with that. If someone looks at an artist that I've put in a show or published and sees that there are alternative ways to be, I've succeeded. But I hope that they just don't adopt that artist's mode one hundred percent. I hope that people are receptive to ideas that then help shape their own way of being in the world.

Read the entire interview here.

And, of course, relive the magic of our interview with Weist. He'll be so pleased.

Eeks! We almost missed these pictures from our friend over at Petulant Rumblings. In case you can't tell, yes, that's the wee PR in a bread truck. He apparently grew up in the schticks (North Carolina) and had limited entertainment, parental guidance. Although, we must agree with the accompanying note:

Who can't love a child playing in a truckload of bread with a donut in his hands? Good times!!

If you look to the right, you'll notice cleanliness apparently he's been a filthy bugger since day one. Figures...

(PS: If you kids sent in your pics and we missed them, our most sincere apologies. Our next issue will involve some pictures, as well - so tune in Monday to see what we're looking for...)

Another childhood favorite: British quarter Kajagoogoo's new wave smash "Too Shy" - a perfect song for the impending weekend. No need to be shy, ladies and germs, you're all totally attractive, compelling and original folk, so go on out there and make a new friend or two. Bonus points if they have two-toned spikey hair, like lead singer, Christopher Hamill (not Leighton Buzzard).

Jack Mackenroth begged us to be in The Youth Issue. It was really quite embarrassing, actually - he would show up late at night with flowers and promises of eternal love, call first thing in the morning to see if we had slated him for publication and harass our friend's and family into putting in a good word. He even popped in on one of our rare showers to make sure we hadn't forgotten.

Even we aren't that cold-hearted, so to reward his efforts, we've posted both images sent from the Seattle-born, New York-based designer and competitive swimmer. (Not that he's really got that much competition: he and his team set a national record for the 4 X 50 meter relay at Gay Games.)

As you can imagine, he's grown up a lot since these pictures were taken. And when we say "a lot", we mean "attractive". He kindly sent along a picture from a recent photo shoot so you guys can gaze at his beauty.

We'd totally do him. But, then again, we're not that picky.

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We're wrapping up The Youth Issue today, kids, but we've still got some treats for you, like this video of The B-52's first single, "Rock Lobster". Look at Fred Schneider - so cute in his balloon pants, doing his little dance and hitting that coconut. Also, Kate Pierson's cute enough to eat!

Travis Jeppesen's a bit of an oddity in the publishing world. The 27-year old editor of literary magazine Blatt caught everyone off guard in 2003, when Dennis Cooper decided to launch his "Little House on the Bowery Series" with Jeppesen's debut novel, Victims.

Born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, Jeppesen currently divides his time between Prague and Berlin, where he's been hard at work on his forthcoming novel, Wolf at the Door. Considering his accomplishments, we thought he'd be a great addition to The Youth Issue. And, you know what? We were right.

After the jump, see what Jeppesen has to say about moving to Europe, how to be a good writer, the death of the avant-garde and why there will never be a shortage of leaders in America.

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Heeding our call for your Youthful pictures, fellow blogger Jeremy Hooper of Good As You sent us this comparative study. On the left, you see Hooper circa 1985. Looks like a sweet kid. Then, on the right, you see a shot snapped last year. Notice the difference? Well, there's not much of one: still looks pretty sweet to us. Which makes us wonder, of course, what he's hiding? No doubt some deep dark dementia lies behind those pretty little eyes.

Hopefully you didn't destroy too many braincells this weekend and remember on Friday we posted part one of a two-part interview with one of our favorite New York City-based musicians, Cazwell. In case you did, in fact, do irreparable damage, here's the link to part one, in which he chatted about his growing up in Worcester, Massachusetts, his creative routine and what he'd do if he weren't making music.

Caught up? Good. We switch gears a bit in this installment. After the jump, read what Cazwell has to say about losing his virginity, why he doesn't call himself "hip-hop" and who he'd love to write an album for (hint: she's rich, blond and named after a city - oh, and a hotel).

(Also, be sure to head over to Cazwell's MySpace page and/or website for his upcoming tour dates. You'll be glad you did.)

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Ah, yes, the beginning of yet another week. A little wild. A bit hectic. And, yes, very manic. You might even say today's "just another manic Monday". The Bangles certainly would and, in fact, do, in this 1986 chart-topper from their album, Different Light.

We listened to this song non-stop as children (and, of course, "Walk Like an Egyptian"), but didn't quite grasp its true meaning until much, much later. But, now we realize that truer words have never been spoken...

That's right, kids, another The Youth Issue two-part interview spectacular! Get excited, because after the jump you're going to get a little taste of New York's most delicious gay musician, Cazwell.

Growing up in Worcester, Massachusetts, 28-year Cazwell got his musical start with his friend Crasta Yo when the duo performed as Morplay. Though the made two records together, Mr. C broke off to record last year's Get Into It.

To celebrate his success and upcoming tour, we sent little old Andrew Belonsky to have a bit of pow-wow. After the interview, Cazwell commented, "You caught me on a talkative day". We certainly did. We love Cazwell so much that we decided to keep most of the conversation intact.

In this installment, Cazwell chats about growing up in the so-called armpit stain of New England, why he hasn't heard from his brother in over ten years and ponders the appeal of his mouth - a subject we're sure more than a few of you would like to discuss. Because, really, who wouldn't?

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We've been pretty artsy as of late, so for today's installment of The Youth Issue we've decided to get all theoretical and shit with this fanciful conversation between homo-journo Jesse Finkelstein and queer theorist, Dr. Bertholdt Heindreich.

After the jump, see what Finkelstein and Heindreich has to say about the evolution of so-called "Youth", the relationship between guppies and gays and why the Mark Foley's scandal's not only insanely boring, but speaks volumes about the establishment's fear of children.

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