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Shaking hands and kissing babies

I met Houston mayoral candidate Gene Locke last night. He gave me a shoulder massage.

Backrub

He was at the V.I.P. opening of the new St. Arnold’s brewery (a.k.a. “The Newery”). I was there to cover it for Houstonist.

I’ve been pretty unsure of who to vote for for mayor. The candidates’ platforms seem indistinguishable to me. Do I vote for the rich white guy, the sexual minority, the ethnic minority, or the other ethnic minority? I’m still undecided, but I have this to say about Locke: I cracked a joke to him last night, he took that joke one step further, and as a result he seemed unabashedly human, funny and interesting. His wife, by the way, gave him the go-ahead on the shoulder massage.

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3 Responses to Shaking hands and kissing babies

  1. Nothing like shmoozing the press…

    That’s a GREAT shot btw.

  2. My friend Marc took it.

  3. looks like Gene is a backdoor man.

    can only imagine what kind of political ad this pic could be a part of.

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