Shaking hands and kissing babies

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

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.