Is Johnny Mathis gay?

[originalpckelly]

I didn't know that, in fact I thought he had paternity suit problems.

[Orrex]

1. Well, if he has paternity suit problems, then he's probably not gay

In fact, he's more likely to be sad than gay in that case.

[Critters2]

7. !

:spray:

[elehhhhna]

2. LOL "It's not for me to say"

[originalpckelly]

6. Chances are?(nt)

[elehhhhna]

10. lmao!

[YDogg]

38. LOL!

;-)

[wtmusic]

3. yes nt

[patcox2]

4. Is the "african queen" gay? Are you serious?

Thats what Frank Sinatra, the old charmer, used to call him.

[NYCGirl]

21. Yep, that was his nickname in the music business. NT

[Warpy]

31. Everyone in his entourage was gay

when I did lighting. His lighting director would sing along over the headset system, only with alternative lyrics.

It wasn't just Sinatra. I heard a lot of people call him that.

[Red Zelda]

5. Chances are ...

[MissMillie]

48. perfect answer! (n/t)

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[Philosoraptor]

8. no, but he's helpless as a kitten up a tree

[elehhhhna]

11. oh stop it hurts

[elehhhhna]

12. oh stop it hurts

hurts so bad I said it twice

[LA lady]

9. Yes

He came out YEARS ago

[Bitwit1234]

13. Regardless

I'm an old white woman and I love to hear him sing. He had a terrific voice. The reason I told you I was old and white is so you couldn't say it was racism.

[MissMillie]

51. His voice makes me melt

And some of those songs..... *swoon*

(I want someone to write a love song like that about me!)

[madinmaryland]

14. "Some Say....."??

[Botany]

15. is water wet?

does a wild pope shit in the woods?

a thousand violins begin to ......

[Kahuna]

16. Oh hell yes! I remember years ago hearing that he was gay...

and I wasn't sure. Didn't really care. But I mentioned it to my mother, and one night we watched him on The Tonight Show. No offense to my gay DU buds,but the guy was flamin.' He all but took off in flight. He had his knees squeezed together (that's ALWAYS a sign), and when the knees weren't pressed he had both feet in the chair. M'kay? My mother is still heart broken. So what think you all?

[hedgehog]

17. Who's Johnny Mathis?

[Kahuna]

18. Chances Are, It's Wonderful Wonderful, Misty, Get Me to the Church

on Time..It's Not for Me to Say, It's Delightful, It's Delicious, It's Delovely... Check out some of these tunes. He was a great black crooner from the 50s and 60s.

[CatWoman]

20. ....

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=johnny+mathis

[Left Is Write]

40. You're not serious? Are you?

Really?

I'm old.

[RebelOne]

56. This person must be a teenager

where Johnny Mathis was way before his or her time.

[baldguy]

57. He's one of those old-timey singers

Like John Lennon, or Mick Jagger

[devilgrrl]

19. Yes. Has been... like forever.

eom

[CatWoman]

22. this is all news to me

I absolutely had no idea :shrug:

[Kahuna]

27. Google it...

http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/gay%20mathis%20received%20death%20threats_18_02_2006

[devilgrrl]

29. I thought he came out back in the 80's...

:shrug:

[speedoo]

43. Before that, I believe.

When he was really big, in the 60's, it seemed to be common knowledge.

[ToeBot]

23. Didn't get to this thread fast enough, all the good lines are taken. nt

[originalpckelly]

26. Don't get "Misty"

:-)

[Totallybushed]

24. why does it matter? nt

[originalpckelly]

28. Must I explain?

I heard someone say it on Ed Schultz, I didn't know.

[Totallybushed]

47. Well, no. I can't force you.

But I would think it was his own business, no mine, not yours. Unless there's a point to it, this borders on gay-bashing to my way of thinking.

[Left Is Write]

54. All he meant was that he heard it mentioned ...

and asked here because he didn't realize it was common knowledge. I have no idea how that equates to gay-bashing.

[Totallybushed]

55. OK, I can see that, but

why does anyone care?

[Left Is Write]

60. I don't know - why do people care about any information about

celebrities? The American public are equal-opportunity Nosy Nellies when it comes to celebrities - their loves, their marriages, their divorces, their pregnancies, their clothes, their homes.

[Totallybushed]

61. Good point.

I guess because I don't care, I don't see why anybody should. But that viesw is incorrect. Thanks for the reminder.

[Cleita]

25. I don't know, but I do know he's a cross dresser.

An acquaintance of mine, who owned a high end dress shop, was once called to his hotel room to show him a selection of dresses. Celebrities often do this where the shop keeper takes a rack of clothes to their private residence for them to try them on without being harrassed by fans.

Well, she thought he was buying some evening gowns for a girlfriend. It turns out they were for him. Once she got over her surprise, he tried them on, modeled them and asked her which ones she thought he looked best in.
This has been a well kept secret except until now that I opened my big mouth

However, in this day and age, it isn't going to get him ostracized from any circles where it would have happened back then.

[mrdmk]

30. The truth is, it is none of my business. If Johnny Mathis or anybody else

puts his/her sexual orientation out into public gossip, that is their business. Personally, I could give a dam.

[Mend]

32. someone in the audience once asked him if he was getting

married (I think it was on the Oprah show) and there was dead silence and then he said very emphatically, "No". One of those live tv moments.

[Skarbrowe]

33. All I know is that....

I had some of the best sex in my life listening to Johnny Mathis records. Yeah, I'm that old and yeah, I always knew he was gay. Dusty Springfield was gay also. I know, I know, who's Dusty Springfield? :7 :*

:silly:

[kstewart33]

34. I am feeling soooo old.

Who is Johnny Mathis? Geez, time to write my will.

He's gay. And one of the best singers who's ever lived.

[hlthe2b]

37. Ahh, Dusty... that amazing voice forever quieted...

She was just amazing...

Her rendition of "what are you doing for the rest of your life"--- from early in her career-- is now being used on a diamond jewelry commercial on tv. If you haven't heard it (her version), it is well worth it... I think ITunes has it, as well...

[Skarbrowe]

53. Dusty was called the "White Lady of Soul" and introduced the Motown sound

to England. She had a pretty rough time after her hey day in the sixties, but her voice was one in a million. Unique in much the same way as Johnny Mathis. People have to understand that when we talk about any celebrity being Gay, that has either come out on his or her own, or been outed after death, we are talking about them from a place of pride. It's not a sensationalizing piece of information or gossip to other Gay people, it's a "They were GREAT and they were Gay too! It's a call out of love, not pidgeonholing or mean spirited in any way. It's now forty or more years later and I still love to listen to both of them.

[Left Is Write]

41. I'm old enough to know who Dusty Springfield was.

:)

My mom likes Johnny Mathis. His version of "Sleigh Ride" has always been my favorite take on that song.

[Skarbrowe]

52. Ahh, Johnny's "Sleigh Ride"...dang the memories are flooding back....nt

[wildhorses]

45. the only boy who could ever love HER--

was the SON OF A PREACHER MAN ohhh woooaooaahh

[Deja Q]

35. Who cares what he does with others?

As long as they're consenting and not cheating, there is no problem.

If there is infidelity... don't get me started. I have no kind words for cheaters, and it's not because I don't often get dates. :eyes: (some people DO have integrity, even in this sodding day and age.)

[Crabby Appleton]

36. does howdy doody have a wooden ass?

[Flying Dream Blues]

39. I don't remember that Johnny Mathis song...hahaha nt

[ronnykmarshall]

42. Duh????

[Left Is Write]

44. All right then! Thanks to this thread....

I have had "It's Not For Me To Say" stuck in my head ALL EVENING!

[wildhorses]

46. are you referring to the great Joannie Mathis??

or is that only when he is in drag:shrug:

[terrya]

49. Is Paris Hilton a talentless skank?

Of course Johnny Mathis is gay. Came out years ago.

[The Brethren]

58. OMG

you have a talent for connecting 2 of the most unlikely people. LOL

[RetroLounge]

50. My Taco Bell Dog sings Chances Are...

Not an answer to your question, but I've always loved that song...

RL

[mykpart]

59. I love him, and never thought one way or another about him being gay.

But a few years ago I saw him do a special on A & E, and although he wasn't swishing, I was pretty sure he was gay. Funny thing is, my RW sister always liked him. Him and Pat Boone. She hated Elvis.

I love his music. The Twelfth of Never gives me chills. If you are too young to know who he is, his version of Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire is vastly superior to Nat King Cole's.

And who cares if he's gay? I liked Richard Chamberlain and Rock Hudson too!

[RedStateShame]

62. "Al Noga?" "No, still Johnny Mathis."

An obscure MST3K tribute for those who remember...Mitchell!

[Bridget Burke]

63. A friend of mine met him, years ago.

My friend's a bass player & was living in LA at the time. He & some pals met Johnny Mathis on the golf course & he invited them to his house. Apparently Johnny was friendly & a total gentleman--to some guys very low on the music biz totem pole.

NOTHING "gay" occurred. Of course Johnny Mathis is as gay as a tree full of parrots. He's also a fine singer. But he's apparently a pretty good guy, too.