Former TV newscaster reflects on being closeted during the AIDS epidemic & falling hard into the ’90s circuit party scene
The following is an excerpt from ANKRBOY by three-time Emmy® award-winning TV anchorman and best-selling author turned actor Mark Pettit.
It is available now and can be purchased on Amazon or where ever books are sold. Autographed copies are available through the author’s website.A post shared by Mark Pettit (@mark_pettit)Palm Springs, 1992My entire body tingled as we made our way through the desert evening.
I’m not sure if it was the crisp, cool night (and the fact that I was shirtless) or if I was just really, really excited. Either way, it felt like I had stuck my finger into the outlet while shaving, and the current was firing through my veins.We each took a half-hit of Ecstasy before we left the hotel room.
I was flying solo at a cool mid-century hotel where I hoped to have company for at least part of the weekend, and I began to feel the synthetic courage to make it happen.
