Here at BWE.tv (or is that GleeWGlee.TGlee?), we strive to bring you as much information about our new television obsession Glee as possible. That includes, as it were, painstaking recaps of each episode as well as interviews with our favorite characters.
But today, the ground beneath us shook, as comedian and co-worker Brian Faas sent us an email with an ever-intriguing title: MATTHEW MORRISON’S UNIT. And inside this digital faberge egg of dreams, we found this:
YES. That is the star of stage and Glee, Matthew “Mr. Schuester” Morrison, riding the NYC subway like the common man, and doing what most any of us do: Staring down at our iPhones/iPods, wishing no one to look at us while secretly wanting everyone to look at us. And he is sitting next to a sign that says Unit. Making this post’s title the most accurate one of all time!
When I asked Brian what sort of celebrity Matthew seemed to be, this was the response I received:
(Ahead, more pics of Matthew wearing “straight guy sneakers” — Brian’s words — as well as a first person report.)
Brian begins:
He did notice that I noticed him on the platform, but then quickly looked away — a classic “hey guy, not interested, but I won’t be a jerk about it” gesture that I’m sure he’s used to. Pretty humble that he still thinks of himself as just your average curly-haired hot guy and not an above-average FAMOUS curly-haired hot guy. Speaking of curls, in person his hair looks like Disney’s Hercules (and the rest of him, too).
He continues:
So there he was waiting for the 1-train and avoiding my eye contact. If I didn’t know what his face looked like from Glee, I would’ve assumed he was scowling at me for staring so obviously — and oh yeah, taking pictures of him with my iPhone — but we all now know that’s just his default handsome furrow. Like a beautiful, thoughtful baseball mitt.
In the world of Thoughtful Baseball Mitt Faces, he’s no Dennis Quaid, but I digress.
When I asked Brian if anyone else seemed to notice him, the answer was a surprising no-ish:
I wish I could say he was attacked by musical theater fans and thrown onto the third rail, but really, no one seemed to recognize him during rush hour. Except one guy — a friend I randomly bumped into, comedian/writer Doug Mand (no stranger to meeting people on the train). As I pulled out my phone, Doug gasped, “I just ran home to DVR him…for my girlfriend.”
Listen, straight guys, “DVR it for your girlfriend” all you want, but there is absolutely no shame in watching Glee. Straight guys can openly like super super super fun and gay musical theater shows too, OK? It’s the new millennium! Build a bridge and get over yourself.
