Alex Stone (@Stonecoldman)

OK, so last night we had a rare evening of just hanging out around my place with nothing to do except little chores. I cleaned (he loaned me his Dyson vacuum – holy crap is that thing amazing!) while he read my new Vanity Fair. When I was done, we lounged on the couch while I suffered through his unbelievably terrible channel surfing. (Thank God we rarely watch TV together because he is by far the worst channel surfer I’ve ever dated - another entry entirely, perhaps coming soon). Anyway, he lands on AFV (the new "hip" abbreviated title, like KFC) and, as anyone whose ever watched this show clearly knows, hilarity quickly ensues. I love contradictions in people. I certainly possess many of them myself, and Wine Guy’s contradictions continue to surprise me. At first I thought he was Mr. Highbrow Culture – lover of fine wine and a gourmet cook, ultra-left politically, super feminist, etc. Then he morphed into Mr. New Age – former vegan (former being the important part for me, a meat eater), astrologer, wears Birkenstocks on occasion. Now I’m being introduced to Mr. Lowbrow Culture – loves AFV, eats Taco Bell regularly and burps far more –and far louder –than I would prefer. He really is ALL of these people rolled up into one. And that’s what makes him interesting.