:::What about the west coast?:::
In the time that I have been here, a lot has happened. For the first eight months I was here, the Queen Mary was still open. I started going there almost immediately. Looking back, I'm glad I got to enjoy the legendary 40 year old Studio City nightspot before its sale and subsequent closing. Having spent the better part of my life working in and around nightclubs, I like being able to experience club legends... the old Sound Factory in New York, Save The Robots, Berlin, the Fridge and Ministry of Sound in London, Jacques in Boston and then the Queen Mary. I was never a fan of the bar itself, as it lacked ample seating and repeated visits would give one the impression of being part of a herd of cattle on a large, yet overcrowded ranch. The staff, though, was great and the mix of clientle made it worthwhile. When the Queen Mary closed, Naomi from Girl Talk started promoting the Lodge in North Hollywood. I spent the better part of the next year as Naomi's partner, building up the number of tg nights at different places around town. I met a ton of people during that time, and have made many friends that continue to be close to this day. Krissy and I promoted Thrush at the Palms for a few months after that... another great club. The Lodge has been rolling along ever since, although many of the faces have changed and the music of late is about as exciting as dog poop on a hot sidewalk.
::::The First Couple of Years::::
:::My Sorta Life Since:::
I have to say, in previous visits to this town (LA) over the years, I never cared for it. I would much prefer being in either San Francisco (having lived up that way years ago) or down toward San Diego (love Laguna Beach). Quite unexpectedly, LA has grown on me. The city's rich diversity offers the promise of years of fruitful exploration. People do their own thing here, without the puritanical residue of the east coast. Creativity and self expression are encouraged, and the weather is a narcotic. I still love New York, but LA is tough to beat. The traffic though, is a major headache. I call it traffuc. Despite the cars, LA has a unique vibe that transcends the cliched imagery usually associated with it. The vibe carries with it a kind of magic, an "anything can happen" sort of thing. If you live here, you understand that, because most likely some unexpected yet phenomenal success has fallen upon someone that you know personally. That, I dig.
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I also spent the first part of my time here at the Groundlings School of Improvisation while working with Rick Royale at the Popomatic Gallery downtown. I met a lot of kewl people during that time, and I still miss the Popomatic parties. It was during that time that freelance producers from Discovery, A&E and VH1 were after Krissy and I to try and find some kind of documentary and/or reality show in which to feature us. A documentary is one thing, but reality television is not my bag, either watching or participating in it. Although some of the offers probably would have turned out to be something of some sort, ultimately, we decided that it wasn't the right avenue, at least at the time with the ideas that were presented.

I've been working for a tv & film production company here in Hollywood. We specialize in extras casting. Suffice to say, it is a complicated and dizzying task. The logistics are always challenging. Just when I think I've seen it all, I realize that I indeed have not... lol. Other than that, I'm continuing to write, and I have several projects that I'm trying to develop as vehicles. I often find myself scattered between several developing projects, instead of focusing on just one.