True Beauty

I know to some, this is gonna sound strange.  Weird.  Gay!  But who cares?  And I AIN'T writin' "no homo" BEFORE or AFTER I say it!!!!!  But, honestly, two nights ago I went to support a friend by seeing him in a showcase.  Anyway, sitting next to me was the prettiest (and I'm using the adjective best-suited for description) teenaged boy I've ever seen.  EVER!!!  I told him he looked like an incredibly beautiful, yet masculine GIRL.  He laughed and said he hears that all the time.  His name is, MICHAEL HUDSON.  He's 19 yrs old.  Of German/Irish/Italian descent.  From a ridiculously tiny town in Pennsylvania---population 260!!!!!!!  He moved out here to L.A.---ALONE---at 17, to pursue a modeling/acting career.  Very mature for such a young boy.  I couldn't get over how incredible his face looks.  I really couldn't.

World's #1 MOM!

This mother's blog posting has made my day!  What a BRILLIANT display of Mama Bear protecting her young!!!  All I wanna know is THIS:  WHY...WHY are ADULTS so INSENSITIVE???????????  And, WHEN will people learn that if their opinion ISN'T solicited, it ISN'T WANTED????????  Please read this mother's blog posting HERE! 

The JPMorgan Chase!

I'm on a serious hunt for the dude I'm supposed to talk to at JPMorgan Chase to find out WHY he wants took my money!  The phone number I have seems as bogus as all get-out!  But I'm gonna get to the bottom of this!  Just watch!!! 

Oooooops!!!!!!!!

Thought I'd be a kind soul yesterday and treat a friend to a late lunch.  The cashier told me the total and I handed over my debit card.  Declined!  I was shocked.  I asked, "Did you try it as a debit?"  She said,
"No--credit."  I said, "Try it again as a debit."  She did.  Declined again!  Of course there were a dozen folks behind me, waiting to beat the 3:30 PM cutoff for the cheaper, lunch rate!  I wound up having to leave and immediately called the bank to see what was up.  I was told that the sheriff's department had placed a "levy" on my account, which froze it until I spoke to them.  I called the number given to the bank and only got a voicemail.  I left a message and am now awaiting a return call to see what the heck is goin' on.  I think I have an idea, but I ain't assuming a thing.  I'll call around the clock later today, if I have to, until I get someone on the phone!  How embarrassing!  Geez!

An Apple A Day...

Haven't heard from one of my dear friends in a few days.  He's back in his home state, caring for his mother as she recovers from surgery.  I read a post on his cousin's Facebook page the other day that has me wondering.  It said somethin' to the effect:  "I lost somebody important today."  At first, my imagination got the best of me and I started to think a very unpleasant thought.  So, today I called my friend and left a voicemail.  I hope he gets back to me soon so I can know what's goin' on in CT.  --- And, oh, another friend told me today that his wife is in the hospital.  Over the weekend, she felt shortness of breath and was losing her balance.  He rushed her to an emergency room.  It turns out that she had a tumor on her spine.  He and she will find out very soon if the tumor was benign.  -- Lastly, yet another friend was hospitalized over the weekend and was released this morning.  He hasn't yet told me what his ailment is/was.  I'm tellin' u, I have sooooo much to be THANKFUL for!  Again, I say that bellyaching about what I DON'T have is NOT an option.  I'm simply and happily and repeatedly giving THANKS for everything I DO have!!!!!!  And my GOOD HEALTH is the MAJOR DO-HAVE I'm verrrrrrry happy to give gratitude for!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Yes, indeedy! 

THIS Way!!!!!

Sometimes I feel like I don't know WHICH way to turn.  THIS way.  Or---THAT way.  I'll choose the way less traveled.  That oughta take me PRECISELY where I need to be/go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A Bona Fide HOME RUN!

Thomas James O'Leary (Mason Marzac)

Tom Costello (Kippy Sunderstrom)

Ary Katz (Darren Lemming)

Garrett Matheson (Shane Mungitt)

On Halloween night, instead of trickin' around the neighborhood, I treated myself to one heck of an enjoyable evening of live theater!  I went to see TAKE ME OUT.  And, boy, oh boy, am I glad I did.  TAKE ME OUT, Richard Greenberg’s 2002 Broadway hit, explores with wit and compassion what might happen if a player on a major league baseball team were to announce that he is gay.  The production was truly first-rate!  The performances were off the chain!!!  ALL of them!!!  However, there were several performers I MUST mention specifically!  Thomas James O'Leary as Mason Marzac.  WOW!  WOW!  WOW!  Every word from his mouth and every movement of his body told a story!!!  His performance made you laugh and think and maybe even cry if you also lived a life like his.  Mr. O'Leary was simply sensational. - I was also impressed by Tom Costello as Kippy Sunderstrom.  As the narrator, of sorts, Mr. Costello kept us informed and oftentimes enlightened all at the same time. - Ary Katz, who portrayed the play's central character, Darren Lemming, grew on me.  At first, I thought his performance was...well...stiff.  However, as the play progressed, I realized his character needed to come into himself before he could ever behave like a real regular person.  After he came out as gay, he also came out of his I'm-hiding-behind-sarcasm saftey zone.  In the end, I thought he was terrific.  And he was most assuredly cast perfectly.  I mean, the man LOOKS like a S-T-A-R!  And SOUNDS like a S-T-A-R!  I'd love to see him do Shakespeare. - Garrett Matheson also moved me with his I-know-this-white-dude-can't-be-acting turn as the bigoted, former orphan, Shane Mungitt.  EVERYTHING about his performance was hauntingly poetic.  Lastly, new to Los Angeles and the L.A. theater world, athlete turned model turned actor, Duke Dlouhy, entertained me immensely with his rock solid performance as the big ol' corn-fed, dim-witted, but dang loveable, Jason Chenier.  Truth be told, I always love this kind of character:  not the sharpest tool in the toolbox, but as genuine and as harmless as a precious newborn.  In A SOLDIER'S PLAY, I loved the very similar role of, Pvt. C. J. Memphis (which, interestingly, Ary Katz has performed before).  - TAKE ME OUT runs at The Celebration Theatre in West Hollywood through mid-December.  You can order tickets HERE! --- And oh, I just GOTTA say this:  I know the ONLY place the word, perfection, exists is in a dictionary.  HOWEVER--let it be known--the word can also justifiably be stamped across Duke Dlouhy's physique!!!  I mean, DAYUUUUM, if I were he, I'd NEVER put clothes on!  ABSOLUTELY NEVER!!!

Duke Dlouhy (Jason Chenier)

TOLDJA!!!!