ART: John Pham Art Opening at Secret Headquarters

This past weekend I went to the John Pham opening at Secret Headquarters. I hadn't met John before, but it turned out I knew some friends of his who were there. I got a copy of John's new book "Sublife," soon to be released by Fantagraphics. Love it! Above is a short clip of a wild installation piece John did and a photograph of me with the man himself.

Lots of people showed up and the event was a big success. Here's a picture of the crowd of Pham-fans and two pieces of his work.

SHQ owners David and David always through a fantastic shin-dig. Here I am having some tequila with one of the Davids. And there's my pal Daniel with the other David, and actor McCaleb Burnett.

You can take a look at the photo-set of all the other pictures from the event here.

The About Town Rundown - 6/15/07

Tonight I'll be going to the John Pham art opening at The Secret Headquarters. Pham's work will be on display through July 15th.

John Pham is a Xeric Foundation grant winner who is best known for his Manga meets Indy styled Epoxy comic book anthology. Epoxy has been featured in XLR8R and Publishers Weekly and was named "the Best Comic of 2003" by THE FACE (U.K.).

As long as the gays help with chores, let 'em marry! From NY Times, "Bid to Ban Gay Marriage Fails in Massachusetts" -

One woman had “asked me to put it on the ballot for a vote, but since then a lovely couple moved in,” [Senator Gale] Candaras said. “She said, ‘They help me with my lawn, and if there can’t be marriage in Massachusetts, they’ll leave and they can’t help me with my lawn.’ ”

A little too attached to his clothes? Judge suing D.C. dry cleaner chokes up in court while recalling lost trousers: "A judge had to leave the courtroom with tears running down his face Tuesday after recalling the lost pair of trousers that led to his $54 million US lawsuit against a dry cleaner."

Batman's new costume revealed! But Dlisted asks the important question: "Where is the package?"

The controversy over whether or not George Bush's watch was stolen in Albania never seemed to be completely resolved. Some footage indicates it was stolen. Other footage indicates it wasn't. You decide.

On the tube:

• Admit it you do have a crush on Obama
• Some clips I shot at LA Gay Pride '07. Mmmm...country dancing!
• An iPhone fan vid from ViralMedium.
• Cute guys gets back at telemarketer with Judge Judy Soundboard

LA Gay Pride '07 Pictures

This year the grand marshal was former professional basketball player, Jon Amaechi, an author, activist, philanthropist and all-around cool guy! He is founder of the Amaechi Basketball Centre, "an initiative to enthuse youth and their communities."

I was moved by the members of PFLAG (Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays). They were carrying signs that said: "God Blesses Us With A Gay Kid." How awesome!

Of course there were the requisite hotties! Here on the Micky's fire truck. I spotted my friend Zu with The Life Group's contingent. He's in the blue tights walking beside the float.


And I ran into tons of friends including Eddie Hibbs (aka Sister Erotica), amazing artist Miguel Angel Reyes, model/myspace-celeb Daniel Miagany, and writer Chuck Kim who is working on "Heroes" these days.

It was a colorful day to say the least! To see all the pictures and who else was there, visit my LA Pride '07 flickr set, or just view the slide show:


Go to this photoset to see who's who!

I'm in the Pride '07 Issue of Frontiers

A few weeks ago 5 other guys and I were asked to be in Frontiers Magazine's new "Style Challenge" feature. My layout was lucky enough to land in the current double-sized "Pride '07" issue.

It was shot by the amazing Zeke Ruelas and art directed by Ricardo Soliz. The whole experience was a blast and I can't even believe how amazing the results turned out.

The magazines were all over the LA Gay Pride festival this past weekend. I'll have the pics from the parade on Sunday posted by the end of the day.

ART: "Toonfetish" Erotic Art Opening Reception

I kicked off Gay Pride '07 weekend with the opening reception of "Toonfetish," a collection of gay erotic illustration put together by Rick and Glen Hanson at Rick's Antebellum Gallery in Hollywood. It included art from Glen and a host of hot international illustrators!

I ran into a bunch of awesome folks: Justin Hall, Steve MacIsaac, Steven from PinkMafiaRadio, Sean Platter, Miguel Angel Reyes, Squeaky Blond, Drewbird, Hollywood Ken, Rich Thigpen from Prism Comics, and Foxy Cotton.

Dax Savage performed, backed up by Drewbird. (I hadn't seen either in ages, and just happened to be wearing a leather cuff designed by Dax.)

Afterwards, a bunch of us went to The Eagle LA for a little post-party. You can see all the photographs (with captions) from the event here.


Go to this photo set to see who's who!
More pictures and clips from LA Gay Pride '07 coming soon. Check back!

The Best Gay Moments from "Family Guy"

A compilation of my favorite "Family Guy" gay moments: Cowboy Gay Sex, Jaws: Fire Island, You've Got a Gay, and The Gay Bee. Enjoy!

It's Gay Pride weekend here in Los Angeles, so if you're out celebrating, have a safe and happy one!

Dog Powered Scooter! Two Legged Dogs!!

Now I can imagine myself tooling around Silver Lake mushing two huskies!

"The first dog pulled device which places the dog behind a steering wheel! Thus giving the rider precision steering control of the dog. Therefore easy to ride, safe and approprate for the urban environment making dog mushing accessible to every breed, age of rider, location, and season." [Source: DogPoweredScooter.com]

And dogs really are just awesome. Check out these two-legged dogs, Dominic and Faith. Absolutely inspiring!

The Lesbian Hit List! (Top 100)

In the tradition of Maxim's Hot 100 List, the website AfterEllen.com has released their Hot 100 List.

It features some predictable picks and some I haven't heard of before!


My favorite is Rose Rollins, #73. She looks absolutely flawless in her picture (center above.) Some usual favorites of mine like Stockard Channing and Michelle Pfeiffer didn't have the most flattering pictures.

Also, I don't claim to know what lesbians are into but I found it interesting to note that everyone on the list looks decidedly "lipstick" to me.

Sketches for my "Originating Circle" Display

I'm in a fun course called Wisdom Unlimited, and one of the first projects is to create a visual display of everyone with whom we interact on a regular (weekly to monthly) basis. (This includes people we interact with only via email or on the phone, and also everyone from our close friends to our dry cleaner.)

It's not an illustration project and everyone else used photographs, but I wanted to draw people, and I'm finding I got a lot out of doing so. For one thing, spending the time to draw them, is sort of a metaphor for the fact that having any single person in your life involves some sort of investment in time or mental energy.

What I also became aware of is that there are people I consider close friends that I couldn't include because I don't interact with them on even a regular monthly basis! Some may say that that's just how life goes; however, what it made me realize is that there are only a finite amount of people we will know and interact with in our lifetime, and we really do have a choice in determining what that looks like.

Anyway, as I said, this is a work in progress, so I'm adding people as I go. For example there only about 5 or 6 people depicted with whom I interact only online, and I need to complete that section of it. (The total number of people to be included based on the criteria of the assignment is 50 to 100.)

Planet Unicorn & Flirting with Westboro Baptists

8 Year-Old gay boy creates planet of unicorns! ...uh ...really there's not much I can say to describe this. Just watch.

This Australian show has by far the funniest response by far to the Westboro right-wing nutjobs:

Vagina Power: "Dick Will Make You Slap Someone!"

Atlanta Public Access TV9 superstar Alexyss K. Tylor discusses Vagina Power and Penis Power with her mother. Followed by an absolutely brilliant re-dub parody cartoon.

One of my favorite parts is the chemistry she and her mom have. If they combined Howard Stern, Oprah and Tom Leykis into one person, it would not be as brilliant as Alexyss K. Taylor. I don't know anything about her, but keep being sent her videos which must be shared with the world!

SKETCHES: Funk Vampire and Red Boots Parasol