Friday, May 29, 2009

memorial day weekend, part the third :

our friend eduardo xol had a great birthday party
this weekend for our friend MAC,
so it was another outdoor,
sun-dappled,
dizzyingly jasmine scented,
los angeles day.
eduardo's insanely adorable niece, Star.
tian.  also a star.
i'm not sure it was a surprise,
but he sure was happy.
and look who showed up late!

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

memorial day weekend, part the second :

wake up after party.

walk dogs.

head to london hotel.

take elevator to roof.

find third cabana in, meet up with tian and christiano.

reeeeeelax.


then, walk dogs.
meet jim and lyle.
head to roof top pool at Le Petit hotel.
drink tequila and reeeeeeelax.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

memorial day weekend, part the first :

to begin the weekend,
and to share the first edit of "torera",
tim and i had the whole cast and crew over to a casual bbq on the roofdeck.
of course, 
when tim does casual 
it involves lamb, grilled peaches, four composed salads,
strawberry shortcake and champagne.
hence, the lovely kitchen crew:
(julia, timmer, and luke)
and then, the grill fired up,
and things got racy . . .
tian kitchen showed early, with her lovely husband christiano, 
she was a huge welcome surprise in the film.
she is easy to direct, and as much of a ham in front of the camera as i am.
the vanities team:
and jim!  everyone love on the jim!
my cinematographer, parker, and his girlfriend, emily:
as dusk fell over the billboards of santa monica, the party kicked in:
eat no, pump no, drink no evil, boys:
later, we moved inside.
to the bar.
it was the start of the long weekend.
and a great running leap for it . . .