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 . . .

Thursday, May 21, 2009

COMING ATTRACTIONS : Torera behind the scenes pt 2

sets are about work. 
sets are about intensity and stress and time running against you.
sets are about moments piled onto moments, 
legs aching,
mind pounding.
but you keep going back, 
because sets are mainly about friendships 
that bond you strong and fast.
it was parker tolifson and my first time together. 
and it was THIS much fun, this easy.
that says a lot.
manacop and connie, 
they know me like family now.
kira, jim, and lyle all did drive-bys for support.  and laughter.
i need say nothing about this one.  it's apparent.
and my new leads? they seemed to fit right in:

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

COMING ATTRACTIONS : Torera behind the scenes

somewhere on melrose place,
behind an elegant storefront,
a crew of newly formed friends
got to work.
there was the designer:
(eduardo lucero, sorting shoes.)
the director:
(practicing pensive.) 
the cinematographer:
(no, you may not have parker.  he has a girlfriend.  yes, i checked for you already.)
the producer who was a model :
(la bang.  hard at work.) 
the producer who was also a chef :
(tim was swarmed at the grill.) 
there were cocktail parties :
and matadors :
and yes, the half naked male model for those of you whom have come to expect such things of me:
and though the fittings were fun :
and the torera was tempestuous :
it was the pomegranate seeds in the salad that threw everyone for a loop :
once again, tim's cookery steals the show!