The Not So Private (But Still Personal) Diary of Jason Sechrest Host/Publicist/Manager/Journalist/Actor/Singer/Director/Web Entrepreneur/Liza Minnelli.
Monday, October 30, 2006
Song of the Week: "Weird Science"
I love, love LOVED this movie as a kid! And the song is still totally kick ass. Even pre-pubescent I was so turned on by all the boys, hell even Kelly LeBrock! Holy hell! I'd do her! Who wouldn't?! If I could make myself a woman, that's probably what she'd turn out like.
Anthony Michael-Hall became a little crazy as he grew up though. I interviewed the women of the movie Bucket of Blood years ago for Femme Fatales magazine and they all told me their own stories about him. One claimed to have been nearly raped by him and another said they were almost choked to death during one of the movie's scenes. Maybe he was just "in character," who knows? But those quotes, per usual, were all extracted from my article.
Lord, I should write a book on the celebs I profiled as a teenager and the stories they told me that never went to print! We covered Elvira, now the women of Anthony Michael-Hall. Who is next?!
Here's the original music video for the movie Weird Science and the theme song by Oingo Boingo.
And Oingo Boingo, by the way, is actually headed up by Danny Elfman! Elfman's name you may recognize as the composer of movie scores, especially for anything Tim Burton has ever done. Elfman is an absolulte genius. And a total philanderer too! One of my best friends was his mistress for years. And that is also a Halloween themed story, due to the actress. But I'll leave that as a blind item and let her save it for her autobio. lol ;-)
Okay so I finally managed to update the Kabbalah blog with new entries about both the current Mercury Retrograde and the Wiccan/Pagan celebration of Halloween. Check it out at: KabbalahCurious.com and I promise to keep posting more frequently there so bookmark it and keep checking back, as I will NOT be posting here everytime I update it! ;-)
Last night I watch She's The Man and was introduced to Channing Tatum for the first time. I immediately recognized him as the hottie I've nearly creamed over in Abercrombie & Fitch magazine ads, not to mention those hot commericals for the movie Step Up. But this was the first time I really got to see him and luckily he's shirtless through a LOT of the movie! Even better, after some extensive searching online, I found a ridunkulous amount of early modeling from our dear Chan. As it turns out, the boy was looking to earn some extra cash in college and shot some amateur underwear photos with a photographer that show off his bulge quite nicely! I even uncovered a couple of funny nude artistic shots of him along the way. Enjoy!
Now before you start assuming this is another prank I'm pulling -- it's NOT!
That's right, Liza Minnelli is INDEED guest starring on a special Halloween edition of Law & Order: Criminal Intent on Tuesday, October 31st! The story is ala Jon Benet Ramsey and Liza stars as the mother of the murdered girl.
This commercial aired this evening makes it look kick the fuck ass! Can hardly wait to spend Halloween with the "Z"!
Last night I had the pleasure of viewing for the very first time a brilliant and controversial film made by Stanley Kubrick in 1972, A Clockwork Orange. I love all kinds of movies, even bad movies, as was made previously evident by my Top 20 Halloween Flicks blog entry. But for me, brilliant filmmaking, is when I'm so sucked into the picture that I completely become a part of that world and forget where I'm sitting until jarred by the phone ringing or door knocking. I was living in this movie within the first twenty minutes and was totally riveted for the remaining two hours. Furthermore, it's one of those movies that makes you feel a wide range of conflicting emotions all at the same time. I was shocked, horrified, turned on and sympathetic for our villain, played by Malcom McDowell, all at the same time. It's rare that we root for the "bad guys," isn't it? I can only think of maybe Darth Vader as a comparison. But when we root for the bad guys it is because we know, at the heart of them, they're not really bad at all, but merely lost, trapped in the grip of circumstance and/or misunderstood.
A Clockwork Orange takes places in what seems to be a post-apocalyptic society where what small government is left doesn't have much rule over law and order. McDowell's character, Alex de Large, is a fourteen year old who runs a posse that spends its evenings beating the homeless or raping innocent women. But when the government finds an affective syrum that, mixed with a form of shock treatment, can turn its criminals into do-gooders, McDowell finds himself in for a rude awakening.
The movie, based on the book by Anthony Burgess, questions many things, among them being: If the government could, would they do such a thing to its criminals? Are those criminals still "human" and do they have a spiritual soul if they can no longer choose between good and evil? Are we not human if we are always forced to choose good? (One of many metaphoric references I adore in this movie is when McDowell returns home reformed to find that his pet snake has died in his absence. I think the snake represents the temptation of sin in the garden of good and evil.) What turns your average teenager into a criminal mastermind? What is it about us that makes us root for him and relate to him, despite his penchant for "ultra-violence"? And how far are we from actually living in a society like this one? Or are we already?
The movie was rated X upon its release, hard to believe by today's standards, though understandable back then with its nearly full frontal shot of the super hung McDowell (he is SO ridiculously hot in this movie!), rape scenes, senseless beatings and full frontal nude women. It is one of only two movies rated X to be nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
I highly recommend it, as it has quickly jumped to my Top Ten list of all-time greatest films. I laughed. I cried. I cringed. I felt a little sick to my stomach. I jacked off. Twice.
One question remains: Why is the movie called A Clockwork Orange? I have my opinions. What's your's?
Angel Benton, the Nancy O'Dell of Japaneese television, world's most famous Britney Spears impersonator, fellow WeHo celebutante and gossip blogger, had the following scandalous say about my upcoming weekly event at RAGE in West Hollywood, The X Show, in his blog yesterday:
Yesterday I was off from both jobs (a rarity). Jason SECHREST called me and asked me if I would be willing to go to his house to watch the movie "Elvira's Haunted Hills" and then go with him and his webmistress to the drag show at Rage, where he would be promoting his new weekly show there. For those of you that live under a rock, after Jason was unceremoniously dumped by Micky's as host of their "Cocktails With The Stars" (and replaced with Cybersocket Magazine editor Scott Boardman) he vowed, a la Scarlett O'Hara, in quite the melodramatic fashion (that he is known for) that as long as there was breath in his body Micky's would live to regret the day that they let him go. Now the thing about Jason, and I love him to death, is that he has SO MUCH creative energy that it comes shooting out all over the place in many different directions. Because of this wealth of creativity, he often finds himself starting many different projects at once (anyone on his mailing list that receives all of his press releases knows what I am talking about), and I know they will all be accomplished eventually, but because of the sheer number of things that he is working on, it is difficult for him to accomplish those personal goals in a timely fashion. I'll be perfectly honest, I thought this new show would be one of those things. (I'm sure his detractors were banking on it too.) Well, I am here to tell you that was NOT the case this time. Revenge is one of the BEST motivators around (and one I am well familiar with, just ask Britney's publicist *wink*). The dust hadn't even settled when he marched right over to Rage (which is Micky's biggest competitor) and took a business meeting with the owners and pitched a "bigger and better show" than "Cocktails," that he had always wanted to do but apparently, as he has stated on Brent Corrigan's blog, Micky's is quite rigid in their format for the show and do not allow for much added creativity. Anyway, not only did Rage love the idea, they were genuinely EXCITED by it. In fact, they gave Jason his choice of when he wanted it to be, and in quite a mature fashion, he chose to NOT have it on Thursdays (so he wouldn't be in direct competition with "Cocktails") and NOT have it on Wednesdays (so he wouldn't be in direct competition with Chi Chi's club "Dirty Deeds"), but instead chose to have it on Tuesday nights as the lead in to the monstrously successful drag show "Dreamgirls" (not to be confused with the Broadway musical or upcoming film with Beyonce' that shares the same name). (BUT it is interesting that this same drag show was also poached from Micky's....) Like a dog with a bone, Jason singlemindedly stuck with this project until it fully came to fruition, and for that I am quite proud of him.
So that my friends, is the genesis behind Jason's new venture "The X Show" which will have an actual set and not only feature the requisite porn star guest, but will also feature one non-porn celebrity (or local celebutante). True porn fans in Los Angeles can get their fill of gay porn stars three nights a week starting in 2 weeks (there is room for everyone in this town).
... After the movie we pick up the webmistress and head on out to Rage. We were just expecting Jason to pop on stage and say a few words to get people to come. What we WEREN'T expecting was a HUGE picture of Jason, promoting "The X Show" on the jumbotron screens over the bar. They even had photos of the first week's guests (Mark Dalton and Bruce Vilanch). They went all out on the graphics and it showed. It was pretty hot. I saw club promoter Anthony "America's Most Wanted" Cortez and the fucking more-beautiful-every-time-I-see-him Dean Phoenix in the crowd.
Anyway, when showtime rolled around, after the first number, the head drag queen (Dolly Levi) called Jason onstage and Jason did a great job of hyping his show. Although, what was funny was that when Jason asked if the crowd knew who Mark Dalton was, maybe one or two people, IN THE PACKED NIGHTCLUB, applauded. But they sure did go fucking crazy when Jason asked if people knew who Perez Hilton was! He's a future guest, and just for the record, it was ME that put Jason and Perez in contact with each other, thank you very much.
Okay, so... my initial comment after reading this was: No comment. Personally, I think it's a cute story. It's sort of like the E! True Hollywood Story version of what went down; good for ratings and publicity, but a puzzle with a lot of missing pieces. This is nothing new though. Everyone's had their own take on this. Will Clark stated in his column that I reportedly "begged" for my job back at Micky's. Um, I lived on the streets when I moved to L.A. because I couldn't bring myself to ask friends and family for help. Jason doesn't beg. He'd sooner eat out of trash cans. I wish I could beg. It would certainly add versatility to my sex life and I might take in some therapy to learn how. But as Judy always said to Liza, "That's my relationship with my audience and it's none of your business. Let them make of me what they want and you and me, we'll go get a hamburger." However, I should state for the sake of other involved parties, it was not my intention, nor is it RAGE's, to do anything like any show I have ever hosted in the past. What happened at Micky's was a simple case of the old addage, "When God closes a door, somewhere he opens a window." I crawled through it and found myself on stage at RAGE. I think Angel is probably just as full of "theatrics" as he claims I can be. I certainly never vowed any kind of revenge or to bring any kind of wrath. I think those are always the wrong reasons to do something and will bring nothing but bad karma. My only intention in creating The X Show with RAGE is to bring the biggest and most bad ass porn-related happy hour show ever to the city I live and love. It's always got to be only about the work and the audience -- or the work and the audience suffers. And I really do mean all of that. Now, that said... the rest is just gravy. ;-)
I appeared on YNOTRadio.com as a guest for Darklady's Sexpose this afternoon and had a lovely hour long chat with the Darklady herself where we talked at length about my involvement in Kabbalah.
ON CHRISTIANITY
Darklady: I don't believe that sexuality and spirituality have to be separated and being an atheist, I have not agreed with a lot of modern day Christianity too, but what I try to do is find a common ground where we I know that we both believe in peace and that violence is not the answer.
Jason Sechrest: Well then, I guess that depends on your definition of violence because for me, some of the most violent acts I've experienced in my life have not been physical, but mental. And when you talk about that separation of sex and spirit and any holiness of the Magdalane being castrated from the text and beating into someone mentally that there is only one path and that any other opinion will make you damned for all time, I consider all of that to be abhorrently violent. There's your bloodshed and that's where it extends physically too and it's been going on since the gnostics were put to death and the Christianty that we know today began. Most Christian churches and their teachings are wading in things like fear and things like power and those are things that I consider to be of Satan. So who is really in rule of the Christian church today? But I also know that's just some people's path and that's fine. I don't believe in extremes like good and bad. I believe that the gray area is where you find holiness; that there is light in all darkness and darkness in all light.
ON SEXUAL OBJECTIFICATION
Darklady: You and I have that in common. We de-mystify, if you will, the porn star.
Jason Sechrest: I think we all fall guilty, but especially men, of objectifying people sexually. One night stands will do that to you. You get so used to making someone out to be whatever you want them to be in your head that you forget how to have sex with a human being and really connect to them. Someone wrote about my site that I deobjectify porn stars by showing who they are behind the scenes and I became very proud of that. I think people can come to my web site and if they have a favorite porn star, find out who they are as a person, and then with the sex shows we have on that porn star, still find themselves getting off to them. Hopefully it plants a seed or makes them think.
Jason Sechrest: I'm a little bit of everything. I had this conversation with someone recently who was under the impression that the Kabbalah Centre is Kabbalah which is very far from the truth. The Centre is run by Rabbis, so naturally it is looked up as a Jewish thing, but I know Christian Kabbalists and Wiccan Kabbalists and Buddhist Kabbalists. You can apply the study to any religion. I have heard stories about the Bergs and their greediness and the energy drinks and what not and I get asked about that all of the time. I don't know because I never studied there. I just bought their books when I was 18. And I applaud the Centre for taking something that is very complicated and dumbing it down to its most common denominator so that it can be understood by children even and open a spiritual vessel within them. But personally, I found, in the past few years, that with their books I was reading the same thing over and over again. I started wondering if there was more out there. I started looking online for other study groups and found that what the Centre is teaching is probably only 5% of what Kabbalah entails. There are so many more pieces of the ancient text, so many more books, so many more branches, the meditational and magical for starters, that they're not teaching. I'm at the point now where I'm starting to teach myself Hebrew so I've really gone to another level with my studies here than I think a lot of people are aware.
* Listen to the full rebroadcast in the archives at YNOTradio.com.
The main reason why this is my favorite time of year? I'm a huge fan of horror movies. Old horror movies. New horror movies. Great horror movies. Really bad B-movies! Love them all. So, if you're looking for something to watch this week and can't make up your mind with all the great Halloween programming on television, I'm your man! Here's my personal pick for Top 20 Halloween Flicks.
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20. Nightmare Sisters (1987) - During the "direct to video" boom of the late 80's and early 90's, low-budget studios like director Dave DeCoteau's were spewing out farcical slasher movies with enough T&A to keep teens coming back to rent new release after new release. The female stars of these flicks were called Scream Queens and the three highest reigning were none other than Brinke Stevens, Michelle Bauer and Linnea Quigley. This is the only movie to feature all three gals in starring roles, hilariously casting them as ugly nerds who through the power of witchcraft become lusty, cock crazy and blood thirsty succubuses. DeCoteau went on to direct famous gay themed horror flicks like The Brotherhood and it's not surprising. Seeing his early work here, you can see there's just as much man skin as there is T&A.
19. Rosemary's Baby (1968) - Though slightly dated today with its hippie chick exterior, this wonder from Roman Polanski still creeps in parts and leaves you riveted to the screen. Mia Farrow is perfect as the title character, taking the audience on a journey with her through what is probably the most confusion and utterly horrific pregnancy one could ever imagine! I've spoken with friends who insist that they see something in the final frames of this movie that doesn't even exist. It's one of those movies that can freak you out so much, you're just sure you must've seen something grotesque. Nope. Rosemary is a suspense flick that Hitchcock would've been proud of.
18. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) - Based on the Richard O'Brien stage musical that took England by storm, American audiences were not too keen on our sweet transvestite from the planet of Transsexual in the galaxy of Transylvannia. But a few years later, Rocky received its own cult following and its stars became household names. The early work of actors Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick and Meatloaf are on display here but it's Patricia Quinn and Little Nell's performances that will keep you coming back for more. Most importantly, it's the only movie to crossbreed the horror and musical genre, dare I say, successfully.
17. Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988) - After watching her host horrible horror fests for years on television, Elvira finally got her big break with this big budget camp horror-comedy. It's big on laughs and fun for the whole family, but William Morgan Shepperd's performance as well as a strange casserole dish might just make you jump a time or two! Let's face it, anytime we see the gal who put the boob back in the boob tube hosting those crazy movies, we wish there was more of her right? So here's more of her!
16. The Amityville Horror (1979) - Though it has spawned a slew of sequels and remakes, nothing quite compares to the original. James Brolin and Margot Kidder break their acting chops in the house that has a mind of its own. Heavily based on true events (not one of those "well, sort of..." movies), this movie scared the bejesus out of every All American midwest family when it was released in 1979. Look out for the walls towards the movie's end for one of its creepier moments, as well as the scene with the priest and the flies!
15. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) - While most horror movie remakes have absolutely butchered the originals (so to speak), this may be the only film that gets it right. Because the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre was so ridiculously low budget, it may be one of the few scary movies that was desperately in need of a remake. This 2003 version stays true to the original story, but offers up what the movie would've been like if made today with a multi-million dollar budget. Everything about this movie from the acting and direction to the chills and the thrills is better than its predecessor.
14. The Hunger (1983) - Susan Sarandon's early work returns to our countdown with the movie that pairs her opposite Catherine Deneuve -- literally! Their vampire, lesbian lickfest is the centerpiece of the movie and was the main attraction when the film premiered in 1983. But it's David Bowie who turns in the best performance here as one of the undead. With an interesting mix of horror, sci-fi, rock, erotica and love story, there's really no other movie quite like The Hunger.
13. Scream (1996) - Earlier generations had slasher movies with Freddy and Jason, but when I was a teenager, it was all about Wes Craven's real "new" nightmare, Scream. The team of Craven and writer Kevin Williamson single handedly brought the horror genre back into theaters after a deep sleep with this one and it's yet to go back into its coffin since. The concept of promoting an A-lister as the star of the movie but killing her off in the first few minutes is one previously employed by Alfred Hitchcock in the movie, Psycho. But it had been so long since that film, audiences really didn't know what hit them after the first ten minutes of Scream. Look for a small cameo from The Exorcist'sLinda Blair, now all grown up, as a news reporter.
12. The Omen (1976) - Not even Gregory Peck's overacting can take away from the spine tingling nature of the original Omen. Though it wasn't the first movie to cast a child as a villain or demonic (see The Bad Seed, Children of the Corn, Village of the Damned), it is probably the one to do it the most effectively and to have stood the test of time and not seem overly dated. The kid's creepy, but no review can go without noting the brilliant score with choirs singing, "Sanctos! Spiritus! Damien!" over and over again.
11. Carrie (1976) - Will Sissy Spacek ever be anything else to us but Carrie? The movie that made telekenisis a household name from the first-ever novel by Stephen King, this movie tugs at the heart strings of us all when it comes to high school horrors. School's hell and so is growing up with Carrie's religious fanatic of a mother, Piper Laurie, who churns out the hottest performance of her career here and is way scarier than Carrie ever is. Also look for the big screen debuts of John Travolta and Amy Irving.
10. Dracula (1931) - Of all the Universal monstor movies of the 1930's, my personal favorite remains this Bela Lugosi classic. Lugosi had a long running feud with Frankenstein star Boris Karloff, claiming to the press that it took no skills at all to grunt and walk around stiff, but Dracula was a true actor's role, "all in the eyes." I have to agree with him. His performance makes this movie spooky still today along with great writing and a lack of any music whatsoever during pivotally horrific scenes. Who would dare have a scary scene without a score today?
9. Aliens (1986) - While the original, Alien, has been spoofed so many times it's more comical these days, its sequel, Aliens, remains just as scary as it was the day it was released. A better script for Sigourney Weaver (look for her classic line towards the end of the movie), a bigger budget for special effects and more of the aliens themselves make this one of the only sequels that is perhaps better altogether.
8. Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) - Classic on so many levels! The only movie to pair the three classic Universal monsters together -- Frankenstein, Dracula and the Wolfman -- it's also possibly the funniest movie the comedy team of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. If you're looking for horror comedy, this is my #1 pick on the list for combined scares and laughs. You know what? The story's just plain great too. Those of you who may watch the old monster movies or even the old Abbott & Costello movies and become quickly bored or tune out might want to check out this one first. It's one of the few that will always keep even my sleepiest of friends awake of a late night movie fest.
7. House on Haunted Hill (1959) - Again, remakes be damned! The original House on Haunted Hill provides more suspense and scares than the gore of the new version. It is also probably one of the best performances from horror film icon Vincent Price you'll ever see which an awesome twist of an ending you'll never see coming. Directed by infamous scary movie maven and gimmick master William Castle, this one remains his masterpiece. What would you do for a million dollars? ...What would you do for a million dollars back in 1959?!
6. The Ring (2002) - The best modern day horror movie hands down, The Ring is brilliant because of its PG-13 rating. I can't tell you how many times I saw teenagers running out of the theaters! The Ring gets it right in realize that it's never gore that's going to scare, it's the story and the edge of your seat suspense. And what a story! One of those movies that leaves you guessing and guessing again right up until the very end. I find that sound plays a huge part in the freakiness of the movie so turn up your speakers and see it in surround sound. Forget the other Japaneese horror knock offs. This is great movie making.
5. The Haunting (1963) - Before there was the horror of Amityville or that God awful remake with Catherine Zeta-Jones, there was Julie Harris in The Haunting. One of the few black and white films that will have you clutching the person next to you, the archetypes hold up today and you can find yourself in one of the characters. Chilling from its opening frames, but it's when the girls are in bed together and the doors start pounding that you'll ask yourself how you can possibly be this freaked out by such an old movie. 4. Night of the Living Dead (1968) - This one makes the list for its legendary status. More sequels and remakes and sequels to remakes and millenium editions and new formats have been made of this drive-in classic than any other horror movie in history. This flesh eating zombie movie is so minimal in its production that it actually holds up and if you read between the lines, there is commentary on everything of its times from racism to media. Night of the Living Dead proves once again that the thing that makes a horror movie classic is its script.
3. The Shining (1980) - When the world heard that one of its most talented directors, Stanley Kubrick, would be making a horror movie, you knew it was going to be a doozy! From the novel by Stephen King comes the craziest Jack Nicholson's ever been as he literally scares Shelley Duvall into being a fantastic actress! The twins. The elevators. The bathtub. The maze. Oh, and who can forget the axe? Nightmare inducing stuff that will stay with you for years. Here's hoping you're never around an author during a really bad writer's block.
2. The Exorcist (1973) - What makes The Exoricst one of the scariest horror movies of all time, even today? Is it the idea of demonic possession? Is it the performance of Linda Blair as Reagan, the helpless child with Satan stuck inside of her? Is it the green pea soup? I'll tell you what I think it is. Ellen Burstyn. This Academy Award winning actress's turn as the mother of Reagan is the one thing that makes this movie 100% believable. You can't relate to the priest. You can't relate to Reagan. But you can relate to the one who is tormented by watching someone they love go through this ordeal. Don't believe me? Burstyn's so great, she became one of the presidents of the famed Actor's Studio years later. Forget the gimmicks and the makeup. The movie is worth seeing for Ellen Burstyn alone.
1. Psycho (1960) - Nobody did it better than Alfred Hitchcock when he released Psycho to theaters in 1960, forcing every movie house to sign a disclosure that no one would be allowed to enter the theater after the film had begun. I'll never forget being 11 and seeing this movie for the first time, my jaw planted firmly on the floor at the movie's surprise ending. If you don't know what's coming already, you won't know what hit you. Want to know where the famous shower scene in horror films began? It was here. The famous twist ending in horror films? Here. Real life horror instead of scary monsters or demons? Here. Even Janet Leigh could never take showers again after her performance in this movie that left the image of Anthony Perkins in everyone's minds as one of the most sadistic momma's boys of all time. Fucking freaky, right down to its last frame with tremendous acting that should have seen Perkins an Oscar and a score that did and has been copied ever since. Hitchcock's trailer for the movie, on the other hand, is utterly hilarious but equally brillaint. His finest hour.
I was asked by RAGE to make a special apperance at the Dreamgirls Revue last night, promoting that starting November 7th, every Tuesday I would be hosting The X Show before Dreamgirls from 7:30 - 9:30 pm. While The X Show will obviously be a very different event from Dreamgirls, it will have the same level and quality of production, as it is being produced by the same people on the same night. Admittedly, I was a little nervous going into the evening as I arrived at the club with fellow West Hollywood celebutante, Angel Benton, and my webmistress, Susie G. While I love being entertaining and being on stage, one thing I have never been comfortable with is selling myself and that's exactly what I was there to do! Lucky for me, a few things happened, one after another, that put me completely at ease by the time I took to the stage.
First of all, you can't even so much as walk by RAGE without seeing promos for The X Show all over the club. Their mutli-talented DJ, Tony Gagliardi (who hardcore, long-time readers will remember conducted my first ever live, televised interview on his cable access show years ago!) created these amazing video ads that run not only on the televisions throughout the nightclub, but also blown up and projected onto entire walls. You couldn't miss The X Show or my face, so by the time I got to the club, most people already knew who I was and approached me to tell me how much they were anticipating the new show. I was already a little more comfortable knowing that I wasn't going to be getting up in front of a group of people who had no fucking clue who I was or what I was there to talk about. Because of those ads, we were already the talk of the room. So special thanks to you, Tony G., for really making those video ads so orgasmically fantastic!
I was escorted back stage by another Tony, the producer of the show and owner of Evolved Events and probably kind of sort of definitely in all likelihood for sure my boss. (Yeah, I'm having a hard time getting my head around that one because I'm just a little attracted to him! I mean, not enough to fuck anything up and it's weird because he's not really my type, as we know I'm all about the practically underage! But creativity and talent is the single BIGGEST turn on in the world to me and besides, there's something about the man that drips sex and says he'd be one fucking great time! I also get this vibe that he'd be really fun to party with. I dunno, call me crazy! Just a feeling.) There, I was introduced to the Dreamgirls themselves, in the FLESH! ...Well, underneath all the makeup at least.
To even stand in the presence of Chad Michaels felt like a huge honor after seeing him perform many times on stage as well as watching him be the most entertaining thing about Cher'sE! True Hollywood Story. I started bowing down the second I saw him and he immediately stopped me -- and not in that queeny, "Oh, stop! ...Go on!" way either. He said he was a huge fan and that it was an honor for HIM! In fact, I heard through the grapevine that Chad was a big part of me getting the gig at RAGE. I heard that when they asked him about it, he said they would be totally foolish to pass me by and was so adamant about it that RAGE made their decision right then and there. So as far as I am concerned, Chad Michaels is one fierce bitch. Fierce boy, fierce girl, fierce outfits, fierce performance artist and I hear he's also a fierce top in the bedroom. ...Allegedly, people! Allegedly.
I also had the pleasure of meeting Dolly Levi, who even out of full costume, I could tell from the makeup alone was going to be busting out as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. She seemed impressed that I could tell! If she only knew, I also know all the words to "Haunted House," "Monster Rap" and "Zombie Stomp." I actally interviewed Cassandra Peterson aka Elvira for her last cover story in Femme Fatales magazine a few years back. When I asked her what turns her on, she looked me dead in the eyes (so to speak) with a smoldering grin and said, "Honestly? I'm attracted to young, gay boys." I nearly had my way with her on the table over lunch right there in the cafe! But her husband made me take that quote out of the interview. Among other controversial quotes actually, but I'll save all that for the bio. In fact, ironically enough, I had just come from watching Elvira's Haunted Hills with Angel at my place. So yes, Dolly, I'm a total fucking geek. We should get along just dandy!
On my way back to my seat, I ran into Adam, who is a "stage manager" of sorts, though most of you who have seen the show probably know him as the boy who runs out after each number to pick up all of the tips that have been thrown onto the stage. Which, I will confess, has always been my favorite part of the show! Every time he bends his ass over to pick up the cash, I just wanna dive my face into it. Besides the fact that a boy on his hands and knees, running around trying to pick up all the money he can like some sort of whore is hot in and of itself. C'mon! You know you've all thought about it too! I'm always tempted to drop a dollar and see if he'll scurry over to pick it up. So needless to say, when I ran into him, it was a subtle but flirtatious moments and he's even cuter face to face so my breath was a little taken away. Just a little. ;-)
Dolly Levi brought me up to the stage early on in the show and couldn't have been more gracious or accomodating. She got the crowd worked up and they were applauding wildly as I talked about everything from cum on the face to double penetrations. I made everyone promise to come back and see the show two weeks from the day and the audience seemed genuinely interested and supportive -- which is rare in West Hollywood! Oh and when I brought up the stars who we would be featuring in November, Bruce Vilanch, Mark Dalton, Brent Corrigan, etc. -- no one, and I mean NO ONE! -- got applause like Perez Hilton. Work!
I can't iterate enough how honored I am to be working with such incredibly talented people both on stage and off. Everyone down to the lighting technicians were so warm and so friendly, I was beginning to wonder if I was still in West Hollywood at all. And everyone working over there should probably be warned. When I get into these kind of working environments, I look at everyone involved as "family" and would take a bullet for them. It's totally stupid of me and you know what, I don't give a fuck. I will not give up that naieve loyalty despite what may have happened to me in the past few months. Each and every person I met last night is already considered part of my extended family as far as I'm concerned. ...Oh, but the part they should be warned about is that I think incest is really hot! Yeah. I will develop a massive crush on all of them.
Look, I AM Sally Bowles and that is pretty much all you need to know. I love a fucking cabaret and it has been my dream for many years to produce and emcee a full on nightclub "act" that incorporates both porn and mainstream stars while getting the audience to think with both of their heads. I feel like my dream is finally coming true and it's going to be one helluva journey!
This is so brilliant and just in time for Halloween! Someone edited clips from Mary Poppins into a trailer to make it seem like a horror movie. Who knew that without the singing and dancing, Mary does look a little scary?!
After trying all month to get a group together and not being able to decide on a date, Kyle Foxxx and I said "fuck it" tonight and went to Knott's Scary Farm on our own. Initially, I was a little worried about this because I am a total pussy when it comes to theme parks and won't ride any roller coasters that go upside down or backwards or anything like that. I was concerned Kyle might need someone to go on those rides with him and I didn't want him to be disappointed or let down by the experience. As it turns out, I may never go to an amusement park with anyone else again! Kyle was the PERFECT theme park companion, namely because he woosed out just as much as me, if not more so!
We started the night at my favorite part of the annual haunt, Mrs. Knott's Pre-Scare Dinner Buffet. Mmm hmm. You know it! Mrs. Knott's knows how to make her some fried chicken. And that boysenberry juice?! To die for! The only awful thing about dinner is that there was this bimbo sitting at the table next to us who wouldn't stop screaming at the top of her fake tits anytime one of the monsters walked by. Naturally, this kept the monsters tormenting her and kept her screaming like she was in labor throughout our dinner. Imagine, if you will, trying to eat dinner in a medieval torture chamber in operation. That's what it sounded like! A little distracting, but not enough to keep us from enjoying the delish feast!
Kyle and I agreed that our favorite ride was the log ride. We went on it twice. They really extended it this year! We also loved watching The Hanging in Calico Square where this year's victim was none other than Mel Gibson and boy did they let him have it! They also took on everyone from K-Fed to Johnny Depp to the Brokeback Mountain boys, during which part, everyone turned to look at us for our reaction. What? We're gonna laugh at everyone else's expense but our own? Other highlights included the new Vegas themed haunted house with shemale like strippers in 3D and scaring the fuck out of Kyle in the cemetery where you stand on one of the graves and feel a heart beating under your feet.
Low lights included the new Grudge maze which is about as lame as the movie. There was so much black hair all over the place, it felt like a fucking Cher concert. Neither of us were impressed. Hatchet High was a little traumatic for Kyle considering some high school horrors of his own that he has yet to get passed. But the real kicker of the night was when we were getting on the Scrambler and a 7 year old girl called Kyle a faggot! He was having none of that shit. At first, I think he wanted to start calling her names in return or just get into a staring contest with her until he made the bitch cry. I managed to explain to him that no 7 year old girl has any concept of what that word even means and she's just heard it elsewhere and is ignorant to its hatefulness. Kyle agreed, but wasn't about to give in. He marched right up to her and her friends after the ride and asked, "Where are your parents?" The girl asked why and he said, "I'm not about to debate this with you. I want to know where your parents are and I want to know now." She took off running and Kyle followed. When he found her, she was with her mom and dad and he explained what had happened. The girl, of course, tried to turn it around and say that we called HER a faggot! *eyes roll* Girl, you better learn to lie a little better than that. What are you, Towlie? "You're a towel!" Anyway, the mother apologized and said that she would have a long talk with her daughter. I was impressed! I thought Kyle handled the situation perfectly and that it was quite commendable. Where I probably would've just let the whole thing roll off my back, Kyle sought out an opportunity to fix the problem instead of ignore it. I was inspired by his actions and his bravery.
His bravery, however, did not extend to any of the rides or haunted houses. He was clutching me for dear life and screaming his way through the night. It was kind of cute, really! I think he nearly broke my wrist at one point! Now, I'm very easily scared by these things too, so to be with someone who was even more scared than me for once was just a little slice of heaven.
We talked life on the way home, dished on our insecurities and why we are who we are today. Every time I hang out with Kyle, I get to know him more and the more I get to know him, the more I like him. We have so much in common and he is becoming such a great friend. Still, it's not the same without his boyfriend, Brandon Baker, around to always liven things up. He was sorely missed by us both but I'm sure he's having the time of his life in Berlin. Neither of us can wait for him to get home this week and hear all about his adventures! ;-)
Got me some cruise control. Taking over your wheel. I know what you want and I know what you need. I know these roads better than you do it seems.
Got me some cruise control. Taking over your wheel. To spell on your weakness To taste of that blood. To revel in hierarchies and dance with the righteous.
Taking over your wheel. So who's steering mine?
Termination in progress.
This is not the same alpha. Not the same conclusion.
Barbed wire round the pike. We share the dirt But not the road.
Cross these lines along the way And on that ground, there is love. Duck under, we will find us there. This is our playing field.
But I will not veer from my aisle. Nor longer take you by the hand. These lanes are too narrow. I can't stand your landscape And you never could keep my pace. This is how love turns to hate.
Just give it an hour, a day or a week And somewhere again, we meet. These roads cross so often They can't be ignored. And it's lonely out there in the heat.
So I turn off the cruise control, Take over my wheel.
Okay, so I know absolutely NOTHING about wrestling and had no idea who Randy Orton even was until a ton of web sites last night started posting rumors about his being gay. But ever since, I've been on a hunt for some of the hottest pics of him I can find and boy did I find some doozies! Including NUDES which might be a fake, but it looks ridunkulously real! He's certainly naked enough! I think I might spend the weekend indoors.
I have so many blogs these days, I dream about blogging. Truly. Not funny. I dream that everything I do, I have to take photos of and everywhere I go, I have to make notes so I remember what happened and what was said. I am starting to realize what it feels like to be Perez Hilton and I gotta tell ya, it's not so glamorous! I even dream in blog FORMAT. Like, I'll be living but I'm in a frame and above me is a toolbar where you can go elsewhere in my life. Lovely.
Anyway, with SO many blogs out there, I thought I'd clear up any confusion anyone might have as well as cross-promote by giving you a list of them so you can make sure you're reading all my random ramblings!
"JASON'S NEWS DESK" www.JasonCurious.com/Desk/ - Adult entertainment news and gossip, including movie reviews, free preview photos, video clips and more from the straight and gay XXX world.
"JASON'S DIARY" www.JasonCurious.com/Diary/ - Inside my private life as I details everything including my favorite entertainers, my innermost thoughts, my sexcapades and overall what it's like to be me! There's also an abbreviated version of this column in my MySpace blog.
"KABBALAH CURIOUS" www.KabbalahCurious.com - This is where I wax philosophical on my inner self and interpret Biblical scripture while applying it to my personal life as well as my career in pornography and the entertainment world in general.
Now that you're up to date, read on McDuff, and comment away! :-)
