The Not So Private (But Still Personal) Diary of Jason Sechrest Host/Publicist/Manager/Journalist/Actor/Singer/Director/Web Entrepreneur/Liza Minnelli.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Scenes From A Weekend (That Began On A Wednesday)
Last week was a blast! It seems like all of my friends were in town for the week. Brandon Baker, Bobby Clark, Ryan Raz, Diesel Washington, Francois Sagat, Rusty... just to name a few! Wednesday night was a big RentBoy.com party at Micky's which I stopped by briefly with Chi Chi LaRue. Thursday I talked Andy Kirra into taking off work early to come meet up with Brandon and crew for lunch at Hamburger Mary's, which turned into an afternoon of boozing it up at The Mans with Andy. Friday I met up the posse again for lunch at Tender Greens in West Hollywood, drinks at Fiesta with my buddy Essay and then watched "Not Another Gay Sequel." Saturday night was my weekly gay porn event "INDUSTRY" which I'm now hosting at Eleven Restaurant & Nightclub every Saturday from 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm. Our second week and just as slammed as our first! So many peeps I adore came out who I don't usually get to see... Perez Hilton, Rob Novinger, Steven Walker, Francois Sagat. When the event was over we tooled it on down to Here Lounge for club guru Paul Nicholls birthday where Chi Chi was DJ'ing. I planted myself in her DJ booth and danced more than I have in a long, long time the music was so phenomenal. Hung at Essay's after party with none other than Kevin Williamson of whom I am such a huge fan. What an adorable man he is and so talented! I auditioned when I was 18 for his movie "Teaching Mrs. Tingle" back when it was still titled "Killing Mrs. Tingle." Right now he's working on the next "Scream" trilogy. Sunday I recovered where it all began and with the same peeps back at Hamburger Mary's for brunch. Andy Kirra and Tristan Mathews joined and we made a day of it!
Tomorrow I'm off to Arizona where I'll be hosting with Chi Chi and Mandi Boom Boom the "PornoPalooza" weekend at Woody's in Tucson on Saturday night at BS West in Scottsdale on Sunday night... with a whole gang of porn stars and friends.
It never stops. Ya gotta just love it and hold on tight for the ride. Such is life.
Thanks to my friends for capturing these moments, especially BehindTheTBall.blogspot.com who always seems to snap at the perfect moment!
MINUS: Having to wake up at 8:00 am when I could have really used an extra hour of sleep.
PLUS: Looks like Mandi Boom Boom may be able to secure my trip to Tucson, AZ with Chi Chi LaRue after all. It was touch and go there for a bit!
MINUS: The 9:00 am noise of the construction workers here at The Mans driving me so bat shit I wanted to seriously throw myself out a window.
PLUS: Found enough time to blog on the "News Desk" before heading out for the day.
MINUS: One of my DV8 Casting models had to be replaced today.
PLUS: Josh Griffin picking me up and accompanying me on all errands today so I don't have to drive all over.
MINUS: Another one of my DV8 Casting boys couldn't confirm for a shoot I was hoping to book him on due to a kink in his schedule. Had to call the studio and tell them. They were disappointed because he's new and hot.
PLUS: He switched around his scheduled and managed to confirm. Had to call studio and tell them it's back on. (Is this really a plus? ...I'mma try to look at it that way!)
MINUS: Lied to by a friend.
PLUS: They love "INDUSTRY" at Eleven Restaurant & Nightclub and will work with us as much as possible. Our meeting with them went very well.
MINUS: The reality TV show film crew shooting behind the scenes of my web talk show "Bottoms Up!" tell me they will be arriving an hour late just as I show up at the studio exactly on time.
PLUS: Had a great show, specifically some really amazing moments for the reality show's footage.
MINUS: Come home to find hardwood floors stripped and sanded in the hallway without proper protection to the door to my room. Open the door and there's a thick layer of wood dust all over everything in the entire room.
Here's a vlog from Chi Chi LaRue, a montage of our trip together to Seattle last month. It really captures a lot of things so perfectly; among other things, our friendship. I love this vlog and I love my Cheech.
Look at us in all our ridiculousness! ...What a pair.