The Not So Private (But Still Personal) Diary of Jason Sechrest Host/Publicist/Manager/Journalist/Actor/Singer/Director/Web Entrepreneur/Liza Minnelli.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
CHRISTMAS BALL TOUR: Sarasota/Bradenton, FL
After meeting new DV8 Casting discovery Brandon Wilde in Minneapolis, I discovered he'd never been on a plane, never seen a beach, never been outside of Minnesota! After I landed in Florida, I texted him, half-joking at first, telling him he should get on a plane and come see me and my family for Christmas. He jumped at the opportunity and within 48 hours had flown himself to the Sunshine State!
We made Christmas cookies on Christmas Eve, saw the beach in Sarasota on Christmas Day, had dinner with my family and then went to see "It's Complicated." (I love me some Meryl! I liked it so much I saw it again with my mom a few days later.)
I've had lots of great time with my mom here, hanging with her, my step-father Jimmy and their friends, taking in movies, overdosing on turkey and stuffing -- and I think I have successfully addicted her to "True Blood" so my job here is done.
NEXT UP: Tomorrow, Brandon Wilde and I pick up the love of my life Brandon Baker at Tampa airport and head to Jacksonville, Florida to spend New Year's Eve and New Year's Day at Metro with my best gurl Chi Chi LaRue! Then on the 2nd, Brandon Wilde will head back to Minnesota while Brandon Baker and I return to Bradenton for him to meet my parents before we head to Las Vegas for some surprise added dates and parties to the Christmas Ball Tour.
We like to keep Christmas going... as looong as possible!
The Christmas Ball Tour kicked off in Minneapolis, home of all things Christmas, Chi Chi LaRue and Mary Tyler Moore (my FAVORITE TV show of all time - and the city exudes the "you're gonna make it after all" energy)! Chi Chi and I bundled up for the Holidazzle Parade the night we arrived and did tons of early morning shopping the next day. Only she can get me out of bed at 6 am to go to Macy's. I got to meet her wonderful family and friends -- and got majorly drunky at The Gay Nineties where I met my latest DV8 Casting discovery, Brandon Wilde! More on him in the next Christmas Ball Tour entry.
This vid comes from Jason Pitt's blog. Click the link for one of the cutest blogs I've ever seen! I adore him and am so glad I got to spend so much time with him while he was here in L.A. He is truly one of the good ones and I'm proud to call him my friend. He's made it into my inner sanctum, circle, harem... whatever you wanna call it, he's there!
If you're in Los Angeles or Las Vegas, "Liza's at the Palace," the show for which she won The Tony Award this year will debut first time on public access TV tonight weeks before the DVD becomes available.
It's airing throughout the holidays on public access in several cities throughout the country. A full listing is available at OfficialLizaMinnelli.com.
