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for his musical style , I can see that Rick is traveling on the Yellow Brick Road to fame .
Off to see The Wizard
Just as I was about to leave the Rick Jarman event , I met event planner , media spokesperson , and style expert Catherine Schuller . Catherine was attracted to my moustache and vintage clothes . She told me that she puts on fashion shows every week , each with different themes , and was thinking of doing an 1940s retrospective fashion show . She then invited me to an event at Manhattan ’ s YOTEL . The event was a fashion show , “ RUNWAY the REAL WAY ”.
-filled , good-vibe , high-spirited Oz-worthy event .
At the event I was introduced to its producer and MC … Errickson Wilcox . Errickson produces events around Emerald City . One of his many events is a karaoke party featuring a live band that rocks this town .
Errickson invited me to yet another event the very next day ( also held at the YOTEL ). The event was a sort of American Idol brunch for female impersonators . Erickson dubbed this event Drag PAJJ ( which is actually Drag Pageant # Drag PaJJ .)
We arrived at The Yotel just in time to catch the beginning of the show . The performers , the audience , and the decor at Errickson ’ s event lived up to my every expectations of life in Emerald City .
There ’ s no place like home …..
I ’ ve been posting photos on Facebook of this month ’ s events . One of my FB friends , JILLIE SIMON , saw the photos and asked if I would be interested in playing TV news reporter Dave Buontempo in the film “ HUNGRY ” ( which she wrote , stars in , and is currently directing ).
The Yotel is Manhattan ’ s most modern and high tech hotel . The show , which featured some extremely beautiful models of all races , colors and creeds also featured plus-sized models as well .
At first I thought this was just going to be one of those typically boring high-fashion shows with all the backstage stress , but to my surprise it was a fun
I I had previously met Eric Roberts in 1978 during the filming of his first feature film “ KING of the GYPSIES ”. The movie was being filmed in my neighborhood , Hell ’ s Kitchen . My hood , my turf , my home sweet home .
That ’ s all folks
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