KLAUS NOMI WILL FINALLY GET A FILM

i'm so excited i had to share immediately-


(klaus & joey- circa 1980)

from my very long time pal Joey Arias in Nyc....

i'm working on the story of Klaus and I for a major motion picture deal with a Great team. They're excited about getting this story out. They will see a klaus they had no idea! As executor, Klaus knew i would be strong and present him the way he wanted it. I miss him very much... Long live NOMI..... ♥

this is so fantastic! it's about time klaus nomi, joey arias and all the early "queens" of the east village, (aka beirut) finally get their props. that was a fantastic, creative time that i was luck to be a perrifial part of being an ex-patriat from LA during the 80s.
REMEMBER YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST.


(classic KLAUS NOMI @ THE PYRAMID circa 1982)

you have to understand how original klaus was for his era.. nobody looked or sounded like that... NOBODY!

REUNION

(monica may & me)
i had another sweet reunion with my pal from back in the punk dayz- MONICA MAY. we used to see each other @ all the punk haunts back in the day- the ANTICLUB, PUNK NIGHT @ FLIPPERS, (a rollerskate disco in west hollywood, now a drug store on la cienaga & SM blvd) later on THE VEIL, (the first neo-romantic/early goth club in LA) and numerous parties!

(a bacon donut!)

for awhile she ran NORTH bar on sunset blvd, (the original location of NUMBERS restaurant for high-priced hustler's and their johns)
monica, along with her GF- KRISTEN TRATTNER, now own & run NICKEL DINER, in downtown LA. the place is great looking and the food delicious! check it out.... take the red line.



(afterwards we went by st. vincent court)

INSTALLING FOR VD

JAY JORGENSEN finally brought his work by for our
TOMORROW'S MAN exhibit.
i've known jay for so long i can't even remember. jay is always working on interesting projects. currently he shoots a picture a day and has created a series.


A Picture a day for 2010 - Photos by Jay Jorgensen
February 5, 2010. Portrait of photographer and gallery owner
Rick Castro as he readies his new show "Tomorrow's Man," at his Antebellum gallery in Hollywood. "Tomorrow's Man" features the work of John Palatinus, the last surviving photographer of the Golden Age of male physique photography. The opening reception is February 14th from 7-9 p.m. The show also features works by photographers and artists who are making their mark on successive generations.
The gallery is located at 1643 N. Las Palmas Avenue in Hollywood.
www.antebellum.us.ms

ARNOLD SCHWARZNEGGER IN TOMORROW'S MAN

did arnold model for JOHN PALATINUS?!
he definitely modeled for TOMORROW'S MAN- check out this video and see for yourself


JOHN PALATINUS: TOMORROW'S MAN is really "shaping," up!
besides this being the debut of JOHN PALATINUS's first exhibition , we will feature classic & new artists such as~

MATTHIAS HERRMANN
RAYMOND SANDOVAL
CHAMPION STUDIOS
JOHN BLACKBURN
RUBEN ESPARZA
JAY JORGENSEN
JACOB SEMANS
PETER BERLIN
RICK CASTRO
MEL ROBERTS
BILL HAUGSE
NICK BURGER
BRUCE OF LA
DAN PYLE
AMG
and more!

checkout the exhibit @ antebellum gallery- february 14th-
VALENTINE'S DAY.

antebellum
1643 n las palmas ave
hollywood, ca 90028
323 856-0667
www.antebellum.us.ms
antebellum@earthlink.net

CAT PIERCING

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — A northeastern Pennsylvania woman is on trial to face animal cruelty charges for marketing "gothic kittens" with ear and neck piercings over the Internet.

The trial of 35-year-old dog groomer Holly Crawford began Tuesday.

Prosecutors say she inflicted pain on the cats to make money. Attorneys for Crawford say she didn't act maliciously.

Crawford's home outside Wilkes-Barre was raided in December 2008 after the SPCA of Luzerne County received a tip that she was marketing the animals online for hundreds of dollars.

Crawford says she used sterilized needles and made sure the kittens were healing properly. She said she wasn't trying to hurt them.

i'm sure there are allot of strong opinions on this.. please leave comments.

DOWNTOWN

i met my good friends glen meadmore, (penny) barbara young, (allura) and lawrence elbert today for a look @ penny's new high-rise luxury condo in beautiful downtown los angeles.







penny's place is great.. it's more minimal than plain can be. a light socket makes this place look busy. of course all the austerity made me nervous and i fantasied tossing a few doilies around to granny it up. i'm really into "biddy chic."
here's pics of us milling around downtown.







all photos courtesy of lawrence elbert

FRENCHIE FETISH

as the arbiter of fetish i can tell you that anything can, and will be a FETISH.
with that said, check out "ACTING FRENCH" video in honor of the new issue of CRUSHFANZINE.
all issues of crushfanzine available @ antebellum
antebellum@earthlink.net

REUNION OF A LIFETIME

i had one of the most amazing experiences last night, a reunion with my two best friend's from childhood.

roberto munoz- i have known since 7th grade! we walked to school together everyday, along with eric heins, who i have known since grammar school!! i was 11 YEARS OLD!

(just we three in front of the village people star)

it's been over THIRTY YEARS since we're seen each other.. and guess what? we all turned out GAY! what are the chances.

(eric heins, me & roberto munoz in front of my 1967 cougar. the same car i had since high-school!)

we had the BEST time chatting about very old times, sipping tea @ antebellum, dinner @ lotteria, a sneak peak @ the W hotel and a nightcap @ the spotlight bar. just for ol times sake.


(eric heins and i. we have known each other since i was 11 years old!)

TONY WARD TOSS ABOUT

this is so much fun!
my dear pal TONY WARD is in this new interactive advertisement for wrangler jeans- europe.
you get to undress him, knock him down and everything. just like real life!
check it out- www.bluebelljeans.com

WHO'S ANNOYING THE FUCK OUTTA ME

TED HAGGAR AND HIS WIFE GAYLE!


this woman and her husband are hypocrites and liars.
how dare haggard condemn gays and then lead a gay, (crystal snorting) secret life, and now he's all repentant and "cured." what total BULL SHIT.... leave it to christians to justify their lies, but condemn others.

and they get a public platform to explain this farce?! complete media hypocrisy.. it's all about selling their pathetic book to make some $$.
my 80 year old parents watched these segments dumbfounded stating, I don't understand what they're saying. it doesn't make sense."
i replied, "it doesn't make sense because it's a lie."

BONDAGE IN THE MAINSTREAM

Joe Laiacona bondage columnist running for office in chicago.


The 2010 40th district race for State House rep has been called historic for two reasons: this is the first time two openly gay candidates are running against each other (there are 14 gay candidates on the ballot this February 2nd), and second because this is the first time a bondage columnist is running for office.

Joe Laiacona, a part-time computer science teacher at Columbia College by day and leather master named Jack Rinella by night, is running against incumbent Deborah Mell. If that last name sounds familiar, it’s because Deb Mell is Blagojevich’s sister-in-law, and was the only one to vote against the governor’s impeachment.

You would think that given the choice between more family dynasty (especially a family associated with Blago) and an outsider, you’d think the public would choose the outsider. You would think that given the choice between a “millionaire’s daughter” and someone from the middle class, the public would vote for the person from the middle class. Except there’s that whole bondage issue that no one talks about, just giggles about over drinks. Chicagoans are more comfortable with a family associated with Blagojevich than they are with kinky sex.

The Chicago Reader has been the only media outlet to write a whole article on Laiacona, and they even question his “viability” in an under-the-table sort of way:

Even some people in his own community are debating Laiacona’s political viability. In the inaugural edition of DungeonPlace.com’s FetishCast podcast, after a segment on whether sadomasochists should be considered experts on military torture, hosts Meow, Gryphon, Goddess, Tutivillus, and DarlingEvil discussed his campaign and what impact his work might have on his bid for state representative.


(books by Joe Laiacona)

Recently, The Lavender Menace over on ChicagoNow wrote a piece on how “Mell needs OUR support”, because goodness, it’s not like Mell has enough support already! Every other house in my neighborhood has a Deb Mell sign, and I have yet to see a Laiacona sign any where. When I ask people in my neighborhood if they know about Laiacona, they either blink and ask who that is, or laugh and say “That bondage guy. Right. He’s not going to win”.
READ MORE-

(slave box designed by Joe Laiacona)

JACOB SEMAN INSTALLS

JACOB SEMAN and his harem installed artwork yesterday in preperation for JOHN PALATINUS: TOMORROW'S MAN.
mr. seman is a contemporary artist that i feel has the style & vibe of a modern physique artist.







JACOB SEMAN is 39 years of age, this is his debut exhibition,
JOHN PALATINUS is 82 years of age. because of the political climate of his times, this is john's FIRST exhibit in his entire life.


please join us- FEBRUARY 14TH- VALENTINE'S DAY- 7-9PM



antebellum
1643 n las palmas ave
hollywood, ca 90028
323 856-0667
www.antebellum.us.ms
antebellum@earthlink.net