RICK CASTRO~ BACK IN THE DAY

rick castro~ circa 1983ish @ limbo lounge~ weho, CA

HOLLYWOOD HIGH RISE?

LOS ANGELES — Hollywood, once a sketchy neighborhood in a spiral of petty crime and decay, has been well on its way over the past 10 years to becoming a bustling tourist destination and nightlife district. But now it is on the verge of another transformation: to a decidedly un-Californian urban enclave pierced by skyscrapers, clustered around public transportation and animated pedestrian street life.

A far-reaching rezoning plan that would turn parts of Hollywood into a mini-city — with residential and commercial towers rising on streets like Vine, Hollywood and Sunset — has won the support of key Los Angeles officials. And it has set off a storm of opposition from residents fearful that it would destroy the rakish small-town charm of their community with soaring anodyne buildings that block views of the Hollywood Hills (and its iconic sign) and overwhelm streets with traffic.

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YOUNG LEATHER

DARTH VADAR FETISH

MODEL OF THE MOMENT~ JOHNATHAN GUIJARRO

model~ johnathan guijarro~ photos courtesy~ marcos domingo

THE MAN IN THE MOON

LOVERS~ AWWWW

21ST CENTURY LEATHER

model & photos courtesy~  serge lapierre ~ quebec/antebellum correspondent

RICK CASTRO~ LA WEEKLY PEOPLE~DOCO

remember way back in may, 2011 when i was featured in the LA WEEKLY~BEST PEOPLE OF LA?
well it turns out that filmmaker KIM RAY followed LA weekly photographer~ KEVIN SCANLON during his shootings. my segement comes in around~ 7:08

produced & directed- kim ray
videography- kim ray, kevin scanlon & simone paz
editor- kim ray &  kevin scanlon

featuring-
michael costanza
misa chien & jennifer green
heidi lemmon
craig thornton
luis & the wildfires
paul zak
jane oshita
rick castro
erika podest
robert tristan & steve valentine
sutan amrull
dot-marie jones

PUNK BUNNY~ ¡MUCHO MUCHACHO!

LUIGI FROM PUNK BUNNY

TODAY'S BONDAGE

photo courtesy~ justin monroe

JOAN CRAWFORD IN BLACKFACE

RICK CASTRO & $EX ARTISTE!

together again

photo courtesy~ $ex artiste~ hollywood/antebellum correspondent

CROSS WITH MISSING LIMB

LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD

and look who's the big-bad-wolf?!

AB WORSHIP

photo courtesy~ steven dehler

KNOW YOUR ENEMY~ RICHARD HAYNE

This is Richard Hayne, President and CEO of Urban Outfitters. He’s also a supporter of Rick Santorum and donated over $13,000 to him. He’s against gay marriage and abortion.

His company pulled a pro-gay shirt back in 08, they also blatantly ripped off an Etsy designers work, featured a t-shirt for women that said “eat less” and most recently had a card with a “tranny” slur on in.

He also owns Anthropologie and Free People.


The liberal tone of Free People and Urban Outfitters is a reflection of his more liberal early roots.
 However, Richard Hayne is now a "conservative capitalist entrepreneur." Republican former senator Rick Santorum has been among Hayne's beneficiaries; during an interview with Philadelphia Weekly in 2003, Hayne at first denied any involvement with Senator Santorum and refused to discuss his personal views on homosexuality stating "I'm not going to comment on it."
 Hayne has also been criticized for discontinuing sales of a pro-same sex marriage t-shirt in his stores, although the company maintains it was for poor sales

RICK CASTRO- BACKLIT

rick castro @ the antebellum office

photo courtesy~ michael henderson~

hollywood/antebellum correspondent

TODAY'S BONDAGE