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November 03, 2010
Randal H. Clement of Clement Chiropractic
Here is my response. I'm posting it on my blog so anyone who Googles him or his business will know how he feels on equal rights and might think twice before giving him money,
With 24 children I promise you, at least one will turn out to be gay and I only hope your "Christian attitude" doesn't drive one of them to suicide. By the way, did I mention you're
September 25, 2010
September 24, 2010
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Lisa Marie has left a new comment on your post "Some of the WORST hours of my life!":
Honey, you are a wonderful loving human being who did the right thing taking in the poor puppy. I knew it was bad in mexico for people and animals but not that bad. I hope the lady doesn't ask for much or bring the police. I pray for you & your loving pups.
Lisa
Derek Holt of Central Casting is my new best friend.
"I started to read your
blog/web site a couple of years
ago when it was still
interesting and you were involved with the production of your plays. Since then, the whole tone of your writing has changed, and frankly, it's been for the worse. I just read your sad dog story and the only thing that's more pathetic is the life you're living in Mexico. What do you expect when you choose to live in a Third World shit-hole? Your politics, poor choices and silly personal crusdes has caused you to lose your focus and ignore your talents- while living in a country whose criminals are invading the U.S. and destroying the quality of life LEGAL Americans have earned. You are a traitor to this country and you are welcome to stay as far from it as you'd like. You are also free to squander your talents. Just don't whine about the outcome. I am un-subscribing from your blog/site/pity-party and I can't say that I'll miss hearing about whatever it is that you've become- because you HAVE become a tragic, pathetic victim all on your very own."
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September 23, 2010
Some of the WORST hours of my life!
I moved here over a year ago and one of the hardest most disgusting things I've witnessed is the amount of hungry and desperate dogs roaming the streets. The majority of them seem terrified of humans. Dead dogs are a constant sight on the sides of roads and sometimes a dead dog will lie in the gutter for days and just rot away. This is something I have never seen in the United States and I can't imagine ever getting used to it.
I love dogs. I like dogs more people. I wish I could be as unconditionally loving as my dog. I had two dogs but one died a few months ago. She was a very troubled dog my partner and I bought off a homeless man. She reeked of beer. We brought her home and raised her but she had a very nasty side. She was very loving but also incredibly difficult.
She died leaving me with just one dog who is very sweet, Linda. Linda lives outside most of the time in a doghouse. I let her in the house all day but Melqui and I agreed that she would live outside cause he doesn't like the dog hair all over the house. It's not what I would choose but she's fine outside and relationships are about compromise. But I feel bad that she's alone outside and I've often thought it would be nice if she had a friend.
So three days ago, we take Linda on a walk to the store and we see this beautiful black lab. It's big but clearly still a puppy; bright white teeth. The dog is terrified. Won't come near us but he's fascinated by Linda. We were in an enclosed, empty parking lot. So I let Linda off the leash and her and this sweet dog start playing. They are instant friends; jumping and chasing and having fun. It took about half an hour but every time Linda would come back to me the lab would get closer. A few times he let me touch him but whenever I did he'd jump and run 10 feet away. So, finally we decided to leave, and I'm hoping the dog follows us home but I'm nervous cause I know Melqui doesn't want a second dog. But the dog follows us home and we feed him and he drinks a bunch of water and after an hour or so he lets me touch him.
So Melqui says we need to give the dog a bath and take it to the vet for some shots. So the next day I try to put a collar on him and he's not having it. He does not want a collar but I finally I get it on and then I try to get the leash on and he's really not having the leash. I try to pull him by the collar and he will not budge. I realize now I have a big problem. How can I bathe or take him to the vet if I can't get him on a leash.
So, I give up for the next few days and I just focus on getting the dog to relax and eat and be comfortable. And everyday we get closer. He lets me hug him. He jumps in to my arms. Now even though we have a fence the dog has no problem squeezing through the bars so technically the dog isn't ours. He can leave at anytime. But he doesn't. He wants to live with us. And I WANT him to live with us. He barks at all the people that walk by but maybe in Tijuana that's a good thing.
So, I had to go to the USA today and Melqui met me after I got back and we went to dinner and when we returned, Melqui's brother, (who's been staying with us) informs us that today the dog jumped through the fence and bit some lady and the lady is gonna come back tomorrow and she wants money. I'm the only Gringo in the neighborhood and sometimes I feel like I have a dollar sign bulls-eye on my back. I asked Melqui how much money he thought she would want. He didn't know. I said, "what if you tell the lady we don't have money. He said, "maybe she'll go for police and they'll take the dog."
What a mess. Is it our dog? Are we responsible? Are we gonna be on the hook for a bunch of money? Is the lady gonna try to extort me cause she thinks I'm a gringo with lots of money? Are the police gonna take the dog and kill it? What if it all blows over, we keep the dog and he bites someone else? How we can get him his shots when we can't get him on a leash? How much time and money is it gonna take to alter the fence?
There were just too many unknowns. So we decide to send the dog away. I'm not saying it was the right thing but it's what we decided and now I'm disgusted with myself. He was in in the doghouse so we tilted the doghouse to get him out but he didn't want to go. He kept running behind the house. He ran back in to the doghouse. I had tried so hard to earn his trust and now there I am trying to scare him away. But he doesn't want to go. He just huddled in the corner of the yard, totally confused. So I got the hose and I started spraying him with water. And he still wouldn't leave. So as I was spraying I started yelling, "Go! Go!", and he finally ran out of the yard, jumped through the fence and in to the street. And for about 15 minutes he kept trying to come home and every time he headed back I would spray him again and finally he ran down the street.
And now I hate myself. But I didn't know what else to do.
Maybe I should've put a screen over the fence so he can't bit people in the future but what if he bites visitors? And how would we get him to the vet? And if the cops take him they might just kill him, anyway. Maybe he has a chance on the street. But there are so many dead dogs out there.
It just feels like a no-win situation. And tomorrow I get to deal with this lady who was bitten and maybe even the police. And how much money is she gonna want?
I hate Mexico tonight. I hate the way they treat dogs here. I hate feeling like a walking dollar sign everywhere I go. But I really hate myself tonight for turning the hose on a frightened animal that trusted me not to abuse him. The dog thought he'd found a friend. The dog trusted me and I rewarded that trust by spraying it with a hose and chasing it down the street. I'm disgusting. I feel physically ill about what I did.
And that is the story of one of the worst hours of my entire life.
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Update: A few hours later, last night, I go and look and he's back sitting on the porch. I open the door. He stares at me. So I decide to let him in the house and I make a bed in the office and me and the two dogs sleep together on the floor, happily, all night. I still don't know what to do. I guess I'll put screen over the fence to keep him in. I guess I'll pay this lady money if she comes back. I don't know. But this dog is so sweet and loving and life for a dog on Tijuana streets is hell. So...who knows?
September 17, 2010
USA is FAST!!!!!!!!!
After 6 long months we have turned a huge corner! The site speed problem is now officially solved. (We hope!!!) I could write a novel on what I've gone through trying to solve this and all the tech people I've gone through and the money I've wasted but it's all in the past!
After 6 long months USA is officially a very fast site. AND if it slows down again we have back-up options A, B and C to solve it right away. I've been on the site non-stop for 24 hours and it hasn't slowed down once. Everything runs super fast!
The site is going to be completely open and unrestricted at least through Monday. So, go test it, play around. We want to see if it slows down as more people log on so, please go, the more the merrier.
One thing, the videos are not currently playing. We moved to a new server and they are still processing. Sorry. But they should be up and running by Monday.
I found an amazing tech guy, an American living in China and he's a true genius. He's not cheap though. This recent move has cost about 1,500 dollars and so far only half has been paid. Money raised from Saturday nights party is going to directly to our tech guy so please come out Saturday and support the site. It's really important. And if you've ever thought of joining the site or contributing money THIS would be the week to do it.
And to those of you have joined, have contributed, and have come to parties. You are to be thanked. Without you we could NEVER have gotten this solved!
So that's the news. If the site isn't fast for you or you have problems, please let me know.
And please accept my sincere apology for not getting this solved sooner. No one knew what the problem was until I met this guy. He knew right away and gave me a huge list. We still aren't done but we are on our way. Our tech is a true genius and can fix anything so after the migration is complete I'm having him work on other problems. I'm very excited about this guy.
Have fun on the site this weekend.
Now that this problem is solved we can move on to some new exciting chapters!
The future is bright.
Love,
Sally, Ronnie, Blair and AlwaysADiva
September 09, 2010
They are both blind.
Horwitz before she lost weight.
Pinata Immigration
American pinata will lose its job to a cheaper pinata from Mexico!
It's disgraceful!
September 01, 2010
Another Strike Against Mexico
His brother and I then took a cab to the downtown jail. For the next 4 hours we waited and watched as truckloads of men and a few women were delivered to the jail via the back of police pick up trucks. Some men looked homeless, others drunk, but some just looked like regular guys. None of them seemed very scared or upset. They would unload the men and then release many of them right away after answering a few questions at a window.
Finally, Melqui's truck pulled up. He was still handcuffed but now it was to another prisoner. They jumped out of the truck, stood up against a wall, got unhandcuffed, went up to a window, answered a few questions and got released.
Melqui said they asked him why he was arrested, he told them he had no idea and they let him go.
Melqui believes it's a quota thing. They have to pick up so many people a night. What else could it be? It cost us 30 bucks in cab fare and Melqui isn't going to work today because we got home at 5AM.
The next time you hear someone complain about criminals having too many rights in America think of Mexico and imagine this happening to you. People who sue police departments are protecting us all by keeping the police accountable. Due process is a good thing. Yes, it's better to have some criminals go free than to have innocent people plucked off the street and carted away for no reason.
I've joked that I prefer Mexico justice to American justice cause in Mexico you just hand the cop 20 bucks and walk away. But I'm not joking anymore. Last night was incredibly disturbing.
Another strike against Mexico.
August 31, 2010
Two Dead Clowns: Chapter 1 is over
"SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!"
So this guy pursues me and my website for a month wanting us to take over his bar/restaurant for a night once a week and do an event.
So I propose doing a play from 7-8:30 and then a drag show from 9-12.
We meet a bunch of times, hammer out all the details. He says, "Whatever you need, whatever you need. It's your night.
Then the day comes to set up and we get there and nothing had been set up the way we talked about. His helpers were 2 hours late. I knew right away this wasn't gonna work because he clearly, even though we met repeatedly, he clearly didn't understand the concept of theatre and that you have to actually be in early and rehearse, etc.
So finally we get the play set up, people are arriving and about 10 of his regular patrons are in the back at the bar drinking and laughing and talking loudly. We stupidly assumed this would stop once the play began. We told him repeatedly that it had to be dead-quiet while the play was performed.
The restaurant is a big long place. The stage is at one end and the bar is way down at the other end.
So we start the play and they don't shut up at the back. And I see my tech person keep running back to tell them to be quiet and they just ignore her. And this goes on for 15 minutes til finally I stop the play and yell as loudly as possibly, "SHUT THE FUCK UP!"
The security guard (who is hired, by the bar, to work OUR event) says you can't talk that way to people." I say, "Then shut up. We've asked you nicely for the last hour."
So we go get the owner and he asks if we can talk outside and basically he wants to know how we can compromise.
COMPROMISE???
I remind him that we agreed it has to be dead quiet and then he says, "but I can't tell my customers to shut up."
So I say, "Fine, there's no play. This will never work."
He says, "But can we compromise, somehow?"
"Compromise how????? Have you ever been to a play? Or a movie? You can't have people talking during a performance."
I wasn't even that angry at this point, it was more like I just realized the absurdity of trying to make this work. The thing that angered me the most was that he pursued us. He said he was willing to do what it took to make this thing work. And then when it came time to deliver he didn't.
So Two Dead Clowns was performed for 15 minutes. And my friend snapped a photo of me stopping and yelling, "Shut the fuck up!"
And this is the truth. I've been onstage constantly since I was a kid. I have never been in a situation where I couldn't hear the words coming out of my mouth. It was a totally surreal experience. Imagine doing a play in a living room while a super bowl party is going on in the kitchen. Impossible.
Now if I'm gonna talk truthfully about Two Dead Clowns I have to own my part of this. It is a much more complex play than I thought. The line-load is huge. The voices are difficult. It needed 10 minutes of cuts, etc. I have never felt so unprepared before to perform. It's just a massive undertaking and the time off has allowed me to breathe, re-examine it, make cuts, memorize, work on the voices, etc. It's just much harder than I had anticipated.
I'm currently looking for a new venue and schedule for the show. I believe in it more than ever and I'm incredibly excited about it and I'm very grateful about having that original start date cause it motivated me to get on with it even though things didn't go as planned. And I'm excited knowing this won't happen again because the next time it will be in a theatre.
So that's Two Dead Clowns in San Diego, Chapter 1.
We are ready for the next Chapter.
Ronnie
August 30, 2010
My 1991 Honda Accord is Gone!
I need a car. Does anyone have an extra car sitting around??? Anybody own a car dealership???
On Friday night my car was stolen. I arrived home from San Diego. Parked outside the house. Went in. Hung out with Melqui for an hour before going to dinner and when we went outside an hour later the car was gone.
It happened on Friday but I'm only talking about it today cause I've literally been in shock for the last two days. Not angry shock or sad shock...just...I just can't believe it's gone. It was stolen once before in SF but I got it back.
Honestly, the car was being destroyed in Tijuana. The streets here are horrible. The potholes are deep like craters. I've seen cars get stuck in Tijuana potholes. The drivers in Mexico are not good. They ignore traffic signals and signs. You never know if you're in a one-lane, two-lane, or three-lane road. It's a free-for-all. No one has insurance.
You park, go in a store, come out and there's a huge dent in your side.
A month ago someone hit Melqui while he was parked.
I could go on and on. This car would not have survived another year in Mexico. It's sad, but true.
And I'm grateful I got as much as I did out of it. 20 years and 350,000 miles. It was in very good condition before coming to Mexico. The mechanics couldn't believe how many miles it had and some said they thought I would get to 500,000 miles and more. Caryn Horwitz, my long term friend, biz partner, ex-wife, bought the car 20 years ago, brand new. Who would've thought 20 years later I'd still be driving it.
But it's gone and I'm sure it's in a million pieces by now.
The hardest part is that I loved that car. People would ask if I wanted a new car and truthfully, I didn't. I wanted that car to keep running perfectly.
I travelled all over the country in that car. Had countless crazy adventures. I feel like I've lost my diary. Or a scrapbook. I feel like I've lost a friend. One
So now, here I am in Mexico, with no car. Melqui walked to work today. Yesterday, Melqui and I rode on a bus that was so rundown it was comical. They call them Calafia's. I'll take a photo an post it on the blog or Facebook.
I need to find a very tough, strong truck, van or suv, I think. I hope to start touring again and traveling, and it would be great to have something with storage. I don't know. My favorite car I ever rode in, besides my Honda, were the those 1970 vans with swivel seats, carpeting and tables...lol...like moving hotel rooms...my friend Cameron Parsons had one and I loved it.
So I don't know what I'm gonna do. But that's the news.
Adios 1991 Honda Accord. I miss you so much! Nothing lasts forever.
August 25, 2010
Petco Park Protest
are the protesters outside protesting the AZ Diamondbacks. I love
angry people! Reminds me of a family reunion or a rehearsal of one of
my plays.
August 09, 2010
Strangers on a Train
people on public transportarion.
August 04, 2010
Happiness is an empty e-mail inbox!
August 03, 2010
Great line in the NY Times!
August 02, 2010
Inception Twice
July 31, 2010
July 30, 2010
I'm NOT boycotting Target!
I just got this via e-mail...
"Boycott Target Until They Cease Funding Anti-Gay Politics..."
Gimme a break! Boycott Target???? Target ain't the source of my problems. Target gives plenty of money to gay causes. Grow up, people. How bout boycotting the USA government that won't allow me to marry my boyfriend so he can get his green card and travel with me to meet my friends and family, rights that ALL straight people are granted. Or how 'bout the military that is STILL debating whether or not gays should be able to serve openly even though plenty of countries allow gays to serve openly and there's no problem. Spare me the "boycott Target" nonsense. The real anger should be directed at our government which still views and treats gays as second class citizens. And that's not me being a victim it's me stating the truth. Any crackwhore can meet a crackwhore and get married the same day but a loving gay couple who have been together for 50 years can not. I dare anyone to try and explain the justice in that. I'm angry at my governement, not a frigging department store. And while I'm on this topic, I just want to send a special shout-out thank you to all my "friends" who voted yes on prop 8. Thanks for the love. I'm trying to figure out how to revive my career and travel again without leaving my boyfriend alone in Mexico for long stretches. If we were straight we'd get married and he'd have his green card. Problem solved. These discriminatory laws and policy are bad for all of us. It would be so much easier to travel and visit all my Mormon relatives if they weren't working so hard to keep me unmarried. And a final note to all my friends and family that voted against gay marriage: spare me the Christmas card in the future, send equal rights instead.July 19, 2010
Thank you, Mark Adams!
"Our friend Ronnie Larsen has a new play coming to your town. Well, if your town happens to be San Diego, you'll be the first to see the world premiere of his new play "Two Dead Clowns." The actor/director/playwright, who gave us such fun stuff as "10 Naked Men," "Making Porn," and "My Boyfriend The Stripper," just to name a few, has had his work produced all over the world, and, for the first time, will premiere his newest in San Diego at McDinni's in National City. Written and performed by Ronnie, it's about the lives of two very different "serial killers," John Wayne Gacy Jr. and actor Divine (a "killer" only on screen, of course). Ronnie and "Two Dead Clowns" will be appearing for 8 nights only, and you can get tickets at the door or at RonnieLarsen.com."
July 18, 2010
NOT funny!
Two clowns shot dead at Colombian circus
BOGOTA Feb 21 (Reuters) - Two clowns were shot and killed by an unidentified gunman during their performance at a traveling circus in the eastern Colombian town of Cucuta, police said on Wednesday.
The gunman burst into the Circo del Sol de Cali on Monday night and shot the clowns in front of an audience of 20 to 50 people, local police chief Jose Humberto Henao told Reuters. One of the clowns was killed instantly and the second died the next day in hospital.
"The killings had nothing to do with the show the victims were performing at the time of the incident," Henao said in a telephone interview. "We are investigating the motive."
With an entrance fee of under 50 U.S. cents, Circo del Sol de Cali attracts mostly poor Colombians. It pitched it tents in Cucuta, near the border with Venezuela, earlier this month.
"The clowns came out to give their show and then this guy came out shooting them," one audience member told local television. "It was terrible."
July 17, 2010
July 14, 2010
Two Dead Clowns begins July 22nd in National City (San Diego)
For Immediate Release:
World Premiere of a new play, Two Dead Clowns, at McDini's in National City.
Two Dead Clowns
Written and Performed by Ronnie Larsen
A new play about the lives of serial killer, John Wayne Gacy Jr. and actor, Divine.
When:
Thursdays at 7:00 PM
8 Performances Only!
July 22nd-Sept. 9th, 2010
Press Night:
August 5th
7:00 PM
Running Time:
A quick 80 minutes, no intermission
All Tickets:
$20.00
Tickets can be purchased at the door or online at RonnieLarsen.com
No reserved seating
Where:
McDini's in National City
105 East 8th St
National City, Ca 91950
Mc Dini's is one of the oldest restaurants in San Diego and this is the first time we they ever done anything like this. Food and drinks can be ordered before or after the show. They are very excited to be branching out in a new direction and presenting theatre in a place that has never had theatre before.
Contact Info:
Ronnie Larsen:
RonnieLarsenPresents@gmail.com
Kristie Campbell, Co-producer and publicist
RonnieLarsenPresents@gmail.com
Phone:
760-270-4297
About the Play
"Two Dead Clowns” is a 2-part play. Part 1 is about the life of serial killer, John Wayne Gacy Jr. and part 2 is about the life of the actor, Divine.
John Wayne Gacy Jr. was executed after being sentenced to death for killing at least 33 people. He buried many of his victims under his house. He also liked to dress up as a clown and perform for children. He was a very complicated man and the play examines his life as well as the lives of his family members and his victims.
Divine was also a killer but only on screen. Most of his fame derived from his starring roles in John Water's films as well as his recording career and nightclub appearances. “Two Dead Clowns” focuses on the last weekend of his life as he was preparing to shoot an episode of “Married With Children” in Los Angeles. He was to play Uncle Otto and, unlike most of his roles with John Waters, he would not be performing in drag. He died the night before the taping.
These performances of “Two Dead Clowns” in San Diego will be the world premiere. All of Larsen's plays have premiered in either Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles or New York. Premiering in San Diego is a first for Larsen.
About the author:
Ronnie Larsen is an actor-director-playwright whose work has been seen in every major city in America, as well as in Canada, Australia, Italy and London. Twelve of his plays have been produced and five have been seen Off-Broadway in New York City. He has also made a documentary that had theatrical runs at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco, Cinema Village in New York City and the Laemmle 5 in Los Angeles as well as showings at numerous film festivals in America, England and the Berlin Film Festival. He recently took a four year hiatus from "the arts" to pursue other projects but he is back and ready to get to work again.
Artistic Statement from Ronnie Larsen
"I've missed working in the theatre more than I can express. I wrote Two Dead Clowns about 8 years ago but I sat on it because I didn't feel the time was right and I was pretty burned out and I had other things I needed to deal with. I lost both my parents in the last 5 years and that has profoundly changed my life and made me realize that life is incredibly short and that the future is now and as a friend once said, ‘Ronnie, you ain't getting any younger.’ So I'm hoping Two Dead Clowns is the beginning of a new chapter. I hope I can continue to consistently work, again. I miss touring, I miss rehearsals, I miss being on stage. I miss the audiences. I miss it all."
Ronnie Larsen's Plays
Scenes From My Love Life, Making Porn, 10 Naked Men, Peep Show, All-Male Peep Show, Girl Meets Girl, My Boyfriend the Stripper, Shooting Porn: Live on Stage!, A Few Gay Men, Sleeping With Straight Men, Cocksucker: A Love Story, Charlie the Sex Addicts Meets 4 Hookers.
Ronnie Larsen's Documentary
Shooting Porn
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What critics have said about Larsen's work:
Scenes From My Love Life
"Plays out like an erotic dream...invigorating, entertaining and insightful...demands to be seen." Chad Jones, BAY AREA REPORTER
Making Porn
"Uninhibited comedy! Street level exuberance!" Stephen Holden, NEW YORK TIMES
10 Naked Men
“…the show also has a certain effervescent appeal…the dialogue bubbles along wittily…the pacing of the short black-out scenes is tonic…sending up the Hollywood mindset is pretty easy sport but Larsen does it with flair.” Steven Winn, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
Peep Show
"And thanks to its flawless cast and the smooth direction of Mr. Larsen, his 90-minute intermission-less excursion behind the scenes of peep parlors that beckon in places like midtown Manhattan adds up to a good time. The characters in the show at Actors' Playhouse are engaging; the humor is winning; the conflicts are genuine, and the music lively." Lawrence Van Gelder, NEW YORK TIMES
Shooting Porn: Live On Stage!
“Surprisingly entertaining and too, too funny.” Wenzel Jones, BACKSTAGE WEST
All-Male Peep Show
“…alternates between a fairly trenchant satire on the male porn industry and at time moving piece about the individuals who populate it.” Christopher Byrne, LGNY NEWS
Girl Meets Girl
“A four-star crowd-pleaser…the most thoroughly satisfying lesbian comedy since the award-winning "Valsetz" (1997). This highly agreeable romantic sitcom is a wise and witty view of girl-to-girl courtship in the modern age.” Les Spindle, FRONTIERS MAGAZINE
My Boyfriend the Stripper
"My Boyfriend the Stripper is spanking good medicine for tortured hearts and mildewed libidos.” Anita Schmaltz, DETROIT METRO TIMES
A Few Gay Men
"...explores some tough questions with fascinating frankness." Robert Hurwitt, SF CHRONICLE
Sleeping With Straight Men
"Torn from the headlines, but a lot more entertaining, ‘Sleeping With Straight Men’ may turn out to be this summer's surprise hit play. The 90-minute romp had the audience at Friday's opening cheering at the end." Octavio Roca, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
Cocksucker: A Love Story
"Cocksucker: A Love Story is Larsen’s most personally revealing play to date, and its 95 minutes are packed with comedy, drama, romance, sex, satire, tragedy, and social commentary. All in all, it's quite a feat." Richard Dodds, BAY AREA REPORTER
Charlie the Sex Addict Meets 4 Hookers
"The acting in both is as refined as the blend of farce and poignancy in Larsen’s staging." Steven Leigh Morris, LA WEEKLY
Shooting Porn: The Documentary
"Hilariously raunchy! Suggests a sense of humor is as crucial as the more obvious requirements for being a performer in gay male erotica." Kevin Thomas, LOS ANGELES TIMES
July 13, 2010
My co-star for Two Dead Clowns
his lines.
July 08, 2010
Two Dead Clowns
have the hat yet. I'm just starting to experiment with make-up.
Starting to play around with make up
gets done on stage so...it's complicated. I'd be lying if I said I
wasn't incredibly nervous about this project. I need to consult my
make up guru, Monica!
July 05, 2010
Thank you, Israel Hicks
Ronnie Larsen Wow. This is very sad. I found out last night and have been thinking about it all day. This man changed my entire life by accepting me in to an acting school where he was Dean. I did Malvolio from 12th Night for him and afterwords he told me not take any more offers from other schools even though they had lots more people to audition.... It was a huge moment in my life. I had limited dealings with him after that but I really liked him and had he not invited me to Purchase NY to study I can't imagine how different my life would have been. And 6 months later I was cut from the program...lol...which allowed me to move directly to NYC to study and explore and then the fun really began; I got to be a Broadway usher for 2 years and see every show on Broadway repeatedly, it was an incredible time that would not have happened had I not been booted from the program. So thank you, Israel for EVERYTHING. You were very important to so many people.
July 03, 2010
Bank Sex Party Dream
party. Lots of people showed up but it was too weird cause it was in a
bank. No one played but one person asked me weird questions like how
much do I have to pay if I only want to have safe sex? Next thing I
know I'm in a big open field eating a bowl of cereal and playwright
Sam Shepard pulls up in an 18 wheeler big rig and tells me to get in.
July 02, 2010
Fat Kids
When I was in high school the gym teacher agreed to give me a passing grade if I performed as Boy George at the powder puff football game. I hated gym. Still do. Nothing is more boring than walking on a treadmill. I went to the gym a few years ago for about 6 months. I'd have my iphone, I'd be checking my e-mails, watching the tv, checking out hot guys next to me and I'd only do it for 30 minutes and I was STILL bored! The only time I get bored is on a treadmill. I'm hopeless!
__________Most Texas school kids failing in fitness
With two-thirds flunking state test, looser rules for gym classes raise fears
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
July 2, 2010, 9:18AM
WHAT'S IT TAKE
To be considered physically fit:
A 12-year-old boy is expected to:
• Complete one-mile run in no more than 10 minutes, 30 seconds
• Have a body fat percentage of 25 or less
• Perform 18 curl-ups (tests abdominal strength)
• Perform nine trunk lifts (tests trunk strength)
• Perform 10 push-ups (tests upper-body strength)
• Sit with one knee bent and one leg straightened against a box, then reach fingers within 8 inches of the box (tests flexibility)
A 12-year-old girl must:
• Complete a 1-mile run in no more than 12 minutes
• Have a body fat percentage of 32 or less
• Perform 18 curl-ups
• Perform nine trunk lifts
• Perform seven push-ups
• Sit with one knee bent and one leg straightened against a box, then reach fingers within 10 inches of the box
Source: The Cooper Institute Fitnessgram
More than two-thirds of Texas schoolchildren flunked the state's physical fitness test this year, a troubling trend that doctors worry could get worse with the Legislature loosening the requirements for high school gym class.
July 01, 2010
Ouch for M. Night
I love me some Mel Gibson meltdown!
Cablemas
Oh. My. God. Joe. My. God.
Melqui is sleeping on top of me and it's making me really hot. (temperature wise)
June 29, 2010
A.A
"In a culture that generally celebrates empowerment and self-esteem, A.A. begins with disempowerment. The goal is to get people to gain control over their lives, but it all begins with an act of surrender and an admission of weakness.
In a culture that thinks of itself as individualistic, A.A. relies on fellowship. The general idea is that people aren't really captains of their own ship. Successful members become deeply intertwined with one another — learning, sharing, suffering and mentoring one another. Individual repair is a social effort." David Brooks, NY Times
Every week I hear new stories from friends about cutbacks at work, slow sales, home losses; America is a very sick country and people are truly suffering. Some people want to blame our problems on a President who has been in office less than a year but America has been sick for a long time it just didn't know how sick it was and it's not going to get better soon it's going to get worse. It's sad. I have a friend, middle class, intelligent, educated, ex-army, hardworking, honest guy who's wife has cancer and he just got his hours cut back at work. He says, "it's too much to deal with. I'm overwhelmed. If I lose my job my wife will have no benefits and how will pay for her cancer treatments?" It's just wrong on so many levels. America is just so wrong, right now. Things have got to change. And let's not even talk about BP. What a fucking mess. But Toy Story 3 was good!
June 24, 2010
June 19, 2010
Two Dead Clowns
June 15, 2010
Trabajo
June 03, 2010
These are my people...oy vey....sad!
Movie Describes How Mormon Church Pressured Members To Support Prop 8
LDS members contributed 71% of the $40M used to repeal same-sex marriage in California, even though they only comprise 2% of the state's population. This short clip from 8: The Mormon Proposition, which opens around the country this month, describes how church elders pressured its member to donate as much as they could.
http://vimeo.com/12217782