Posted on December 16, 2015 Leave a Comment
https://youtu.be/bjNDLlZqes0 Everyone has a point in their lives where their destiny is changed forever. When we look back on those moments, we realize that was the point of no return – that was when everything changed. That point is a defining moment in our lives and who we are couldn’t have happened without that moment. […]
Posted on December 8, 2015 Leave a Comment
Life is a symphony – If life is a symphony the cello plays the part of the air we breathe the drum beats in time with our heart and the plucks of the violin strings give rise to aspirations and dreams. The flute’s song is our soul soaring to heights unimagined, the trumpet announces a […]
Posted on November 26, 2015 Leave a Comment
http://youtu.be/L7AIBlzCluc Have you ever taken a loved one for granted, assumed they would always be there when you needed them, told yourself you’d call tomorrow, but tomorrow never came? That’s what Thanksgiving 1982 was for me. I was a sophomore in college and smack dab in the middle of a bad case of drug addiction. […]
Posted on October 7, 2015 1 Comment
Lady Gaga teams up with Niles Rodgers for Tom Ford’s Spring/Summer 2016 promo vid. Their cover of Chic’s 1978 hit “I Want Your Love” is the freshest sound to emerge in a long time. The sound was also heavily featured on Gareth Pugh’s Spring/Summer 2016 runway. Perhaps Gaga and disco are back. What do you […]
Posted on March 20, 2015 Leave a Comment
Twenty Five years ago today Madonna released her mega hit Vogue. There was no escaping it. The song swept over the planet like a plague and secured Madonna as the God Mother of the gay rights movement. I wrote about this in Stonewall to Obama. Here is an excerpt… Vogue I was one of the […]
Posted on March 9, 2015 Leave a Comment
“Climb every mountain. Ford every stream. Follow every rainbow, till you find your dream.” I’ve just registered for the San Francisco marathon in July. The SF race is a Boston qualifier. It’s also one of the hardest marathon courses in the world. In order for me to qualify for Boston, I’ll need to run […]
Posted on February 27, 2015 Leave a Comment
I’m blessed to be surrounded by beautiful women of all ages that inspire me every day. But, this week I heard someone say, “She’s past her prime.” I was reminded of the Academy Award winning movie The Prime of Miss Jean Brody where actress Maggie Smith plays a controversial private school teacher in her sexual […]
Posted on February 21, 2015 Leave a Comment
There are moments in life when everything is crystal clear. The planets and stars align and I’m in the right place at the right time. Suddenly, a portal opens and I can see myself clearly. There’s also a view of what lies ahead and where I’ve been. I call these rare portal moments being at […]
Posted on November 14, 2014 Leave a Comment
http://youtu.be/oKlL8m3mD7k Sia’s mega hit Chandelier is omnipresent. Her exuberance surrounds us in the gym, on the street, the supermarket and, of course, the dance floor. The other day I was listening to this amazing remix and I had a chandelier epiphany. I got to thinking that Sia has probably never really danced on top of […]
Posted on October 8, 2014 Leave a Comment
Dear Friends, On November 2, I’m running the TCS New York City Marathon with Lifebeat, Music Fights HIV/AIDS. I joined the team to make a difference in the fight against HIV/AIDS and raise funds to continue to grow Lifebeat’s programs. Since 1992, Lifebeat has been distributing educational literature and condoms at concert venues, music festivals, […]