Live in Los Angeles, originally from Birmingham, Alabama. THIS IS BIRMINGHAM AT SUNSET -- PRETTY, RIGHT?
..I'm a southern gentleman in every sense of the word, but also possess a sharp wit and hipness cultivated from my years of living in LA. Grew up a military brat, so really have no real hometown. Attended 9 different schools in 12 years and lived all over the continental United States, and have been to Hawaii, Guam, The Philippines and Japan as a Navy kid. Makes it hard to have childhood friends; far back I go is high school and even then, it's only a handful of people that I really stay in touch with.Attended Samford University,
.. a prestigious liberal arts college in Birmingham, and earned a BA in journalism mass communication and English. Also have an MBA with a concentration in marketing and public relations. Lived in Birmingham full-time after graduation, and relocated to Los Angeles after a few years. My favorite places in Birmingham when I was living there (and I always visit when I go home) are The Back Alley Restaurant, the Blue Monkey Lounge, Silvertron Restaurant, the Alabama Theatre, Sloss Furnaces, Five Points South in general; The Nick, Bottega, Highlands Grill and The Summitt, among others. Attending an Alabama or Auburn football game on a crisp fall, sunny Saturday is a thing to cherish. Though I miss many southern things, LA is a good place for me to be right now. I get my fix of the south when I go home for the holidays, or visiting friends at The Kentucky Derby every year. Eating southern food is a truly religious experience, but not something I need to do everday anyway, so it works out. Okra, fried green tomatoes, chicken & dumplings, sweet tea, collard greens... if you've never tried it, you don't know what you're missing.Work in public relations and advertising out here in La-la land. Good bit of entertainment work for various actors and musicians; have managed the publicity for LA Theatre Works, a theatre company here in town; and served on the red carpet and talent relations crews for pretty much every award show in town - VH1 Divas Las Vegas, MTV Movie Awards, the Emmys, the Grammys, the ESPYs, and so on. Go to New York City a couple of times a year for work, including the Tony Awards and the MTV Video Music Awards. Attending the Academy Awards was a highlight, and I've been several times now -- that's me working the red carpet rehearsals in my profile photo at the Oscars this year -- I'll post my hot tuxedo pictures as well. On the side, I do some creative writing, have a screenplay kicking around and in general am as much a fan of Hollywood as I am a resident. I love all the old hollywood stuff -- the old clubs, houses, restaurants, Rat Pack hangouts, Manson Family haunts, things like that. Fascinating and spooky. Like me, I guess. :) I have attended countless Hollywood parties, been to every club and restaurant there is, and as long as you keep that all in perspective, it can be great fun. Am not caught up in the "scene" and don't feel that going to the latest club defines my life. It makes for a fun night and that's it, but there's more TO life, you know? I have many friends who participate in the social scene as well, but those who stay in my life are those who "get" the inside joke of it all. When you're dancing with Keira Knightley at the Golden Globes one night (which I did) and balancing your check book and fuming over car troubles the next day, it keeps you grounded in reality.I knew exactly one person when I moved to LA and now I seem to know everyone, with a good 10 or so really close friends that I can depend on and who can depend on me. That's LA for ya. A million acquaintances, but you have to keep sharp to separate the real deal from the BS. I have many friends back home in Alabama with home I stay in touch, and their friendship is among my most valued possessions.Those closest to me would describe me as funny, kind,loyal (perhaps to a fault) clever and smart (at least I hope that's what they'd say) I'm also impatient, stubborn, have serious road rage in LA traffic, and get my feelings hurt way too easily (that's the Aquarius in me I guess). I would be a fantastic and engaging talk show host -- I'm just waiting for someone to make me an offer. Some day...
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Michael (Mike)
Birthday: February 12
Birthplace: Pensacola, Florida
Current Location: Los Angeles, CA
Eye Color: Green-Blue
Hair Color: Blond
Height: 5'9"
Right Handed or Left Handed: Left
Your Heritage: English, Irish and Native American
The Shoes You Wore Today: Black Kenneth Cole slip-ons
Your Weakness:
Your Fears: air travel (though I fly a lot);
Your Perfect Pizza: pepperoni and black olives
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Pay off MBA
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: LOL
Thoughts First Waking Up: Must have coffee now!
Your Best Physical Feature: Eyes
Your Bedtime: midnight
Your Most Missed Memory: my mamaw's cooking
Pepsi or Coke: Diet Pepsi
McDonalds or Burger King: Father's Office Burgers in Santa Monica
Single or Group Dates: Group Dates? -- what am I, 13?
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Lipton
Chocolate or Vanilla: Vanilla
Cappuccino or Coffee: Coffee
Do you Smoke: no
Do you Swear: no
Do you Sing: in private
Do you Shower Daily: yes
Have you Been in Love: yes
Do you want to go to College: been there, done that
Do you want to get Married:
Do you belive in yourself: most days
Do you get Motion Sickness: on planes, during storms, you bet
Do you think you are Attractive: I can clean up good, yes
Are you a Health Freak: "freak," hardly
Do you get along with your Parents: yes
Do you like Thunderstorms: love 'em, unless flying (see above
Do you play an Instrument: pick at a piano, want to learn guitar
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: yes
In the past month have you Smoked: no
In the past month have you been on Drugs: never
In the past month have you gone on a Date: yes
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: yes
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: no
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: yes
In the past month have you been on Stage: no
In the past month have you been Dumped: no
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: no
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: no
Ever been Drunk:
Ever been called a Tease: oh yeah
Ever been Beaten up: never
Ever Shoplifted: no
How do you want to Die: warm in my bed
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: president of Paramount Pictures
What country would you most like to Visit: Italy
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: Blue or Green
Favourite Hair Color: no preference
Short or Long Hair: no preference
Height: no preference
Weight: not overweight
Best Clothing Style: classic
Number of Drugs I have taken: none
Number of CDs I own: hundreds
Number of Piercings: none
Number of Tattoos: none
Number of things in my Past I Regret: Nunya
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You Are a Martini
There's no other way to say it: you're a total lush.
You hold your liquor well, and you hold a lot of it! What Mixed Drink Are You?
