RESTAURANTS: Wabi Sabi (Venice, CA), Off Vine for weekday lunch (Hollywood, CA), the taco stand outside Paco Paco (Puerto Vallarta, MX) at 4am drunk off your ass, Hell's Kitchen (NYC, NY), everything about Neptune's Net (LA - Ventura County Line, CA), Le Petit Greek (Larchmont Village - Los Angeles, CA), crab cakes at The Ivy (Beverly Hills, CA), Grub (Hollywood, CA), El Compadre (Hollywood, CA) for the best Mexican north of the border, Toast on 3rd for a Tuna Melt (Los Angeles, CA).
CLOTHES: Board shorts, flip flops, vintage Ts, white briefs, old jeans, Barney's Co-Op, Etnies, Puma, classic white jockstraps, Fruit of the Loom wifebeaters, Fred Segal, Energie and G-Star.
ART: Photography by Bruce Weber, Chris Makos and Peter Lindbergh. Paintings by Garloch, Steven Janssen (who is totally hot BTW), David Hockney and Gene Davis. Films by Ang Lee and Brian Singer (I know they are far ends of the spectrum but that's how I fly). Art collection ranges from fashion photography to contemporary pieces and primitive (mainly Meso-American).
BEACHES: Countyline any day of the year (Ventura/LA, CA county line), Hanalei Bay (Kauai, Hawaii), Pink Sands (Harbour Island, Bahamas) and Ian Fleming's former estate (Goldeneye, Jamaica).
CLUBS/BARS: WETbar (Atlanta, GA), Avalon (Hollywood/Boston), Los Balcones (Puerto Vallarta, MX), Eagle (NYC), Roosterfish (Venice, CA), Mayan (Los Angeles, CA), Faultline (Los Angeles, CA), Roxy (NYC), Space (Miami, FL), Crobar (NYC/Chicago/Miami).
SPORTS: Surfing, snowboarding, offshore powerboat racing, volleyball, SCUBA, rock climbing & sailing.
DJ's: Kimberly S., Scotty K., Felicia Villani, Manny Lehman, Bryan Pfeifer, Escape, Phil B., Joe Gauthreau, Tony Moran, Kio Kio, Casey Alva, Cary Stringfellow, Tracy Young, Dan DeLeon, Bryan Pruett, Joe Bermudez, Abel, Ralphie Rosario, Eddie X & Offer Nissim!
Someone who understands and... doesn't make me stress out over how much time I have for them... can make me smile for absolutely no reason... knows exactly what I am going to order before I look at the menu... who knows when to shut the f*&#k up and be quiet for 30 seconds!
Varies from Pop/Dance to Latin... Country to R and B. Artist list is like an issue of Billboard... it's the quality of the songwriting and voice that matter... not the genre... Debby Holiday, Radiohead, Refreshments, Kristine W, Kelly Clarkson, Eagles, Green Day, Anastasia, Joss Stone, Blink 182, Shakira, Tonya Watts, Waylon Payne, Arcade Fire, Pepper Mashay, Colton Ford, Queen Latifa, Kenny Chesney, Shane Mack, Heather Headley, Annie Lennox, Austin Hanks, Alyson, No Doubt, Eagles and of course Offer Nissim ("First Time" feat. Maya says it all) plus anything Chris Cox remixes... not to mention dozens of other faves!
Mostly action and indie films... some comedy. Faves include Dreamgirls (Jennifer Hudson is the bomb!), Point Break, Monster, Matador, Troy (how many ass shots of Brad Pitt can you fit in 2 1/2 hours... apparently not enuf), Indiana Jones Trilogy, Endless Summer, My Own Private Idaho, Trick, Underworld 1 and 2, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Blue Crush, johns... just to name a few. Add on Ice Age and Finding Nemo for the animation category.
Entourage, Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Real Time with Bill Mahr, Alias, The West Wing (best writing on television... still... thank you John Wells and Aaron Sorkin), Commander In Chief, Sex In The City (forever) and South Park of course!
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Chris Blackwell (Island Records/ Island Outpost) for making me think about what I really want to do with my life, Bruce Weber (Photographer/Filmmaker) for teaching me to have a vision and putting it out there for people to see/hear/watch... and of course my mom and dad for making me into who I am today... albeit a mess at times.