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About Me

Things to know.
I'm a college dropout... and have no intention to ever go back.
I'm a writer and producer. I recently wrote this musical about Tammy Faye Bakker called BIG TENT with Ben Cohn, Sean McDaniel, and Ryan Davis. Check it out on www.myspace.com/tammymusical.
I grew up in the south.
I'm A.D.D.
I'm left handed.
I live in the greatest city in the world.
I'm the youngest of three kids.
I'm tall.
I pretend to be an artsy type but truthfully, I'd take First Wives Club over Citizen Kane any day.

Recently produced a big benefit called Mr. Broadway 2007 for the Ali Forney Center at New World Stages... check out this bootleg of the Opening Number ..

My Interests

Mexican food, TJ Maxx, NetFlix, musical theater, Ben and Jerry's, writing, Libraries/bookstores, television, fried chicken, Southern writers, iTunes, booze, Tammy Faye Bakker, 24 hour diners, TV on DVD, becoming famous

I'd like to meet:

Peter Pan, Truman Capote, Paul Lynde, Oscar Wilde.Or people that aren't in the midst of/on the verge of a major shift/ crisis in their life.

Music:

Sufjan Stevens, Dixie Chicks, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Mika, Jackson Five, Michael Jackson, Amy Winehouse

Movies:

Jaws, Hocus Pocus, First Wives Club, Hook, Death Becomes Her, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Funny Girl, Mrs. Doubtfire, History of Violence, Best in Show, Ed Wood, Capote

Television:

Six Feet Under, Lost, Sex and the City, The View, Golden Girls, Will and Grace, The West Wing, 30 Rock, The Simpsons, The Office, Family Guy, Pee Wee's Playhouse, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Sarah Silverman Show, My Life on the D List

Books:

Harper Lee, David Sedaris, Edward Albee, Truman Capote, Charles Dickens, Roald Dahl, Marc Acito, Mark Childress, Tennessee Williams, Spalding Gray, Betty Greene

Heroes:

Kenny Ortega.

My Blog

Gays in Gay City!

Check out this week's edition of "Gay City News" for a cover story on "Gays for Giuliani"! They did a great piece on the video, which is now up to 56,000 views on YouTube! Gay City News Story Click He...
Posted by Jeffery Self on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PST

No End in Sight

I have just gotten home from seeing a new documentary about the Iraq War titled "No End in Sight" and I have never felt so moved, angered, and floored. The brilliantly directed movie shows the many, m...
Posted by Jeffery Self on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 09:11:00 PST

Gays for Giuliani on CNN!

Be sure to watch CNN's The Situation Room tonight at 7PM, as Wolf Blitzer will be featuring the GAYS FOR GIULIANI ad! Crazy what a YouTube video can do, right?
Posted by Jeffery Self on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:06:00 PST

Rudy and the Gays

Check out this video I co-produced! ...
Posted by Jeffery Self on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 10:08:00 PST

Seeking gay actors for Friday

No, not for a date. Ryan Davis and I are seeking some funny, improv-friendly, non-union actors on Friday at 5PM in midtown for a short titled "Gays for Giuliani". No pay but this will be getting natio...
Posted by Jeffery Self on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 02:02:00 PST

Waterwell's The/King/Operetta

Hey there folks! My roommate's company is producing this really exciting musical right now about the life and times of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It's really a beautiful, exciting, and totally origina...
Posted by Jeffery Self on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:03:00 PST

Crazy lady

Oh, Ann Colter.... you so crazy.
Posted by Jeffery Self on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 02:28:00 PST

Sicko

After arriving home from a visit down to Georgia to see my family, I went to see Michael Moore's newest addition to his cannon, "SICKO". Regardless of your political views or your feelings towards Mr....
Posted by Jeffery Self on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 07:47:00 PST

Vacation Day Two

I wanna go home.
Posted by Jeffery Self on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:34:00 PST

Jeez, Bush sure loves the gays

So our beloved President Bush recently announced his shocking choice for Surgeon General: Dr. James Holsinger. This is just absurd. Read this: "President Bush's nominee for surgeon general, Dr. James ...
Posted by Jeffery Self on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 08:37:00 PST