Today I have a special treat to kick off my new website (hope you all like!). Recently, I enjoyed a stimulating dinner conversion with two of my dearest girlfriends, Dixie Longate, the red headed wonder and Tupperware saleswoman extraordinaire… …and Mindschmootz (or Mary), another wonder woman of extraordinary heart, mind… and guts! Over […]
When I was 12 years old, my dad taught me how to drive while he sat in the passenger seat, smoking a joint and reading the newspaper. Blocking his view of the road, with a sprawling sport’s section, he puffed away leisurely at a fat roach and a few cigarettes. When it came time to […]
In addition to the great characters in my family, there are also some great characters. The greatest of all would have to be my paternal grandfather, a man who insisted we call him “Honey”. Honey was the meanest and most Catholic person I have ever known. My father, Peter, spent much of his childhood attending […]
Last week I was Emily Blunt’s hand double on an Yves Saint Laurent commercial. Within minutes of telling my friend Mary the news, her girlfriend emailed me requesting a picture of Emily. Snapping pictures of celebrities is generally considered unprofessional, so I told her see I’d see what I could do. Then googled “Emily Blunt” […]
My home on a California commune may have been on the same planet as my other life in New Orleans, but it was a whole other world. These two cultures collided most when it came to food. In New Orleans, I was all but force fed by my Italian relatives. Food was the centerpiece of […]
Ever since I was a little, I dreamed of doing something great for the world. I wasn’t a particularly ambitious kid. Besides my nightly prayers for world peace, I was unclear of my personal role in bringing about global harmony. Yet, I trusted that eventually I’d fall into a gratifying line of work which hoped […]
In the world of hand modeling, there’s a chasm of coolness between the Fashion and Commercial hand jobs. Since my versatile hands are able to swing both ways, I work in both markets. Recently, I shot with Colin Farrell for Esquire Magazine, and the next day I was wiping up a mess of meatballs for […]
After posting MADness last week, someone asked why in the world I wanted to be like Rachel, the girl bully who terrorized me and other kids. While I hungered for her ham sandwiches, coveted her hip wardrobe, and admired her glossy bubblegum-smelling lips, more than anything– I wanted Rachel’s balls. Rachel wasn’t afraid of anyone […]
I’m a sucker for bad boys. As ashamed as I am to admit a past littered with men who punched parking meters for fun, I now refer to these not so gentle-men as MAD: Mean, Angry and Dense. There’s an us-against-them quality to the MAD man: When he isn’t pissed off at you, he’s pissed […]
When I told my Grandmother I would be guest starring on Burn Notice, her response was, “Fern Notice?” When I asked if she had cable, she replied in a you-bet-cha tone, “Yes, I do!” And when I told her the program would be airing on the USA Network, she paused before inquiring politely, “Does it […]
