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I work too much. Anyone who knows me knows this. It’s understandable considering that I have some of the greatest jobs on earth! This week I took a little break from the GV desk to head down south. A vacation to do a business trip sounds like a bum rap, but it when it involves porn, beautiful people and sunshine, well then I suppose its not all that bad.
Los Angeles’ Outfest is one of the world’s largest LGBT film festivals. I had the honor of accompanying Shine Louise Houston, Pink&White Productions’ director, to the L.A. premier of her award-winning film, The Crash Pad. It was outstanding to watch her work larger than life and hundreds of fans completely captivated by its presence on the big screen. The theater was sold out and a stand-by line formed around the block! People kept asking, “When will you guys show this again?” We got word from several festival promoters that the screening copy would often go missing.
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On my way to the theater, I was stopped by a man and assembly what were his wife and four children. “Hey… don’t know you from somewhere?” he asks. I reply, “I guess I just have one of those familiar “ahem” faces.” My friend from junior high who was accompanying me at the time almost started laughing hysterically. I wonder what will happen when he finally realizes where he’s see me from? It’s a strange phenomenon being recognized and then there are those instances where I get a call from my father asking me to “please stop using our last name.”
Perhaps the best moment of my whirlwind trip was one of complete surprise. On exiting the L.A. basin by way of Burbank Airport, I was trying to maintain some sort of composure after a long night of porn, friends and complimentary drinks. My only thoughts were if I need to spew, I can spew in the little gray tray they make you chuck your keys and wallet into before you walk half naked through the x-ray machine. To my right was a wall of blaring televisions playing of all things a hot dog eating contest. I veer left almost running into a woman in an Airlines uniform. She stops dead in front of me and with a big smile says, “Pornstar!” I was slightly taken back as she starts to explain how she had been at the screening and loved it. I apologized for my disheveled demeanor with which she replies, “Sounds like you went to the after party.” Indeed I did.
Oh yes, and my personal recommendation for business trips or any other kind of trip, is to bring plenty of travel sized lubes, condoms and gloves. Even if you’re only there for 24 hours, you never know what kind of fun you might get into.
