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Ch-Ch-Ch-Cherie Bomb!

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Posted by: Trent on March 20, 2010| 10 Comments

Last night David and I met up with our dear Valley Girls Angie, Justine and Kay for a fun little Gayte Night (gay + date night) out on the town together. We decided to go see The Runaways together at the ArcLight Theater in Sherman Oaks, CA:


I’ve been lookin’ forward to the release of this film for months now and I am happy to report it was worth the wait. While the film is called The Runaways, the focus is squarely on original lead singer Cherie Currie and her life in the band. As Curie, Dakota Fanning gives an amazing performance … honest, gritty and totally believable, Fanning becomes the teenage rockstar that she was portraying. Dakota truly is the star of this film. Kirsten Stewart, bless her heart, is good in this film but not spectacular. Her acting performance is very similar to the performances she gives in other films … I will say that K. Stew absolutely got the look and mannerisms of Joan Jett down perfectly. The movie is actually very good … it kinda gives you a feel for how gritty The Runaways were in the late 70′s without taking things too far. You get a small taste of what it was prolly really like … but, again, the film most likely holds back on the true grit of reality. While the other members of The Runaways are relegated to just background players (which is a bummer cuz Lita Ford ROCKS and should’ve been feature more) the other star of the film is Michael Shannon who plays Runaways Svengali Kim Fowley. He gave a great performance … really rounding out the cast. This movie will not break the bank nor will it win many awards but it is a great look into the short-life of Cherie Currie as frontwoman of The Runaways. For Dakota‘s performance alone, you must see this film.

After the movie, the ladies joined us for drinks and snacks at El Torito, after the jump check out some of our fun photos … More »

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Irish For A Day

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Posted by: Trent on March 18, 2010| 6 Comments

For St. Patrick’s Day yesterday, David and I wanted to venture out for a fun night out without things gettin’ too crazy. So, we met up with Darion and ventured down to the beach to hang out with our BFFs Josh and Emma. After a few drinks at their place, we made our way to Sharkeez in Manhattan Beach, CA to hunker down for some eats and lots of green beer:


Despite the fact that poor Joshie was operating on, like, 2 hours of sleep he was still a really good sport and a fun time was had by all. I even got to meet the sweetest Pink reader who gave me a gift that TOTALLY made my night. After the jump, check out some of the fun photos we snapped last night … More »

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YOU BETTA WORK-OUT

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Posted by: Trent on March 16, 2010| 11 Comments

Happy news to report today … my dear friend Darion has just launched a new blog called Hollywood Gym People which is based on the AMAZINGLY funny gym tweets he often shares on Twitter. With perfect comic timing, Darion has been entertaining folks on Twitter with his pithy and sometimes scathing commentary from his local gym. Now, Darion will be sharing the fun with the world at large on HollywoodGymPeople.com


Check out his site … I think you’ll love it :)

Last night was a pretty chill night … I spent much of the evening driving around running errands, happily smelling the flowery night air. Spring is in full effect here in LA … it’s wonderful! David and I settled down last night with a new friend:


I picked up this lovely bottle of Coppola Wine at World Market and, let me tell you, it went down real easy. We enjoyed it very much … so much so that we have decided to stock up :)

No plans for today just yet … we’re trying to figure out our plans for St. Patrick’s Day tomorrow … it’s so sunny and warm today, tho, I’m sure we’ll think of something fun to do :)

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‘Memory’ Serves

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Posted by: Trent on March 12, 2010| 8 Comments

Last night, David and I met up with our good friends Josh and Emma for a quick dinner at Prizzi’s Piazza before we made our way to the Pantages Theater in Hollywood, CA to see a performance of the beloved Broadway hit Cats!


Of the 4 of us, I was the only one who had seen the show before … and, unfortunately, none of my theater companions could follow what the hell was going on thruout the show. David kept whispering to me, “What is a ‘Jello Cat’?” and even after I explained what was going on at intermission, the three of them were still a bit confused. David did like the part where the cat lady (who he called Tina Turner) flew off into outer space on her space ship. Because the majority of the songs are based on poetry by T.S. Eliot, the songs are not the sing-songy showtunes that people usually respond to. The dance … the show is really all about the dance.

We had a great time and I have to commend the Cats cast for putting on a fantastic show last night. I have to give a shout-out to Pink readers Drew Roelofs (Plato, Macavity) and Adam Steiner (Rum Tum Tugger) especially for their amazing performances last night. Steiner proudly declares that he is a Detroit native, which endears him all the more to my heart! Great job you guys … thanks for sharing your talents with us here in LA :)

After the jump, if you so desire, you can check out some photos that we snapped last night of our fun night out … More »

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A Party Fit For A Queen

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Posted by: Trent on March 7, 2010| 6 Comments

Yesterday I had the extreme pleasure of meeting up with Darion and his parents Janai and Tim for a brunch meal at Rock Sugar at Century City just the four of us and we had a fantastic time:


Daron’s parents are in town for his mom’s birthday this weekend and after our happy brunch, we convened with pretty much every person that Darion has ever known in life at The Abbey for a birthday celebration. The fabulous Janai brought lots of fun party favors for the occasion and got herself all dolled up in THE most fabulous outfit you could ever imagine. Check out the fun after the jump … More »

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Hangin’ At The Mouse’s House

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Posted by: Trent on March 1, 2010| 18 Comments

Yesterday was a fantastically fun day for David and me … we met up with our friend who is also named David (visiting from NYC) and we 3 made our way down to Disneyland for the day. I have been DYING to see Captain EO (which began showing at Disney last Tuesday) and this was our weekend to do so:


We started our day at the California Adventure park but I have to advise any of y’all thinking of going … stay away for a while. Half the park is closed off for renovations and, except for the California Screamin’ rollercoaster, it’s not worth the hassle. We had a much better time at Disneyland. After the jump, check out some of our fun photos and find out who WE MET at Disneyland at the end of the night … More »

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Trunks Show

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Posted by: Trent on February 27, 2010| 2 Comments

Last night David and I met up with our BFFs Josh and Emma for a little double date night fun. We started out the night at 8oz. Burger Bar and then we made our way to WeHo for a gay ol’ time:


We met up with some of Emma’s friends at Trunks for some cheap drinks and then we made our way to Mickey’s for some dancing … poor Joshie was being hounded all night long by the rabid guys at Mickey’s that we had to protect him from the horde ;) We had a lot of fun tho … fun that we all are paying for today … ugh.

I’m not sure what the plan for today is … the rain has been falling off and on all day so … it might be a good day to hibernate. Hope your Saturday is a good one :)

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Dinner & Dancing

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Posted by: Trent on February 20, 2010| 5 Comments

Last night I got dragged out of the house by my dear friends Darion and Jordan for a night of dinner and dancing. David was supposed to come with but he was feeling under the weather at the last minute and decided to opt out. Undaunted, Darion and I enjoyed a fun dinner at Rambutan Thai in Silverlake … we were met by Jordan and his good friend Adam for drinks afterward. I, somehow, got talked into having another drink at Akbar and well, that’s was my night:


It was really fun hanging with the guys but I wasn’t really in a mood for a big night out. Darion and I bailed by midnight and that was fine by me :)

It is a gloriously sunny day here in LA today so I’m gonna try to get out and enjoy it … tonight I’m seeing Brendan Benson at the Troubador in West Hollywood, CA. Ahh … happy Saturday :)

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Close ‘Encounter’

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Posted by: Trent on February 19, 2010| 6 Comments

Last night I FINALLY met up with my dear friend Adriana for our appointed monthly dinner date (which was weeks overdue) and we decided to let David tag along with us. AY and I have a rule that the places we eat have to be new so we were racking our brains to come up with a place to dine … then it hit me! I knew the perfect place that we would all love to visit, that none of us have ever been to before … in fact, I don’t know anyone alive who’s ever been there. I decided we should have our date at Encounter Restaurant & Bar right smack dab in the middle of LAX Airport:


I’m certain that everyone in the SoCal area (or has visited the SoCal area) has seen Encounter but, as I said, I’ve never met anyone who’s actually been inside. Sooooo … that’s where we went for dinner and drinks last night. After the jump, check out some photos from inside Encounter and hear my mini-review on the famed eatery that no one ever eats at … More »

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Spreading VD Far And Wide

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Posted by: Trent on February 14, 2010| 18 Comments

I hope all y’all are having a fantastic Valetine’s Day today :) David and I have been giving VD gifts all week long … first I got him a big batch of personalized M&Ms (with our photos on them) and then he gave me a beautiful message in a bottle :)


I got him flowers, he got me flowers … I got him chocolates, he gave me candy and a BIG balloon … oh yes, and the sappy VD cards. Yes, we’re shameless but that’s lurve for ya ;)

Last night, David, Josh and I met up with Darion, Tara, Yasmin, Peter and a bunch of their friends for a danceparty at Cherry Pop! We had a bit of fun, check out some photos after the jump … More »

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