LEATHER

Leather first came into my orbit when I became the doorman/coat-check/bar-back/food expeditor @ the now demolished...The SPIKE, which was originally located at 120 Eleventh Ave. (at 20th st.) Charles Thompson-C.T the owner hired me at the time and Andrew the cook, worked those infamous "Sunday Brunches"...(from noon until 5pm) for $10.95, and included one drink.

Andrew would make me cut-up so many mushrooms and stir the butter for the hollandaise sauce which would eventually end-up in those delicious Eggs Benedicts ala Spike, The transformation of making a bar into a tropical oasis was always fascinating and our customers seem to appreciate it. The dining hall a.k.a.. "The Palm Room." with actual Palm trees (was always my favorite to assemble) Sadly, The Spike closed in September of 2000 due to the on going gentrification of New York City.

Leather made another impact on my life when Marc Berkley (R.I.P) encouraged me to take the job with Jack Stoddar, The booking agent for The BLACK PARTY which was held at Roseland (1994-1997 active). If you are not familiar with The BLACK PARTY it is a large venue full of men and women from all over the world with one common denominator= LEATHER infatuation...and all this entails with NO regrets or limitations.


The BLACK PARTY is a traveling circuit party and I'm very honored to have experienced some truly phenomenal adventures within it's boundaries.

Here is my LOVE for LEATHER throughout the years.

Title:Rawhide LEATHER collage-2013

MADONNA tribute-2013

In 1994 one night in a nightclub called "USA" which was located here in NYC-In fact, You can see the inside exterior of the club if you watch the Salt & Pepa music video-SHOOP.

Anyway, I was hired to be in a fashion show at USA and I invited some friends to come see me and one GREAT FRIEND name Kim Overton and I were walking backstage to get me on stage and we were being blocked because MADONNA was walking in front of us at a snails pace.

1994 was the start of NYC's nightlife before that man, Rudy Giuliani sucked all the LIFE out of the city's heartbeat but dam was in a BLAST while it lasted. THANK YOU, MADONNA for being along for the ride and creating those infectious hits.

The one and only "SUPERSTAR"...MADONNA

Title:The "ORIGINAL" Material Girl collage-2013

Janet Jackson tribute-2013

I've been obsessed with her beauty & talent from as far back as I can remember. She inspired me to become a dancer, Her concert tour was the first and only one I attended alone and coincidently sat behind her brother, Jermaine Jackson-The tour was "The Rhythm Nation tour" Janet's debut.

Title:Control The Rhythm Nation 1814-2013 collage

A fraction of the drawings of Janet Jackson throughout the years.

LOVE YOU, Janet

Michael Jackson tribute-2013

Now & Forever the "KING of POP"...

A fraction of the drawings of Michael Jackson throughout the years. Michael's music can lift me to places creativity, I never dreamed or imagined.

Title:The GLOVED One-2013 collage of his majesty

Gone Too Soon, Ben.