The Tower Bridge

Lucky left on a 7:45 pm flight to London last night. He had less then 100 dollars in his pocket and a dream to chase. His publisher called him on Monday and told him that they would like to fly him out this week (crazy short notice but we had been waiting for this trip all year). Lucky was packed the minute his phone call ended and he even got a new haircut for the occasion! He'll be dropping off some negatives and looking over the organization of his book while he's out there. You can still buy a copy of his book at www.shelterbookcampaign.com.

I'm so proud and excited for him. I can only imagine what its going to be like, to meet fellow artist and gallery owners that want to show his art, his passion. Its truely an amazing thing for him and its only the beginning.

His phone doesn't work in London so he has been e-mailing. Here are some of them:

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Thursday, May 31, 2007 6:39 AM

made it to London... had to navigate on my own and find the trolley gallery and managed to do ok. no phone access pretty much, but wanted to let you know i made it. will be coming back monday. hope you're all well too.
Lucky Michaels

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Thursday, May 31, 2007 10:47 AM

so i stole a seat on the only couch in trolley after my walk to and across the tower bridge and back and then introduced myself to the older gentlemen that returned from the toilet to reclaim his stolen seat. come to find out it was Phillip the photographer for whom this evening a special opening is being held. i then met 7 people from the BBC that came to interview him... they were all speaking Welsh and cerbo/croation. guess i have to learn it somehow.
Lucky Michaels

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And so it begins....

Catskill Photos

Try this Link (click on slide show to view):

Catskill Photos

Cats with the Mad Skills, Yo!

Ps. We never did find any cats!?

Gay Testosterone

Tuesday night my friend Corey was in town. It was his first day off from his reality series he's shooting in Fire Island. Long story short..we got into a drunken fight in Times Square with a guy who was pasting out fliers for the laugh factory. The guy pushed me because I drunkenly threw his fliers in the air after you gave them to me. I yelled and pushed him back, at which point Corey gets involved and punches the guy in the face (The guy called me a "faggot" which to Corey really sent him over the edge and I happily jumped off with him). I remember people trying to push us apart including the flier guy's body guard, who looked like he was an extra on the Sopranos. The body guard and flier man kept saying "Lets take a walk, and then I show you "F**KS" who the *A**, P**k, B*&%&^%" is!" ...Ah, NYC! Jackie and her bf finally pulled us from the whole mess.

Once inside a bar, Corey gets on my phone and calls/yells at the Laugh Factory receptionist. I go to the ATM to get money to buy MORE drinks (great idea). Then to make matters worst, we decide to go back to the spot. Jackie and bf were done with us (they being the sober ones). We go back, minus Jackie and bf, and this time we decide to take that walk with flier man and body guard. But as we are crossing Broadway and 47th, the guy apologizes for calling me the F word, Corey does the same for throwing a punch and just as fast as it started it was over. At least we gave the tourist something to talk about once they return home...

Bill likes to

Inspired by Gillian

Instructions: Google "[yournamehere] likes to" and note the top 10 results.

1. Bill likes to tell her what to do ...

2. Bill likes to keep an eye on the USCG Nav Center for the latest trends in the USCG.

3. Bill likes to stand and watch me cook.

4. Bill likes to learn new things

5. Bill likes to be needed, to care for others, and he often worries about the people he loves

6. Bill likes to refer to himself in 3rd person and be redundant.

7. Bill likes to play guitar with his (locally) popular bands, Chick Sandwich, and The Swinging ...

8. Bill likes to use his hand and arm this way and he likes the decision making and the talking which I do as we play.

9. Bill likes to use fresh ingredients, finishing dishes off with handfuls of fresh herbs, like coriander and lemon grass or a squeeze of limejuice.

10. Bill likes to use the reverb of this (cheap) multi-fx processor

:)

Current Fav Song

I want to know what airport this is? JFK, it is not!!

My friend Clare

She is the one in the big hair, all the way to the left.