I am usually the most interesting person in the room.

I am also the most humble person in the world. No one is more humble than me, no one. ;^]

It's been a wild ride so far.
I have worked in television news as a video journalist. I've freelanced for Dateline NBC. I've worked in the sports department at a tv station doing everything but appear on camera (from shooting highlights to producing segments). I've worked in the news department of a country music radio station as a reporter (didn't quite fit in there). I took what I learned in the tv news biz and applied it to owning and operating an online bicycle magazine that took me to places like shooting on top of the halfpipe at the X-Games. I have done a lot of video work for second-tier professional sports teams (CFL football, AA baseball, NBA D-League and CHL hockey). I've shot photos for a European magazine. I've shared stages and opened up for national level music acts as a DJ. I am a performance poet. I've acted in a few films. I've performed spoken word sets at music shows. I've been quoted in magazines. Interviews with me been published. I've played SXSW as an official showcasing act in 2010 and 2011. March 2012 I played one of my dream gigs at a high profile event during SXSW. I went on my first tour in August 2012, gigging around Colorado for a couple weeks. Last SXSW I shot three interviews for a Canadian music journalist that combined have over a half million YouTube views. If any of the stuff I am working on now comes to fruition, 2013 will be HUGE.

This is just the tip of the tip of the iceberg.

I am neither a 'glass half full' or 'glass half empty' type of guy. I'm am grateful I have a glass and I'll fill it damn myself.

I make things happen.

When hard work isn't enough, luck usually intercedes.

So, yeah, usually I'm the most interesting person in the room. I'm not quite the guy from the Dos Equis commercials (yet). Even tho I joke about ego sometimes (I am a Leo), I am actually really humble. I'm grateful for everything. I take nothing for granted.

I set highly improbable & slightly impossible goals and find ways to make them happen. Impossible is temporary.

Life has been one hell of a ride so far. I've got stories of trial and triumphs. I've got stories for days. Some of the best stories are happening now.

I believe my best days are ahead of me.

I believe in treating people like people. I don't care if the person is homeless or famous. You find the humanity in the person.

I believe in being genuine in all aspects of life. I think most of my successes have come from being genuine.

When I feared heights, I bungee-jumped from 150ft. Little did I know that event would be become a metaphor of how I handle fear, problems and adversity.

I've been through some horrible tragedies in my life and what has got me through it is being unflinchingly optimistic. You can be a victim or the victor. I choose the latter.

Anytime something really bad happens in my life, it is not long until something really incredibly good happens. Scion calls the day after my father's funeral to offer to fly me out to LA for a gig. I've got a lot of similar stories.

The deeper your valleys, the higher your peaks.

There was a time I didn't like how I was living. Micro-changes and nudges alter trajectories. After years of everyday trying to do better than the day before it, I live a better life than I could have imagined. I may not be rich, or will ever be rich, but I'm happier than every millionaire I've met.

You can't shine without friction. You don't get diamonds without pressure.

When the world gives me sh!t, I plant roses.

L-I-V-I-N

Workout. Work. Create. Play. Write. Wash. Rinse. Repeat.

Working harder and smarter on the business side of my creative endeavors and seeing results.

I may not be making it grandly, but I'm making it.

...heh heh heh.
...manifesting.
...knowing the perfect song for any situation.
...imagineering.
...being in the right place at the right time.
...having a good eye/ear for what's 'next'.
...being the human radar detector.
...defying odds.
...shooting photos (I can get great photos from any camera, from $5 disposable cameras to camera phones to full-on rigs.).

Swag. Swagger. Confidence. Charisma. Magnetism. Presence. Cocksure-itude. Je ne sais quoi.

I'm BIG.
I'm a BEAST.
Heart of a lion. Strength of a gorilla. Body of a bear.
Don't think you could dig a big guy? Be around me for an hour. #charm #wit #goodlooks
You never seen a big man like me. A big man who can move like me. Horizontal, vertical, on my feet, on wheels, what have you. I pedal more than I drive. I'm at the gym on the average four days a week. I'm big, hence, I do everything big.

My shaved head. I was cast in an Armenian mafia film. Before shooting I was told my character didn't have my hair, so I decided to cut it down and then shaved it. I've kept it shaved since then.

My laugh. I laugh a lot. I find humor in things that get by a lot of people. Generally if I'm laughing, other people will be laughing too.

I don't "act my age" very well, though I'm not immature.
I was with my ex-wife for eight years. After that ended, I decided to reclaim those years, take 'em back. So that makes me 33 right now.
I really think I stopped aging when I moved to Austin. Maybe Barton Springs is the Fountain of Youth.
People never guess my age correctly.

I don't blend in very well.

Music:
Back in Louisiana where I grew up there was this pimp who after finding Jesus got out of the pimpin' game. He grew several legit businesses but every Sunday afternoon he was on the radio. His radio show was all Blues, 70's Soul, Rhythm & Blues and Funk. Over the years I got a musical education every Sunday. It's been years, but a lot of that music is still the soundtrack of my Sunday afternoons. #bobbybluebland #deniselasalle #bettywright #latimore
Hip Hop is the Rock & Roll of our generation. I grew up with it. Old School, Middle School, Golden Era to New School. I can't sing, at all, so when I go to karaoke I've been known to channel Biggie. Hip Hop made me want to be a DJ. Becoming a DJ made want to discover and explore music of other genres. Being a DJ has given me some of the best times of my life.
Louisiana music (in all its forms) is a part of me. Jazz, Cajun, Zydeco, Brass Bands, Swamp Pop, NOLA Bounce and more are all in my musical DNA. I didn't realize how much my culture was a part of me until I got away from it.
I'm digging a lot of the synthy indie stuff lately. It really scratches an itch for me. A lot of it sounds like 80s music done with modern production (MGMT, Empire of the Sun, Chromeo, The xx, Purity Ring, etc...). I heard a Solange Knowles song that sounded exactly like Madonna circa 1988.
I have a weakness for 80's/90's R&B and New Jack Swing. Bel Biv Devoe, Keith Sweat, MJB, SWV, Jade, etc...
I'm digging a lot of the lo-fi bedroom R&B that I'm hearing lately. Frank Ocean's album was like the midpoint between Prince and Andre 3000. Miguel's album was incredible.
I've got a cd I burned of my favorite Stevie Wonder songs that is the default cd in my car. Any day is a good day to listen to Stevie.
When asked what my favorite type of music is, I usually answer 'good'. I don't care about genre. If it connects it connects. Music is like food to me. Some days I want a good meaty steak. There are days that I only want to listen to musical veggies. Other days some poppy sweets with empty musical calories. I don't eat the same thing every day, I don't listen to the same music every day.

Books:
There is no specific genre of books that I am into. The books I read find their way to me. I had never heard of Daniel Quinn's Ishmael til three people told me about the book in the same day.
Man's Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl was a life changer for me.
There is a lot of wisdom in The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran.
I like Phillip K Dick. It amazes me how accurate his vision of the future was.
I liked Jay-Z's Decoded. Part memoir and part decoding of lyrics. It planted the seed for the book I'm working on.
I really related to Love is a Mixtape by Rob Sheffield. If you know what the book is about, I"ve got a very similar story. Good people and good music are what got me through dark times.

Movies:
When I moved to Austin I frequented the Alamo Drafthouse and The Dobie and saw a lot of great films. I was really into 'Indie' film for a long time, but some really great popcorn movies snuck under my radar, ie Fight Club. I am more open minded with movies now.
I like all the Phillip K Dick film adaptations.
I think Richard Linklater makes movies specifically for me.
There is nothing I can't accomplish after watching Rudy or Pursuit of Happyness.
I doubt the Alamo Drafthouse will ever let me into another screening of Purple Rain. If we meet, ask me about it.
In the right frame of mind I like Pixar (& Pixarish) movies. I think it's genius how most of the Pixar movies work on a kid and an adult level. I'm not sure Toy Story 3 and Up are even appropriate for kids.
I enjoy really horrible movies almost as much as really good movies.
My pops and I weren't the toss the football around father and son. Our bond was Bond, James Bond. He passed a few years ago. When I miss my pops I'll watch a 007 movie.

Television:
I realized I was much more productive when I don't have cable. No accidental marathons of shows I wouldn't normally watch. Netflix is a good fit for me.
I like NBC's Thursday night line up, Community, Park&Rec, The Office.
During football season I am in front of tv for Saints games. Football is more than football. Who Dat!
If I'm up, my inner political nerd will watch the talking head shows Sunday morning.

Food:
I eat a lot healthier than I use to. It's taken me awhile to break my Southern palate. I doubt you'll find someone who eats more broccoli than I do. I do indulge a little when I go back home to Louisiana. Po-boy's, jambalaya, catfish, oysters, boudin, etc...

-Good workout- Get fit or die trying. I started working out to get healthier and lose some el bees, but I wasn't expecting the impact it's had in my life beyond that. It's as much mental as it is physical. I've never been stronger in life. I've cut back to 4 gym days a week since I've started going big. I pedal more on non-gym days. I like the days where I never crank my car. Some weeks I push a Prowler (weighted sled). I never thought I'd be so in working out, but fav thing is riding my...

-bicycle- I grew up on bmx, had a job in the bmx industry for nearly a decade. In the last year I got rid of old street/skatepark bike. Injuries. Last year I got my first "adult bike". Well, adult-ish (single speed road bike). Nothing beats riding around listening to....

-music- It is like food, air and sunshine, I couldn't live without it. It has made the good times great and made the bad times bearable. Sometimes music is a drug, but there are times music is medicine. Hearing the right song at the right time can change your day. The world is my music video when I'm listening to my...

-ipod- I swear my soul is on that thing. I think you can tell a lot about a person by their music collection. I love that I can have thousands of songs with me at all times. I love being able find the perfect song for almost every moment. That helps when I'm behind my...

-my DJ Gear- I am a DJ. I've had amazing times doing amazing things with amazing people behind my turntables and mixer.

-my iPad- It amazes me with all the things it does. I write on it. I edit some my YouTube videos on it. I've read books on it. It's great for traveling. Watching tv and movies on it makes airports tolerable.

-my Integrity- I have to be able to look at myself in the mirror. I hold myself to high expectations.

-What's next?

-I usually have lots of irons in a lot of fires. I think about how I can move projects forward. I think I was bored once when I was seven years old.

-I tend to 'post-game'. What did I like that I did? What did I not like? What can I improve on? How do I improve that?

-Being thankful. Big things. Small things. Opportunities. Family. Friends. Etc...

-Being in awe of the talents of my friends. I've surrounded myself with incredible people who inspire me to do better, work harder and strive to live up to my full potential. With friends like mine, peer pressure is usually a good thing.

Some Fridays I'm Superman, other Fridays I'm Clark Kent.

This profile may be a little over written. I'm a writer and can't really stop until it says what I want it to stay (then edit), I've heard horror stories about how people misrepresent themselves on this site. That's not me. This is the tip of the iceberg but it serves as a decent outline of who I am. If you've read down this far...

This whole online dating thing baffles me.
I think I'm much better in person than I could ever relate on a profile.

I'm really good at reading people except when it comes to romance, then I am the King of Oblivion. I have a tendency to overlook the obvious at times. I'm horrible at detecting interest. 'Signals' and 'subtleties' often don't blip on my radar. I think it's kinda sexy when a woman goes for what she wants (*especially when it's me).

I'm looking for that mind, booty and soul connection. Mental, physical and spiritual.

Sex is like ice cream, with love it's a sundae. While I do enjoy a good dish, I'm looking for something really decadent and satisfying.

I am a connoisseur of people. I surround myself with amazing people. I have good instincts. In the rare occasion I do reach out, I have picked up on something about you that piqued my interest. Please take the compliment.

...you are still reading my profile.
...you are both 'interesting' and 'interested'.
...you have less than four cats. (craziness grows exponentially with every cat over the third..)
...you like to laugh.
...can appreciate the adventure that life can be.
...you are more of a participant in life, rather than a spectator.
...you'd like to call me Big Poppa.
...you can clap on the two and the four.
...you can tell me how you are awesome.
...you got a great SXSW story (or seven).
...if you got any questions about anything on this profile.

...you have exquisite taste in men. (if you are interested and are messaging me, then I know you have excellent taste in men)