Kickey! Chapter 7: New Show! (V)

Kickey's found a new show, and he's obsessed! This one might not hit quite as well if you haven't seen Heated Rivalry, and if you haven't, it's Pride Month, get into it! Happy Pride, all! Click the picture below to watch the latest Kickey!

Kickey! Season 2! (V)

Kickey's got some things in the works - stay tuned! A very special thanks to Virginia Bell for going above and beyond in this one, a scene from one of my all-time favorite movies. Click the pic to watch, subscribe, and share!

Kickey! Holiday Short #3 (of 3) (V)

Kickey wants to talk to this "Santa" person...again featuring the one and only Virginia Bell! Click the pic to watch!

Kickey! Holiday Short #2 (V)

Kickey's been into the fridge - Magic Milk is a holiday miracle! Featuring the lovely and talented Virginia Bell! Click the pic to watch!

Kickey! Holiday Short (V)

Kickey's getting into the holiday spirit with The Mack Family! They probably could have started a tiny bit earlier...click the pic to watch!

Kickey! Chapter 6: The Psychic! (V)

Kickey gets to do whatever he wants for his birthday, even visit a psychic - he's got questions! This one features my number one fan and one of my all-time favorite people, Virginia Bell, who was an absolute delight throughout. Thanks mom, always. Click on either of the pics to watch the latest in the Little Blue Cat Saga. And until next year, HAPPY BEST MONTH, EVERYONE!

I HEART RURUTU! (V/I/GD)

To celebrate my birthday this year, I gave myself a trip to French Polynesia - the island of Rurutu specifically - where I swam with humpbacks for a week. Click on the photo below to watch a video I cobbled together from my GoPro footage. I didn't always have my camera, but I'm sure glad I got the footage I did. Thanks to One With Whales for making this such an incredible trip!

I also designed some swag for the group, as Rurutu has a limited supply and we wanted something to remember the trip. Want something for yourself? Click here!

Kickey! Chapter 5: The Pet Sitter! (V)

I needed a last minute pet sitter and Greg was LITERALLY the only person available. Hijinks ensue. 

Very special thanks Joe Waterman, making his fantastic NPP debut with a cowriting credit to boot. This guy's the best - and we're working on another one for Greg! Stay tuned!

Click the pic to watch the latest in my series featuring my little blue cat friend, Kickey!

Goodbye, AIDS LifeCycle! (V)

This weekend marks the end of the AIDS Ride, known more recently as the AIDS LifeCycle. I rode in 2007, then I did five formative years as a Roadie on Rest Stop 2, and it was amazing. It's an incredible event - if you participated, you know, and thank you. In 2011 and 2012 I made some films that give you a taste of life with the wonderful folks on RS2, please click on those links to watch. 

Kickey! Chapter 4: Rideshare! (V)

Some familiar faces reappear when our favorite blue cat takes on a new job! Introducing a rising star in the East Bay theater scene, David Mack! And of course very special thanks to Carody Irish, Non-Permanent princess, and Heather Mack, reigning queen. THANK YOU ALL! What a delight. CLICK HERE to watch!

Kickey! Chapter 3: The Fridge! (V)

Kickey just wants to look in the fridge! Again! Click HERE to watch the latest video featuring my little blue friend.

Kickey! Chapter 2: House Call! (V)

Today is the beautiful and talented Heather Mack's birthday! She is the queen of the Non-Permanent Parliament, always ready for another video, always ready to say yes, no matter how many takes it takes! Thank you my wonderful friend for all your love and support. Kickey thanks you too! 

Click the pic to watch the latest video:

 

Kickey! Chapter One: For Love! (V)

I never knew having a cat would be this weird. Click on the pic below to watch the first chapter of my Kickey series! And click here to watch the Shining-inspired trailer. Featuring the incredibly talented and seriously kickass Carody Irish. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CARODY!

KICKEY! Teaser Trailer (V)

I finally gave in and adopted a cat, and it's definitely not what I thought it would be. Like, at all. His name's Kickey. CLICK HERE to watch a teaser for the new series coming in 2024, modeled on one of my favorite Best Month movies of all time. 

LET THE BEST MONTH BEGIN!

Morty's Biography, Chapter Five! (V)

All five chapters of this epic Morty saga are now streaming after a brief delay because I really do hate editing - click here to watch episode 5. Thank you again to the lovely and talented LJ Bailey - isn't she a delight? - and to TV's Rod Brogan for the writing assist. Start here if this is the first you've heard of this whole mess, or click here for all things Morty in general. What about a t-shirt, even?

Morty's Biography, Chapter Four! (V)

In the penultimate episode of this epic saga, Morty takes matters into his own hands when Miss Watson refuses to include a pivotal story. Click here to watch! Also watch parts one, two, and three!

Morty's Biography, Chapter Three! (V)

 Miss Watson, Morty's biographer, continues to fight the good fight in Chapter Three of this epic sage. Click here to watch! If you missed it, here's part one and part two!

Morty's Biography, Chapter Two! (V)

Click here for part two of this epic saga! Here's part one if you don't feel like scrolling allllll the way down.

Morty's Biography (V)

The lovely and very talented Laura Jane Bailey returns to the Non-Permanent Parliament for a FIVE-PART anniversary Morty saga! Believe it or not, Morty, my older Man of the Theater character, turns 15 today. He was the subject of my first-ever video when I started making them in 2007. WOW! Click here to view his latest, and scroll down past the pictures to read a little more about this Morty person. And whoever you are, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! Enjoy!

Morty, as a character, has been in development since 2001. That year I played Hamlet, and after a show, one of the producers of the Laurence Olivier movie came backstage to tell me I "reminded him of a young Laurence Olivier," adding quickly after, "You have a ways to go." 

After years of riffing with various artistic geniuses on this ready-made character of a man and those two sentences, 2007 found me performing in Richard the Second in Virginia, and trying to figure out, having just left New York City for the last time, where I was going with my life, and if I wasn't going to be an actor, which I'd decided, what was I going to be? I was drifting towards the idea of living in San Francisco and figuring it all out there; I wrote my first Morty video and used it to apply to the SF Sketchfest.

The Sketchfest, unknown to me at the time, was and continues to be a big deal, so in retrospect I'm not surprised I didn't hear back on that particular application. But I discovered an artistic outlet I had been increasingly afraid I was going to go without. I made two more videos that year, S.O.F.A. (featuring the Queen of the NPP) and Hamlet in Rehearsal, and then I kept going!

Not only did I love writing, directing, acting in, and, to a lesser extent, editing (grr) these videos, I also found that they had the power to pull people I loved close to me for a bit, to share a unique experience with them, and I've been extremely lucky to work with so many truly excellent people. Check out all the people that came together at my mom's house to make Morty's Christmas Carol, including my incredible cousin, who passed away in 2020. Or my mom and stepdad, gamely jumping in for some zombie video action. And then again, with another wonderful cousin, in a Mermaid Chair movie review with outtakes that will make your whole year. Or Bobby Conté Thornton, currently on Broadway, graciously agreeing to appear as an only slightly fictionalized version of himself. Or my AIDS LifeCycle Rest Stop 2 family. Or my writer friend Erik and his bizarre creation, Morty Against Humanity. (Still one of my absolute favorites.)

Or go back to the beginning and get a taste of what would turn out to be one of the best afternoons I've ever spent, filming the first Morty with two of my oldest friends in the world. I watch this video probably more often that I should, but it does bring me great joy. Man, I've been so derned LUCKY!

I hope Morty, or any of my creations, has brought you even a little bit of happiness over the past fifteen years. We could definitely use it, just as humans beings in general. I don't plan to stop making art any time soon, so check back in for further adventures!

Blue 2 (V)

In 2021 I made a short video giving you a little taste of the experience of surfing with the family. We're back! The groms are charging, my brother is solidly awesome, and my dad still gets out there, on his board and, here, on an inflatable raft that was giving out some serious Jaws vibes. We all made it through - click the pic below to join the adventure!