Nov 26, 2006

My missing friends are no longer missing...

Our Missing Friends Are No Longer Missing...
Last week, I posted about two friends that were missing since November 18. Several people put a lot of effort into finding them. We want to let everyone know that they have now been found. They are alive and safe. I have blocked the original posts, in order to give them both a little breathing room. We want to thank everyone for the overwhelming show of support and encouragement. It truly is something to be thankful for.

Nov 24, 2006

Online voting, for WeHo Awards, is on now!

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If you are were unable get to a voting station during the official voting week, for a very limited period of time, your final chance to vote is online, via the WeHo Awards website, from 11/23/2006 through 11/25/2006 only. Click here to complete the Online Voting Form or go to www.wehoawards.org/voting_register_on.php



Look for me, Jonathan Chang, under the "Outstanding Popular Male Personality" Category. Vote for me, and I'll be your BFF!


Love ya. Kissess. Muahh!


Jonathan Chang ~ Socialite Extraordinaire


Nov 21, 2006

Cast your WeHo Award Vote!

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Reminder: The official 2006 WeHo Awards Voting period is from Thursday, November 16, 2006 through Wednesday, November 22, 2006. Please cast your vote by visiting one of the many official voting stations that will be located all over the City of West Hollywood (11/16/2006 - 11/22/2005).


If you are unable to get to a voting station during the official voting week, for a very limited period of time, your final chance to vote is online, via the WeHo Awards website, from 11/23/2006 through 11/25/2006 only. Please visit www.wehoawards.org .


Look for me, Jonathan Chang, under the "Outstanding Popular Male Personality" Category. Vote for me, and I'll be your BFF!


Love ya. Kissess. Muahh!


Jonathan Chang ~ Socialite Extraordinaire


Come for the porn. Stay for the diva!

Come see my friend, Jason Sechrest, host The X Show, beginning at 7 PM tonight at Rage in West Hollywood. No Cover. Tonight's special guests are Brent Corrigan and Boobby Trendy.



The X Show is immediately followed by award winning drag show The Dreamgirls Revue at 10 PM.



Come for the porn. Stay for the diva!


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Nov 15, 2006

LAGLC - 2006 WeHo Award Beneficiary

I was extremely honored to be chosen as the 2005 WeHo Award Ourstanding Popular Male Personality. Upon receiving said award, I considered it my mission to raise public awareness of the WeHo Awards and their raison d'etre .

The annual WeHo Awards honor outstanding achievements in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community of the Greater Los Angeles area. Please visit the WeHo Awards 2006 website to learn more about the 6th Annual WeHo Awards, and to show your support.

"Yes", I am again once again nominated in the Outstanding Popular Male category and "Yes" your vote of confidence is appreciated, but, that's not all that I mean when I ask you to show your support. If you know me. Really know me, you are aware that I love to support, produce, he'll even create fundraisers when I believe in the cause. It is important that you know that although the WeHo Awards may, at first glance, appear like a celebrity or popularity contest. At it's core, it is a celebration of achievements involving our community, as a whole, however, it is also a fundraiser.

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The 2006 beneficiary is the L.A Gay & Lesbian Center (LAGLC). The LAGLC, currently celebrating their 35th year anniversary, is an organization that provides a broad array of services for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, welcoming nearly a quarter million client visits from ethnically diverse your and adults each year. Through its Jeffrey Goodman Special Care Clinic and on-site pharmacy, the Center offers free and low-cost health, mental health, HIV/AIDS medical care and HIV/STD testing and prevention. The Center also offers legal, social, cultural, and educational services, with unique programs for seniors, families and youth, including a 24-bed transitional living program for homeless youth. Please visit their website at www.laglc.org to learn more about the organization and how you can support and/or get involved with their causes.

Now, if you happen to... Hey, pay attention, because this is very important. If you happen to find yourself in West Hollywood, sometime during the official WeHo Award Voting Week, from November 16, 2006 through November 22, 2006, you can't possibly miss the official voting stations and ballot boxes being staffed by the very helpful and attractive WeHo Awards volunteers. Please be sure cast a vote for the 2006 WeHo Awards nominees at that time.


In conclusion, I won't let you forget that I've been nommed for Outstanding Popular Male Personality and that it is imperative that your cast your vote for Jonathan Chang. Otherwise, bars and clubs may go out of business. The economy will be affected. Inclement weather will be the norm. Canine companions may lose their bark and wag and kittens, oh those precious little kitties, they may lose their purr. You don't want that, do you?


(Once again. Repeat after me. Must vote for Jonathan Chang. Must vote for Jonathan Chang. Must vote for Jonathan Chang...) Think of the kitties. Think harder! OK. One last thing. Don't forget to vote for Jonathan Chang. On a final note, if you vote for me, I'll be your BFF! Pinky swear!

Love ya. Kisses. Muahh!

Jonathan Chang ~ Socialite Extraordinaire

2005 WeHo Award Winner - Outstanding Popular Male Personality

2006 WeHo Award Nominee - Outstanding Popular Male Personality

Nov 3, 2006

2006 WeHo Award Nominations

The time has come for the community to nominate candidates for the 2006 WeHo Awards. go to http://www.wehoawards.org/ to register and record your nominations. This is an online nomination form. There are 38 categories. I would suggest that you know who you are going to nominate before logging in to register. Thus, I am providing several lists at the end of this entry.
The following information includes a list of the nomination CATEGORIES, as well as a list of some SUGGESTIONS for the different categories, and finally a list of all of the 2005 Nominees to give you additional suggestions. Please review before logging in to register.

I am not necessarily asking you to align yourself with my suggestions, I am merely giving you said suggestions in the event that you can't think of anyone for a specific category. Let YOUR voice be heard!

Love ya. Kisses. Muahh!

Jonathan Chang ~ Socialite Extraordinaire



NOMINATION CATEGORIES
1. Community Organization
2. Community Event
3. Community Volunteer
4. Friend of the Community
5. Popular Female Personality
6. Popular Male Personality
7. Photographer
8. Visual Artist
9. Digital Artist
10. Fitness Center
11. Publication
12. National Publication
13. Salon
14. Women's Bar
15. Men's Bar
16. Female Bartender
17. Male Bartender
18. New Business
19. Business
20. Businesswoman
21. Businessman
22. Business Manager
23. Adult Business
24. Adult Web-site
25. Internet Business
26. Restaurant
27. Restaurant Bar
28. Waitperson
29. Night Club
30. Latin Night Club
31. Night Club/Bar Owner
32. Night Club Event
33. Circuit Event
34. Event Producer
35. Disc Jockey
36. Entertainer
37. Entertainment Group
38. Drag Diva


SUGGESTIONS
1. Community Organization:
Trevor Project or The Life Group LA (www.thelifegroupla.org)
2. Community Event
Aids Walk or Saddle Up LA (www.saddleupla.org)
3. Community Volunteer
Sunnie Rose Berger (TheLifeGroupLA) or Worthie Meachem (Momma) or Christopher Bradshaw
4. Friend of the Community
Ivan Lukich or Maria De La Rosas or Vicki Geis or Mistery Mike Hennessey
5. Popular Female Personality
Jill Jay
6. Popular Male Personality
Jonathan Chang
7. Photographer
Tony Dimaio (www.ipartypix.com) or Carlo Capomazza or Aman Chaudhury
8. Visual Artist
Robert Corrado
9. Digital Artist
Viktor Pelayo
10. Fitness Center
Crunch
11. Publication
Odyssey Magazine or Frontiers Magazine
12. National Publication
Cybersocker
13. Salon
Buzz Salon
14. Women's Bar
Fuse or Girlbar
15. Men's Bar
Here Lounge
16. Female Bartender
Ramona – Fiesta Cantina
17. Male Bartender
Andy Santiago – Micky’s
18. New Business
DV8 Public Relations (Jason Sechrest)
19. Business
RPI Entertainment or Bobby Trendy Design or Tango Blues Entertainment
20. Businesswoman
Leslie Barclay (www.diageo.com)
21. Businessman
Brandon Baker (www.rentboy.com) or Jason Sechrest (DV8 Entertainmant)
22. Business Manager
Paul Nicholls (The Lounge Partners) or Andrew Briskin (Tango Blues Entertainment)
23. Adult Business
San Vicente Inn
24. Adult Web-site
www.entboy.com
25. Internet Business
www.WestHollywood.com
26. Restaurant
Mark’s
27. Restaurant Bar
Fiesta Cantina
28. Waitperson
Jeff Kawakami – Micky’s or Scott Shanefelt - Fiesta
29. Night Club
Factory
30. Latin Night Club
Circus
31. Night Club/Bar Owner
Pat Rogers (Here Lounge)
32. Night Club Event
Popular (Here Lounge)
33. Circuit Event
Reflex
34. Event Producer
Tom Whitman or Jeffrey Sanker or John Brady
35. Disc Jockey
DJ Draven Josh or Deejay Tye or DJ Scotty K or DJ Felicia Villani
36. Entertainer
Jackie Beat or Shokra or Flava
37. Entertainment Group
The DreamGirls or Club Posers Dancers
38. Drag Diva
Raven or Momma


The Official 2005 WeHo Award Nominees

Community Organization
Being Alive

EQCA
Gay & Lesbian Elder Housing
LA Youth Support Services Inc.
Strength in Numbers
The Wall - Las Memorias
Trevor Project
WeHo Church

Community Event
AIDS Walk
Cracked X-Mas
CSW Gay Pride
Latin Pride Los Angeles
Life Cycle
LA Leather Street Fest
Outfest
Sunset Junction

Community Volunteer
Bryan Levinson
Daniel Severson
Jae Ross
James Minor
Ken Campbell
Sunnie Rose Berger
Terry Brewer
Worthie Meacham

Friend of the Community
Andrea Rosenstin
Dirty Diana
Carl Lavender
Ivan Lukich
Jill Jay
Kim Zeil
Maria La Rosa
Maryanne McKlinpok

Popular Female Personality
Aly Drummond
Carolyn Corrado
Josie Meugniot
Lynn LeMay
Patti Razzeto
Shannon Kampa
Shelly Randles
Wendy Brubaeck

Popular Male Personality
Bill Bouvier
Billy Masters
Bobby Trendy
Chad Hudson
Hector Monserratte
Jonathan Chang
Mark Stuplin
Robert Corrado
Tattoo Chris

Photographer
Bruce Weber
Gil Kaan
Jose Leon
Lorenzo Gomez
Mick Hicks
Patrick Veittrano
Photo Larry
Shirley
Steven Underhill

Visual Artist
Antonio Real
Bobbe Vagell
Hector Silva
Jeremy Vargus
Art By Axel
Mike Derry
Mike Schwandt
Robert Corrado
Thomas Schoos

Digital Artist
Alan Brown
Cosmiosis Graphics (Paul Bradley & Dark Hoffman)
Derek Allen
Dustin Woehrmann
Evenstar Communications
Job Piston
Miguel Delgado
Ricardo Soliz
Viktor Pelayo

Fitness Center
Angel CityGym
Bally's
Bodybuilders
Crunch
Equinox
Golds Gym
LA Health Management
24 Fitness

Publication
Blade
Divas
Frontiers News Magazine
Gay & Lesbian Times
Gorgeous
IN Los Angeles
Lesbian News
Odyssey Magazine
Revista Adelante

National Publication
Advocate
Angeleno
Cybersocket
GayWebMonkey.com
Instinct
OUT
Pink
QV Magazine

Salon
Blades
Bungalow
Buzz Shop
Clips
Ross Lujan
Rudy's
Santa Monica West
Shorty's

Women's Bar
Executive Suite
Fuse
Girl Bar
Normandie Room
The Palms

Men's Bar
Akbar
Faultline
Fubar
Gauntlet ll
Here Lounge
Motherlode
Trunks
Silver Fox
7969

Female Bartender
AC Lumpkins - East West
Amanda Fanchin - OASIS
Kristin Caulfield - The Abbey
Pam Holland - Gozar
Sasha Gary - O Bar
Sherlyn Roy - I Candy
Shehera Malekpour - Factory
Tanya Palomo - Here Lounge
Wendy Brubeck - Rage

Male Bartender
Andy Santiago - Mickys
Brain Hay - Here Lounge
Bret Vantien - East West
Brett Collop - The Abbey
Jason Beers - Micky's
Jeff Coco - MJ's
Jordan Shannon - Fiesta Cantina
Michael Catlett - I Candy
Michael Geist - O Bar

New Business
Absolutely Phobulous
East West Lounge
Here Films
I Candy
Gozar
Logo
Pacific Sun
Q TV
Showtime Clothing

Business
Atlantis Cruises
Bobby Trendy Designs
Different Light Book Store
LASC
Masterbeat Entertainment
New Avenue Marketing
RPI Entertainment
Video West
213 Limousine

Businesswoman
Ellen Matthes
Eugenia Wright
Jackie Ross
Kim Ziel
Leslie Barclay
Linda Fusco
Mary Sweeney
Sandy Sachs & Robin Gans

Businessman
Al Ballesteros & Pepe J. Torres
Brian Gradin
Chris Diamond & Wayne Elias
Dale Warner & Ruben Lopez
David Cooley
David Riva & Darren Davis
Fred Palmer
Jimmy Wood
Morgan Sommer & Tim Lutz
Tyler Robuck

Business Manager
Alfredo Izaguirre - LASC
Art Christiansen - MJ's
Cesar Torrez - Here Lounge
Keith Lubow - O Bar
JT Swierczek - East West
Milton Gaines - Circus/Arena
Ray Robles - The Abbey
Richard Reza - Oasis
Ron Madril - Rage
Yawar Charlie - I Candy

Adult Business
Channel 1 Releasing
Circus of Books
Drakes
Hollywood Spa
Love Connection
Pleasure Chest
Melrose Spa
Unicorn Alley
San Vicente Inn

Adult Web-site
BigMuscle.com
BiLatinMen.com
BoyU.com
LatinGuyz.com
LiveandRawHotel.com
ManHunt.net
NakedFratHouse.com
SeanCody.com

Internet Business
CircuitTicket.com
CircuitToys.com
CraigsList.com
NotesFromHollywood.com
RainbowGuide.com
TangoBlueEntertainment.com
Toys4Joy.com
WestHollywood.com

Restaurant
Eat Well
El Conquistador
Joey's Cafe
Marco's
Mark's
Mason Jar
Umai Sushi
Sapori Cuccina
Tango Grill

Restaurant Bar
Cafe D'etoile
Falcon
Fiesta Cantina
Hamburger Mary's
La Boheme
Marix
Numbers
The Abbey

Waitperson
Damian Preston - Mark's
Jeff Kawakami - Micky's
Joey Paneno - Cafe d' Etoile
Philip Lightstone - I Candy
Philip Solis - Oasis
Mauricio Oliveira - The Abbey
Orlando - Fiesta Cantina
Ryan Ablem - O BAR
Tony Nazem - East West Lounge
Wendy Shannon - Here Lounge

Night Club
Choices
Factory
Micky's
Oasis
Oil Can Harry's
Rage
Ripples
MJ's
7969

Latin Night Club
Chico's
Circus/Arena
Club Papi
Fuego
Le Barcito
Ole' Ole'
Ozz
Tempo

Night Club/Bar Owner
Gene La Pietra - Circus/Arena
Jay Krimis - Fubar
John Laccetti - the Palms
Mark Davison & Richard Reza - Oasis
Michael John - MJ's
Nate Gollar & Sandy Sachs - the Factory
Pat Rogers - Here Lounge
Rodney Nardi - The El Rey
Saeed Sattari - Rage

Night Club Event
Beige at Falcon
Big Fat Dick at Fubar
Decade at Micky's
Drag Idol at Oasis
Legendary Bingo
Upright, an LA Cabaret
Rim Job at MJ's
Size/Player at Here Lounge
Tigerheat at Arena

Circuit Event
Action
Boy LA
Krave LA
Long BeachTribe
Mars
Reflex
Resolution
Wonderland
Work w/ Peter Rauhofer

Event Producer
Anthony Lopez
Jeffrey Sanker
Joe Everett Michaels
John Brady
Lonnie Simpson
Mario Diaz
Rohan Bisset
Rusty Updegraff & Victor Rodriguez
Tom Whitman

Disc Jockey
Brett Hendrichsen
Dan d' Leon
Josh Peace
Kimberly S
Manny Lehman
Ray Rhodes
Salvador
Scotty K
Wes

Entertainer
Adam Killan
Brigdette of Madison County
Flava
Jackie Beat
Matthew Fashion
Momma
Raja
Richard Halpern
Shokra

Entertainment Group
Eye of Newt Circus
Fusion Entertainment
Gay Men's Chorus
Geovanny & the Boyz
Kali Blue Girls
Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
Stilt World
The Dream Girls

Drag Diva
Alexis Arquette
Bel Aire
Chi Chi LaRue
CoCo Peru
Dixie Longate
Jazzmine
Kourtney Caliente
Lorraine Love
Mis Martin