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What happens when drag queens fly? Find out this week when Amber sits down with Jay Claypool, also known as Dixie Crystal! Jay spent many years in the Air Force, and Amber finds out all about that, Jay's drag career, and the famous politicians Jay served. Jay Claypool is a 20+ year Air Force veteran, and freshman author originally from Augusta, Georgia. As a young drag performer, and frequent night club fixture, Jay strives to be a source of inspiration to anyone with wild ambition who also may be doubting their sexuality, individuality, and artistic freedom, specifically within the ranks of the military. Jay currently lives in Washington, DC with his Navy veteran husband, Douglas.
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Another week, another show! This time it's with the incredible Stella D'oro who can call Amber YOUNG KID! You'll have to watch the show to find out Stella's age, but she is still performing every week in NYC! She is also working harder than ever to bring awareness to HIV vaccine trials throughout the country. Stella is one amazing gal, who has had an incredible life. PLUS, special guest host Rocco Zamboni, Boog 'n Shoog, News Briefs, and all the craziness that happens each week on Amber Live!
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It's happened again. Someone threatened a Drag Story Hour, this time in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Just a few weeks ago, James Lantz was on Amber Live talking about the problem of suicide in the Lancaster transgender community, and now we can see the proof that the transgender community is under attack there. Amie Vanité joins Amber to share her life and her experiences with this incident that shut down her story hour.
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Amber loves a great show, and this week's guest puts on an amazing show! Robert Anthony Jones (RAJ) has acted on stages all over the country, and has even been in a show with our own Rocco Zamboni! RAJ has lots of great stories, and he and Amber swap stories of the stage! You won't want to miss it!
RAJ was proudly born and raised on Long Island, New York! Just a stone's throw away from the city, his parents took him to see Broadway shows all the time. He first fell in love with theatre when he was cast as a workhouse orphan in Oliver at school. I didn't get Oliver, because according to the producer I was too "healthy looking."
RAJ graduated from Hofstra University holding a BFA in Theatre Arts. With Shakespeare under his belt and his Long Island accent under control, he was ready to take on the world! He worked extensively in regional houses, internationally in Italy and Spain, and all over New York City. He even starred in a children's video series, Drew's Famous Magical Jukebox, for which he says he can be openly mocked to this day!
RAJ appeared in the original Off-Broadway Cast (and original Off-Broadway Cast recordings) of The Prince and the Pauper at the historic Lamb's Theatre in the heart of Times Square, and Bunnicula (based on the children's books) at the Daryl Roth Theatre. Not long after that RAJ made his Broadway debut in Finding Neverland, playing the roles of Mr. Cromer and Mr. Henshaw on and off for over a year. Eventually he took over the role of Mr. Cromer and was part of the final company. Three weeks later, he joined the National Tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Broadway mega-hit, The Phantom of the Opera.
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Justin Elizabeth Sayre is a playwright and performer who Michael Musto called, “Oscar Wilde meets Whoopi Goldberg.” Sayre is a fixture of the Downtown Cabaret Scene in New York, first with their long-running variety show, The Meeting (Bistro Award-winning & 2 MAC nominations). They are currently in residency at Joe's Pub at the Public with their new variety show, Assorted Fruit. As a playwright, Sayre’s work has appeared at Dixon Place, The Wild Project, The Celebration Theatre, Dynasty Typewriter, and La MaMa Experimental Theatre.
Their 12-part-epic Ravenswood Manor, a Camp-Horror-Soap-Opera, called “a sharply written and well-acted exemplar of the horror comedy genre,” by the LA Times and is currently being developed with Sony Television and Rupaul.
Sayre has written a series of YA Novels, Husky, Pretty, and Mean, released by Penguin Books, and the book, From Gay to Z: A Compendium of Queer Culture just released by Chronicle Books. Sayre has written for Television, working with Michael Patrick King on his Hit CBS comedy, 2 Broke Girls and Fox's The Cool Kids. Sayre also appeared on HBO’s The Comeback with Lisa Kudrow. They are NYCLU artist ambassador and a 2023 MacDowell Fellow.
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James Lantz, the Angry Gay Grandpa, is incredible. Let's just say it up front. And this week, he returns to Amber Live to tell you about his very important new projects, and some personal news. You won't want to miss this episode to hear what is going on with James.
James Lantz is an award-winning filmmaker and playwright who has been writing and directing film and theater work for over three decades.
As a teen, James began working as a country radio DJ in the same station where music legend Patsy Cline got her start where he learned the craft from a number of colorful old timers. Later he taught high school in a farming program called Vocational Agriculture where he was honored to be named Teacher of the Year.
He has written, directed and produced over 200 commercial and corporate films, many for Fortune 500 Companies such as American Airlines, Alamo Rental Cars, Amtrak and Mobil Oil.
As a playwright, James’s work has been produced Off-Broadway, played nationally and internationally. New York theater critic Weston Clay called his award-winning LGBTQ play, THE BUS, “Theater magic,” and British Theatre Guide said it was “fascinating.” On its premiere in Vermont the Burlington Free Press called it, “Extraordinary.”
THE BUS won the State Winner Award for The Clauder Prize in 2016.
His play, AMERICAN MACHINE, was a co-commissioned project of The Flynn Center for the Performing Arts and premiered to sold out houses and positive reviews. The Burlington Free Press called it, “Powerful.”
His Kickstarter-funded documentary about a Vermont trademark conflict over the phrase “Eat More Kale” premiered in Vermont in 2021. SevenDays gave VERMONT AND THE BRIGHT GREEN NOTHING a Four-Star review and called it “…a fascinating case study in documentary filmmaking.”
James recently completed touring his Award-Winning Short Film A JUDDERING on the national film festival circuit where it was honored at ten different festivals winning Best Director, Best Short Film and Critic’s Choice awards. Previously James programmed films for The Brooklyn Museum of Art, and worked as an adjunct college instructor.
Currently he’s developing a commercial film project called, NOT LOSING YOU, about the father of a Trans teen contending with new anti-Trans laws.
James is also developing Angry Gay Grandpa, a web series about three Trans teen suicides that occurred in a single year in a small town in Pennsylvania, along with a PSA supporting Trans and Queer Youth.
He came out as gay two years ago on National Coming Out Day. You can read his Coming Out letter to his wife here.
James has also been public about his diagnosis five years ago with a rare Sarcoma cancer which has left him partially disabled. Despite it metastasizing to stage 4, he still believes it’s possible to change the world for the better — and he’s working to complete critical parts of the Not Losing You Film Project prior to the 2024 presidential election.
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Maripat Donovan is a Chicago-born actress and writer best known as the creator and original star of the hit comedy play Late Nite Catechism. Born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, Donovan attended Catholic grammar and high school before studying at Loyola University on the city's North Side.Donovan's early career was rooted in theater, working behind the scenes building and designing sets for her high school and college theater departments. She later started her own construction company renovating houses for several years. In 1985, Donovan returned to acting as an understudy in the play Portrait of a Shiksa, earning a Jeff Citation for Best Supporting Actress for her performance. She received another Jeff Citation for her ensemble work in The Good Times Are Killing Me.In 1993, Donovan co-created the comedy Late Nite Catechism with her writing partner Vicki Quade. The participatory theater piece features a sole actress playing a Catholic nun interacting with the audience as students. Donovan originated the role of "Sister" and has starred in virtually every production across the United States, London, Dublin and Toronto over the past three decades.Late Nite Catechism became a massive hit, becoming the longest-running show in Chicago history and the longest-running one-character comedy off-Broadway. For her work, Donovan was nominated for the Outer Critics Circle Award and two Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards, winning for Best Solo Performance in 1999. The show has raised over $2 million for retired nuns in need as of 2012.
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Amber LeMay loves finding new talent, and this week we bring you the brought her show to the well known cabaret 54 Below! Amber and Tara chat all about her career, how she got started and where she wants to go! Tara BullTara Bull is an emerging NYC drag queen that began her journey in 2018. First performing at The Duplex then going on to host her own show, the self-titled “Tara Bull Show” at City Winery. She moved on to debut at 54 Below creating the popular show “Broadway’s A Drag”, an all drag queen cast singing Broadway’s best show tunes with the all drag band “The Bad Judies”. Tara can also be seen on Youtube on the ‘Haus of Jizzelle’ channel where you can see her in “Gays Guessing Sports”, “Gays Guessing Bods”, and “Too Big”, a music video she co-wrote and starred in. Previous appearances include: “Sahourny Beaver’s Christmas in July Spectacular”, “Slay Belles”, and “Category Is”. Tara can also be found at pop up gigs and open competitions at The Ritz and The Spot, and anything else she can get her hands on.
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Amber loves a good political story, and the Rooster LOVES to crow about them. Meet D.J. Byrnes, the past Ohio House candidate, who broke the infamous Urban Meyer lap dance story, causing the Wall Street Journal to write a story about him. D.J. writes and publishes The Rooster on Substack and has covered all the depravity of Ohio politics and more. "D.J. Byrnes, a former Ohio House candidate from [Marion, Ohio] and the person who broke the Urban Meyer lap dance story, digs for dirt and casts a jaundiced eye on what he calls “the corrupt lizard cabal that controls Ohio’s local and state governments.”- Columbus MonthlyYou won't want to miss this one, as you won't believe the tales he has to tell. Just what IS going on in Ohio? D.J. Byrnes can tell you, so sit down and listen.
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Amber loves shiny, and glitter always gets her attention! This week it's Glitter and Concrete, a new book by Elyssa Maxx Goodman. Amber and Elyssa will explore the history of drag in NYC! You'll want to see every second of this interview.Elyssa Goodman is a writer and photographer specializing in arts and culture. Her work has been published in Vogue, T: The New York Times Style Magazine, Vanity Fair, and others online and in print. Elyssa has also written about LGBTQ+ history and culture for Conde Nast’s them, where she was the site’s “Drag Herstory” and Queer Women's History columnist. She has been a freelance writer for 19 years and in love with drag for 28 years, since the age of seven. Glitter and Concrete is her first book.
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Renowned Artist and Painter Paul VerBurg
Amber LeMay loves to meet amazing new people, and this week is no exception! The amazing artist, Paul VerBurg, spends time with Amber to explore the history and depth of his work, as well as some fun stories from his life. Find out what influenced his career as Paul shows off work from his current exhibit at the Evanston Art Center, as well as his sculptures, landscapes, and even his incredible series of cowboys of the American west. Paul also has a big announcement to make to the Amber Live community. PAUL VERBURGverburgstudio.comPaul VerBurg is a full time artist and painter, trained in drawing and painting at The Art Institute of Chicago (BFA), and Art Center College of Design. A recent transplant from Arizona, he now lives in Okemos, Michigan.Experimentation with media and blending of genres began for him in the 1980’s. The majority of his work now focuses on the abstract qualities found in the physical world and translating them into drawings and paintings. His current studio practice includes not only oil on canvas painting, but drawing and sculptural/assemblage work.His earlier more traditional cowboy work was seen in several national museum shows (Eiteljorg Museum, Autry Museum of the American West, Wichita Art Museum, and the Museum of Northern Arizona), as well as galleries from coast to coast. His work has been featured in Southwest Art Magazine, and Art of the West.“Over the years the evolution of my artistic endeavors came about organically. For 35 years I was largely self-taught and my practice followed what I could learn on my own from artist books and viewing original work. I began by drawing and painting the people and life around me. Rodeo was a part of my life then, and the landscape was easily accessible, so my subjects were what I knew, the people and the land and my imagery reflected that realism. But I’ve always been drawn to the American Modernists and the Abstract Expressionists so early on I made a conscious choice to always begin work with an eye toward the abstract qualities of an image.When I turned 50, I went back to school to see if I was missing out on anything … the resulting work I am very happy with. My current show ISOLATION AND INTROSPECTION, at the Evanston Art Center, Evanston Illinois, is up until February 18th."
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Paige TurnerNYC’s most recognizable names in drag “Showbiz Spitfire” PAIGE TURNER! Known as the love child of Barbie & Pee Wee Herman, This 2-time Glam Award winner tours internationally in her All -Live Sung one woman shows. She recently signed on as a headliner for OUTBOUND TRAVEL and has a summer residency in Provincetown at the acclaimed Post Office Café & Cabaret. Paige coined the phrase Slurp! which was NYC’s longest running drag show for 9.5 years. She was an original cast member of the reality show Shade: QUEENS OF NYC, on the Fusion Network and has been featured numerous times on WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE! With Andy Cohen On Bravo, even portraying Mary Poppins for Dame Julie Andrews! Most recently she guest starred on Law and Order in a Drag Story Hour relate episode. “Paige Turner is the ultimate theater queen and always gets everyone to sing along.” THE NEW YORK TIMES“Paige has a Broadway powerhouse voice, filled with good cheer and openness! CABARET SCENES“Hilarious and delectably witty!” OUT MAGAZINEIn the same vein as the Carol Burnett Show and Pee Wee Herman!” HUFFINGTON POST“Paige is an excellent singer and performer with a gift for selling songs!” BROADWAY WORLD
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Mr. Roger Neighborhood's Officer Francois Clemmons on 2023, 2024 and what we can expect! Amber LeMay interviews one of her favorite subjects on his life, the world, and she even gets him to sing a song! Don't miss the incredibly amazing Francois Clemmons, aka Divaman!
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Andrew Seidel of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State talks with Amber LeMay about his life, career, and Christian Nationalism's affect on our country and democracy.Andrew is a constitutional and civil rights attorney and the author of two books: The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American and American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious Freedom. He's also co-editor of an academic text, Law and Religion: Cases and Materials 5th Edition, with Prof. Leslie Griffin of UNLV law school.Andrew’s been fighting to keep state and church separate for more than a decade. Currently, Andrew is the VP of Strategic Communications at Americans United for Separation of Church and State, the largest organization fighting for that founding principle. Previously, Andrew served as a constitutional attorney at the Freedom From Religion Foundation beginning in 2011 and later as the Director of Strategic Response, running a nimble unit known as the Strategic Response Team.Andrew is a Senior Correspondent at Religion Dispatches, a prolific author of opeds and scholarly articles. He organized and contributed to the groundbreaking report “Christian Nationalism at the January 6, 2021, Insurrection,” which was published by the Baptist Joint Committee and FFRF and which aroused congressional interest. He’s appeared on Fox News to debate Bill O’Reilly, MSNBC, and hundreds of other media outlets.Andrew graduated cum laude from Tulane University ('04) with a B.S. in neuroscience and environmental science and magna cum laude from Tulane University Law School ('09, part of the first post-Katrina class), where he was awarded the Haber J. McCarthy Award for excellence in environmental law. He studied human rights and international law at the University of Amsterdam and traveled the world on Semester at Sea. Andrew completed his Master of Laws at Denver University Sturm College of Law ('11) with a perfect GPA and was awarded the Outstanding L.L.M. Award for his work as the Erik Bluemel International Environmental Law Fellow. Before dedicating his life and law degree to keeping state and church separate, Andrew was a Grand Canyon tour guide and an accomplished nature photographer.
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Drag King Legend Mo B. Dick
Cited as one of the founding fathers of the modern day drag king movement, drag king legend Mo B. Dick pioneered many firsts. In 1996, Mo created Club Casanova in New York City, which was the world's first weekly drag king party. In 1998 Mo took Club Casanova on the road for the first ever drag king tour of U.S. and Canada.
Mo caught the attention of famed cult filmmaker, John Waters, who personally cast Mo in his film Pecker. And Mo was featured in Troma Entertainment's film Terror Firmer, History Lessons by Barbara Hammer; documentaries: Venus Boyz; Y2K: Drag Kings on MTV; God Shave the Queen on HBO; television shows: Sex & the City, Super Fun Night and multiple theater productions.
In 2018, Mo teamed up with fellow drag king Ken Vegas of Washington, D.C. to co-create the website DragKingHistory.com. In 2020, they granted permission for the website to be archived in The U.S. Library of Congress. Also in 2020, Mo hosted and co-produced Kings of the World, a monthly global cyber drag king variety show, that featured drag kings from 6 of the 7 continents which had never been done before.
Mo B. Dick has been the subject of books, documentaries, articles, periodicals, podcasts and more on drag kings proving he is a force to reckon with.
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Make Me Gorgeous! is the fabulous and incredible true story of Kenneth Marlowe, an oft-overlooked trailblazer in LGBTQ+ history. Described as one of mid-Century America’s gayest and most openly homosexual personalities, Marlowe took on many roles in life. Kenneth was a private hairdresser to the stars; the madam of a notorious gay prostitution ring in Hollywood; an author; a hustler; a female impersonator; a private in the U.S. Army; a call boy; a Christian missionary; a mortuary cosmetologist; a newspaper columnist … and for the final decade of an incredibly lived life, Marlowe was a woman, having transitioned to become Kate Marlowe.Make Me Gorgeous! is adapted from Donnie’s book, Mr. Madam: The Life and Times of Kenneth/Kate Marlowe, the culmination of years of research and interviews and establishing Donnie as one of the foremost historians to chronicle Kenneth/Kate Marlowe’s life. A new edition of the book, retitled Us, further explores the life of Kenneth/Kate Marlowe.triangle productions! will present the new York premiere of Make Me Gorgeous!, The True Story of Kenneth "Mr. Madam" Marlowe, written and directed by Donnie, and starring Wade McCollum (Broadway: Wicked, the upcoming Water For Elephants. West End: It Happened In Key West), who also contributed additional material. The limited engagement is now playing Off-Broadway at Playhouse 46 at St. Luke’s (308 W. 46th Street) through December 31. The official opening night takes place during Transgender Awareness Week, November 15 at 7PM. For tickets and further information, visit GorgeousPlay.com.“Throughout my career it’s been important to me to tell the stories of real people who have inspired me and who could inspire others. When I discovered Kenneth Marlowe, I knew I had to tell their story,” says Donnie. “Kenneth/Kate Marlow has been almost-forgotten pioneer of the LGBTQ movement. Unabashed with their life, you could say that they were a trailblazer before there was a trail to be blazed. After writing his story as a book book, I am now delighted to be debuting Make Me Gorgeous in New York during Transgender Awareness Week.”
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Cory Allen grew up in rural western Pennsylvania before a divorce between his parents moved the family to a conservative suburb of Richmond, Virginia. He got his first job at fifteen at a family restaurant and bar. He soon found his voice and love for music and took steps to become a performer, even traveling to Nashville, TN to record in a studio. Floundering aimlessly, he ended up in the Air Force in 2001, which led to a career in local law enforcement. However, this meant hiding his sexual orientation.In 2009, Cory quietly married his first boyfriend and came out to his family. He was later hired by the U.S. Secret Service as a Special Agent and sent to Miami, FL, working high level protective assignments and criminal investigations. He and his husband relocated to Washington, D.C., but extensive Secret Service work weakened the relationship and the couple later divorced. At the pinnacle of his career, he left the Secret Service to restart his life in California and begin the process of finally being his own person.
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An interview with actress and cabaret performer Christine PediChristine the “Lady of 1000 Voices" first discovered her talent for multiple personalities (Merman, Angela Lansbury, Bernadette Peters etc) thru her long association with the legendary off Broadway revue FORBIDDEN BROADWAY having performed in companies all over the world including Londons West End, Japan, Los Angeles, NYC, Singapore & DEEtroit. She received a Drama Desk nomination for her work in FORBIDDEN HOLLYWOOD (Liza, Rosie Perez, Judi Dench, Sharon Stone etc) as well as an LA Ovation & NAACP AwardShe also brought her collection of Divas to off B'ways long running NEWSICAL the Musical and recently starred in and co-produced SPAMILTON: An American Parody written by Forbidden Broadways creator Gerard Allessandrini..On Broadway she played Mama Morton ( yes just one character...all night) in the 2nd longest running musical of all time CHICAGO (THE longest running AMERICAN musical BTW.) Her Broadway debut was in LITTLE ME with Martin Short & Faith Prince, directed by Rob Marshall and she played several peculiar callers (again with the voices) opposite Liev Schreiber (well not opposite ... she was in the basement of the Longacre Theatre talking into a microphone while he was acting and smoking on stage but it was dynamic) in Eric Bogosians TALK RADIO directed by Robert Falls.Speaking of radio she is the daily host of SIRIUS XM RADIOS On Broadway channel playing music of the stage & screen and interviewing Show Biz legends (Mon-Fri 9am-3pm ch 72) On Saturday she and the "aMAHzing" Seth Rudetsky co-host the DUELING DIVAS. Fans of Howard Stern can hear her provide the occasional celebrity voice on his Sirius morning show. Off Broadway she played the title role in MISS ABIGAILS GUIDE TO DATING MATING AND MARRIAGE and A BROADWAY DIVA CHRISTMAS. At The York Theatre she performed in JERRYS GIRLS and had the coveted (yes COVETED!) Joann Worley track in THE MAD SHOW as well as the Lanie Kazan role in MY FAVORITE YEAR. She's appeared in many incarnations of THE A TRAIN PLAYS, THE 24 HOUR PLAYS and many glorious PROJECT SHAWS. Her cabaret show GREAT DAMES has won the New York Bistro & Nitelife Awards and has played NYC, Los Angeles, London, South Africa & beyond. THERE’S NO BIZNESS LIKE SNOW BIZNESS her holiday show has been a seasonal staple in NYC since 2008. She’s performed in that “cutie patootie” John McD’s Cabaret Corner on the Rosie O’Donnell Show and sung in many major NYC venues & cruiseships including Birdland, Feinsteins/54 Below, The Iridium, ,The Metropolitan Room, The Algonquin, The Laurie Beechman, Avery Fisher Hall, Don’t Tell Mamas...and the QE2...AND she's performed for President & Mrs Clinton (playing a singing HIllary!) Fans of THE SOPRANOS may recognize her as Mrs Bobby Baccala. (4 scenes, 5 lines ... dead. BUT he loved her so much he couldn't defrost her ziti!) and she recently escaped the clutches of DR DEATH on NBC PEACOCK She has many popular comic videos on Youtube includin many SHIT LIZA SAYS videos including LIZA :At This Performance and LIZA: HELLO DOLLY AUDITIONS.
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Kyle Lukoff, award winning children's book authorKyle Lukoff is the author of many books for young readers. His debut middle-grade novel, Too Bright To See, received a Newbery honor, the Stonewall award, and was a National Book Award finalist. His picture book When Aidan Became A Brother also won the Stonewall, and his book Call Me Max has been banned in schools across the country. He has forthcoming books about apologies, vegetables, death, unicycles, and lots of other topics. While becoming a writer he worked as a bookseller for ten years, and then nine more years as a school librarian.
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LIFESTYLE GURU GIVES TOP TIPS ON LIFE OUTSIDE OF SOCIAL MEDIA
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A MULTI-talented lifestyle specialist is taking the inspirational tips he’s shared on his
online channels and turned them into a “must have” book.
Former TV presenter Robert E Blackmon is a well-known face, having spent more
than 30 years in front of the camera, commenting on everything from celebrities to
fashion.
Born in the mid-West, Robert lived in LA working for major networks such as
Paramount and E! and could often be spotted at such glittering events as Elton
John’s Oscar Party.
He gave up his star-studded lifestyle to live in the Canadian countryside with his
partner but has now found a new audience online – clocking up around two million
followers.
And now his advice on everything from writing a thank you letter to hosting a dinner
party is being shared in print, thanks to a partnership with a unique print company
which turns creators’ online content into stylish books.
Robert has written a number of books over the years, beginning with a unique
wedding guide aimed at same sex couples.
“At the time there was absolutely no advice for gay couples on how to plan a
wedding, so I decided I’d write one,” he said.
It is finding a gap in the market that has inspired Robert, which is why he has created
Home 365 – How to Enjoy Your Living Space All Year Round in conjunction with
publishing company, Found.
“While social media can be amazing – and it’s where I have found an incredible
following – it’s also important that people live a life outside of it,” he said.
“I realized that we seemed to have completely lost the art of conversation and the
ability to do simple things that in the past people have taken for granted.
“Things like writing a letter, sending a thank you card, how to set the table - just
everyday things that show good manners and are also real skills for life.
“What I’ve tried to do is come with things that you can build into your life every day
and hopefully it will enhance it.”
Robert’s no nonsense, simply solutions to everyday problems have helped gain him
a captive audience on social media and it this advice which he is sharing in his new
book.
And fans will also be able to enjoy Robert’s advice throughout the year, as he is also
releasing his very own calendar for 2024.
It’s the latest twist on a life which has seen Robert create a whole host of
opportunities - from launching his own diet plan after he lost 20lbs to writing a book
about his mother.
He draws inspiration from the queen of hosting, cooking and entertaining – Martha
Stewart.
“I am the gay, black version of Martha Stewart,” said Robert with a smile.
“I want to use my 20 years plus of giving advice on all aspects of creating your own
lifestyle and making the most of your home to ensure that people really can live their
best lives.”
Copies of Robert’s book is available at
https://found.us/lifestyle-books/650ad1ab498a6b9df8a34639 at CA$52.99 and
US$36.99.
Robert also has a Calendar available at
https://found.us/calendars/6541247c97b6217fe478bcc9 at CA$33.39 and US$25.49 - Mostrar más
