Paul
van Dyk, world-famous DJ from Berlin, Germany, was in Los Angeles in
late summer 2000. The event was "organized" (misorganized would
fit better) by the club GIANT in Hollywood. After "only" an 1.5 h wait,
in six different lines and having to deal with some rather handsome, smart
("don't ask, just go back in line") andfriendly security jerks, we were
finally in. Southern Californians are now to be "laid back". Try having
a New Yorker stand in line formore than 5 minutes and you will have a riot!
The event was, to use a common American expression, "awesome". We had a
"blast", to use another one. Everybody was highly satisfied.
About 2h after Paul started spinning, and he did
it very very well, I noticed this hansome guy with a pacifier in his mouth
and at least four girls surrounding him. Somehow, I worked up the courage
to approach him and asked him about modeling. We shot 6 weeks later, in
fall of 2000.
David is 28 years old and is obviously
of Latino origin. Believe it or not, he has been married for seven years
and has four kids! His wife Angie was with us in the shoot (see her below
in one of the pictures), but was sleeping during the shoot. David is definitely
the first father I've had model for me. Having a model with a 7 year old
daughter cheerleader was definitely as new and totally unfamiliar feeling
to me. David lives in the southern part of what a European feels is the
never ending city of L.A. and works for an office supply company.
Los Angeles doesn't have 4 seasons. With the exception
of 4 weeks sometime (nowadays unpredictably) between February and April,
and some other 10 days throughout the year, it is literally sunny every
day.
In the spring, even though the days become longer
and warmer, it is almost impossible to get that "spring" feeling. Though
the same pathetic thing can be said for the fall, it's even worse in the
winter, as it is almost impossible to get that "Christmas" feeling in December!
Most of the trees stay green all year round and don't even shed or grow
new leaves.
How boring! Anyways, some trees did us the favor
and had beautifully colored leaves - so I tried to catch what in other
places is called "fall".
Cultural note: Most wealthy Americans "winter"
in the warmest climate thy can afford. We don't like or need cold or wet
seasons here. For a wealthy American, L.A. is perfect. If you want to ski,
drive two hours. If you like to swim, drive an hour. If you like the desert,
drive for an hour and a half. In L.A., seasons are readily available, but
at our command and convenience!
These, an additional 100 pictures
of David, and 1000 of other
30 models are on the MalePerceptions
CD 2000. Buy
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