Once a year for the past 102 years, The Bachelors has hosted a “fancy dress” (meaning costume) Ball in Los Angeles. I was lucky enough to be invited as a guest to the 100th Ball, and even more lucky to be asked to be a member. (I think it helps to know the membership guy, Alan Peterson! Thank you, Alan.) (cont. below photo … oh, and I’m the third one from the left)

The 102nd Ball was 2 days ago — Feb 23, 2007 — at The Beverly Hilton. What an amazing night. First there was a cocktail reception, in apparently the “virtues” room. It had angel wings floating up high, and was mostly blues and light colors. Then, around 10 pm a curtain pulls back to reveal a hugh ballroom — the Vice theme of Virtues & Vice — with seating for around 600, and there are cirque-du-soleil style performers coming down from the ceiling … red flames (lighting) licks the walls … neon flames grace variour areas of the room … a live band is playing … smoke machines fill the air with a mysterious fog… it was incredible. The band starts playing the Stones song “Sympathy for the Devil,” and the band is perfect, high-energy, sounds just like -whoever- they are covering, and the evening truly kicks off. We are seated next to a table of devils … and all I know is, LIFE IS GOOD.

Our table theme was Venetian Carnivale (think “Eyes Wide Shut” type costumes), and the group was amazing. Thank you all for being there… and if you weren’t there, I’m sorry … there’s only so much room. Maybe next year!

Here’s a quickie of one of the masks I have for tonight… from www.magicofvenezia.com … amazing stuff! (yeah, the picture’s terrible, but you get the idea)

Yesterday was the big huge EO event of a lifetime at Camp Pendleton… quite a bit “oversold” if you ask me, but I still had a good time. The Marines were very interesting to talk with … very interesting. But for me that was about the extent of it. Oh, and I got some great time with other EO members.

Tomorrow is The Bachelor’s Ball … a 102 year old organization that exists solely for this night… it should be great, look for pictures on Monday!!

So it’s come to my attention that my humble little site is visited by CYVEILLANCE. I’d never heard of them, so I looked them up… it’s always nice to know that a firm that does CYber surVEILLANCE is keeping an eye on you. I guess that’s one of the prices to pay when one signs multiple confidentiality agreements, huh?

I guess I started this blog thing somewhat naively … friends & family would know about it, no one else would … but the world is much smaller than that these days. Interesting.

Pictures have been updated on f8fotos.com:

1) Tiffany Pregnancy Gallery Added

2) Final Eight Pictures Added to Puerto Vallarta Gallery

Enjoy! Oh, and hopefully there will be some good pictures from Saturday (don’t ask) and Sunday (Grammy’s) coming soon …