This was an amazing event to be a part of and I really hope to do it again next year... just... without the rain, ok? LOL!
OK, I want to thank some peeps...
1st of all, I want to thank the Sacramento Pride and the entire staff from the Sacramento Gay & Lesbian Center! I have never seen so much incredible team work in my entire Pride life!
To Josh Jacoby and Hilary Hodges and all their tremendous work! Dang you guys!
To Dell Richards of Dell Richards Media! (www.dellrichards.com)
To my gorgeous assistants and escorts, Jill Zimmer and Lisa Gaviola who put up with me calling them the opposite wrong names! LOL!
Thank you Citizen Hotel! Thank you for sponsoring and taking great care of all of us artists while we were there!
To all the sponsors: Jackson Rancheria Casino-Hotel, Amtrak, Midtown Business Association, Outword Magazine, Wells Fargo, Rainbow Pages, Sacramento Regional Transit, Faces, Barefoot Wines & Bubbly, Hewlet Packard, Bud Light, SMUD, Sactown Magazine, The Center for AIDS Research, Education & Services, Cheers San Francisco, Lumens Light + Living, Safeway and SN&R!
I want to thank our brilliant and talented and lovely, Miss Coco Peru. You were amazing my dear. Because of you, it did NOT rain on our parade!
To all the talent that was showcased that day in the rain! What incredible talent there was! Tom Goss, Luciana, Xavier Toscano and Jovi Radtke!!!
And once again, I thank the infamous, Sui Mike Crusett from ALLURE Salon and Spa , and his beautiful work on my Hair!
I thank my film crew, Hank Coffin (my die hard favorite) and Bobby Gee and Cheryl Agutos! Man, I saw you guys out there in the rain, still doing your thang! Doing what you love to do! THANK YOU!!!
Now I must, must, must thank the talent that helped share my stage that day...
I thank my percussionist, Jeslen Mishell Saenz! My newest, closest, and most trusted confidant! You were amazing that day Jes and everyone is still talking about you, especially when you had to straddle that drum between your... anyways! You were gorgeous, and performed like a starlet, but better than that, you were in the rhythm of the beat! So there you have it! My 1st official band member!
Thank you Andrea A. Atkinson for your extraordinary sign language interpreter and performer for my performance!
CAPITOL ROOTS Studio and Productions! Living right up to their mission statement! "Purpose. Passion. People. Potential. Power!" ! Do not miss their next underground Breakdance battle production!
www.CapitolRoots.com
I thank the beautiful and triple theater, April Bambao (Boogie Monstarz) for hanging in there even during the wee hours of the morning getting me hooked up with the right dancers! You girls tore it up! Jeannelle Baltazar, Jessica Scalzitti and the amazing Ana Maria Perales!
www.AmpedEntertainment.org
Thank you MOON LEE! (Moonhaeng Lee -Poppin' Lockin' Artist)
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1191868443
So much love and respect to you my friend. This was quite an adventure, wasn't it? You're an amazing talent and master at your craft. We need to keep you here in the states Moon. You have all the passion of a true American! (Get ready for the Part 2 video!)
I need to thank the audio engineer guys! Jeremy Fristoe of "Infinite Entertainment" and the man behind the board, Patrick Hugunin!
www.infinitedjs.com
I truly thank the talented Marcus Edralin (I'm not kidding Marcus, Broadway really needs you my friend) for dragging all his kids from C. K. McClatchy High School (aka. "F.A.M. Dance Co. -Fresh Audio Mindz"). You guys blew me away. At 1st, I wasn't sure what to expect and then... OMG! I was so proud to have you up on that stage...
Brandon Cur
Yeng Chang
Vance Stockwell
Brian Suvankthann
Henry Le
Xiao Guang Lian
Christopher5 Vaughn
Mai Vang
Penay Her
Rashida Lester
Linda Chao
Gilliang Cheung
Ethan Yang
Kou Vang
Lucy Gao
Lea Vwe
Thia Kler
Nuzong Vang
Kao Ye Thao
Anthony Wey
And then... to Emmerine Reynon and Jennifer Bambao. There are no words that can express my gratitude to you and all the networking and calls you made to make this dream come to life.
But I mostly send out a ton of love and respect and thanks to my new sister... Norelie Reynon! Also known as M.O.M. "Mother of Motivation"! Without you, none of this would have been organized so professionally. You are a gift to all these kids!
I thank my label, ISV Entertainment and my manager Kevin Sheehan for continuously holding my hand ALL THE TIME!
www.isvent.com
I thank MY Steve Minow for being there for me and 'playing' road manager. ;-)
I thank my long time friend, Sharon Marcus, who was the only one there for me! And thank you for dragging North (Ande) along too! (Hee, hee, hee)
And Thank you MOM!
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Redbook's Stacy Morrisonby KamlaBhatt3,822 views
LOL Albeastii! That's what Marcus spelt out for us... LOL!
raquii 1 month ago