About Tom Whitman & Co.
This myspace page is about me, and about my events. Let’s start with my events…
Before I produced events in the gay world, I produced concerts and television, so I love the production aspects of events. I learned how to do the marketing, but my first love was lighting and sound and set decor and the overall experience that a well-produced event creates. I think of an event as an experience. It’s not whether I can get people into a venue, it’s about what they experienced while they were there.
I try to produce events I want to go to. I want to hang out with fun, flirty, unpretentious people. I want to go to an upscale event and dress up one night, and get sloppy in a pitcher of margaritas in the afternoon on another day. I want to hang out in a place where people aren’t afraid to introduce themselves. I want to listen to music with vocals, dance music one night, pop another night, eclectic and funky another night. I want to meet new people in a place where I can be myself, whatever that means.
And by the way, if you want to reach me for work related stuff, email me at tom@tomwhitmanpresents.com
SMACK Thursdays @ O-Bar
8279 Santa Monica Blvd.
Have dinner first. Drink heavily later.
Dinner reservations 323-822-3300
Prime dinner reservations 7 pm to 8 pm.
Drinks and debauchery start at 9 pm.
Music by DJ Josh Peace.
World's Fastest Open Bar at 10:45pm & 11:45 am.
Size Sundays @ here
696 N. Robertson
Cherry Pop @ Ultra Suede
661 N. Robertson
Mammoth Gay Ski Week
March 18 - 22, 2009
The Biggest Party
Of The Pride Weekend
Hmmmm... what about me? I was born in Hawaii, grew up mostly in Europe and the Midwest cause my Dad was in the Air Force. I went to UCLA for undergrad and part of grad school. I worked as a producer at Nickelodeon/MTV for 9 years in LA and NY, and now I throw big gay parties for a living. (http://www.tomwhitmanpresents.com) I have a bratty chocolate lab puppy named Finley, and some great friends.
What else? I love creative people. I'm a sucker for beauty, in everything - internal, external, in my head, in words, in pictures. Every year life gets better, but not less complicated. Everything is impermanent, so don't worry so much. I've been in long-term serious love twice in my life. My parents are cool. I love New York and LA both. I drive a convertible. I play gay beach volleyball every Saturday in the summer, spring and fall. I have a weakness for mango margaritas. I love Florence, Sydney, Paris, Rio, Provincetown and Mammoth Lakes. I used to race for the UCLA ski team, but now I'm a snowboarder.  I like to paint. I write pretty well. I do neither one as much as I used to, nor as much as I should. I love reading - story is how we figure out our life.  I want to be remembered for something. (or maybe a few things.) I fall in like quickly, but in love slowly. I wrote and directed two animated shorts that toured about 60 international film festivals. I love everything from comic books to literary fiction.
How was that for stream of consciousness?
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