It’s not who I am, it’s just what I do!
Today was a busy and BIG day for my show, On The Flipside!! We got a great placement in Daily Candy in their e-newsletter for “What to Do This Weekend” guide! It’s a very good look as they reach thousands all over the U.S. and in London, and I’m already getting a lot of interest emails, so we gotta keep the momentum going!
And…you can now download your favorite and keep up with the newest episodes of On The Flipside on Apple iTunes. I am now an official podcaster! What’s next!?!? Stay tuned…
I made a trip to the barbershop…Forensic Cutz in North Miami…that’s where “Merv the Barber” is cuttin’ up some very unique designs! You just have to see it to believe it… Shout out to Gee for telling me to look into it! 😉
I’m still recovering from a busy weekend! I headed to Dolphin Stadium early Saturday morning to judge the first round of Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders auditions…I do not miss auditioning, but it was fun to reminisce about those days, as I watched nearly 200 women try and dance their way to a spot on the team. I will say the “freestyle” dancing in South Florida is different from how we dance out West, but maybe it’s a generational gap too! lol I’m looking forward to the final round at Aventura Mall on April 18, when I’ll help select the new team for next season, and see the veteran ladies from last year join in and fight to keep their spots! Below is a picture of me with one of my judge-mates, former NFL player, Louis Oliver… at one point he turned to me and said, “I don’t know how you ever put yourself through this!”
After a tough Saturday of listening to the same song over and over at auditions, I was on Miami Beach before the sun came up on Sunday, for the Nautica South Beach Triathlon…over 1400 participants…who knew!?!?
Michelle Williams (Destiny’s Child) sang the national anthem and Anna Kournikova ran on a celeb relay team, while former “bachelor” star, Andy Baldwin took first place in the celeb division, finishing all three events in about an hour and a half…I’d still be swimming! ha BTW…the last picture is what I look like when I get up to work before the break of dawn! Anyway, the interviews were great and should turn up On The Flipside soon…
On The Flipside Episode 4 is LIVE online now! This episode is coming to you from Key Biscayne and the Sony Ericsson Open…we’ve got Serena Williams, Carmelo Anthony and Russell Simmons…just to name a few! http://ontheflipsidetv.com
The things I do for work… I did my first ever live shot from under water yesterday. It may even be a first for Deco. I have never scuba dived before and sure I wasn’t in the open water, but it was pretty crazy putting on the “mask” and going under water to talk to South Florida on LIVE TV! I felt like Darth Vader in there, the breathing was loud, so when I was talking I felt strange and then you have to do these weird breath inhale things before you can talk….but I’m happy I pulled it off and all went well!! Thanks to Red Carter for sponsoring my swimsuits too!
I had the opportunity to sit down to Brian Hecker, Director of “Bart Got a Room.” It’s a coming of age feature, starring William H. Macy, entirely shot in South Florida and Brian took me behind the scenes (okay it was after the fact) to a couple of the movie shoot locations in Hollywood (Florida)! We stopped by le Tub restaurant, which I had never been to before but apparently Gayle (Oprah’s BFF) says it has the the best burgers around and then we stopped by a tux shop Rich Formal Wear to reminisce about the high school prom! haha