Had tons of fun last night at the Outfest 2007 Kickoff Party at The Abbey. Make that, I had tons of fun after I got myself a vodka with pink grapefruit juice (Absolute Vodka was the sponsor). I arrived fit to be tied after getting stuck in traffic on the 101 then not being able to find street parking ANYWHERE within a mile of the place. So, shelled out $8 to park valet across the street and felt very bitter about it. But once I walked in, saw all the happy people, It was fun, fun fun.
Outfest does not begin until next month but this party was to unveil the film line-up and to get a schedule in everyone's hands. I snapped some pics, saw old friends and acquaintances and met some new people too.
Among the actors present were Brett Chuckerman ("Eating Out 2") and Chad Allen (pictured above) who stars in and produced the festival's opening night film "Save Me." If Chad looks extra tan, it;s because he completed the AIDS Ride on Saturday!

This is me with one of my favorite people in the biz: Kirkland Tibbles. He produced "Latter Days" and is producing the upcoming "Naked Boys Singing."

Outfest Executive Director Steven Gutwillig hugs a friend at the very crowded party...

I met these guys and they gave me their name tags so I could use them in the caption. But now I don't remember who is who! The guy at the left sure looks like Daniel Craig though, huh? Somewhere in this shot are Jason Betts, Fred Marical, Peter Morgan and I know that is Richie Selva on the right.

And finally, here is an adorable couple. Andrew Reynolds (on the left) works for JS2 Communications which is handling Outfest for the first time. He is with his boyfriend Michael. They love Laguna Beach!

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- Outfest News: East Side Story added to roster...
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Save Me to open Outfest 2007!