As long as I've been considering putting Bingo to bed, I've been wondering what I will say to my friend, A.B. on this occasion.
AB has spent the last ten years shooting my shows (People Will Talk, Porn Idol, Bad Boys on the Hudson and of course Porno Bingo) and being ... what? a second banana, a cohort, an Ed McMahon? Much more than that.
I'm not even really sure that I can call them "my" shows as A.B. has been there shaping the public look of these events week in and week out and doing it under (at times) difficult situations - like the lighting isn't great or he has to shoot a guy that blinks a lot and constantly closes his eyes (oops that would be me).
One of the greatest joys I have every week is not just doing the show, but doing it with A.B. When he's out directing a show or acting in one or whatever, I miss him and the show is noticeably different (to me, anyway). He's always got a great line to share and of course his hand gestures demonstrating "five across, five down and five diagonal" are legendary (and if they're not, they should be).
The gratitude that I feel is immense that we have been able to weather multiple locations, DJs, guests, beneficiaries and that I could rely on him to be 'me' when I couldn't be there due to trips and work.
But mostly, I just love the hell out of him and thank the gods above me that he has been in my life these many years. I know that even without a show to work on together, we will be in each others' lives.
So, while I know that this doesn't even begin to scratch the surface, I hope that all of you (and he) get at least a sense of how much I feel for this guy.
And now, one of "our" songs (and yes I finally know that it's not "Holodeck Girl") :)
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