What's New for the New Year

Every year I take time out to reflect upon the past year and plan for the new one. 2006 has proven to be a year of transition. In 2006,

• I moved from Brooklyn to Harlem after 6 years. Learning my new neighborhood has been an interesting experience and one that I continue to explore.
• My true friends have supported me like never before. I thank them all.
• After two international events in one year it has become clear that I need to change direction. Producing events has always been a challenge but doing them on an international scale has proven to be more work than it's worth to me and my partner. Hopefully those that attended but DIHII and the event in Bahia had a wonderful time.
• The real estate business in NYC is in transition. It is changing from a seller's market to one where the buyers have many choices and can negotiate terms like never before. For those that have thought of buying their first home or upgrading to a bigger place, now is an excellent time to start looking.
• I now work out of the Downtown office and the Harlem office. It's nice to have two homes.
• Hosted my family for a long vacation in the new apartment. It's always good to be with family to know what is really important in life.

For 2007

• I look forward to peace in the world.
• The troops coming home.
• Good health and prosperity.
• Increasing my real estate sales and servicing not only the celebrity clients but making a serious effort to help more first time homebuyers that don't realize that they also can have a part of the American dream.
• Developing the talents of SoundPerfected and getting them a deal.
• Developing two new websites that will launch in early 2007 that we hope will fill the needs of underserved markets. Stay tuned.
• Continue to raise money for the orphans of La Casa Rosada Orphanage, CAASAH orphange and the Batey Relief alliance.

I wish you all the best. May the new year bring you only the best of things.

Let's talk movies

I finally saw Dreamgirls last night in New York City at the last show. What an enjoyable experience. The screenwriter stayed very close to the original play with excellent performances by the entire cast. Now lets see if people pack the box office like the producers hope. After all it is a musical and that is fare that we don't normally go for.

Jennifer Hudson as Effie was outstanding but one must keep in mind that the Dreamgirls story is Effie's story. Beyonce did a great job as well as the others. If you like good music you will love the sountrack. Next up the Oscars. Let's see what happens.

Tonight I want to checkout Will Smith's movie "The Pursuit of Happyness." My friends have been giving me movie tickets for Xmas. What a great idea. Watch the trailer.

Blogger Blunders

Sorry for the delay with posts but this new blogger has bugs that don't allow for the images to post. It has been a frustrating few days trying to find out how to get it going again. Hopefully we will soon be able to post pictures on this blog without a problem...until then....guess it is all about words. Stay tuned for updates.

Apollo Auditions Shine

We we excited about participating in the internet and street promotion for the open call auditions that were held at the Apollo Theater on Dec. 9th. Over 500 talented individuals showed up for a chance to audition for the producers of Showtime at the Apollo and Amateur Night. For us it was a great opportunity to talk to many different types of people and offer them this special chance at stardom. Thank for all of you that helped spread the word. May sure you check out the Top Dog and Super Top Dog shows coming next week to the Apollo. A great treat for the whole family.

Tis the Season to Care...

Warning....this is not your regular Christmas Carol but it is in the spirit of Christmas that we bring this video to you. Please take a look at this short video and do something. Maybe you have money to donate or perhaps you can just show your support by filling out the demand for help from our President. Stand up and help these poor people this holiday season. Thank you.

SaveDarfur.org has a post called "Multimedia" that's worth checking out...

Friday Here...and?

In my line of work the weekend is just another day. I work all the time. As an entrepreneur thats what you better do if you want to eat. Well today was great because we got two offers on the most recent property we listed.

Now, this is where the fun begins..negotiating the price and the terms. The world of real estate is ever changing. In the 15 years I have been in real estate I have witnessed the buyers market and the sellers market. Right now we are in transition from the sellers to the buyers but property still isn't cheap. This beautiful West Village two bedroom pre-war apartment is on the market for $1.3 million dollars. It is great to have people fighting over it. If you have some extra cash laying around, now is a great time to buy.

Introducing Me

Welcome! People have asked me why I have discontinued my other blogs. I had to move on to something I could feel passionate about. What better subject than my life and my views. I have been fortunate to travel around the world and work in many different industries over the years. Now is a good time to share some of those moments. Hopefully you will find this journal interesting and sometimes amusing. I promise you one thing...I will speak from the heart. I hope you will as well. Well here we go.