Where haven't I been?

April 10, 2007

What have I been up to lately? More like what haven't I been up to lately. First off-the Toyota pro-celebrity race in Long Beach. The race itself is on the 14th of April, but I have spent 3 days of training at Willow Springs racetrack (about 50 miles east of L.A.) along with the other 24 pro racers and celebs. Also spent 2 days at the Bondurant racing school in Chandler, Arizona as I was in town for a speech anyway. Lyn St.James (yes,the Indy 500 Lyn St.James) took me under her wing and provided, along with my instructor Mike, some much needed help. What a blast that was.

I also went to Paris for the opening of Juro's and my exhibit of Art Grand Slam. The exhibit is at the museum at Roland Garros,so all you fans who are going to the French Open this year can check it out for yourselves. It was very well received and I hope the players especially will enjoy it.

I also did a couple of fundraisers for our GLBT community - I have been travelling too much for my taste, all in 1-4 day increments so I have not had that much of an opportunity to watch TV, especially March Madness. But I was cheering for the Rutgers womens basketball team all the way as I have met Vivian Stringer a few times and what a wonderful woman she is. I would have loved to have played ball for her. So I was even more incensed than you can imagine after the comments Don Imus made during his radio show. He apparently likes to insult just about everyone, but his comments this time were beyond insulting. So far an apology seems to have saved his job. I don't think an apology is enough. Had he called these same women monkeys, he would have been fired immediately. But somehow calling them prostitutes is not enough of an insult to warrant the same result. I think this is wrong and I think he should be fired. Period.
That is all for now...