Jose Villarrubia is a teacher, colorist and illustrator in Baltimore with roots in Madrid, Spain. This openly gay crossover artist has photography that was featured at the Baltimore Museum of Art as well as in Latin America. He has taught at Towson University along with The Baltimore School of Arts. Recently he won the Harvey Award for best colorist for his Cuba: My Revolution graphic novel. We discussed how Jose has taken over the world of imagination when he was in town for the Wizard World Convention.
Jerry Nunn: Hola, Jose. This convention is jammed packed.
Jose Villarrubia: Are you a comic fan?
JN: I am a huge one. I learned how to read by reading comics as a kid.
JV: Wonderful.
JN: Tell me about you. Where are you from?
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Jane Lynch has kept us laughing with her understated sense of humor in such cinematic hits as Best in Show, The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Role Models. With the Fox series Glee Lynch became a household name creating the persona of Sue Sylvester, the coach of a cheerleading squad with some of the best one-liners on TV.
She just released a new memoir entitled Happy Accidents chronicling her early life as a lesbian, alcoholic and actress. She spoke with Nunn on the Run right before her book signings in her hometown.
Jerry Nunn: Hi, Jane. I just finished reading your book and enjoyed it. Did it take a long time to write?
Jane Lynch: We wrote the book in three months. We were given four months but dithered away a month. My wife actually wrote it with me. She’s responsible for it being readable (both laugh). We did it together. It was very fast and furious. We flew through three years and it was pretty joyful.
JN: Was it hard to reveal some of the things in the book? It seems very personal.
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Michael Musto is known for his column in The Village Voice where he writes La Dolce Musto. He just released his book “Fork on the Left, Knife in the Back” compiling many of his past celebrity tidbits.
We chatted about this latest project and talked shop about writing.
Jerry Nunn: Hi, Michael. Are you calling from work?
Michael Musto: I work out of my home so yes. I work 24 hours a day.
JN: Must be nice to not go to a formal office.
MM: It is kind of nice to just click something and my column goes in.
JN: How did you wind up working for The Village Voice in the first place?
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Style guru Lloyd Boston has been giving advice for years on television shows such as NBC Today, Oprah Winfrey, Nate Burkess and Martha Stewart. He was recently on the Today Show with an Emmy recap.
Speaking of awards, he received an Emmy nomination for his HGTV show Closet Cases and was named one of Crain Magazine’s “Forty Under Forty.” After writing 4 previous books, the author’s new one has just arrived The Style Checklist: The Ultimate Wardrobe Essentials. We ran into Lloyd at Macy’s where his Jones New York tour was in full effect.
Jerry Nunn: Hi, Lloyd. Are you glad to be back in Chicago?
Lloyd Boston: I love it, always. I love the fact that the weather is good.
JN: You can wear that scarf out these days.
LB: Yes, just a touch. I split my time between New York and LA but coming here is nice because it is the best of both cities. It has the ease of the people in LA but it has that city vibe in New York without the traffic, the dirt and the pushing and shoving.
JN: Do you get to do anything fun while you are in town?
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Kendra Wilkinson showed she was just a Girl Next Door when she arrived at the Playboy mansion with Holly and Bridget to have her life changed by Hugh Hefner. After moving out and marrying pro football player Hank Baskett, her life was chronicled with a self-titled reality show. With season four beginning, a new second book and a return to Chicago, everything is coming up Kendra these days!
Jerry Nunn: Hi, Kendra!
Kendra Wilkinson: Como estas?
JN: Muy bien. I didn’t know you spoke Spanish.
KW: I didn’t either (both laugh).
JN: Thanks for taking out time to talk to me. By reading your book Being Kendra: Cribs, Cocktails and Getting My Sexy Back I see how busy you are…
KW: No no no this is a new part of my life. I am just chillin’ nowadays.
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La Toya Jackson is the fifth of the nine children in the infamous Jackson clan. With Jack Gordon as her manager her life changed from being a Jehovah’s Witness to Playboy Magazine centerfold. After breaking free from his control it was a time for Starting Over with an EP and book of the same title.
Jerry Nunn: Hi, La Toya. I just finished reading your book.
La Toya Jackson: Oh really? Did you read the entire book?
I did. I was riveted.
LJ: It is a great read, isn’t it?
Yes and not what I thought it would be.
LJ: It is so important to reach out to women that have been abused and let them know that they can do something about it so they don’t endure and suffer that.
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Steven Petrow really minds his manners and can help you in that department too. His writing is nationally syndicated with his column Queeries in a variety of outlets. With his book Steven Petrow’s Complete Gay & Lesbian Manners he gives advice on a variety of topics that are essential to everyday life in our community.
Jerry Nunn: Hello, Steven. Last time we talked you were in the process of making this book.
Steven Petrow: I was “in the weeds” and now I am out of the “weeds!”
JN: How does it feel to have it out there in the world?
SP: I’m ecstatic.
JN: Do you do book signings now?
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