what can i say? i love my baby boy, and his influence has made his way into so much of the work i’ve done across mediums, enough to claim an entire page on my site, where i’ll show off some favorite cat-themed projects.
OF COURSE, I WOULDN’T DEPRIVE YOU OF SEEING WHAT HAPPENED WHEN I ASKED FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR A SERIES OF VINTAGE-STYLE CAT TRADING CARDS.
TITO AND BASEBALL ONLY STRENGTHENED THEIR CONNECTION WHEN HE SPENT 2020 IN THE STANDS AS AN ESPECIALLY-BELOVED FAN CUTOUT FOR THE WORLD CHAMPION LOS ANGELES DODGERS.
(ALTHOUGH, NOT BEING SIGNED TO A MULTI-YEAR DEAL ALLOWED TITO TO THEN APPEAR ON CHARITY FUNDRAISING TRADING CARDS FOR THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS FOUNDATION AS “JUAN TITO” AHEAD OF THE 2021 CAMPAIGN).
TITO WAS UBIQUITOUS IN MY PRODUCTIONS AT THE UPRIGHT CITIZENS BRIGADE THEATER, APPEARING CONSISTENTLY IN PRE-SHOW VIDEOS DURING AN SHO(W) AND ON MY SHOULDER FOR MY SOLO VARIETY SHOW - IT’S ON WITH JUSTIN COUSSON.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE PROJECTS I WORKED ON WAS THE SHOW US YOUR KITTIES FUNDRASIERS BENEFITTING SANTE D’OR ANIMAL RESCUE. THETHREE YEARLY BENEFIT SHOWS FEATURED ALL-STAR LINEUPS (NOTABLE NAMES INCLUDE KUMAIL NANJIANI, BARON VAUGHN, PETE HOLMES, RON FUNCHES, AND JENNY OWEN YOUNGS) AND RAISED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THE RESCUE WHO BROUGHT MY CAT, TITO, INTO MY LIFE. BEYOND MY ROLE AS PRODUCER, BOOKER AND HOST, I ALSO CREATED INTERSTITIAL MATERIAL, SEEN HERE - EACH OF THE VIDEOS BELOW WAS WRITTEN, FILMED AND EDITED IN 24 HOURS OR LESS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF “CAT BUTT,” WHICH DUE TO ITS ANIMATED NATURE AND COLLABORATIVE PROCESS, WAS GIVEN A WEEK DEADLINE.