Randolfe Videos

Most men love their mothers. A few actually hate their mothers. Talking to a bunch of young LGBT youth (15-18), I just let it all hang out & explained the complicated feelings I have regarding my genuinely hateful (but perhaps ultimately lovable) mother. Aren't all our relationships with our parents "bipolar" (a mixture of love/hate emotions)? This is my politically-incorrect "Mother's Day Card" to my own Mother & others out there struggling with conflicted emotions regarding their own Mother. Hope it truly speaks to & touches some viewers. Conformists & ordinary people will hate it.

Dressing in pink for cherry blossom festivals is a daunting challenge since cherry blossoms range from white to deep pink. Randy Wicker explains with examples from Brooklyn Botanical Garden's Sakura Matsuri celebration.

Anime videos & munga books are the latest Japanese infusion into American mass culture. Americans invented the automobile. Then the Japanese produced the better car. Disney created anime. Then the Japanese took everything to a higher artistic/cultural level. This interview with a spokesperson for NYAnimeFestival(dot)com explores this latest cultural wave.

Expedia says: "Ai had the dream of becoming a singer since she was little. The dream was made by her and her mother together. Her mother was her only family since she had lost her father when she was just a child. However, Ai's mother died before she became a famous singer. Now she is singing not only for her mother, who has died, but also for people who listen to her song, wishing world peace. She has helped establish schools in poor countries. Before she became a famous singer, she established a goal--to perform 1000 times on the street--and accomplished it after she became a great singer. Her voice is called "angel's voice". At first, there were only a few people listening to her song on the street, however, gradually she attracted a lot of people. Ultimately, her last street performance in Shibuya attracted a great number of people. At some point she and "Nao" formed the duo I WiSH and had a decent level of success, but the band was dissolved in 2005 so that Ai and Nao could concentrate on solo projects. Some of Ai's songs have been used as theme songs for anime and videogames. Zetsubou to Kibou (???? ?) is the theme song of Shining Force Neo; "Compass" was is the theme song of the eighth One Piece movie Episode of Alabasta: The Desert Princess and the Pirates, and "Kimi No Koe" is the ending theme song of The Place Promised in our Early Days. One of her newest songs, "Door Crawl", is the theme song of Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon."

Shaking ass and smiling, an amazing band named "UZUHI" performed at the Japan Society Festival on the campus of Columbia University in New York City. They are one of the exciting Japanese bands (JROCK) who sing many of their songs in English and are part of the vibrant underground musical avant garde scene stretching out from NYC to increasingly large sections of the nation. I posted an earlier video called "UZUHI JROCK POWER" which is even more amazing.

Trans people & their supporters hold a rally & march once a year listing their demands. This footage was shot during their 2008 event. It will be held again this June. Information should be available at the Trans Justice website.

"UZUHI" means "sun" in Japanese. This little known JROCK band gave a mesmerizing performance for the Columbia Japan Society's cultural festival. This video proves they are super stars in the galaxy of tomorrow! Look them up at Uzuhi (dot) com or at myspace(dot)com/Uzuhi. Tell them Randolfe sent you :-).

A pedicab driver, camera in hand, positioned himself outside NYC's 2009 Fashion Tents this past winter. He answered questions & shared a few stories with Randy Wicker about pedicabs, models, & life in general.

Transsexual & homelessness frequently go together. Samantha explains how she has found both hostility & love in a woman's homeless shelter. She also loves Macy's because they hired her during the holiday season. Small opportunities in life can make a very big difference.

WingedReaper713 has found "success" through dressing up and promoting a goth site called Vampire Freaks. He was the sole attendee (one out of thousands) strolling through the aisles of Gay Expo at the Javits Center in NYC sporting a heavy goth look. Of course, as a devotee of extraordinary fashion, I had to ask him a few questions. Here is his story...

This is a serious video in which I explain why I feel so alienated from most people my own age. It happened to be part of a talk I gave to a group of gay, lesbian, bisexual & transgender youth in a church in Jersey City, NJ on 3/12/09. I hope it will provoke a serious discussion about being transaged---AND what it is that causes most "truly old" people to become so isolated & miserable. Temporarily, I've avoided that. As long as I remain "transaged", I believe I will continue to avoid the terrible ravages of being "truly old". What do you think? I'd really like to know !

he Bronx is NYC's poorest borough & home to a largely minority population. However, it beats Manhattan's fanciest shopping districts when it comes to affordable, colorful, lively clothing.

Beth Sacks was opening act at the Richie Rich Fashion Show 2/2009 in the Grand Ballroom of The Waldorf Astoria Hotel in NYC. She talked about her performance & her cup-cake diet with R-a-n-d-o-l-f-e (Randy) Wicker just outside the Ballroom after the show.

Beautiful women & female models worked together to help NYC's fashion industry weather a very ugly economy during Fashion Week 2009.

A fight erupts about fake fur when an elegantly dressed man becomes offended by reporter's assumption that such a BIG fur coat was made from fake fur.

Pumpkin Festival Central Park New York City 10/25/2008 Ryan Janek Wolowski Randolfe Wicker ******** City of New York Parks & Recreation & Camp Sunshine www.campsunshine.org S.L.E. LUPUS Foundation Children's Brain Tumor Foundation ww.cbtf.com Great Pumpkin Give Away Haunted House goblins Scary Story Telling tales ghosts witches Great Pumpkin Charlie Bown Carving Fire Eater Evan Michael www.nyc.gov/parks baby babies toddler children childrens boy boys girl girls kid kids family families fun Halloween spooky adventure urban park outside rain raining Holiday holidays fall autum October 2008 **************** Contact: ryanisland@aol.com www.ryanisland.com www.myspace.com/ryanisland Category: Travel & Events Tags: adventure cityscape cruise culture destination events landmark museum nature travel log public television TV mnntv mnnnyc

Island Tattoo Sin will soon open the first tattoo museum in NYC. "Dozer" explains the concept, the history of tattooing & introduces us to his precocious 6-year-old son who has already decided to be a gynecologist. Watch, enjoy, rate & leave comments ! And stay tuned for more fabulous coverage from The NYC 2008 Tattoo Convention held in NYC's famed Roseland ballroom/arena.