New Year New Me and Needles? Did I Sign up for all of this?

So here we are a couple of weeks into the new year and I have officially gone to the Doc's office for the consult on what he will be doing for me. I then of course have traveling to do in our New York office so I finally get back to Charleston having escaped the snow once again. . thank goodness. So I print out the requisition form and see a whole battery of blood samples that they need. Knowing that I really am not the hugest fan of any needle. . . this should be an interesting morning.

I walked into the facility and they took me back to the back room where they sat me down. I looked at them and said "is this going to hurt?" I figured it was a good question to ask. . They said "oh no. . .just a little pinch."

I closed my eyes. . and 6 whole tubes later they were done. They sent the samples off and now Doctor Matt will be reviewing them and I get to look forward to seeing how the results come out.

Monday we enjoy a holistic dinner from Chef Ken Immer. It will be quite a fabulous experience as well. You bet we will have the microphones and tape rolling for the dinner. I always find it fascinating how to make food that is not only flavorful but incredibly healthy.

We will take you behind the scenes of the results on the air next weekend.

It's all part of the New Year New Me. . . you can hear it all live on The Sunday Morning Mimosa Radio Show.

New York is really a small town! Well small world anyways.

This is part one of the NYC blog. The other half is coming tomorrow. Please enjoy.

You know in a city of upwards of 9 million people like New York, is it just possible that in our entertainment and events world that it means running into people all over the island? It just often strikes me as crazy that literally upwards of 9 million people live on this island and our event and entertainment world is so small. Ok so here's some of the fun that we had while up in the NYC offices this past week. When I got in on

Wednesday, there were still huge piles on snow on the ground. I was to meet up with my friend Michael Longoria who played the Franki Valli Role in Jersey Boys. we went to a little Mexican restaurant called Ariba Ariba in Hells Kitchen. Fabulous place. . from the 70s disco music to the cool yet risque paintings on the wall. Michael and I caught up after seeing his Midtown Men show in Charleston. It was nice to enjoy a margarita and some mexican. It was even Gayer than Santi's.

We then walked a block and half around the corner to this really fabulous bar called Industry. It was packed even at 8:00. We ran into Daniel another mid town man and one of his friends. we enjoyed the fun music and cocktails there. This bar/lounge was quite remarkable. great vibrant colors, beautiful people everywhere and really impressive lounges.

 

That is where I made my exit to the Plaza Hotel's Oak Room to catch up with an industry Partner of mine and see a vocalist and Jazz Trumpet player by the name of Brian Newman.

Brian's style is very similiar to Buble. He's got the entire package for entertaining. He can sing, he plays the hell out of the trumpet and is just an incredible performer. We had settled in to enjoy a cocktail and in walked Lady Gaga along with her boy friend Luc and a few others. I have to tell you she was quite the cool lady to sit down and chat with. She graduated from the Tish School of the arts in the city with a vocal major. As it turns out, she has quite the presence when it comes to playing jazz.

She rocked out an incredible version of Gershwin's Someone to Watch Over Me. check out the clip right here.

Lady Gaga sings Gershwin at our table at the Oak Room

The Night ended with being quoted for Page 6 about the entire experience. It is days and nights like this that keep me energized in the city and just continually adoring what I do.

Day One. . .Body Shocker. . Mind Shocker. . .and WOW

I jumped in the car and headed to see Doctor Matt  to get my initial consultation knocked out.  I was surprisingly nervous. I don't ever get nervous. I can perform in front of thousands. . I have so many listeners and viewers . . .NEVER nervous.... but I think it was the fear of the unknown. . .and what he was going to find. Upon arrival in his ultra modern chic office, he handed me a novel to fill out. It seemed to take forever. Tons of questions. ... I figured I need to be honest as I can. . I really want this to work. So I spent the extra time to make sure each and every question was as honest as possible. I FINALLY got done and we then sat down to review all of the details. The first thing I found out is that the right side of my brain and left side don't communicate as they should. Go figure. . who knew. However, Matt wasn't worried. "oh we can fix that."  Ok I was a bit more relieved. He then told me that my fear of eating hot and spicy things because of an immediate need for heart burn meds will be gone after some of his work. That was exciting to me as well. Then he dropped the BOMB. I am going to have to go on a 3 week total body cleanser. Holy S$%T!!! REALLY? details of this total body cleanse and detox will be coming soon in another blog. . 3 weeks? really 3 weeks? That just seems like a really long time. Then I have these supplements to take to figure out my blood sugar etc. Of course one of my first questions was what kind of side effects. . .he says none. We shall see. Matt combines both Eastern and Western treatment approaches. So this means not only will I be detoxing for 3 weeks. .I will be doing accu puncture, massage and more. It proves to be a very interesting journey. Next up J.D and Ken Immer to go over there parts of the game. All in all, a very interesting day.

New Year, New ME????!!!! YIKES

So after hosting the new year new you show today on my national radio show The Sunday Morning Mimosa, I now have the dream team of nutritionist/holistic chef, personal trainer, and neurologist working on me.I'm going to take 90 days and get back into shape. You know it was 4 years ago that I went from a staggering 268 pounds down to a more presentable 190. Now to be honest I am up over that 200 mark again. I am going for round 2 and have you to thank as my supporters and followers who will cheer me on and join the journey with me. I will be doing weekly blogs that will include radio clips, video updates and of course just me probably bitching about how much I am in pain. It will be a fun journey and I look forward to sharing it with you. As we all begin an exciting new year, my hope is to be a healthy, prosperous and happy new year. Here we are!!! Ready Set GO!!!!!!!!!