Tonight night I attended the book launch/live reading of a new book by author GL Henderson called The Fantasy Master. The reading was held at TAJ on West 21st Street in Manhattan. Celebrity Fit Club's Harvey Walden IV & his lady love former American Idol Contestant Kimberly Clarke were the special guest hosts.......
Gregory L Henderson (GL). GL is an award-winning author and in his acclaimed work, The Fantasy Master, (TFM), he answers the question, "What price are you willing to pay to have a Fantasy? Are you willing to give up the love in your life for a temporary moment of pleasure?" The TFM, (238 pgs, tpb $17.95), kicks off a series of eleven novels-- including poetry and page turning short stories that leave you wanting more and more!
TFM covers a wide range of the human experience. From the mentality of an emotionally battered woman to the sensuous depths she experiences in her imagination and physical being. Henderson asks his readers to take a tour through the struggles and hardships of reality and bask in the fantasy of your wildest dreams; he even offers the opportunity to detour and get a second chance to rewrite history.GL was nominated for top new non-fiction author by the Charlotte’s Literary and Arts Awards and has been the opening act for the world famous comedy corner to promote his work. GL has also hosted fashion shows from Washington , D.C. , Columbia , SC , Charlotte , NC , Philadelphia and Pittsburg , PA . GL has been featured in local newspapers and has been showcased on news stations in Columbia , SC and Rochester , NY .
As a finalist for the Ebony Magazine’s Top-Rated Eligible Bachelor of 2006, GL has a lot to say on the topic of romance and relationships. Covering both the bachelor standpoint, and the feminine perspective, he gives us the privilege of others' experiences ... who dare to share. The emotional depth in his work personifies the accuracy and mystery required of such themes. The experiences of the human spirit are explained so eloquently and tastefully through the mind of this author, that you literally will be unable to put the book down!
G.L. is coming off a self titled national book tour, sponsored by the Oakley Corp. He is currently marketing TFM with another self titled unique book tour called “An Intimate Moment with G.L.” He is also marketing TFM on his website www.glhenderson.net , and through merchandising; The Fantasy Master Love Basket, The Fantasy Master Relationship Love Game, t-shirts and his signature silk rose with The Official Scent of The Fantasy Master’s Cologne . His books are currently being distributed by Flawless Distribution Book Center.
Now, I don't know if any of you have ever been to Taj, but let me tell you that the place is very exotic and sexy....dimly lit....candles everywhere....it's absolutely beautiful and the perfect setting for reading erotica!
The tables were also covered in signature Fantasy Master Chocolate bars and the complimentary cocktails were provided by JC Jacques Cardin Cognac. These were new flavored cognacs and they were delicious (and I don't particularly care for cognac ya'll)....one was lavender, one was an apple flavor (that made a SCRUMPTIOUS martini) and then there was a plain one. They were all very smooth going down and the apple martini drink was so tasty you ALMOST forgot there was liquor in it!
I had arrived a little early so I took a moment to holler at GL, who I first met at the PrivacyWear clothing launch last year....he promised to give me an autographed book the next time I saw him - so I decided to come on down and hold him to his word. After chatting with him for awhile I stepped outside for some fresh air and I noticed a nice looking young man standing outside on his cell phone.....
When he finished his call, I told him that I though he was nice looking and we began talking....it was as he was talking that he began to SOUND familiar to me....I mean he looked slightly familiar to me but I tell you it was his VOICE that I really recognized....
I introduced myself and he told me his name was Kwame, as he talked some more it hit me why he was familiar to me..."I GOT IT!".... You were on "I Love New York 2"....right? He smiled and kept right on talking....lol...he was "IT"
(you know the one who was having conversations er...By HIMSELF" on the "Air Cell Phone".....He actually is really cute and very charismatic believe it or not, but that VOICE was just killing me...lol...we talked for a little while longer and then I told him I wanted to come back out and get a photo....so I ran into get my camera...I wasn't prepared for what I saw when I came back outside.....it was hysterical fam!!
The management asked him for ID when he got to the door and I am guessing he didn't have any so he showed them his:
I swear to ya'll I ain't lying....he was dead ass serious. It was funny as hell to me.
Cheezy From ILNY2
also showed up with a few friends in tow.Anyway, I got my photos and shortly after Harvey & Kimberly arrived and the show began....I also ran into a friend of Mary Moore (my publicist) named Saan, I remembered Saan because he came and checked out one of my "Soul At Ceol's" nights. As we sat at the bar with our drinks the show began....it started off with a wonderful singer named Sophia (currently appearing in the Lion King on Broadway) who performed an original tune that I absolutely loved....
She was followed by a brief fashion show from models from Washington DC....cute show....needed a F.A.T. girl in it though.....
Up next were Harvey Walden IV & Kimberly Locke (who are totally in love with each other) who came up to say a few words and then introduce The Fantasy Master himself....
Which was followed by the live reading with GL (which I enjoyed but in a setting such as TAJ...I think I would have liked to see the juicier parts performed live) (hint-hint).
Hey! Did I say that the Fantasy Master has a killer smile? (Very Taye Diggs in How Stella Got Her Groove Back)....mmm...hmmm....dark chocolate, body to die for AND a smile that I am sure has melted many a heart!
Old School Hip Hop Pioneer Dana Dane 
closed out the show with some congratulatory words for GL and he spit a few bars for the crowd from "Nightmares of the Night".
As I sat at the bar (VIP was a little crowded for me) and chatted with Saan, Harvey came up to order some drinks and talked to us for a while....I found him to be incredibly handsome and not nearly as gruff as he appears to be on TV. He also told me his real feelings about Dustin Diamond and his behavior on Celebrity Fit Club (He REALLY wanted to jack him up but couldn't because he was still active in the military). He was sweet enough to pose for pictures and I thoroughly enjoyed talking to him.
Shortly after I hollered at Kimberly Locke for a moment (Home girl was wearing some kick Azz shoes!!!!) she was also very sweet and to watch the two of them together really made me wanna go....awwwwwwwwww......I wish them all the best!
G.L. (With yo' fine self...lol) thank you so much for inviting me, I had a wonderful time and I thank you for the book as well....lol....already started reading it.....will let you know my thoughts later....
Thanks for keeping me company Saan.
Oh yeah...and Skreech...lol...you KNOW got one coming right boo?.....
"Erotica is using a feather, pornography is using the whole chicken."
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