Seventeen of the world's best snowboarders will compete in New York City today for their piece of the massive $100,000 prize purse at Red Bull Snowscrapers. Riders like Travis Rice, Shaun White, and Pat Moore will rip against the majestic backdrop of the NYC skyline in the East River Park from 6-9 pm (EST) and it's all being webcast live in HD only on FUEL.TV. Don't miss this one!

Photo Copyright 2008 Claude Knowlton
Touch up: P. Michael Perez

Check out the new look posted today with male supermodel Rex.

"Remembering Brian"





My friend Brian Gossh passed away unexpectedly just a few days ago. It's unbelievable. We worked together 8 years ago this month. I remember the shoot so clearly. I was excited to shoot him. We quickly became friends and his trip to Los Angeles convinced him that this is where he wanted to be.



Brian loved life. He finally did move here and found a passion in law enforcement. He was in the Police Academy in no time and soon a cop. He was excited about the challenges and even more thrilled when he was able to make enough to buy himself a silver Mercedes which he proudly brought to the house and showed.



His morals were second to none. I once brought a 17 year old model to a party that Brian was at and when he noticed the model drinking he chastised him. Not because he was mean, and not because he was a cop, but because he cared. That was the kind of guy he was. While in the LAPD he tackled a criminal who fled on foot after a car chase – an event that was covered live on Los Angeles news stations. But it also meant that Brian would battle constant back pain for years after.



Our lives would become consumed with day-to-day living and our visits and calls would become more infrequent. Oddly, I heard from Brian via email just a month ago, and he made an unscheduled visit to my house just 4 days before he passed. Unfortunately I was not home and never did connect with him.



Tonight I found out about Brian's untimely passing. Please say a prayer for him. And please keep the people you love close by. Tell them you love them and you care for them because you someday may never have a chance to say goodbye. This song is dedicated to Brian.

See more pics of Brian in my Photo Album.

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Saturday night, 1:00AM, and I'm driving from Hollywood to my home in Studio City when my life literally flashes before my eyes. As you know Los Angeles has been hit by heavy rains this past week and I was amazed at how much my car was hydroplaning. Suddenly a late model silver BMW in front of me began swerving until all of sudden it was going 50 mph – SIDEWAYS! I was 2 lanes to the right and behind him about 100 feet. I hit the brakes and nothing happened. I yelled "stop, stop" as I watched the car continue moving sideways at this high rate of speed. My next thought: it was going to roll and I was headed straight for it!! My car was slowly starting to stop, and the BMW was still going 50MPH and by this time was tilting slightly as it began to turn 360 degrees until it was actually pointed the right direction. Somehow during this time it moved 4 lanes and ended up to the right of my vehicle. My heart was in my throat. It almost looked like a movie unfolding in front of me. And even though whole incident lasted only a few seconds, it all appeared to be in slow motion

Clearly someone was on my shoulder Saturday night. Had I been 50 feet closer on the freeway, had the car tipped over, had there been more cars on the freeway, or had I been going just a little faster, I may not be writing this today.

Luckily, the driver of the BMW was able to maintain control of the car and move forward without tipping over.

This incident gave me much to reflect on these past few days. I have so much more work to do. I have so much more to accomplish. But most importantly, it taught me how precious life is

Be careful out there.

p

P. Michael Perez has announced the first line-up of shoots for 2008. The models include:


Andy Ashton - The "golden boy" returns to the U.S.


David Rich - Internationally known fitness model.




Brandon - up and coming fitness model.





Paul V - Newest Abercrombie Sensation


Kyle - Amazing New Undiscovered Talent


Rob - Incredible New Talent

New Look Posted today featuring model Hugo Braham. Check it out!

This hot Floridian has been turning heads throughout the sunshine state and beyond. Now find out what happens when he steps in front of the camera of P. Michael Perez. Meet Chase, our first Featured Model for 2008!



Go to the viewfinder website and see this incredible new model.

Hey guys,

Check out the new look of myspace. Get a sneak preview of 2008. Not all the links are live, but you'll get the general idea.

Drop some comments. What do you think???

p michael perez

p.s. Possible "Launch Party" in the works..... ;-)

P. Michael Perez was invited to a super exclusive private concert with DefJam Records platinum recording artist Ne-Yo, held at the swank Ruby Skye nightclub in San Francisco. Thanks to the folks at MOSH, Nokia, and MSpot for the great party!

See all the pics in photo album.


Ne-Yo
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