I was born and raised in
Los Angeles, California. I moved here in 1991 and knew nothing
about cocktailing or working in a casino. I developed a
love/hate relationship with the job throughout the years, but I
realize that for all the stress and headaches that go along with
dealing with the public from all over the world, it really is a
rewarding job, and I've made some great friends both from
co-workers and customers. I still visit L.A. but I consider
myself a true local now, and for me...there's no place like
home!
Some Fun Facts
No, Dollie isn't my real
name...it's Jebediah (I'm Mormon/Jewish).
OK, I feel I must
clarify this since obviously many people don't get it.
The above statement is a joke. Dollie is my
real name, and I'm not Mormon/Jewish. People ask me
all day long if Dollie is my real name, so I started telling
everyone no, and I thought of the most redneck name I could
think of and would say, "It's Jebediah, but you can call me
Jeb." Also, every day a variation of this conversation
happens:
"Where are you
from?"
"L.A."
"No you're
not."
"I'm not?
OK, I'm not."
"No, really.
Where are you from?"
"L.A."
"Where are you
really from?"
"L.A."
"Where are your
parents from?"
"L.A."
"What
nationality are you?"
"Why?"
"I'm just
wondering."
"Where are you
from?"
"Chicago."
"No, really.
Where are you from?"
"Chicago."
"What nationality
are you?"
"Me?
Uh...I don't know...white."
"White's not a
nationality."
"So, what
nationality are you?"
"Asian."
"Well, I can
see that. Are you Vietnamese, or Korean?"
"What kind of
white are you?
"I don't know.
Just white."
"I'm just Asian."
My point, obviously,
is that it doesn't matter. I don't have a
problem with my ethnicity, nor am I ashamed of it, I just
don't think it's relevant. I have never asked someone,
upon meeting them, "Are you Irish? Are you Jewish?
Are you Italian? Are you German? Are you
Portuguese?" Who cares. I mean, so what if they
say, "Yes, I'm German." Now what? What am I
going to do with that information? Will I sleep better
at night? Will it verify or disprove some stereotype I
had in my mind? Will it make me like or dislike the
person? Should I give myself a mental gold star if I
had guessed right? Would I continue to impress that
person by saying something smart like, "My brother-in-law is
German too." Yeah...and? Let's move on.
I'm an Aries.
I don't believe in the
zodiac.
Music I like: 3 Doors
Down, ABC, Bananarama, Barenaked Ladies, Christina Aguilera, The Calling,
Carpenters, Coldplay, Collective Soul, Culture Club, Dishwalla, Dr. Hook, Gin
Blossoms, Goo Goo Dolls, Gorillaz, Human League, Jack Johnson, J. Lo, Lifehouse, Little River Band, Lobo, Madonna, Matchbox Twenty,
George Michael, New Order, Olivia Newton-John, Nickelback, Pet
Shop Boys, REO Speedwagon, The Smiths, Britney Spears, Snow
Patrol, Spin
Doctors, Steely Dan, Styx, and Train.
I'm a TV-aholic! My
favorite TV shows are 1 vs 100, 20/20, 48 Hours Mystery, The Amazing Race, American Idol,
American Justice, America's Most Wanted, The Apprentice,
Countdown With Keith Olbermann, Crime & Punishment, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Da Ali G Show, Dancing With the Stars, Dateline NBC, Day Break, Deal or No Deal,
Dexter,
Emergency Vets, The FBI Files, Frontline, Grey's Anatomy,
Heroes, I Shouldn't Be Alive, Judge Judy, Lost,
Masters of Horror, The Most With Alison Stewart, MSNBC
Investigates, NCIS, The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, The
New Detectives, Nip/Tuck, Oz, Penn & Teller: Bullshit!,
Seinfeld (Michael Richards, you are a fuckwit), The Simpsons, Six Feet
Under, The Sopranos, The Soup, South Park, So You Think You Can
Dance, Survivor, and Will & Grace.
My favorite movies are:
13 Going on 30, 9 to 5, Beauty and the Beast, The
Bodyguard, Boyz N the Hood, The Bridges of Madison County, A Bronx Tale, Clerks, Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's
Dead, Driving Miss Daisy, The Fox and the Hound, Funny Farm,
Ghost, Gone With the Wind, Goodfellas, Fast Times at Ridgemont
High, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Forrest Gump, Good Morning,
Vietnam, Grease, Grease 2, Groundhog Day, Heaven Can Wait, Home
Alone, Into the Night, Lilo & Stitch, Meet the Parents, Million
Dollar Baby, The Muppet Movie, The Music Man, Planes, Trains and
Automobiles, The Prince of Egypt, The Princess Bride, Pulp
Fiction, The Rescuers, Revenge of the Nerds, The Rocky Horror
Picture Show, Ruthless People, Saw, The Shawshank Redemption,
Shrek, Shrek 2, Sixteen Candles, Somewhere in Time, South Park:
Bigger, Longer & Uncut, The Sixth Sense, The Sound of Music, A
Summer Place, Thelma & Louise, There's Something About Mary,
Titanic, Tootsie, Trading Places, and Vacation.
Judge Judy is my hero.
I can drive stick shift,
but not up a hill.
I am in love with Paul
Walker. Our kids would be normal size. Update:
I have given up on Paul since he's never returned my phone
calls. No matter; my new love is McDreamy...Patrick
Dempsey for those of you who are uninformed. I actually
have to rewind Grey's Anatomy every time he appears in a
scene because all I can think about is, "You're so hot," when I
see him that I miss what he's saying.
I would meet George
Michael in a public men's room anytime. FREEEK!
If I had a million zillion
dollars and could be anything I wanted to be I would be a
forensic pathologist...no shit! I have only two philanthropic
bones in my body, and those are reserved for kids and animals.
Anyone who abuses these beautiful, precious beings deserves the
worst, torturous deaths possible. I realize forensic
pathologists don't actually get the pleasure of killing these
people, but they provide irrefutable scientific evidence of
guilt (unless you're O.J. Simpson, who can't be reached for
comment because he's too busy desperately fulfilling his life's
mission looking for his wife's real killers).
My absolute favorite web
sites are:
http://www.straightdope.com/
The Straight Dope - I love smart people, and Cecil Adams is
the ultimate polymath. Not only is he knowledgeable on
every subject from the ridiculous to the sublime, he imparts
his wisdom with humor and wit.
http://www.skepdic.com/
The Skeptic's Dictionary - A logician's paradise! Critical
thinking, logical fallacies, and just the facts, ma'am!
http://www.snopes.com/
Urban Legends Reference Pages - Can you help save little
Jessica by forwarding an e-mail to everyone you know? Did a
couple spend the night at a Las Vegas hotel, then discover a
dead body under their bed in the morning? Is Snapple owned
by the KKK? Every urban legend or myth you have ever heard
of, and some you haven't, debunked or confirmed.
My favorite cartoon
characters are Hello Kitty, Calvin and Hobbes, and Winnie the
Pooh.
Thank God for Photoshop!!!
I don't believe in
God...or do I?
Around Town and Other
Useless Info
Radio stations I listen
to: Mix 94.1 (especially Mark &
Mercedes in the Morning), and 100.5 Jack FM - they play what
they want!
Where I like to eat (I
like to eat!): Applebee's, Baja Fresh, Chili's,
Cheesecake Factory, Claim Jumper, Einstein Bagels, IHOP, In-N-Out, La Salsa,
Macaroni Grill, Mimi's Cafe, Outback,
Oyster Bar at Sunset Station, P.F. Chang's, Pizza Hut, Roberto's, Sam Woo,
Shucks Tavern, Stage Deli, TGI Fridays, and Toss.
Junk food: 100 Grand,
Abba-Zaba, Chee-tohs, Cold Stone, cotton candy, Doritos, Funyuns,
Hersheys Kisses with almonds, KitKat, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts,
peanut M&Ms, Milk Duds, Mrs. Fields chocolate chip cookies,
Snickers, Toffifay, and Twix.
Where I shop: Big Lots!,
Borders, Charlotte Russe, Circuit City, Claire's, CompUSA,
Fashion Q, Frederick's, Michaels, Nordstrom, Office Depot,
OfficeMax, Payless ShoeSource, Pier 1 Imports, Sanrio, Target,
Ulta, Ultimate Electronics, and Victoria's Secret.
Products I use: Charmin
toilet paper, Christian Dior, Dell computers, Joico shampoo and
conditioner, OPI nail polish, Puffs Plus tissue, Sebastian
Shaper Plus hair spray, Sony TVs and monitors, and Tide detergent.
I know the lyrics to all
the songs in: Beauty and the Beast, Grease, Grease 2, Joseph and
the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Muppet Movie, The Rocky
Horror Picture Show, and The Sound of Music. By no means does
this imply that I can sing...American Idol I am not!
