David Jr., our New Yorker of the Month for July 2007

Ask a New Yorker: What is Davidjr.com?

David Jr: Well it’s basically me and my camera and I just run around this great amazing city. Whether it’s an art event, a fashion event, a red carpet celebrity event, or I’m just going to the movie with my friends or maybe I’m making a comedy skit. Pretty much whatever, just wake up in the morning walk outside in New York city have my camera in tow with me everywhere. I mean I take my camera with me more times then I take my bling belt buckle.

Ask a New Yorker: Time out. What’s a bling belt buckle?

David Jr: I really needed a logo for my work and really needed to show my domain name and I was going through all these logos and font styles, everything and nothing really did it for me. So one day a buddy of mine at work got a cheesy belt buckle that I always seen people wear. It just struck me. Wait a minute. My work is really parody even when I’m doing serious interviews, I sort of parody what a real interview is and a lot of my comedy work is parody. So I thought why don’t I get one of those cheesy belts and have that be the actual logo? It really worked out. I mean, it’s nothing special.

Ask a New Yorker: It’s very cool. I’ve seen you wearing it at different events. Didn’t even P Diddy make a comment about the bling?

David Jr: I said like,”Hey man do you like my belt buckle?” He said, “yea”….I think he said ‘Yea, cool buddy”, or just “yea”.

Ask a New Yorker: Could you be doing this in any other city, like L.A? Or is it the energy of New York that sparks all this creativity?

Davis Jr: I don’t think so. I mean I heard about people who go to L.A; you need to drive 5 miles to get anywhere. The advantage of New York City is that I walk outside my door there’s stuff going on. There was a Bruce Willis movie recently outside my door. It was just a random every-day thing. It was nothing. Walk here come to beautiful Bryant Park, a few blocks away from my apartment,. Time square is right here too….O.K it’s touristy and really crowded, so what, I still love it. I love going to Dallas Barb Q and eating in-between all the tourists.

We started talking in-between the interview and I totally agree with David Jr regarding the ‘everything factor’ that he loves about NYC. Even on this very hot muggy day while I’m dripping with sweat I’m still digging walking the streets and just being here in the city. Anyway. I mentioned my previous New Yorker of the month. on 42nd street across from Cipriani’s.

David Jr: So we just got started talking about the $100,000 tables at a Cipriani event and I was like, “Yea, it would be like a Scientology event. I actually met the dude at Scientology, one of the heads of it is John Carmichael. He’s a really nice guy. And I ran into him at the “Mission Impossible 3” screening, where I actually snuck through the back. Don’t tell anyone that ? and you heard it here first. The video I made looks like I was legitimately invited. He said something that is very true. I mean, I’m not a Scientologist. But he said the thing about Mission Impossible with Tom putting ramparts to the wall and just living life to the fullest…pretty much he said put yourself out there….and see where the Velcro sticks. “Put yourself out there and see where the Velcro sticks”. Actually that’s one of my taglines. Another one is, “When your number is up, get a new number”. Another, “2+2 can equal 3 or 5 depending on the speed at which you add them”. The most popular one at the moment is actually a rip off from Time Cop but I sorta made it my own, and I make it clear that it’s from Time cop,…”I don’t bake cookies for a living”.

Ask a New Yorker: So there’s this issue of July Interview magazine on news stands right now, and you’re in it.

Davidjr: It’s called Web Superstars. I won the award for making people talk, which is cool. Yea, a lot of mute people, I’ve actually…just kidding….but you know I would really love to do something weekly. Maybe Ask a New Yorker will come together with… who knows? I would love to do a weekly thing with lots of cool stuff. That would be fun. And one video a week isn’t too bad . At this time of my life, I’m really not sure where the future lies. It would be cool to come together once a week for a fascinating and great thing with some people. I guarantee the You Tube audience would love it. I’m pretty sure New Yorkers would too.

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