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There is an unspoken bond between Philadelphia Institutions that unites us no matter where we are “Jet-Setting” around the world, or dominating “The Biz” at unprecedented levels, because being that we have Philly blood running through us, there is something that makes us remember that no matter how many Grammys, Oscars, or Pulitzers we take home, we shined in front of a town first that gave us our voice to become legends and moguls of industry. Yesterday, when I heard that one of my favorite singers, Teddy Pendergrass died, I actually found myself in the shower before heading to the opening of Balls Ass Hot new restaurant, R2L (Every Philly “A-List” socialite was there to support Daniel Stern’s new venture, and despite wanting to “Jet-Set” up to NYC to see my man from KA, Marshall Barnes, tear it up at 1Oak, I thought it was important to have Philly’s biggest celeb there to help promote what I think will be a great “Power Place” for years to come) sobbing uncontrollably, and there was a wave of emotions going through me that were tearing me up inside. So Many Gen Poppers always ask me why i am not in KA or NYC yet, and outside of a structured time plan for “The Journey”, Arthur Kade’s answer is, “When you are the face of a city, it is like leaving your wife because there is such a safety and bond between you and the city, and other famous faces like Billy Cosby, Tina Fey, and Jamie Kennedy understand what it is to be Arthur Kade”. We are more than just celebs, we are the face of a hard working, sexual, blue collar city, and Arthur Kade is being viewed as an icon like Rocky because he is doing the impossible.

Arthur Kade lost his virginity at a young age, one of the many things I remember about the horrible experience (It was like trying to navigate through the Alps without a map) as when I heard this song playing through the background from a singer who sounded like a more soulful Marvin Gaye, and he just kept singing “Turn Off The Lights”, and when I asked the Philly 7 I was “Kadeing”, who was singing, she said, “It’s Teddy!!”. From that point forward, The Brand became a huge fan of “Teddy P.”, and I have found myself playing “Turn Off The Lights” during many of my best sexual adventures at the various Chateau Kades throughout the years, and one threesome comes to mind with an Ex where we had it on replay because the girl she had brought home for us loved the song so much that sex went on for what seemed like 3 hours and it was one of the most sensual, orgasmic, and nirvanic nights of The Brand’s “Sinatra-esque” life. When I met Teddy at a charity event several years ago (Pre-”The Journey” celebrity, although when T.P. looked at me, he looked with such adoring and respectful eyes, almost like he was gazing into the future and thinking, “Wow, I just met a future media icon, and he is something else”), I said to him, “I just want you to know that I lost my virginity to you”, and he smiled and said “What song?”. That answer was so “Kade Style” that I will never forget it, and it molded The Brand into understanding what “Quiet Sexuality” really meant

While standing naked in the shower with the hot water pouring on me, all I could think about what was all of the similarities between Teddy and Arthur, and how 2 of Philadelphia’s favorite sons are so different in appearance, and yet so the same in our image, message , and polarizing and revoltionary stances in our industries, and how we are both considered sex symbols for our generations while doing it “Our Way”. The other thought that came running through The Brand’s head was, “I am old. Fellow stars that I worshipped are dying. I lost my virginity like 16 years ago, and here I am 31, a famous actor and author, a “Cult Celebrity” as one KA “Mega-Bizzer” called me, and yet for the first time in months, Arthur Kade felt old. Time passes so quickly, and even though The Brand has been blessed with looking 23-27, and has “Leading Man Looks and Talent”, one day there will be some young up start kid writing about my death, and my legacy, and it made me sad that even Arthur Kade needs to die.

How will I be remembered? Will Gen Poppers say, “I grew up watching Arthur Kade’s movies, and he was the best like Humphrey Bogart and Sir Lawrence Olivier”, “Arthur Kade changed “”The Biz”" forever, but was he too far ahead of his time?”, “The Brand slept with more hot girls than Warren Beatty”, “Arthur Kade was a better author than he was an actor”, or will I be remembered for my humanitarian acts in Africa and other third world countries, my introduction of “The Modern Actor” to Hollywood, or my “Don’t give a shit what anybody says or who Hates” attitude that will define my generation. In “Wall Street”, Bud Fox is told when he is being arrested by the SEC, “When a man stares into the abyss with no one looking back, he finds out what kind of man he is”, and in the shower yesterday with “Turn Off The Lights”, my virginity, and The Brand’s Legacy on my mind, I realized that being “Human” is not an option for me anymore. I am a story, a history lesson, a M.I.M. (Mogul In The Making), a Jewish Oprah in waiting, and Arthur Kade and “The Journey” will change lives forever and there is never any going back.

A Big Shout Out to Jessica King:*Playboy Model* Miss January 2010 PLAYBOY’s Girls Of Canada’.  Welcome to “The Journey” baby….

“The thing that all great artists have in common is that they are great artists”…Arthur Kade…01/15/10