Not the guy from American History. Nuh-uh. Beastie Boys, baby, Beastie Boys.
Take a look at what happens when Cowboy Max and I get a hold of my brother-in-law’s boom box and head to downtown LA.
Special thanks to a certain sweet gal who held the camera steady despite her fits of laughter.
Just watch…
Here’s a teaser ad we recently shot for HollywoodCombatCenter.com. Don’t worry, there’s knife throwing in this ad. 
Enjoy!
Cowboy Max takes his first try at throwing knives around a living person… ME!
Take a look.
First off, Happy New Year.
Now, go set your TiVo to record Bones (Fox), on January 15th, and More Extreme Marksmen (the History Channel), on January 25th.
On Bones I was the tech adviser and stunt thrower (for David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel) for their circus episode.
On More Extreme Marksmen I’m featured as myself, tackling some ridiculously difficult marksmanship challenges, as envisioned by David Baker of Hollywood Combat Center.
There is plenty of knife throwing in both episodes, so they should be a lot of fun to watch!
-JD:TKoF
I got to spend some time with my good friend (and gifted burlesque performer) Anna Fur Laxis this week. It started with Monday Night Tease at 3 Clubs in Hollywood.
Here she and I pose with an attractive blond gal whose name escapes me.
Then I found one of my other favorite burlesque performers, Dizzy Von Damn.
Whom, of course, I had to lick.
This industrious and beautiful young gal, Sophia, was trying to buy our votes for Viva Las Vegas with Tootsie Pops, presented nicely in a lovely cleavage. I mean box.
My new friend Sarah (left) poses with my pal Vixen Violette (whom I got to hear sing for the first time that night… awesome!).
And finally, I had my photo taken with Fever Blister. This girl has zazz.
I’m planning on becoming a “Boy-lesque” performer now. I’d like to go on tour with Fever Blister. I’ll call myself, simply, Gonorrhea. But people will inevitably call me “The Gon”.
Thus concludes Monday Night Tease. Now on to day two!
Anna Fur Laxis is from the UK, which means she’s never even seen a gun, let alone handled or fired one. So I thought it was my duty as an American to rectify this situation.
I arranged to take her up to see my good pal Anthony De Longis at Rancho Indalo for a little gun totin’ good time. Upon arrival, she was, to use the proper Yorkshire vernacular, “gobsmacked”.
Anthony (who was recognized this year by Black Belt Magazine as Weapons Instructor of the Year) let her have it with both barrels (pun intended), and gave her the full safety and usage lesson.
p.s. A good manicure is necessary for shooting handguns safely.
Anthony DeLongis agrees, and contemplates doing his own nails…
And then the rifle instruction began.
Anna Fur Laxis and I mug for a quick pic.
Then she braves the frigid winds of Canyon Country for a dazzling pistol brandishing photo.
Finishing up with the firearms, it was time to head to the throwing range.
Hawkeye Fur Laxis, coming to a burlesque show near you.
Apparently, part of my instruction includes me wanting to box with my students.
Now Anna demonstrates the windup…
The delivery…
The follow through.
Then she holds a flower in her mouth for me to cut. The fun way. (Video to come)
Having made it through an arduous day of weapons training, it was time to give Anna Fur Laxis the ole Jack Dagger Seal of Approval.
Little did she know, I used henna ink. She’ll be stuck with that for a while. Could be permanent. Tee hee.
That’s all for now, and I hope everyone has a happy (and relatively safe) New Years Eve!
-JD:TKoF
p.s. For more info on knife and tomahawk throwing, go to ThrowZini.com to download your 101 Free Knife Throwing Tips!
Shelby Bond is a brilliant comedic asset to the world. He also happens to be my Van Kleaver partner in crime. But that’s a story and a video for another post.
For now, check out Shelby’s latest Cowboy Max video.
Don’t forget to check out the first two installments of Cowboy Max:
and
Disclaimer: There’s no knife throwing in these videos, and that makes me sad. Other than that, they’re great!
A Christmas Tale by Daniella De Carlo
My wonderful and talented friend, Daniella De Carlo, wrote and directed this incredible short film. Now it’s on YouTube, just in time for the holidays! Watch it, fall in love, and check out her blog to comment on it!
http://thegiftwrapper.blogspot.com/
p.s. There’s no knife throwing in this short film, but I love it anyway.
Finally, I’ve taken a new headshot. I’d been using a b/w one from 2001. This was long overdue.
Photo by Shelby Bond. Whaddya think?
p.s. There is no knife throwing in this picture, and that makes me sad.
By Mike Gross.
Warning, he’s a funny mofo.
Your friendly neighborhood knife thrower,
-JD:TKoF