We took our second L.A. Gay media party to the heart of Hollywood. mb
assistant director of education Erwin Ong co-hosted the party with Steve Pride, president of the L.A. Chapter of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association. The partygoers enjoyed the stiff cocktails and the delicious food (who doesn't love a good plate of sweet potato fries?) all night long.

- Erwin Ong, mb's west coast assistant director of education

At Hollywood and Vine, January 19, 2006

Photos by Philip Alexis Littel

Photographer Gil Kaan, Out Magazine managing editor Bryan Buss, and FOX 11 associate producer Anthony Smiljkovich

Daniel Okamura, E! News segment producer Genevieve Wong, and freelance jouranlist Steve Pride

AMC film critic Anderson Jones, mb's Erwin Ong, and NBC senior field producer Mark Noble

Out Magazine art director Mark Paulson, LPI Media editorial assistant Neal Broverman, and The Advocate associate news editor John Caldwell

Erwin Ong, Luis Piantini, and Mark Noble

Bryan Buss and Anthony Smiljkovich

Instinct Magazine editor Mike Wood, Out Magazine associate editor Matthew Breen, and IN Los Angeles Magazine editor Jeremy Kinser

Outsports.com co-founder Jim Buzinski and AFTRA/SAG marketing vice president Todd Nelson

Los Angeles Times reporter Michael Finnegan, Greg Hernandez, and John Caldwell

Mayor Villaraigosa press secretary Janelle Erickson and Matt Szabo

Talk radio personality Serena Sharp, Daniel Okamura, and entertainment journalist Lydia Marcus

Ryan Sanderson, Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center chief public affairs officer Jim Key, Kevin Blitzer, TV Guide On Demand president Dimitri Ponomarev, and David Bottrell

Jeff Kaufmann and John Carroll

Fibonacci Films' and mb instrcutor Steven Scott and Chuck Rite

Scott Dill and Jim Key

Earnest Winbourne, Ryan Sanderson, Todd Nelson,and journalist Andrew Bender

Anderson Jones