Notorious Nastie and Mychael Ghost: A Friendship Forged in Rock n' Roll High School

I've had many nicknames in my life.  Unsatisfied with the name my dear mudda gave me, people have always felt the need to come up with their own personalized names for me.

So many fucking nicknames, some good some bad.  Growing up it was Gordito, in the Miami music scene its Notorious Nastie, but to Miami's young Morrissey inspired front man, Mychael Ghost of Astari Nite, it has always been Papa Bear.

Now, I know Papa Bear is a strange name for a promoter, and even stranger is not adding the 2 words, "that motherfucker," that begin any promoter's name.  Guys like Mychael and I have a common bond: see we don't fit well in this complacent reality so we choose to live in the movie Rock and Roll High School.  In our Troma inspired version of reality, Mychael is a rock star and I'm not a promoter, I'm a Guidance Counselor, and my door is always open to Mychael.

Through the ups and downs in his musical career we have gone down so many road together; from his old band Kazarina to An Immaculate Affair to his present day musical endeavor, Astari Nite. I've offered my support through bookings, my contacts, and suggestions from my own life experience.

So when you come to the party this Friday, September 18, at PS14, to watch them play you'll probably see the promoter "Notorious Nastie" with his trademark snarl grumbling about something under his breath, but later in the night, as Astair Nite takes the stage, if you're slick and let your eyes wander around the club, you might just notice an actor playing the role of "asshole promoter" sipping a coke, sitting on a bar stool, barrel chested and slouched over, taking a break from his complacent reality to watch his dear friend play a show.

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