Living in Venice at the time, Taylor saw an opportunity to have a conversation and snag a photo with Peter Dante of Grandmas Boy (2006) when he shared he too was also an OG from Connecticut.

He was consistent, persistent. Loud and weird. Followed by Taylor Samuel on Twitter around 2010/2011 in his early disposition. Cold messaged and ask to hang. It was really very easy.

Pictures have always been secondary to conversation. Advice? from Tyler? “Best advice I can give you is just figure out whatever the fck you love to do and stop btching just fcking do it. Stop doing whatever the fck you think you’re doing and like, don’t eat sht until you can make money doing that thing because making money doing what you love is the tightest sh*t ever.”

Lighting Designer for nearly a decade for the famous, “New Years Rockin’ Eve.” - coLD contact! Curiosity always wins.

At an art event for Los Angeles artist, Zachary Crane. We just laughed about boys and booze.

God-fearing, nervous and new to LA. No words really spoken, I just tried to give him as much water as I could possibly find.