Arturo Gomez
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33 years old // Chief operating officer of Rockit Ranch Productions // Raised in Lansing, Michigan; lives in Ukrainian Village
My dad always said you can never say you're the best at anything because there's always somebody bigger and better. // After college* I wanted to go to dental school. But at the last minute, I decided to defer; I didn't know if I could do another eight years of school. I was living in Lincoln Park near this place Billy Dec owned called Equinox, and I used to go there to drown my sorrows. So I met Billy. He gave me a job** as head bar back. Two months after that, they fired the general manager and made me the GM. // I'm a cheap date. I get excited about just sitting on a patio, sipping a beer in Ukrainian Village. If I have my choice, I like to be low-key. // The most unlikely place I've met a date is on the Amtrak from Ann Arbor, a five-hour ride. Amtrak will tell you it takes four hours, but they're lying. // I would love to be able to sing. As in, be an R & B star. John Legend kicks ass.
* At the University of Michigan. ** In 1998, at the then just-opened Dragon Room; now, as a partner in Rockit Ranch, Arturo co-owns nightspots The Underground and Rockit Bar & Grill.
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Reader Comments:
Arturo,
What's up man I know this is a hilarious way to get a hold of you but I never got the chance to get your info. This is George from Midwest Hype we talked briefly at summer lovin' about possibly getting us booked at some places you're connected with. We'd love to play some new spots in the city, so let's see what we can make happen. If you could throw us a reply at midwesthype@yahoo.com that would be great.
Thanks alot man,
George
Midwest Hype
Sapphire Productions