Billy Steeves

2011-11-11T01:31:00.001-05:00

I'm very excited to announce that I got a bike!!! I'm just so darn tired of the MTA fare hikes and poor service, especially on the weekends, and I feel that it is my responsibility to screw the MTA out of my $2.25! I did the math and I could easily save $1000/year. Think about it... I'll be just that much closer to my house in Boca. I also found out that I burn 165 calories riding my bike to work EACH WAY!!! I can be rich and thin!?! Plus, bikers have those nice round tuchuses... providing I don't get killed by a crosstown bus, I'm golden. On that note: MTA please disregard the above disparaging remarks. Love you! :)

A couple weeks ago I was minding my own business, hanging beautiful new shelves in my apt (to display how smart and literate I are), and watching Sex and the City re-runs when my phone rings. It was my good friend; the talented, funny, and always delightful Ben Cameron! Now, when I say the phone rang, of course I mean Ben texted me and asked "Hey, can by be the rising star at Broadway Sessions this week?" To clarify, I asked "As in tomorrow?" "Um, yeah."... "Sure. What should I prepare?"
I was delighted! The next day I got to the Midtown Theater an hour before showtime all warmed up and in my scarf with throat coat tea in hand... just for good measure. It was a great night! My friend Colleen Harris was featured that night and it was a great crowd! I sang "Lost in the Wilderness" and "The Old Red Hills of Home" and simply had a ball.

Shortly after came Halloween. This years festivities were even more exhausting since it was, for all intents and purposes, a 4 day event. Friday through Monday. I was a Playboy Bunny one night and Peter Pan for three. I won't lie: the shoes for Peter Pan were just more comfortable.

Singing "Never Never land" on Halloween weekend. (not my real ears btw)

Halloween put me behind a little on my hours at the hospital so I'm trying to catch up now and haven't been able to take any gymnastics or silks classes. That's a real bummer but I'm hoping to take one of the two next week. At my last silks class the teacher taught me how to slide down the silk upside down by one knee and one hand. The problem was that my sweat pants were rolled up (better for climbing the silk) and I had a nasty oozing and scabby mess on my calf for several days after. That was a real show stopper... in a several ways... but I'm better now with just a light scar. I was saying I wanted some circus skill wounds... I meant some bruises from the silk drops... nothing that oozed. *gross*

I clearly have a problem...

2011-10-20T03:09:00.006-04:00

I clearly have a problem following through on certain things. I have an impressive list of excuses about why I have this problem, ranging from "I'm a New Yorker" to "I'm an Aries" to "I'm a spaz", well, truth be told, it doesn't really matter. I'm going to try once again to blog after being inspired by my friend Allison Mosier's blog!

One thing I did follow through on was doing Naked Boys Singing! That's right. I took a leave from work at my hospital, subleased my apartment, and moved to Provincetown, MA to sing naked 6 nights a week. The short answer to every one's question "How was it?" is "I'm very happy I did it and I'm very happy I never have to do it again." I had a great time in good ole Ptown singing my bare ass off but it's not an easy gig and it was hard to be away from NYC, my friends, and family for so long. Living with 5 other boys in a 3 bedroom apt was also an adjustment after living alone for a very long time.
The reason I say I'm very glad I did it is because I learned a lot in the process. It wasn't always easy but that's what made the experience worth the effort, right? It certainly enriched my life in ways I am still understanding.
How's that for existential?!?! And you thought it was all about prancing around in the buff!

This picture is from the Carnival Parade...

... it was a good time

Now that I'm back in NYC and working at my hospital again I'm enjoying settling back into my life with a new and improved attitude. I'm back to taking gymnastics when my aches and pains are at a low roar. I've also taken up silks... as in the Cirque du Soleil kind. It's very fun and reasonably challenging. At the moment I'm nursing my first circus related injury. I couldn't find my tights before class and ended up getting a rope burn on the back of my leg because my sweat pants were riding up in comical but dangerous ways. It's kind of a long story that is more thrilling when demonstrated than explained in writing. I will leave it to your imagination.

Since I got back to the city I have performed at XES Lounge for Fabreezia's Couch. I sang three songs and had a great time!!! I hope to make future appearances there as I work on new material.

As far as future endeavors go; I am working on some music to perform at the famous Birdland Jazz Club for Jim Caruso's Cast Party as well as some duet/trio work to perform with my voice teacher Chris Fasulo.

I will leave off there for now and perhaps play catch up with a mixture of updates and back story in the future posts... of which I'm sure there will many! In the meantime, check out the NBS-ptown page on facebook.com to see the promo shots for the show!

Summer musings...

2010-06-12T08:03:00.006-04:00

I'm in a car on my way upstate with my friends Jon, Eric, and Andrew. Tomorrow is Eric's birthday and we are gonna have a biiiig party! Weee!! I figured I would take the time to update my blog! Genius!

So let's see… since last we left our heros:

My pictures have been posted on the 2(x)ist Facebook page 3 times now. Apparently there have been a lot of great comments! 2(x)ist even tweeted at me that I was blowing up their wall like crazy! Can they please give me a job now? You know… one that pays cash monies? That would be fab, thanks. :) I've posted the pics they posted below. Check them out!

Speaking of Twitter… I tweeted about singing Kerrigan and Lowdermilk's "Run Away With Me" and how much that song kicks my ass. Well, I guess K&L have alerts or something (I'm not that advanced a tweeter yet) and they totally tweeted at me! I was at Birdland's Cast Party visiting my fabulous friend Jim Caruso and nearly fell off my stool! I was so excited. You would have thought Lady Gaga had sent me a text. Btw, I love that song. It's gorgeous but let me tell you... it is so difficult to learn! Words, words, words! Josh young and Aaron Tveit have beautiful videos of it on Youtube.com. Check them out. Maybe I should post a video of me singing... hmmm. Would that be weird?

A couple weeks ago I had the most fabulous broadway week. My friend Sergio (spectacular choreographer of Jersey Boys, Next to Normal, Memphis, and Addams Family… and that's just what's currently on broadway!) got me tickets to see both Memphis and Jersey Boys! Plus, I got a TDF ticket to see Next to Normal (4th time). I got to see 3 AMAZING broadway shows in one week! I loved them all. Memphis just blew me away. It's incredible from start to finish. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it wins the Tony for Best Musical on Sunday. (don't get me started on my opinions of the Tony board though.)

I booked a job with Babies'R'Us a couple of weeks ago. It was a great job. 8 hours of walking around a beautiful park on a beautiful day with a beautiful baby…. and getting paid! I had such a great time. I LOVE kids… esp babies. These babies were from seven to ten months old. I had a wife for the day and we had a great time. I can absolutely see myself living in a NYC suburb with a kid or 2 in about 10 years. The town (Montclair, NJ) reminded me a lot of the town I grew up in.

But wait! There's more!

I auditioned for the Provincetown production of Naked Boys Singing. I kind of did it on a lark… I wanted a good story. It was a lot of fun, actually! I sang the last 16 bars of "Bring on the Men" (it seemed apropos). First I sang it clothed and they liked it enough to asked me to sing it again naked…. So I did!!!! Well, guess what: they offered me the part!!! Unfortunately, I had to turn it down because I wouldn't be able to pay my mortgage etc with what they paid. I would like to do it next summer though because by then I will be allowed to sublet my apartment. I told the producer that I would be interested in next year and he said "You are on the top of my list for next year." I think I might learn the show a little bit so that I can pick a couple of parts that I would ideally like to play and find the perfect audition song for that role... you know, like a real actor would. I think it would be so much fun!!! A summer in Provincetown, singing, nude, and getting paid! I like all those things!!!!

I think that's enough for now. Hope you enjoy!

Billy

The New Year

2010-04-12T03:16:00.000-04:00

This New Year's Eve I decided that my life has not quite been interesting enough and that I'm letting my youth pass me by with a little too much passivity. To remedy this I came up with a few resolutions... non of which involve surgery. Now, it should be noted that I have a very good track record with my NYE resolutions. One of them was to travel more (in an attempt to be more worldly and sophisticated... as opposed to simply aging). So far, so good. I went to Las Vegas for 4 days in the very beginning of the year. While I know that might not be a big deal to some people but I'd never been that far west and knew nothing about Vegas. I had so much fun but... as they say: What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. I'm happy to keep it that way. ;)

Ok, I can tell by your silence that you are not all that impressed. I also took a 10 day trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina... by myself, to live in my own rental apartment, and I don't speak spanish. How's that for an adventure? It was incredible. It was exactly what I wanted it to be: an adventure. It was exhausting and exhilarating. I learned a lot and had so much fun. It inspired me to learn spanish because I think I would have been able to take more advantage of the city if I spoke with more sophistication than a 4-year-old and frantic gesticulation.
Maybe I'll post some pictures later (I'm at work and don't have them with me) but I know what you are gonna say! "Billy, I don't think you actually were there. You're not in any of the pictures." Well, you are half right. I was too afraid to hand my camera to some puerteno and have them run off with it! So the pictures are of buildings and museums... I think I'll spare you the old fashioned slide show. I highly recommend a trip there though.

Since I've gotten back I've mainly been trying to catch up on my hours at the hospital (fail) and get to castings (success!). Castings have been scarce lately because of the... what are we calling it now? "The continuing economic crisis?" Yeah, that... this reception we are in... or whatever.

Oh yeah, I also had a birthday party! It was at ,my favorite bar, barracuda and I had a great time with my great friends. Weeee!

That's all.

Hey!

2010-04-09T23:51:00.000-04:00

So, I've decided to come out of my previously unannounced retirement (aka laziness and too much crap to deal with to even be able to think straight... not that I ever did)

Today was crazy. I learned how to twitter even before I got out of bed. Twittering naked is the best FYI! I pretty much suck at twittering... or tweeting... but, get over it and follow me anyway. You never know what inane things I'll come up with. :) After that I ripped out a window sill in my new apt... don't worry... I'm super handy and can fix it. There is a master plan and it's uber butch. ;) Then I bought new shoes and am hanging out with my friend Dave singing show tunes and pre-gaming for "Mostly Sondheim" at the Duplex (aka "Freaky Fridays"). I have a new song to sing and if I don't screw it up I might just post it... just for funsies.
Best of all... in 10 minutes through a cloud of raspberry Cosmo haze Dave was able to get a page up on my website BillySteeves.com. It's just a pop up with a picture and "Under Construction" type of thing.

Ok, we are late for the bar! TAXI!!!

Update

2009-06-15T12:52:00.000-04:00

Hey,
It's been ages since I posted and I've been waiting to add some pictures to the blog but I need to do that from my home computer. Well... it seems that whenever I'm home I am asleep. At the moment I'm at work and done with my chemotherapy and charting so here is the update. The counter for my daily visits (not necessarily readership) has dwindled down to 2 so, both of you, tell your friends: I'm going to be better. So much has happened in the last few months and I'm excited to share!
In the months following the Instinct cover coming out things have been really fun... busy but fun.
I had a couple of parties for the Instinct cover. One was a GLBT Expo Kick-off party thrown by Instinct. They asked me to come since I was the cover model that month. It was kind of overwhelming... there was a 5 foot poster of the cover outside HK Lounge... my head was 4 feet tall! Fortunately my friends Chris, Adam, and Scott came by to enjoy the party with me. We had a lot of fun. I met several of the directors at Instinct including Chris Jones, Director of Marketing and Marcus Reynaga, Director of Sales. They were great and welcomed me into the Instinct family.
The 2nd party was one thrown by my friend Dave Adams at Splash for my friends. It was great!! So many of my friends came. It was wonderful to have so many people I care about in one place at one time. The surprise of the night was that my step-father came! It was such a fantastic surprise and so great of him to come all the way from Massachusetts to support me... that's really how he is though. It made me very happy. :)
Since I was on the March issue, the May issue of Instinct did a follow up. They had pictures from the Kick-off party and from the party at Splash (shot by Dave Adams himself.) They had one extra photo from the shoot with Frank Louis (in 2(x)ist underwear - picture below). They also had several letters from readers about the cover and story which were very sweet and flattering and some were kind of funny.

A few of my friends have asked if I get recognized a lot... the answer is No. Never. Honestly, I don't really think I look the same in person as I do in photos... oh well. :)

I've been working at the hospital a lot in addition to sporadic castings. I'm working on buying a co-op in Chelsea now so need to work a lot. I'll update on that later... it's been crazy. Also coming up; what's going on at Ford, Nurse Jackie Premier, Trevor Project NYC charity event, and the private yacht trip. So, stay tuned! :)

Billy

FORD Models

2009-03-05T16:42:00.000-05:00

So....
I went to see FORD and Wilhelmina modeling agencies on Tuesday. Wilhelmina was first and it was to be seen for their Promo and Runway board. I wasn't as enthusiastic about that board as opposed to a print board but I was enthusiastic about Wilhelmina. So, I went and spoke to one of the agents, who looked at my book, took my information, and took some snap shots. I felt like it went fine but wasn't too excited about it.
When I left Wilhelmina I figured I would check and see if I could get in to be seen at FORD. So I called the agent whom I'd been emailing and said I was in the neighborhood and if he could see me. He agreed and I met with him. He was very friendly and seemed to like my book! He brought it in the back (they leave you in this central waiting room while they decide your fate out of site in mysterious places at that only the prettiest people can go). Soon after another agent came out to speak with me and he also seemed to like my book and he gave me information to fill out... contact info, measurements, etc. Then I met with a THIRD agent for more of the same. They took some snap shots and commented that the snap shots were good and that they would let me know.
Well, on Wednesday I emailed them a thank you note and they responded with an offer to sign with them!!! Now I'm scrambling to get my portfolio files to them. They are going to put me on their site and I get a FORD book and comp card!
I'm very very excited... now let's hope that I get all kinds of amazing work through them!!

As if in response to my excitement I went into work at the hospital that night... which is a good thing. Like I say, it keeps me grounded. So, last night I worked on the Burn Unit... it's like the universe was working to keep me humble... which I'm very happy about. I usually hate that unit but I had really great patients and it was really not bad. Maybe I'm just getting used to it. The patients expressed gratitude for the care I offered them which makes me feel good... that maybe I do make a difference to someone. (Not to get all hippy dippy though)

This pic is one of my main headshots... hope you like it. I'll add more photos over time... so stay tuned. ;)

Update

2009-03-04T04:11:00.000-05:00

Hey,
Quick update... Things have been so great since the March Instinct Magazine came out! I've heard so much support from family, friends, and people I've just met! I'm looking forward to a party this Monday to celebrate the cover. Instinct has asked me to do a signing at the GLBT Expo here in NYC. I'm really excited about that as well.
I went to see Wilhelmina Models and Ford Models today. There seemed to be some interest so I'm keeping my fingers crossed! We'll see how that works out and if not then I'll just keep on plugging at getting some representation. I'm tired of freelance... it's exhausting.
Oh, my friend Allison and I went on a trek through the snow to find the magazine and in the mean time I found the 2 romance novel covers I'm on!! I posted one a little while ago but I also found the "Bare Nerve" one. These were done by George Kerigan.
Tomorrow night I go back to reality and work at the hospital which will be good. It keeps me grounded and humble, which I think is key.
Have a great week, all. I'll do the same and keep you posted!
Billy

Instinct Magazine Cover

2009-02-28T22:59:00.000-05:00

Hey,

I know I haven't posted in a very long time... which means there is probably no one reading this anymore. I will be better about it in the future. I took a little break from modeling which turned out to be a good idea. I'm on the March cover of Instinct Magazine shot by Frank Louis! It hits the stands March 2nd and there is an online version up now. The actual magazine has a bunch more pictures so... maybe it's worth a look. ;)

I've been enjoying south Florida for the past 6 weeks and just got back to NYC. It's great to be back in the rush of the city and with my friends but, I'm not gonna lie, the cold still sucks. I've been so out of touch, I have no idea what is going on in the world right now. 6 weeks of Beach, wine, and Netflix will do that to a person. I'm gonna get on Google reader and fix that. (Anyone who uses Google reader... add my blog!) I did watch President Obama's Congressional Address... good times and hopefully more to come.

That's all I'm gonna post for now but there have been a few other projects which I'll post later... right now the cover is fun!

Photoshoot with Tate

2008-08-15T08:26:00.000-04:00

So, the 2nd installment of my shoot with Tate Tullier has been posted on DNA Magazine.
Also, Tate has posted my pics to his blog. Check them out!
I've added a few of them to this posting as well.
Hope you like 'em!

DNA Magazine

2008-08-01T15:49:00.000-04:00

The shoot I did with Tate Tullier for DNA Magazine is up! There are 5 pics up now and more should be coming over the next 3 weeks. I will keep posting as more come out.

Check the site out here!

Here is one of the pics from the site!

Novel Cover

2008-07-22T17:04:00.001-04:00

It's been a while since I've updated but I got something fun in my email today and wanted to share it. As you might recall (or scroll down and read), I did a shoot for a romance novel cover. That book is to be titled "Bare Nerve." Well, to get that job I had to go to a casting with the photographer George Kerrigan. He took some test shots and submitted them to the client. George just told me today that the client liked some of the test shots and are going to use one of them for the cover of another novel! Here it is:

Broadway Bares 2008

2008-07-01T15:56:00.000-04:00

Hey,
Sorry for the delay but I just wanted to throw up a quick post and some pics from Broadway Bares 2008.
I had a BLAST and met some very fun people. My friend Dave had an amazing party with a few Broadway stars there. Among them; Max von Essen (Broadway: Les Miserables, Dance of the Vampires, Jesus Christ Superstar) , Martha Plimpton (Yup, the blond chick from The Goonies and recent Tony Nominee for her role in Top Girls on Broadway)
At the show I met Jerry Mitchell (Legally Blonde plus too many credits to list, see the link) and Chuck Saculla (Broadway: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels). Jerry let me dance in rotation so I included a few pics of that.
For those of you who aren't familiar with Broadway Bares: Jerry Mitchell is the HBIC of this amazing Broadway's brand of Burlesque show. Tons of Broadway performers donate their time to put on a show to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids. This year they raised nearly $875,000!!
On with the pics!
Dave Adams (our host), Jerry Mitchell, and me
Jerry Mitchell, Me, and Chuck Saculla
Max von Essen, Me, and Dave Adams
Chuck Saculla biting me on the ass... my personal favorite.
Chuck Saculla and I... being more dignified
Dancing in rotation!
Organizing the money I'd raised for BC/EFA so far... do you like the Cheshire Cat garter? (thanks Dave!)

Enjoy!
Billy

Upadate

2008-06-18T23:38:00.000-04:00

What a busy week! I don't even know if I have the strength to update everything but I just took a nap so I will try.
So, my friend came in from FL and we had a blast. I showed him the best of the city that I could find and he loved it. It's always so funny to walk around with out-of-towners and see the things they get excited about. Kind of makes you appreciate the city in a different way... plus, it's cute.
Sunday night I went to see Jason in a comedy show which was amazing. Jason was SO funny as were the comedians he was doing the show with. The show is every Sunday at Barracuda from 8pm to 10pm. If you can make it, it's totally worth it.
After my crazy weekend I had a photo shoot on Monday with Ryan Colford. So, I got up early and headed out to Staten Island. The shoot went well and I had a great time shooting with Ryan again. Hopefully, I'll be able to post those pics soon. I think we got some really great stuff.
On Tuesday, I had a shoot with Tate Tullier who is going to be the featured photographer for DNA Magazine's web-based publication. The photos from that should be coming out in July. I'll post a link as soon as it's up. Also, Tate will be sending me everything from the shoot so whatever DNA doesn't use I may be able to! We had a lot of fun. The shoot was in a gorgeous empty apartment a few blocks from where I live and the lighting was great. We used only the natural lighting coming in through the windows. Tate was awesome, I can't wait to see the photos!
After the shoot with Tate I took a quick nap and then went to an event for 2(x)ist. Jason hired me to model the underwear and walk around talking to guests. I had a great time and met a lot of fun and interesting people. The event was beautiful and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves. Photos from the event can be found here. Here is a pic of me with the 2 girl models, taken by Elise Diamantini from Men's Retail Journal.

Today, (Wednesday) I had a shoot for the cover of a novel coming out called "Bare Nerve" by Katherine Garbera. It's the third book in the trilogy and has some kind of 'Charlie's Angel' type of action. I worked with a model named Anya and the photographer was George Kerrigan who were great to work with. The creative director of the producing company expressed interest in using me for more book covers in the future.
There you have it. Such fun and I am exhausted! Sorry for the long post!

Jade Photography

2008-06-13T09:38:00.000-04:00

Hey, I just wanted to post and update with some recent photos. These are my most recent pics and are with my current haircut... exciting, right? ;) They were taken by Jade Young.

Updates

2008-06-13T01:23:00.000-04:00

Hey,
I'm at the hospital working tonight and things are quite (knock on wood) and before I crack open my book I wanted to put in a few updates.
The first is that I was booked to do an event/runway show for 2(x)ist underwear which I'm very excited about. That same day I am going to be shooting an underwear editorial with the DNA Magazine July photographer of the month; Tate Tullier. That shoot will be released on their website. I'll post a link and/or the pics when that comes out. From the sound of things it should be pretty hot! As if that wasn't enough; I booked the cover of a romance novel the following day! That will be shot with George Kerrigan. I don't even know what the title of the yet but I will let you know.
I'm also doing a test shoot with Ryan Colford for some new portfolio material. I've worked with him before and we had a great time and put out some great work! He's a very talented photographer and I'm excited to work with him again!
No wonder I'm so tired all the time. All this and a full time job! Now I know how those busy bees must feel. ;)
This weekend I'm tooling around the city with a friend of mine from out of town. I'm really looking forward to it and I'm sure I will have some stories come Monday. No rest for the weary though, after he heads back to FL... I'm going out with Bruno Rand, another great photographer who does the photography for Baskit underwear among many other things. They are also bloggers... check out those blogs as well. Bruno and I will also being going to comedian and 2(x)ist designer extraordinaire, Jason Scarlatti's comedy show at Barracuda that night which I am really looking forward too! Should be tons of fun.
Alright, I'm going to get to my book. (By which time all the patients will wake up and things will be crazy, I'm sure) I'm only a few pages into "Interview with the Vampire" by Anne Rice. I'll let you know what I think (if anything). Don't give anything away to me... I haven't seen the movie yet. (However I did see Le Stat on Broadway, go figure)
Later!
Billy

Introduction

2008-06-11T22:39:00.000-04:00

Hey,
My name is Billy and I'm a registered nurse living in Manhattan, NYC. I am also a model working in fitness, commercial, editorial, and fashion. I'll post new pictures of new work I've done which will hopefully be frequent as well as some fun stuff that I've done before I started this blog!
I want to use this blog to reach out to people, share, collaborate, and express myself in general. I'm really looking forward to getting to know anyone who might read this!
I have some pictures and a profile on a couple of sites. Here they are... check them out:
www.modelmayhem.com/billysteeves
www.nycastings.com/billysteeves

Thanks for checking me out and I hope you have fun!