I knew Jonathan a little bit back in 2011-2012. It was really my partner who became casual friends with him at the time. I will get into that in a moment. At that time Jonathon had been diagnosed with a major heart condition but was still performing. I don't know, but I suspect that because he has had this heart condition for 15 years now, which certainly would have placed him in high risk category, he got vaccines and boosters. Just a guess.Originally Posted by mcap
So we met Jonathon at a gay club on the corner of LVB and Harmon, attached to Planet Hollywood Casino. Jonathon was not gay that I know of (married to a woman) but at the time was performing at Planet Hollywood nightly and he would stop by the club after his show for a drink or two (I believe non-alcoholic). That is where my partner met him (I was usually on the floor dancing). They were almost the same age and had a lot in common and would talk for an hour or so many nights.
We were invited to attended a screening at Jonathon's, "drive in movie theater", which was a warehouse converted to resemble an old drive in movie theater. Jonathon collected old cars from the 70's and had maybe 20 at the "drive-in" that guests would occupy to watch the movie. There were concession stands and the ceiling was painted with stars. It was pretty cool.
We also attended one of his Halloween parties at his home that he was known for. He went all out. He took Halloween very seriously. It was like a really good haunted house that evolved into a party.
My partner and Jonathon grew apart after that as we moved from the condo we were living at a block from the strip and Jonathon's show at Planet Hollywood closed. Jonathon's show moved to one of the casinos downtown for a period and then I heard stopped performing altogether due to his declining health. Rest in peace Jonathon
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