the 16th Second: The Wild Life and Crazy Times of Colt Michael-What Really Happened

Words matter . . . they live in our hearts and in our minds until we give them the strength to speak for us. Give them the power they were created to have. They deserve to be heard, and so do you. - Ted A Richard


The 16th Second is the autobiography of a small-town gay boy from Deep South Louisiana who survived homophobia, alcohol and drug addiction, sexual abuse, rape, and HIV/AIDS to become somebody that no one, not even he, expected.


The story winds through his childhood, where Ted had become accustomed to coming in second. Weaving a tale of drama, heartache, and failure to the path led him to figure out what it takes to come in first and why it mattered.

His childhood recollection of "never being good enough" morphs into a world of delusions of grandeur as his search for fame seems never to materialize, which causes him to create his own definition of fame.


It is a story of redemption and success after years of searching helped him realize that he had to let go of the fame of the past (which never existed) and begin living in the present in order to secure his future.


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the 16th Second: The Wild Life and Crazy Times of Colt Michael-What Really Happened

Words matter . . . they live in our hearts and in our minds until we give them the strength to speak for us. Give them the power they were created to have. They deserve to be heard, and so do you. - Ted A Richard


The 16th Second is the autobiography of a small-town gay boy from Deep South Louisiana who survived homophobia, alcohol and drug addiction, sexual abuse, rape, and HIV/AIDS to become somebody that no one, not even he, expected.


The story winds through his childhood, where Ted had become accustomed to coming in second. Weaving a tale of drama, heartache, and failure to the path led him to figure out what it takes to come in first and why it mattered.

His childhood recollection of "never being good enough" morphs into a world of delusions of grandeur as his search for fame seems never to materialize, which causes him to create his own definition of fame.


It is a story of redemption and success after years of searching helped him realize that he had to let go of the fame of the past (which never existed) and begin living in the present in order to secure his future.


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the 16th Second: The Wild Life and Crazy Times of Colt Michael-What Really Happened

the 16th Second: The Wild Life and Crazy Times of Colt Michael-What Really Happened

by Ted A Richard
the 16th Second: The Wild Life and Crazy Times of Colt Michael-What Really Happened

the 16th Second: The Wild Life and Crazy Times of Colt Michael-What Really Happened

by Ted A Richard

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Words matter . . . they live in our hearts and in our minds until we give them the strength to speak for us. Give them the power they were created to have. They deserve to be heard, and so do you. - Ted A Richard


The 16th Second is the autobiography of a small-town gay boy from Deep South Louisiana who survived homophobia, alcohol and drug addiction, sexual abuse, rape, and HIV/AIDS to become somebody that no one, not even he, expected.


The story winds through his childhood, where Ted had become accustomed to coming in second. Weaving a tale of drama, heartache, and failure to the path led him to figure out what it takes to come in first and why it mattered.

His childhood recollection of "never being good enough" morphs into a world of delusions of grandeur as his search for fame seems never to materialize, which causes him to create his own definition of fame.


It is a story of redemption and success after years of searching helped him realize that he had to let go of the fame of the past (which never existed) and begin living in the present in order to secure his future.



Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781956906141
Publisher: W. Brand Publishing
Publication date: 06/14/2022
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 430
File size: 10 MB

About the Author

Ted A Richard was born and raised in Ossun, Louisiana, and graduated from Carencro High School in 1980. Shortly after graduation, he traveled all over the country working in retail management, later creating an alter-ego dance phenom named Colt Michael. He has lived in Austin, Boston, Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, Spokane, and San Francisco. He retired in 2007 after working more than thirty years in retail business management and currently resides near Carencro, Louisiana.He has been HIV + since 1987 and formerly served as president of Acadiana CARES, the Lafayette area HIV/AIDS service organization, as a consumer advocate, and he has spoken on hundreds of occasions to schools and community organizations to raise HIV/AIDS awareness in the Acadiana area, and advocate for HIV prevention.He has also been a rarely outspoken advocate on behalf of the LGBTQIA+ and HIV+ communities for several years, having given speeches in the Louisiana Congress on pertinent issues regarding our rights as equal citizens.He was instrumental in organizing Lafayette's first-ever "Acadiana PRIDE Festival" as its vice-president in 2014 and president in 2015. "We want to be the beacon to the rest of the state and our country, to shine the light on what true family, togetherness, and diversity means in Cajun Country!" Ted is also an avid singer and was voted the 2016 Acadiana PRIDE Idol.Ted continuously strives to bring LGBT-relevant theatre to the Acadiana area. He has produced two plays for Acadiana PRIDE; Chez Gisele written by Dennis Ward, and UpStairs: The Musical written by Wayne Self. Both plays were performed at Cite des Arts (in 2014 and 2015, respectively), and both received high accolades from the theater and performing arts community. In 2016, Ted made his acting debut as the star of Dennis Ward's original comedy, Big Daddy's Last Dance (at the Stiff and Moody Funeral Home). He was nominated for a Rosie Award for his performance.

Table of Contents

FOREWORD

PREFACE

CHAPTER 1: FIRST BASE (THAT TIME I DID A CARTWHEEL)......................................1

CHAPTER 2: GREEN ROPES (THAT TIME I DRANK SCOTCH).....................................11

CHAPTER 3: WELCOME TO FANTASY ISLAND (THAT TIME I GOT HIGH)............25

CHAPTER 4: A DOZEN ROSES (THAT TIME I WAS FORCED OUT).............................31

CHAPTER 5: SHIRTLESS JOE (THAT TIME I TIPPED A STRIPPER).............................39

CHAPTER 6: HAPPY BIRTHDAY (THAT TIME I MET MY SOULMATE).....................53

CHAPTER 7: SPECIFICALLY UNINVITED (THAT TIME HE DIED)..............................65

CHAPTER 8: SEX ON THE BEACH (THAT TIME I CAME OUT OF HIDING)..............73

CHAPTER 9: LEATHERMAN (THAT TIME I MADE A VIDEO)......................................81

CHAPTER 10: I'LL BE BACK-I PROMISE (THAT TIME I WAS RAPED).......................89

CHAPTER 11: COVER BOY (THAT TIME I WENT TO THE CLINIC)......................... 103

CHAPTER 12: TALLULAH TWILIGHT

(THAT TIME I WAS A PEARL OF A SEA-MAN)......................................................117

CHAPTER 13: MR. MAGOO (THAT TIME I WAS A PROSTITUTE)........................... 129

CHAPTER 14: FAME ADJACENT (THAT TIME I WAS IN A PARADE)..................... 143

CHAPTER 15: WATER TIGER (THAT TIME I GOT A SUNBURN).............................. 159

CHAPTER 16: THE 16TH SECOND-WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

(THAT TIME DOLLY SANG FOR ME)........................................................................171

CHAPTER 17: AWAKENING (THAT TIME I WAS A POSTER BOY).......................... 181

CHAPTER 18: JUSTICE (THAT TIME I DONATED BLOOD).........................................191

CHAPTER 19: HONOR (THAT TIME I SAW A RAINBOW)..........................................197

CHAPTER 20: SERVICE (THAT TIME I WATCHED A CARTOON)............................ 207

CHAPTER 21: LEGACY (THAT TIME I WAS A DADDY)............................................. 219

CHAPTER 22: TRUST (THAT TIME I ALMOST KILLED HER)......................................227

CHAPTER 23: REDEMPTION (THAT TIME SHE DIED).................................................237

CHAPTER 24: FELON (THAT TIME I WAS SANTA...AGAIN)..................................... 249

CHAPTER 25: RESPONSIBILITY (THAT TIME I RESCUED MYSELF).........................261

CHAPTER 26: MISSION (THAT TIME I WORE ORANGE)............................................ 273

CHAPTER 27: FAMILY (THAT TIME I GOT A TATTOO...OR TWO)......................... 285

CHAPTER 28: PRIDE (THAT TIME I LOVED A BISCUIT)..............................................297

CHAPTER 29: INSPIRATION (THAT TIME I MET THE GOAT)...................................311

CHAPTER 30: ADVOCACY (THAT TIME I WAS AN IDOL)......................................... 325

CHAPTER 31: INTEGRITY (THAT TIME I ATTENDED A FUNERAL)........................337

CHAPTER 32: BE YOU-BE FABULOUS (THAT TIME I RAN FOR OFFICE)...............347

AFTERWORD............................................................................................................................363

POETRY.....................................................................................................................................369

ABOUT THE AUTHOR............................................................................................................405

REFERENCES............................................................................................................................407

RESOURCES..............................................................................................................................411

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