Lovingly referred to as the mayor of the LA goth community, Darrick Walker welcomes us off of the dance floor and to his kitchen table. He opens up about his decades long commitment to dance, how it can take years to talk to people even when you go out every night, growing up in Florida dancing to hip hop, and coming to LA at 18 to pursue fashion. He tells us about growing up in the South with a Reverend Grandfather and parents from the Bahamas, how his relationship to religion and family has evolved over time, the experience of being one of few African Americans in the goth scene at the time he entered it, and the experience of being a gay man with overwhelmingly straight male friends - and dating outside the goth community. He dispenses wisdom around avoiding club drama and treating each other with respect, and ensuring the longevity of our community as we all get older. Find his smiling face on the dance floor any night of the week - but costume changes only on Sundays.
