About
A lifelong Republican; he has also lived lifelong with what folks call “psychic abilities” and is probably his own biggest skeptic, but has learned to live and cope with this.
He has been an activist of human rights for women and gays since the late 1960’s. He is considered one of the gay rights pioneers today, having outlived the AIDS plague. His soul-mate died in his arms in 1989 from AIDS.
Lundon has spent decade’s involvement in the Entertainment Industry … and, a decade in the ministry as a Youth Pastor and evangelist, co-founding Youth With A Vision, Inc.
His years in the entertainment industry include; vocalist, model, PR man, Personal Manager, Agency co-owner, producer/director. He created the curricula and taught an “Acting For Everyone” class for two decades. Co-produced & directed what became “the longest running monthly show in the history of the American Armed Forces”; entertaining 750,000+ men going to and coming home from Vietnam. He was married to actress, Jean London, and divorced in 1974. In the early 60’s he created and hosted “Ask Ace”; a syndicated radio show dealing with the problems of child-parent relationships and the crime-delinquency problems of that day.
In the field of writing and journalism, he has been a free lancer, syndicated columnist, reporter, movie reviewer and Managing Editor of two national publications: Zipper Magazine – an avante-garde A&E – - and, the Coast To Coast TIMES – the 2nd largest circulation homophile newspaper in the 1970’s in the U.S.
His autobiography, “The Closets Are Empty – — The Dining Room’s Full” was published in 1993 and he has a fiction novel, “Through The Needle’s Eye”, and a Sci Fi novel, “The Legend of the Planet Itnava”. His author’s web site is www.acelundon.com
He recently completed an 18 month gig as a Talk Show Host on KTOX 1340 AM in Needles, CA.
Check out his new Project he calls his “Closet Light Project” at www.theclosetlight.com and join in the creation of a national conversation!
Formal Education: Beresford, SD High School; Pasadena & Citrus Junior Colleges in California; Azusa Pacific University and the U. of Minnesota. Private Studies: Vocal and Stage Presentation with Harry Fields and Myrton Blackler.
4 Study Majors: English / Abnormal Psychology & Counseling / Social Science / Biblical Literature & Theology.
4 Accompanying Minor studies: Psychometry, Journalism, History, Public Relations.
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, his family moved to North Carolina and back to Atlanta and then lived in quick succession in VA, OH, FL and back to Atlanta; then 10 years in NC and College at UGA where he received his Degrees in Journalism / Business.
Following University, he moved to NH, NY and Italy, where he was the “spouse” of a chef instructor at the Toscana Saporita Tuscan Cooking School. During this time he traveled twice to Paris, southern Germany, Rome, the Veneto and Umbria … plus four jaunts back & forth to NY where they were putatively living.
Lance presently works for an African-American publication, “Rolling Out”.
He is also Regional Gulf Director for the Parents & Friends of Lesbians And Gays national Organization … P-FLAG.
Unlike Ace, Lance is a lifelong Democrat and a great balance to help keep the Show in the American middle-of-the-road mainstream of life.
Phillip J Reese
Phil Reese began his career of LGBT advocacy in central Michigan and now resides in Champaign, IL where he teaches Middle School and attends graduate school at the University of Illinois. Phil is passionate about news, social networking, information science and mobilizing LGBT people to become more active in their communities. His writing can also be found at http://ameriqueer.blogspot.com/.
A Talk Show where NO TOPIC IS TABOO best describes “Lundon Calling”. Show hosts Ace Lundon and Lance Helms may take you places outside or inside your reality or your dreams and fantasies … asking you to only consider Aristotle’s admonition: “It is the mark of the educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.”
Lundon believes we don’t stop laughing because we grow old … he’s in his seventies … but, we grow old because we stop laughing. Listeners may find themselves belly-laughing out loud or moaning and groaning at his farm-boy to big city … naughty straight to gay jokes … and he will laugh along with listeners.
Regular listeners to the live or downloaded PODcast shows will find their lives expanding because of the unique philosophy and a life lived fully of the iconoclastic Lundon.
Listeners voices will be heard through E-mail comments and questions.
