Openly gay R&B wunderkind Ari Gold was recently in Tahoe performing at Winterfest, and our intrepid friends Bridget McManus & Karman Kregloe, co-hosts of AfterEllen.com's You Can't Take them Anywhere video blog, managed to sequester the sexy singer for an exclusive interview.

I'm very jealous of Karm & Bridget because I'll admit to a bit of a crush on Ari Gold. And I'm crushing even more after seeing this interview.

Among other things, they asked Ari about his latest album, Transport Systems, his upcoming tour, his experiences as an out gay R&B star, and even what first attracted him to the sport of bowling ("It was the shoes - I thought they were really cool and trendy!")

You can check out the video interview after the break!

You can find out more about Ari Gold as well as hear selected tracks from his latest album at arigold.com.

More You Can't Take them Anywhere video blogs can be found over at our sister site, AfterEllen.com.