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Wow, Haven't Blogged In A Really Long Time...

Wow, was goofing around on Google profiles, found out I haven't blogged since 2007...kind of weird to see what was going on over 3 years ago. A lot has changed. I'm still sober, now have 3 years, 4 months and 9 days today (or 1228 days). I have a sponsee that recently returned to the program. I've lost jobs and found new ones. The economy sucks now, but I think it's getting better. My favorite shows now are Dexter, Terriers, and The Walking Dead. Really just checking in...does anybody really blog anymore, guess I'm more of a Facebook kind of guy now...I'll check back in soon...maybe!!

Being Of Service...

I dropped my wife off at work this morning and had to go pick up her prescriptions at Rite Aid. When I parked in the parking lot I noticed this elderly man messing around with his car and saw that there was quite a bit of radiator fluid around on the ground. The man said to me "Can I ask you something?" I said "Sure." He led me to check out his engine, which already had the hood up, then he asked "What do you think will happen if I run my car without this?" He was referring to the missing cap on his radiator fluid reservoir. I said "Well, it might go like this..." and gestured with my hands like a geyser. He said, "I keep having to fill it up, and I lost the cap down in the engine there somewhere, there seems to be a problem with the radiator." I asked him "Do you have a couple of minutes?" He said, "Of course I do, I'm retired." I said, "Okay. Turn off your engine, let me pick up a couple things inside the store and let the engine cool off, and I'll see what I can do to help." After I came back out I threw my package in my car and came over to inspect. Sure enough, I saw the cap stuck down on one of the engine parts below. "I see it." I said. He asked, "Do you think we can knock it out with my cane?" I answered, "I think we might be able to.", but before he had a chance to grab his cane I was already in action. I grabbed his oil dipstick and pulled it out and stuck it down where the cap was laying and knocked into an open area below, grabbed it from beneath the car, and screwed it back on where it belonged. I found out he was from Missouri and visiting his daughter in West Hills and on his way to Torrance. We discussed his plan of action with the car. He decided he would drive the rest of the way to Torrance on Sepulveda Boulevard and had a mechanic out where he was going. I said good-bye to him and as I was leaving he asked, "So how much do I owe you?" I waved him off (like, "don't be silly") and said, "Nothing." Little did he know that me being of service for him was really not much, yet really made my day!! In fact, it was me who should be paying him!!! He doesn't even know how much this brightened my day!!!

I'm Baaaack!!!

Wow, I haven't blogged in a really long time. Fact of the matter is, I was just drinking waaay too much!! I am now recently sober, 108 days today to be exact. I want to use this blog as a therapuetic way to stay sober, and write about my adventures in sobriety. I don't really care if anybody reads this or not, I'm just doing it as a way to journal what's going on in my life, so I can look back to it, it's a great way to see what happened when.

Meanwhile, my zombie movie that I shot 2 years ago "Awaken The Dead", is going to release on November 6th, 2007. There will be a signing on Saturday, November 10th, 2007 at Dark Delicacies in Burbank at 2pm (it's a horror boutique, they sell books and DVD's and other things related to the horror genre). If you are interested in attending, the address is:

4213 W. Burbank Blvd.
Burbank, Ca. 91505

Also, the movie I associate produced, cast, and had a supporting role in "Beneath The Mississippi" will be at The American Film Market from October 31st - November 7th, 2007. We will be at the Loews Hotel in Office 212. If you're out there feel free to stop by if you're there...

North Mission Road - Superman

Check out the show I was on on Court TV called "North Mission Road". This particular episode was about the death of George Reeves (Superman), and also the subject of the current movie "Hollywoodland" with Ben Affleck. I play William Bliss, the neighbor that discovers his body after his apparent suicide...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2725906475903045072&q=north+mission+road

Demo Reel on Actor's Access...

My personal manager Sabrina had dinner with a gentleman who has been working at Breakdown Services for a long time. According to him, casting directors see actors on Actor's Access that have video on their profile first. So, I want ahead and tested the theory. I edited my too long eight minute demo reel down to five minutes, burned it onto a DVD, took it down to the Breakdown Services office (which, by the way, just happens to be less than a mile from my house), paid them $100 dollars to put my reel up online, and guess what??? It works!!!! For the past three weeks (and each week it's been landing on a Wednesday), I have had one audition for a major television show. The first week after I put my demo up it was "C.S.I. New York". The week after that it was "Sleeper Cell". Today, I am auditioning for the upcoming FX show with Courtney Cox called "Dirt", reading for the same casting directors (Fiorentino/Mangieri) as "C.S.I New York", "Cold Case", and "The Shield".


By God, putting the reel on Actor's Access is working!!! I don't even now if they actually watch the reel or not, but my profile just shows up first with the video attached to it. Not only am I getting these high profile auditions from my manager, I have been averaging about two more auditions from things I have submitted myself for as well. I had an audition yesterday for a FOX Atomic internet show, and right after my "Dirt" audition, I'm reading for an internet pilot as well, so things are really kicking now, and I'm loving it!! If anybody's out there reading this, say some prayers for me!!!

CSI New York...

Yes!!! Just put my demo reel online on Actor's Access last week, now I have an audition for CSI New York tomorrow!!! My manager had dinner with some guy from Breakdown Services, and he says the casting directors see the submissions with video attached to them first...I gotta believe that's true because I've never been called in for these casting directors before, even though I've been trying for years...they also cast my favorite show "The Shield"...