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2016 awaits

By any measure, 2015 was a challenging year for me, you and pretty much everyone we know, but here we all are – still standing and looking forward to the new challenges and excitements of the new year. Before I completely plunge into ’16 though, I’ll take a quick and final look backwards at justContinue reading “2016 awaits”

Another Story

It has been a busy Fall so far. Although I’m currently “between paying gigs,” which can cause no small amount of anxiety and force some existential questions if one isn’t careful, I’ve also learned that the best use for these “down” periods is to re-double all creative efforts. Doing this helps remind me what really isContinue reading “Another Story”

Come and Knock on my door.

Had an enjoyable weekend at the LA Indie Film Festival screenings, where I took a rare on-camera role in one of the shorts in competition. “Come and Knock on my Door” takes a bizarro behind-the-scenes look at the recording of the theme song for the 70’s TV show “Three’s Company” by the legendary Ray CharlesContinue reading “Come and Knock on my door.”

…and another thing.

After the last posting, a friend emailed and reminded me that I had also promised to post a clip to another recent short film that I was in. “Absconded” is a comedy short that was a Finalist in improv Olympic West’s comedy video competition a few months ago. Here it is:

The Next Thing.

I recently finished a first draft on yet another comedy feature… it is a ‘spec’ of course – relax everybody. So now, while that 1st draft is cooling off and resting, there always has to be a “next thing” to start working on immediately… to preserve the momentum, the habit, the ritual of work (sorry,Continue reading “The Next Thing.”