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in Cricket Feet Casting on January 26, 2006 August 17, 2019

I received my letter of intent for casting Wanderers of the Wasteland (FKA Swirl) from the amazing Visualize This team; three directors who are reviewing the script for Retribution (the crime drama shooting in Upstate…

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Shows I’ve Never Seen

in Archive Quizzes and Memes The Hubs on January 24, 2006 August 24, 2019

Snaked from the greatness that is TV Squad (sign up for the feed, if you haven’t already. Plenty of goods). Star Trek The Office CSI Babylon 5 George Lopez Show Charmed Desperate Housewives Grey’s Anatomy…

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Well Earned Break

in Archive Quizzes and Memes on January 23, 2006 January 16, 2017

Because some of the best “downtime” after a day of building office furniture and moving stuffs all over the place–we are sooooo going to have the BEST home office on the planet–is a quiz, I…

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Agency Commissions on Nonunion Work

in The Actors Voice on January 23, 2006 August 13, 2025

This week, I’m going to focus on an issue that’s been a recent topic at the Hollywood Happy Hour Yahoo group. Hollywood Happy Hour is a networking group that Nelson Aspen and I founded several…

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It’s Still about Respect

in The Actors Voice on January 23, 2006 August 13, 2025

Here comes part two of my “How We Can Make Your Job Easier” topic on the issue of respect for actors. Let’s jump right into your emails. If you’re going to book a producers’ session…

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Cubbie Day

in Archive Geeky Stuff on January 22, 2006 December 9, 2016

Yay! Office reconfiguration is underway. Our brilliant system for shopping (Keith on location; me here with the Internet to “see” what he’s seeing, plus other things to suggest for him; us on the phone; me…

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OMG. I finally get it.

in Epiphanies on January 21, 2006 August 24, 2019

So, today was officially the castingest day EVER. I spent hours importing footage from films I’ve cast* in order to edit down my official casting demo reel. Lots of editing still to do, but what…

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You So Got It Wrong

in Archive Funnies on January 21, 2006 December 9, 2016

CNN just announced that Grand Magazine has named its “sexiest celebrity grandfather of the year.” Who beat out sexy seniors Paul Newman, Harrison Ford, and Robert Redford? Yup. Tony Danza. So, it would seem that…

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Another Adventure in Cooking

in Archive My Hot Bod on January 21, 2006 December 9, 2016

Okay, so we bought corn meal for the gluten-free corn dogs we made the other day. Problem is, they don’t sell corn meal in one-cup packages. Good news: there are recipes for other things made…

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Buncha damn drunks…

in Archive Quizzes and Memes on January 20, 2006 December 9, 2016

Happily nabbed from my favorite co-ed Katy: Q1) Have you ever been drunk? Yes. Q2) How old were you the first time you got drunk? 16. Junior prom. Oh, peach schnapps will never smell the…

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