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ActorsBon: Minimum Road Travel

in Archive Creative Writing on March 26, 2002 May 7, 2018

Dear Bonnie, Greetings! I am an actor relocating to LA. And I have never driven around in LA. I have a car, but I would like to keep my road travel to a minimum until…

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I’m a Prick

in Ramblings on March 22, 2002 December 10, 2016

Recently, I began engaging in a practice that makes me almost entirely “Hollywood.” Acupuncture. I took my friend to her appointment and decided to ask whether these folks could ease my headaches with some ancient…

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ActorsBon: $600 to Get on a House Reel?

in Showbiz on March 19, 2002 April 4, 2018

Dear Bonnie, I met with a non-SAG Los Angeles agency who is interested in repping me for voiceovers. I have no experience in VOs. This agency, from all I have heard, does not have a…

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Hi Bloggers

in Archive Ramblings on March 14, 2002 January 25, 2017

First off – did my Madd Libs Oscar Speech thingy not come through? I posted it in the TV Blog, so that you could have an opportunity to write your speech before the telecast. Hmm….

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ActorsBon: From Model to Actor

in Archive Creative Writing on March 12, 2002 January 15, 2019

Dear Bonnie, Fantastic job on the interviews! FANTASTIC! I have been looking for something like this, you may have saved me a lot of time. I am coming from a successful modeling career and going…

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Oscar Acceptance Speech Mad Libs

in Archive Funnies on March 11, 2002 April 6, 2019

Get started on your Oscar Acceptance Speech (Mad Libs style).

I’m addicted to the Game Show Network.

in Archive Ramblings on March 9, 2002 December 9, 2016

I think I figured out why. It’s always happy there. No matter what silliness is going on in the world, there is something very sweet going on on DirecTV 309, and it’s just enough to…

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ActorsBon: Ten Answers for the Price of One

in Archive Creative Writing on March 5, 2002 December 9, 2016

Dear Bonnie, I am a very frustrated well-trained and good actor. I just got my MFA in theater and am teaching acting. I am an actor, singer, and comedian who has been unable to get…

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Fake TiVo?

in Archive Geeky Stuff on February 27, 2002 April 6, 2019

Keith says we have the technology to do this: Snap Stream. It’s like having a TiVo or RePlay TV. I am very, very excited to think we’ll join y’all in this world of watching what…

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ActorsBon: First Contact

in Archive Creative Writing on February 26, 2002 December 9, 2016

Dear Bonnie, Thank you for your articles at Back Stage West. I read them online. You had a feature article on pilot season. At the end you gave us some very important CD name and…

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