Sunday, February 22, 2009

"Soldiers' Stories" set to open July 4th 2009

the monologue I've been working on for LMU's "Soldiers' Stories," will open July 4th 2009. 
perfect timing. 
been interviewing a WWII Vet. greatest generation type. reminds me of my grandparents. 
America's spine. hard working.  no-nonsense. get it done. don't complain. and live their lives without bothering anyone.
hero's-although they'd never label themselves as such. and it's amazing to think that all these people, all these old timers; with their experiences, their piece of history, live among us.
your dad. your gramps. the next door neighbor. perchance the little old lady at the bus stop with her Reader's Digest.
their fading fast though. 
our history.

soon as i get his approval, i'll post what i've got so far. 



Thursday, February 12, 2009

donkey fornicator

who else was gonna do it?
 
a donkey fornicator with no lines...
one-minute of screen time...
possible life-long stigma...

well of course, the writer. 
so that's what i'm doing. playing the iraqi guy who sexually violates the donkey in my script.
ooo-rah.











Tuesday, February 3, 2009

"get some" more

more pix of "get some" in production. 
the tone is seeping through, yes? i believe they were testing color and technical things i don't really understand just yet.
but i like it...





Monday, February 2, 2009

not so pissed-off-christoff

a quote i came across today:

"to forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. in return, you will receive untold peace and happiness."

-Robert Muller
United Nations Assistant Secretary General:1948-1988;
member of the French Resistance during WWII;
Philosopher


Saturday, January 31, 2009

"get some" 1st day of production

so production has begun. i'm excited. they got a real donkey! i mean, how cool is that?
ohhh, if he only knew....buggered N' blown up. 
nevertheless, here's some pix-care of the director; Christine Berg.
enjoy.












fight

first off, i'm not proud of this.  and i never initiated...

but i got in a fight yesterday. 
two, actually.
really. two. 
it's wild. when two men go at it. 
whaddya call it? fisticuffs?
but there's no rules. no outa bounds. no un-sportsmanlike conduct. hook and jab and throw a right-cross and hopefully you're not drunk and it lands. connects.
and i connected.
hard.
he went down. then a loopy left and i think i clipped his head and it hurt my hand.
he hit the deck-jaw jacked.
i took a knee and choked him out. 
rear-naked choke.
like perfect. didn't even think about it.
musta been jiu jitsu training a few years back
and he gagged. gurgled. i felt his pulse on my bicep.  and he went limp. just gave up. 
acquiesced. submitted. 
his friends should be ashamed. they watched. that's all. 
guess these guys were Woman Studies majors.
probably never experienced this before. a real shocker.
so he went limp as i choked him out, and i coulda done anything i wanted.
anything.
i didn't though. i went nice.
funny because as soon as he went out, everybody started yelling at me.
like i was a bad guy.
didn't expect that. did not at all.

the other fight was fairly lackluster. 
we wont discuss the lead up, but it ended with me clipping a man's cheek with my fist.
and another wild left. 
i went careening to the concrete.
hard.
and he fell on me.
hard.
and i kept punching. he got up and barked some bravado bullshit and walked off. 
that was it. no glory. no cowardice. painfully obvious we weren't professionals.
the end.

i wont see either of them again, i think.
but they will remember.
and so will i. 

Thursday, January 29, 2009