Shine your light now
This time it’s got to be good
You’ll get it right now, yeah
Cuz you’re in Hollywood
– Madonna
At Lucky Strike bowling lanes underneath the Kodak Theatre mall, Cameron and I had some background business to create and execute while filming an episode of No Ordinary Family. He was cracking me up. His whole shtick was to mime doing shots & lines with his back to the camera. He would get more and more fucked up as the scene progressed. The AD’s actually told Cameron that they liked what he was doing, but to tone it down a bit. (Didn’t Raquel Welch give a similar message to Tori Amos on the set of her Crystal Light commercial back in the 80′s?)
Cameron was honestly more interesting than the scene. I played “straight man” to his John Belushi and, when the day was done, I told him to find out about Second City, Upright Citizens Brigade and The Groundlings. Dude needs to be in an improv troop.
…Flipping through Patti Lupone’s memoir at Borders. That woman has worked! Like Patti, I have one of those voices that can obliterate everything in its path; so naturally I was thinking to myself “Why am I not singing???” In time I’ll make an open mike at the Guardenia.
I need to find a way to get as many fires burning as possible cuz I could be a lot further along at this juncture in my life. I mean, am I coming to Hollywood via Broadway like I once thought I would? No. Am I here because I landed a role in a soap or sitcom and am now trying my luck during pilot season? Nope. Am I trying to have any form of acting career by way of being an extra? Yup. Dat be me.
Like I suspected, it’s all about confidence out here. But it must come from within. Money, supposed fame, fast cars and cocaine won’t get you far. And for God’s sake stay away from crystal meth. If you thought Oxycontin is all the rage these days, think again. Meth is as predominant on the West Coast now as it was back in ’95 when I was living in Seattle.
I was stupid enough to go home with someone tweaking on meth the other night. I was ready to have hot pornographic sex with himuntil his paranoia took over and he abandoned me in the hills of Silver Lake. I spent the rest of the night finding my way back home! But there’s a catch He left me with his leather jacket, and believe you me I’m hocking that shit for whatever it’s worth. In the immortal words of (Desperately Seeking) Susan, he owes me a coat.
People come to LA to ease their existence but then get caught up in its false values. One must proceed with caution. Do yoga. Become a Buddhist. Anything to get a healthy sense of self. One of my current roommates, Gus, is out here to find an agent and work, but he’s also interested in studying Stanislavsky’s method.
I prefer Meisner myself and look forward to taking classes too. I feel lucky, however. I’m coming into my own in LaLa Land. Such irony. I’m disdainful of so much out here yet I’m beginning to thrive amongst it. My confidence is coming with a new sense of ease. HA!
I love being 40.
Not too old and definitely not too young. Bring it!
This time it’s got to be good
You’ll get it right now, yeah
Cuz you’re in Hollywood
– Madonna
At Lucky Strike bowling lanes underneath the Kodak Theatre mall, Cameron and I had some background business to create and execute while filming an episode of No Ordinary Family. He was cracking me up. His whole shtick was to mime doing shots & lines with his back to the camera. He would get more and more fucked up as the scene progressed. The AD’s actually told Cameron that they liked what he was doing, but to tone it down a bit. (Didn’t Raquel Welch give a similar message to Tori Amos on the set of her Crystal Light commercial back in the 80′s?)
Cameron was honestly more interesting than the scene. I played “straight man” to his John Belushi and, when the day was done, I told him to find out about Second City, Upright Citizens Brigade and The Groundlings. Dude needs to be in an improv troop.
…Flipping through Patti Lupone’s memoir at Borders. That woman has worked! Like Patti, I have one of those voices that can obliterate everything in its path; so naturally I was thinking to myself “Why am I not singing???” In time I’ll make an open mike at the Guardenia.
I need to find a way to get as many fires burning as possible cuz I could be a lot further along at this juncture in my life. I mean, am I coming to Hollywood via Broadway like I once thought I would? No. Am I here because I landed a role in a soap or sitcom and am now trying my luck during pilot season? Nope. Am I trying to have any form of acting career by way of being an extra? Yup. Dat be me.
Like I suspected, it’s all about confidence out here. But it must come from within. Money, supposed fame, fast cars and cocaine won’t get you far. And for God’s sake stay away from crystal meth. If you thought Oxycontin is all the rage these days, think again. Meth is as predominant on the West Coast now as it was back in ’95 when I was living in Seattle.
I was stupid enough to go home with someone tweaking on meth the other night. I was ready to have hot pornographic sex with himuntil his paranoia took over and he abandoned me in the hills of Silver Lake. I spent the rest of the night finding my way back home! But there’s a catch He left me with his leather jacket, and believe you me I’m hocking that shit for whatever it’s worth. In the immortal words of (Desperately Seeking) Susan, he owes me a coat.
People come to LA to ease their existence but then get caught up in its false values. One must proceed with caution. Do yoga. Become a Buddhist. Anything to get a healthy sense of self. One of my current roommates, Gus, is out here to find an agent and work, but he’s also interested in studying Stanislavsky’s method.
I prefer Meisner myself and look forward to taking classes too. I feel lucky, however. I’m coming into my own in LaLa Land. Such irony. I’m disdainful of so much out here yet I’m beginning to thrive amongst it. My confidence is coming with a new sense of ease. HA!
I love being 40.
Not too old and definitely not too young. Bring it!
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