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Stuff and Master Cleanse, Day Eleven, Day Twelve, Day Thirteen
In honor of the Writer's Strike, which I fully support even though it is currently royally butt-humping my career, I posted "My Favorite Screenplays of the Decade" at Cinematical.
"Alan Freakin' Alda" was accepted into a viral video festival at the Improv Olympics. The fest was last night, and I'd like to thank...none of you for showing up. Me, Ian, Bryan, and my sister sat watching a steady stream of fairly lackluster clips, eagerly awaiting the start of "Alda." Finally, the moment arrived. I was so excited to see it on a big screen, and to hear the crowd's reaction. And from pretty much the first moment, it was a disaster. The line that sets up the whole piece? At the festival, it went like this:
"Last night, hooked up with NO AUDIO."
We looked at each other, panicked. The audience missed the whole premise! What's wrong with the sound? This would happen about 40 more times, and always at the worst possible moment. Nearly every one of the sketch's funniest lines dropped out and was inaudibile, almost as if someone had painstakingly removed them by hand. It was incredible. It was like if Steven Spielberg had premiered Jaws and every time the shark appeared, the film cut out. (Yeah, I'm comparing a movie about screwing an old man to one of the most criticallly acclaimed and commercially successful films of all time. I feel it's a valid comparison.)
I was fuming, and could barely get to sleep last night. Even with 3/4 of the comedy gone, it still got a lot of laughs and horrified groans. But man, that was some heartbreaking shit.
And speaking of shit, still rocking the cleanse. I'm down twenty pounds and I've never felt better. Day 14 is tomorrow, but I think I'm pushing it to the weekend. I've had some extra weight I've wanted to get rid of for a while now, and no matter how much time I spend in the gym, it goes nowhere. This worked, and fast. Is it healthy? Don't particularly care. I'm a convert. I'd do an infomercial for this shit. Me and Leeza Gibbons in a beach house or something.
Hey man,
Post up where your videos are going to be played (if you did earlier I
missed it) and maybe some people in the LA area that read your blog will
show up :) lol.
I really wanted to make it, but couldn't get back in time.
Today, I was accosted by overzealous sales team hawking, wait for it... an
'incredible' spa package! For only $50! At a spa that probably doesn't even
exist! ... Perhaps some of your coworkers from long ago.
You're turning into an anorexic, Pat.
Never felt better, you say? Not even while eating some deep dish
Chicago-style pizza or chowing down on a porterhouse steak, or chugging
salsa from a Thermos at El Pollo Loco or whatever?
really gonna do it. November 12th thru Thanksgiving. I'd start sooner but
I'm going to a wedding (gabe brown's by the way) in phoenix on the tenth.
M, I was gonna do it now too, until I realized it'd conflict with my
Thanksgiving feasting, which is always beautiful and gorging. Now a few
friends and I are gonna do it right after the big turkey. You should wait
and do it then, too.
No audio? THAT SUCKS!! OMG, I am sooo sorry. I can't imagine what a let
down that must have been. Really aggravating.
Chris,
Well I don't live in LA, I live in Lake Forest, which isn't TOO far away.