The return of my live broadcast anthology program will happen this Saturday March 9 at 7:30PM PST. The new version of my old program is titled Studio One Television Theater and the opening episode is the one act play "No Good Deed," a comedy about a couple who see a friend to help them with … Continue reading Live Show This Saturday March 9
TWENTY To Premier On April 11
TWENTY, a sci-fi drama I co-wrote with the director Hilary Davidson, will be premiering on April 11th at the Poppy Jasper International Film Festival in Morgan Hill, CA. Screening time will be 10:00AM, and more information about the festival can be found on their site. https://pjiff.org/ TWENTY is about four friends are on the way … Continue reading TWENTY To Premier On April 11
Recognition For Escape From Jury Duty
The One-Reeler Short Film Festival awarded my short comedy Escape From Jury Duty with a special mention and I'm happy for the positive attention, especially because One-Reeler reached out to me to submit for short movie after someone at One-Reeler saw the video on YouTube. This award inspires me to keep going and I've already got a … Continue reading Recognition For Escape From Jury Duty
New Live TV Project
I'm going to revive my old live cablecast/webcast anthology program at Community Television of Santa Cruz with a short comedic stage play about a couple with marital problems who see a friend to help them through their impasse. We had our first rehearsal last Tuesday night and we were off to a good start. I was a … Continue reading New Live TV Project
99 Word Prompt: Red
(The prompt from Carrot Ranch for this prompt is red, so many possibilities! I decided to borrow from a real life incident that happened about 30 years ago when I was driving up the I-5 Grapevine in southern California in my '84 Mazda B2000 with three passengers, one in the cab next to me and two … Continue reading 99 Word Prompt: Red
Projects For 2024
Happy New Year, everyone! I'm entering 2024 with a number of projects that I'm currently working on and hope to get completed sooner than later. One project is a comedic short movie with the working title Office Supplies. It's about an office worker trying to find a new pen, but as he goes about asking his demented … Continue reading Projects For 2024
Winter Wonderland/Ramsey Lewis Trio
With all the terrible things happening in the world right now there's a lot to feel despondent about this holiday season, but yesterday at work I heard this bouncy, swinging version of (Walking in a) Winter Wonderland on KKUP radio and my mood was immediately lifted. This jazzy rendition with the sparkling piano playing of Ramsey … Continue reading Winter Wonderland/Ramsey Lewis Trio
99 Word Prompt: Dance-Off
(More from Carrot Ranch, link below. I did know a person nicknamed Tommy Disco. He was a local character who used to spin records at one of the downtown bars until he moved away because he got priced out of Santa Cruz, a common occurrence here. I heard he moved up north to some logging town where he … Continue reading 99 Word Prompt: Dance-Off
Screening Of TWENTY
TWENTY, a feature movie I co-wrote with the director Hilary Davidson, had its first screening on December 2 at CreaTV in downtown San Jose, CA. Cast, crew, and their guests arrived at the venue in the early afternoon. I was expecting a subdued gathering of about 20 to 30 people to show up, watch the … Continue reading Screening Of TWENTY
Escape From Jury Duty
Video of my short movie Escape From Jury Duty (based on a flash fiction piece) which was shot on September 3, 2023 and premiered two and half months later on November 17. Originally I was going to shoot this in the conference room at the Satellite Workspace and use it as the jury assembly room. I … Continue reading Escape From Jury Duty
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