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Ha. Nice work, Blarg. I've always wanted to party with Carrot Top, get him wasted and ask him to explain just wtf he's done to his face.

Can you imagine a Hud and Jose combo manwich?

I didn't think about that but you are right. Even the coffee cup has the same tilt to it. I shoulda switched it up with of the cupcakes. Side note: Watching the Miami Vice episode "Over the Line." Crockett and Tubbs are infiltrating a gang of vigilante cops. Tubbs just said one of my favorite Tubbs lines: "There are no bad cops. Just cops who've seen too much." Don't know exactly why it's among my favorites. It's probably more in the delivery than anything. Like Jose Mota's delivery. There's just something special about it.

You have to admit, for the type of movie it is and the kind of role he played, Keanu was perfect in Point Break.

Agreed. He's been very good this spring. The ridiculous amount of money he makes isn't worth it, but he's going to have a solid season, especially if he gets playing time. The name that really should be mentioned in this trade is Reagins. IF the trade goes through, it would pretty much conclude the Tony Reagins era. That would be a nice cloud to move out and under from.

I like that Terry Smith and Jose Mota are treating the Wells trade like a no-hitter. There has been no mention of it. Clearly, they don't want to jinx it.

I would caution that the Skanks always over value their prospects so they can maximize any trade value, but hell, it would be a good deal if the Angels traded for just about anyone/thing.

Dammit! Just when I thought he might be worth having around considering the Spring Training he's been having. Well, maybe not $40+ million worth of 'having around.'

Regarding HBO Go to non-subscribers: http://www.deadline.com/2013/03/hbo-go-considered-for-non-cable-subscribers-report/

Brandon, et al: I forgot about the whole threatening to cancel routine. Thanks for the reminder. My wife took care of that stuff and she was expert at it. I swear she had an internal clock for it and knew when it was about the right time to call. She did it with Directv and AT&T about every 5-6 months. I need to pick up that slack. The way I'm looking at these bills these days is to figure out how much it costs me in a 12 month period. The results are not fun. But it makes you get on top of it as best as one can. Internet: $480/year. Directv: about $1000/year. So, that's $1500 that would look pretty tasty if I threw that amount in a savings account over 10-20 years. And if it weren't for Angel games, I'd probably bail on satellite/cable all together. It's just to easy to watch Breaking Bad or whatever by other means. And I'm not in a big enough rush where I need to see it first run.

I don't have the patience to get through this, but damn, I love cheeseburgers. I love them so much. I prefer I thick cut of sharp cheddar with a generous swipe of mayo. Maybe a little dab of mustard. And lettuce...crisp, pale-ish lettuce, chopped up. Maybe a thin slice of red onion, to boot. Buns are not to be toasted or grilled. The patty must be pressed pretty flatly so as to be even, once cooked/bbq'd, and placed upon the bun. I don't want a mound of meat in the middle of the bun. And, of course, a generous helping of ketchup. Most importantly, quality meat. It makes such a difference. If you've ever been to Cassidy's in Newport, they make a good burger, surprisingly. I asked them where they get their meats. At that time, it came from Gaylord's in Orange or wherever. They didn't do the Sysco foods delivery thing, though they can be an adequate provider.

Thanks, Stradling. I genuinely appreciate it. Here's the next chunk (I don't have the ability to determine how the program breaks the script up, otherwise, I'd do it by act.) Clans no name1.htm

I use caps in certain instances where I really want to emphasize a moment or situation or word. It's something like an exclamation mark and is fairly common, especially in tv writing where you have only 60 pages as opposed to around 100+ in film writing.

A little tardy in posting this. A varied Friday evening and night for DR. My mom pre-ordered some home made tamales from a lady who sells them from her car or where ever she happens to be. Long story. Somehow they ended up (the tamales, that is) at my place and my mom wanted some for din din tonight. So, looking for a bit of an outing, I drove the big bag of tamales to me mum's. The mexican lady who made the tamales was kind enough to put the tamales in a 99 Cent Only store bag which seemed somehow fitting. The bag tore apart. Also fitting. I came home for a bit then got a hankering for fish and chips. So, back out I went again to my local chippie, as the English call it, and got "The Londoner." Two pieces of fish and a bunch of chips. The clerk asked me, as he was prepping my order to go, "Do you take vinegar?" I love that English phrasing. Yes. I take vinegar and lots of it. Got the goods home and broke off a piece for my cat. She was thrilled. Not long after I got a text from my friend. He's shooting a pilot up in Palos Verdes. Call time was 5pm so that means they won't wrap until 5am and would I like to come around, see some familiar faces and have all the free coffee I can drink? Well, I'm a sucker for free coffee and there's something mystical and clannish about late night/early morning shoots. So, I watched a little tv (I picked up my acoustic guitar and busted my cats ears as I tried to play along to the VH1 Classics show "Totally '80s.") You shoulda heard me kill "One More Night" by Phil Collins. I also played along to "SOmebody's Watching Me," and a couple Morrissey tunes. I wanted to get to the shoot after they had lunch since I'm trying to stay out of the way, so I get to base camp at around midnight. (semi-interesting movie/tv trivia: no matter what time the crew breaks for their main meal, it's always called 'lunch.' Even if it's at 11pm, like tonight. It's always 6 hours after crew call time. Union.) After arriving at the 'base camp' I got a nice little crew van ride to the location and am greeted by about 100 background folk. All dressed up in tuxedos and fancy dresses for a big party scene at this giant home overlooking the ocean just around the corner from the Trump Golf COurse. The home owner is getting $10K per day of shooting. He'll need it for the mortgage. It don't look cheap. But then, it looks a little too much like a re-imagined Morton's or Cheesecake Factory for my taste. Here's a nice lil' pic of me and my friend (jewish) about to attack craft services. Although, I done good: Just coffee and a tiny cookie for me. There were some insane looking cupcakes that I wanted to take down. I however, did not. But I did sneak a pack of Twizzlers and almonds into my pocket..heeeheeehheeeee. This is a shenanigans thread! The next pic is of Breean. She's really down to earth and is kind. Probably not my type, ultimately, but she's not half bad. She seems to have my best interests at heart and was genuinely glad to see me tonight. Do you know what an under rated virtue that is? I watched a couple scenes being shot, but since they were both being filmed outside, and involved a few different set-ups, I decided to split. Got home at 2:30am. These are the best nights. Keeps me from being a basket case. The cat wanted to go out when I got home so she's out hunting snails and the moon. Now I'm all on the couch watching 5th season Miami Vice. Crockett said, "You wanna send a message, use FedEx." Forgot to mention that I got very contemporary and used my ipod in the car to and fro. Song choice was not all that contemporary. Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music: 'Windswept,' 'Take a Chance On Me,' (two great, atmospheric songs...I wanted to play them as I was driving past the San Pedro shipping area as seen in the movie "Heat." There's a chord that's played in 'Take a Chance...' that is just one of the damndest most beautiful bits of music ever. I also played some Fleetwood Mac 'Big Love' and Lindsey Buckingham's 'Trouble.' A German band called Propaganda. "Dead Giveaway" by Shalimar. "Lotta Love" Nicolette Larson (written by Neil Young but his version sucks!), The Who's "I'm One," and "Don't Let Go the Coat." "She Brakes for Rainbows" by the B52s...love the arrangement in that song. A good one for the ol' headphones. That's about all my shenanigans tonight. Going to National Lampoon's offices on Monday, I learned today. If anyone's interested, the pilot I saw tonight will be shooting some surf stuff in Huntington tomorrow. I think Shawn Thompson, the pro surfer, is the stunt surfer.

That Jerome Williams pic is fantastic. It's great when these players mix it up with the kids during spring training. Good job, all around Percy!

I'm getting Harry Reem'd by AT&T as my home internet provider. I have about the lowest speed and it costs me something like $40 per month which is (doing the math in my head) nearly $500/year. And this is for DSL. I want to get the price down without too many headaches when/if switching over. I'm not tech enough to understand everything on dslreports.com, but I would be interested to know what anyone else does to save money. Looking for minimal price with minimal hardware purchase and minimal installation headaches. Merci.

You nailed it gotbeer. I actually had a Miami Vice reference in a previous draft but took it out thinking I would lose the reader if he/she knew me and my Miami Vice appreciation. I didn't want the reader to think I was using the script as a vehicle to re-hash Vice. It's hard enough to get an 'exec' to read a script. They'll look for any reason to NOT read one.

A few years back, around the time Nick Adenhart was taken from us, I had an idea for a one-hour television series imagining pirates adapting to the modern world. I thought the name "Adenhart" would make a terrific pirate name, so I kept that in the back of my mind as I was slowly breaking the story. With Adenhart's passing, I named the main clan in my story after Adenhart. Unfortunately, the script didn't go anywhere which is a shame. It was a fun script to write. I was digging through some files tonight and found a draft and thought, because of the Adenhart reference, some of you might be interested in reading it. My script writing program isn't letting me convert to pdf, so I'm throwing up an attachment here in case anyone has the patience to read the first several pages. Lemme know if you want me to post the rest of it. The teaser's a bit wordy, which I'm not happy about, but it delivers us into a pretty good story, if I do say so myself. Enjoy...or not. ps: I don't like the title I have for it now. Any suggestions are taken mostly seriously. Clans no name.htm

Like most people, I had a co-worker with this unforgivable combo: 1. Personal Space Invader. Talked at you with about one foot between his face and yours. 2. Drone Story Teller. He would talk about nothingness with little side passages offering no escape. You couldn't get a word in to excuse yourself. ie: "I went to the cleaners to pick-up a shirt my mom gave me for my birthday where she served my favorite spaghetti recipe; I love spaghetti, but not with the runny sauce. It has to be thick. I'll make it sometime and bring some into work. And when I got to the cleaners; it's off Laurel Canyon and I always wondered if they did a good job but I heard they were expensive but I didn't have a choice since it's close to work and I am going to my ex-girlfriend's wedding on Saturday. The guy she's marrying is a real kook. Talks way too much..." I once had to give him a time-out signal then tell him I had to take a 3-2-1 dump. I scurried to the restroom and didn't look back. Washed my hands and went back to work.

Finally saw "Zero Dark Thirty." Really enjoyed it. I'd give a 9/10 or an A-. It's a long ass movie but doesn't feel like it's 2 1/2 hours long. I didn't like some of the camera movement and thought it was a little too Hollywood when the main players were dressed J Crew-ish in Afghanistan, but the story and intrigue are terrific. I think it got best o.g. screenplay. (I just got distracted by a really hot chick with nice cans while watching the Angels/Ranyers game...where was I? Oh yes...) The screenplay was minimal, sort of the anti-Sorkin in style, which is a nice change. It just goes to show, when writing a non-comedic screenplay, let the story do the talking. The audience will take it from there.

I'm a bbq novice. What is the point of moving the steak to different parts of the grill?

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the 2013 version of Derek Lowe. On behalf of Derek Lowe, I would like to appologize for his tardiness in showing up.

It will be so quiet, you can hear a fan drop.

If you make that happen -- and throw in the dance floor -- I will sport my powder blue linen trousers next time around. I eased in this year with the linen coat only. Suggestion for next year's Fanfest: DR acts out a scene from Miami Vice with Jose Mota.