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Why I Never Drink Before A Live TV Audition
Today, I had an audition for a TV commercial at GO Studios in Vancouver. It was for 1:30 PM, so I left home at Noon to give myself plenty of time to drive into the city. However, the road leading into the city was like a parking lot – because of a traffic accident. I…
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A Reason To Never Stop Believing In Yourself
Originally published July 31, 2014 Today, I will get my new headshots done at Kevin Clark Studios. It’s been four years since I last had them done, and well, I’ve got less hair, less weight, and more wrinkles. I had been waiting until I got my lower partial plate to hide the missing front tooth,…
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A Very Happy Thanksgiving Day
Before I begin my Thanksgiving Day story, I want to announce a very special friend’s 81st birthday today. It’s ironic that my buddy Norm Colon (the southern Norm), gets to celebrate three special occasions today – because he lives in the USA and they celebrate Columbus Day. Their Thanksgiving Day isn’t until next month. So,…
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Here’s Looking At You Danny
I shaved off my mustache about a month ago, and my new look depressed me. How pathetic can a grown man get – worrying about how he looks without a mustache? But it’s difficult to accept a new look when you’ve had a ‘stache for fifty years. And in the actor’s world – your face…
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A Fallow State
Two weeks ago, I met the singer of a local country/folk band at an unlikely venue. But before you rush to ask about her, you might want first to learn how we met. If you’re an actor, living in Vancouver, you’ve probably heard of the ‘standardized client’ program at the University of British Columbia. In…
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A May Day Call
Today, I did what I swore I’d never, ever do. I was sitting in the waiting room of the cancer center in Vancouver, waiting for a good friend, who was having her radiation treatment and I was cursing to myself at this terrible disease. I have known too many people who have suffered from this…
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An Empty Bucket List
In January 2010, I got a call from David McDonald, who was a film student at Simon Fraser University. At the time, his graduating class was producing their final film project, and David wanted me to be in their film. I was in his class’s first-year film project ‘Dead Air’ which was my first film…