You
will also rip your hair out, say "what the
fuck" exactly 30 times, and finally turn
off the TV and pace your house with your
hands on your head because you cannot
comprehend what could have possibly made
the producers change their mind. If you
have a plethora of balls that kids have
thrown over your fence for 3 years, you
too will kick
them into your neighbor's
yard
with
reckless abandon.
I was certain,
absolutely certain, that I would go to the taping
today and say to myself: "Ahh, I get it... too bad,
4tvs just didn't fit with this." Unfortunately it was
a better fit than I could've ever imagined. The acts
couldn't have possibly been more random. They allowed
5-10 minutes of set-up time before an act if they
needed it. Hell, they even rolled out a GRAND PIANO
for an act. There were absolutely NO acts that were
"alike" in any feasible way, ruling out the "pitting
people against one another" scenario I had assumed.
The judges said numerous times, they're looking for
the next star, the next big vegas act, the most
multi-talented performer. Seriously, it was everything
I could do to not SCREAM. The only reason i'm not
still there is because I left during a "break" in the
show and raaaaaaaaaaaan away. Calling Charlotte
immediately in absolute AWE. You couldn't write a
better script, you couldn't have a better show for the
act, and I guarantee anyone who has seen this clip,
will literally be beside themselves when they see the
first couple of shows.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
Charlotte and I
went through everything we could think of and at this
point we're clueless. Maybe they didn't understand
that it was a flexible act? Maybe some of the
producers only looked at the DVD that I gave them that
had the 30 minute show instead of the 2 minute act I
performed and didn't understand it? I hate to be
arrogant here, but they called me. They straight up
called me back and booked me for the rehearsal and the
taping and then changed their mind with absolutely no
explanation why. I was certain that it was the set-up,
or that they had narrowed down the categories...but
after I saw the fucking SINGING, COMEDIAN, BALLOON
ARTIST it was clear that this was not the case. Let me
interject here - the singing/comedian/balloon artist
dude was cool as hell! I totally cheered for him. I am
not at ALLLLL saying I'm better than any of the acts,
I'm using him as an example of a very VARIED talent
that has no EQUAL. You know? It was what I thought was
a negative against my act, but in fact - ALLLLLLL THE
ACTS had no categories! You couldn't for a second put
them in any type of category. They were all
completely, and undeniably different than the next
one. Mind-blowing.
I'm so pissed
because, I was already done. Already moved on. 4tvs
torn down, put away - thinking about the next cartoon.
Met with the dude from Atom films, they're extremely
interested in the next one - and even funding my work
on more stuff. I had let this go completely. I went to
the taping today simply to put closure on everything
and all I did was rip open the old wound and rip it
open even wider than before. Believe me, you guys will
SHIT YOURSELF. Either watch this show on the toilet,
or invest in depends. Seriously, that's all I was
thinking about sitting in that audience - what
everyone who's followed this Journey will do when they
see it. It's a good thing I left because they didn't
need my ass ruining anymore shots in the audience.
LOL. You see everyone cheering and clapping and
there's this one guy... this ONE guy gritting his
teeth clapping as if he's smashing a small animal in
between his hands. Excruciating.
I'm just racking
my brain on what to do next. This doesn't feel over.
It feels like there was some sort of miscommunication
here. Like something I told the technical people,
ruled out their initial callback. Something completely
stupid. There really is something wrong here. I wish
you all could've seen what I just saw. I don't know
how the hell you guys will get past the first 20
minutes. The judges, David Hasselhoff, Brandy, and
Piers (token british guy) - were all impressed with
the right things, they slammed the right acts, and you
will not believe how much I would BLOW THEM AWAY. I
want to slip THEM a DVD, or even Simon Cowell who was
right there directing the judges and whatnot. They
would look at it and go: "Jesus, that's incredible...
why aren't you here?"
AHHHH - this
sounds so much like sour grapes. I hate that. Listen,
had they never called me back - I'd be alright... well
not alright - but I'd let it go for sure. The fact
that they called me back means they SAW the potential.
Hell - that's why one producer said I was on the
favorites list, it was clear I was perfect for
this.
WHAT
HAPPENED?
You guys simply
are not prepared for what you're gonna feel when you
see what I just saw. Unbelieveable.
