A wise man once
summed up his entire future in one sentence: "See the
road ahead, and make it yours". I wonder what ever
happened to him?
;-)
So, mannnnnn
I can't wait to write this entry. I had to make
this little chart to help explain
everything:
That's the only
way I could think of to explain "where
I am" right now. That could obviously be ten
times more complicated, and truth be told the line for
"personal life" and "career life" and "artistic
life" are completely seperate...christ - knowing me
I could go crazy with that. I actually find that
sort of shit fun. (I am the strangest
person I've ever heard of). The point I wanted
you to gather with all that is that although I took a
HUUUUUUUUUUGE dive (probably bigger than even that
shows), I am indeed hopeful, and nowhere near the
lows I've seen before. To have the interview fall
through (which would have lead to so much) as well as
AGT fall through (which would have completely changed
my life) back to back, so close to each other is and
should be devastating. But I'm still the person I
found in 2005, a person I'm immensely proud of, and
that can never be taken away.
However I do
have a newfound fire to be more than just "happy as an
artist". I guess that's what happens when you get
so close to worldwide exposure. You realize that with
a little scheming, you can probably pull it off again.
This road will probably eat away at my artistic side
for a bit, but I know how to get it back and do
see that sacrifice in the present can lead to so much
more in the future. It's all a balancing act. So here
we go:
1) Charlotte is
talking with someone who is running a sketch comedy
type festival where I may be performing "Adam
& The Trinitrons" a couple of times.
They may also use "Let's Bomb Iran" for the
interludes between acts...or may only use that
- not sure yet. Apparently lots of industry comes out
to this festival that runs for a couple of weeks and
it would be nice exposure for the act. The submission
period is for the next couple of weeks and the
festival will be in October. Something to look forward
to - I'll certainly let you know.
2) "Mr. Penny"
from the boards emailed me about this: The Early show
on CBS is having a competition called "Living
Room....LIVE!" where you submit yourself showing off
your talent from your living room and they show it on
the show and people vote for who's best.
]So
I took the Trinitron Bit that
I actually did perform in my
living room and re-edited
it for
this.
It was funny having to make the bit look
worse so it came off as an
amateurish static shot but it needed a
much more organic feel for this
competition. It may still be too produced
for this competition though. Imagine
that... 4tvs not fitting in. LOL. Here's
hopin'.
Thanks for the
EMAIL Penny Lane!
3) Pitching
"Console Wars". With Charlotte back on board, this
becomes a much more realized idea. The more I talk
about it, the more I know that with the right
direction - this is a hit. The videogaming industry
needs a show that caters more to non-gamers and
informs about the industry as a whole as opposed to
treating viewers like this strange group of
"trekkies" that live in their mom's basement.
Even the nerds are sick of it and constantly blast how
bad the programming currently geared towards them
"misses the point". My background in talk radio, my
knowledge of the industry, and the lack of anything
like this idea on TV right now just SCREAMS for
me to pursue this. Working on the treatment as we
speak.
4) Pitching 4tvs
talk show. Imagine a Live Talk Show setting with the
TVs onstage interracting not only with me but with the
guests as well - all choreographed to be as seamless
as any live talk show, even being taped in front of a
live audience. It can work - and can be incredibly
funny. Can't give too much away right now, but I
believe 100% that this type of show has legs and will
be something no one has ever seen before.
5) "The Bible Told
Me So". Yes, the new cartoon (whose song is completely
finished) is high on my priority list. It is a matter
of the dreaded image gathering process that
I can't stand. It also has to be faster, better,
and funnier than "Let's Bomb Iran" or I won't
even release it. A lot to live up to - but the
song and concept is dead-on. I contend that this will
be bigger than "Let's Bomb Iran" by a
longshot.
6) "Let's Bomb
Iran" isn't done however. There is one aspect of the
AGT denial that has been sticking with me for awhile.
The thought that an anti-war protester is
anti-american. Although they would never admit it, the
show is called "AMERICA's got talent" - the statement
in itself is extremely "patriotic". Even more than
"American Idol" or "American Inventor" which
basically says: "These people are American" -
AGT says: "Look at us here in America! Weeeeee
have talent!". It's a very red, white and blue affair.
I have no problem with that, but you will be hard
pressed to convince me that the timing of "Let's Bomb
Iran" blowing up all over the place didn't effect the
producers. I'm gonna write a quick email to the
producer I know at MSNBC and put out a press release
after the show premieres addressing it. More than
anything I just want to address the whole issue of
what "Anti-American" means. Yes, to think
I lost an opportunity because of that sickens me,
but more than that I just want to get the idea
out there that we actually consider ourselves
PROUD AMERICANS. There's a picture in this
country of people who are protesting the war as being
anti-American...but PROUD of that. Fuck that.
This has to be addressed. And I hope I get
the opportunity.
So those are the 6
projects (in absolutely no order) that are now my
focus...career wise. I still need to find some way to
make some cash very soon and of course, we all want to
read parts 2 and 3 of the "Eggshell Diaries" don't
we!!!! (sigh) With everything considered, this is
still a pretty exciting time. It's funny - last night
I was thinking about it from an outsider's
perspective and I am still intrigued with what happens
next. That's the key to all of this...that hope. That
potential - that intrigue. I still have that naive
little dreamer boy in me that sees everything
exploding when just the right stars align and as you
all experienced a couple months ago - it comes at you
SOOOOOOOOOO fast you can barely take it all
in.
And finally: 2
days: AGT premiere - NBC, 9 PM. Watch it. Watch
it. Watch it. If you ever wanted to experience the
emotion that this "journey" has tried so hard to
convey for 7 years, watch the show. You'll understand
everything in your GUT the second the first act gets
passed on to the 2nd round. Then as you listen to the
comments of the judges on what they're looking for,
and they describe more and more what the show is...
you will stop, think of this,
and for the first time in 7 years - feel "The
Journey". I guarantee it. I'm extremely curious
to read what you guys are feeling throughout the show.
I'll make a thread for it on the boards. I really
can't wait for you all to experience it.
