Into the office after drop off, J, M & I was there. Lots of great energy as always. Apparently M has a 2 year old which I didn't know. Anyway, given a cheque which I guess is the remainder of CC job. Nice. Thank you.
Pickup then home. "You can't go to work, Daddy" is what I hear when we arrive home. "I have to go to work so I can have money to buy you things". "OK, you can go to work then". They learn fast don't they! Emailed the folks with the latest news. Missed their anniv. Oops. Off to rehearsal. As I go over the 405, it looks like treacle. Hit the Palisades and it had just stopped. 15 minutes later I reach the problem. Some old bird opened her door right in the path of a bus. Silly cow.
Work thru a few things at the theatre and then we have dins - Pizza pizza - a gift from the G. Bless! Tickets are a mess again. Turns out we have to make sure that everyone has physical tickets in their hand at the door. There are no virtual tickets! Great. Have to cancel a mate as I don't have tix for them anymore. Ah well.
Invited dress rehearsal. It went marvelously. Bob was there as was R, C & B from UTV.
The audience (half full) was superb and they loved it. We did too. My crowd were very complimentary! Drove Bob home.

Up with littl'un as always and we settled into playing cars on the table.
Off to class and S took it as usual. Worked with Richard and M? Felt 'kinda' connected with them and got a 'good' which was better than last week so that's progress!
Agreed to meet Rich on Friday for rehearsal. Gave me shit when I told him to maybe look for someone else to do his scene with. I asked S about it and he said just make it 'me'.
Drove from NoHo via 101 & Topanga to Malibu.
Went thru notes from yesterday, ran a dress then dins then another dress.
A few hiccups but that's what makes a good dress!
Tickets are all sorted. Moved a few people around last night and emailed them.
Eric dropped out on me today but then I guess he's a busy guy.
Spoke to G about the consp. project. He has 200 pages of notes!
Stephen invited me to his bday bash at the F club in BevHills 2mrw but I'm at the Getty. He also sent me a monologue from VI to learn for a shoot during the next few weeks.

Called Shane yesterday about the G show and she asked if I could come in today for a BK commercial. She is such a sweetheart.
Headed in for 12.30. Call at 1 (remember, I had to be in Malibu for 2).
When I got there, the place was packed but luckily for the audition before mine. Same product, different character. Finally went in for 1.20!!
5 at a time (that's pretty normal, kids) and the little skit we had to do was to appear to be waiting while the King to be asleep (to camera) and then change our expression as if the King had just woken up. A little spooky but that's how BK like their commercials.
Jumped in the car (I'd already called the SM to say I was going to be late) and headed West.
We had new lines and a new end to set (hey, the show's a whole two days away - no worries) and following that, we did the equivalent of two and a half dress rehearsals.
They all went well!! We're on track and basically, we're polishing everything.
Still juggling tickets!! I probably will be until a hour or two before Thursday's show.
Fixed M's lappie with the new cable from the UK and it bllody works, doesn't it! Fantastic.

Monday...
I'm making a conscious effort to dress for 'work' when I go to class. It is, after all, one of my workplaces.
CLOTHES MAKE THE MAN - "Appearances count for a lot. A similar expression was current among the ancient Greeks: 'The garment makes the man.' In the form 'apparel makes the man' the idea turned up in England as early as the 16th century. A century later it was sometimes put as 'the taylor makes the man." From "The Dictionary of Cliches" by James Rogers (Ballantine Books, New York, 1985). A second source points out that a similar phrase was used by William Shakespeare in "Hamlet."
I know you can't judge a book by the cover but it certainly raises your attitude and those of people meeting you.
Class went well. T wasn't there so we had K. Came to Trip's door.
Richard gave me a scene from Hooters to look over. I'm not sure I'm the right age group but hey, if I was going for the part in the real world, I'd make it work and I'm gonna with the scene too!
Called M agency and spoke to W to fix up an appointment. He asked me what I was doing right then and could I go over and see him. Well, I was dressed for work and had my hs & resumes in my bag so I was good to go. See what happens when you're ready for anything...
Met with W and he told me that M's recommendation carried a lot of weight and that was pretty much the only reason I was sitting opposite him. I told him (in not so many words) that I'd live upto it.
The meeting was brief, very friendly and business-like. He told me the most important thing was to 'book out' as if he sends me for an audition I had better make it unless my Mother was close to expiring. That would be the only acceptable reason for missing an audition. I told him I agreed and he said that the only way he made money was when I made money and seeing as he was at work most days submitting for 12 hours straight, I'd better come up with the goods! quote "If you make every audition I send you for, we'll be just hunky dorey" unquote. I like this guy!!
He also told me I need new photos and I told him that I was already on it. I'm booked next Friday with a superb photographer. Can' wait!
Also met with the commercial agent, A, and he seemed great too!
Pulled my shots up online for W to see and he said that wecould work with those ones to begin with. BTW, W is a HUGE Elvis fan!
So... today I signed up with a Theatrical agent!! Yeehaaaaaaaa.
Phoned M, M & C to emote down the 'phone! I'm so pleased!
Celebrated with Mexican lasagne which was.... not bad!
Litt'un is having a blast at the moment. Yapping away about all sorts of things.
He always asks if he can come to work with me and whether or not I'm going to go in an 'airplane' again today or maybe I'm taking 'our car' to the store.
He's also saying that he wants to 'go to the store and buy something'. V cute.
Watched Napoleon Dynamite. It was, of course, pretty brainless but very funny noththeless. NOW I KNOW why everyone was wearing "Vote for Pedro" teeshorts last year!

Sunday - and another rehearsal.
We ran the show (finally) and it ran to just over an hour. No interval and no-one leaving the stage in all that time. I loved it! M & D seem happy with it.
Usual antics by the boys but serious work was evident today! We definitely have a superb show on our hands. Only hope eveyone I want can come along.
Home again and off to W & M with D too!
Great evening. Met W's brother, R. He's a writer and has just written a horror/teen slasher movie. The plot sounds quite fun actually!
R on top form again and we all sat down to a very nice Indian followed by choc dessert. R was rather pleased.
Oh, heard a superb quote the other day which I think bears repeating here. It stems from the LA speak between actor/writer/director/casting director/agent (interchange any two of the list) and describes the empty compliments one receives with the promise of employment or future collaboration which never seems to materialise...
"Los Angeles. A city where you can die of encouragement"
Nuff said...

Saturday and off to Rehearsal.
Got some more tickets for Friday and Saturday but still short.
Chatted iwth J after rehearsal outside in the sun. We chatted about the business and he shared his experiences with me. He just called everyone 'in the book' when he arrived in LA telling them who he was and how he should come and see them. Not pushy, just 'Hi, how are you. How are the kids?' etc. I hate the thought of it but I'm going to have do the same. He kindly said he'd introduce me to his agent (J.Ab) after the show this week.
Home again and off out to M & C's for dins.
They were meant to move back to NYC but M has booked another commercial as well as a 7 week writing/directing/presenting job. Seems like the universe doesn't want them to head back East. I know I don't.
R was on top form. He had a whale of a time staring out of their windows at the street below and screeching at eash passing car. He also did some dancing each time too! Very funny and completely cute! M was having a fun time with him.
M gave me his agent's details and suggested I call him on Monday as he's looking for Brits! Going to invite him along to the show!
A great night. xxx