Michael's Musings

September 17. 2010

The other day, I came across this photograph of myself and my late uncle, Stan Barnett.



I think this was taken sometime in the 1970s when I was visiting back in Seattle. 

[I know.  I've got to learn how to adjust the photo size for this new blog site, but I will.  Just give me time.]

So, you must be asking yourself: "Why is Stan holding my leg?"

That's because I was doing my Harpo Marx impersonation, minus the blond curly hair, the battered top hat and the coat with pockets that held everything, including the kitchen sink.

I love The Marx Brothers.

I did two radio interviews yesterday, and I'll be doing another one on Sunday night.  If you're on the West Coast, it will air at 9:30 pm, but since I'm in Austin, I'll be doing it at 11:30, a time when I'm usually asleep.

The show is Gregg Hunter's The World of Entertainment.  Hopefully, if you catch it, you won't hear me snoring.

BTW: I've got some new reviews on Best Bets on DVD, so go to the Introduction section on this page and take a look.

You have a creative weekend, and I'll be back with you on Monday.

Michael

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September 16, 2010

I had so much fun doing my book trailer on iMovie a few weeks ago that I decided to do something else with the program.

This is a song that my son, David, and I did several years ago, the lyrics of which became the Preamble of my ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD book.

It's just a scratch recording, but you will, hopefully, enjoy it.

Watch My Video Here


You have a creative day.

Michael

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September 15, 2010

Yesterday was "picture hunt" day.

Sandy and I went over to our storage space to find my box of head shots.

I hadn't seen them for almost two years, because when we were back in Los Angeles, packing for out move to Austin, they got packed away fairly early,  Indeed, I event tried to find them for a book signing back in L.A., but after opening up several boxes with no luck, I gave up.

So, with my appearance at Ray Courts' Hollywood Celebrities Show in Chicago coming up at the end of next week, I was determined to find said head shots, which had to be in one of the boxes in our storage unit.

We opened and plowed through every box with no luck. 

They couldn't have been accidentally thrown out, could they?

There was one last, very small box, which I'd passed over several times, because it was marked "Scripts".  I knew the pictures couldn't be there, but I decided to open the box anyway.

And, of course, that's were they were...right on top!

My wonderful wife, who I love dearly, had made no mention on the outside of the box that there might be photographs inside.

No, she just marked the box, "Scripts".

:-)

Oh, well, all's well that ends well.

Scripts!

You have a creative day.

Michael

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