That's part of why I would love to just sit down and have some coffee with him (plantations of coffee!) My other three from the B-verse - ASH, Alexis and Allyson.
While I'd love to talk to them, the whole knowing more about them thing then they know about me - would get in the way. I'm just not crazy about meeting celebrities for that reason.
I have a fantasy of meeting him and his wife, having a lengthy conversation about various things - and not realizing who he is until the very end of the conversation. Which could actually happen, because I have horrible facial and vocal recognition skills. I'll meet someone famous and unless they tell me who they are - I'll have no clue. Actually it also happens with co-workers, and people from church - unless I spend a lot of time with you - I'll forget.
Have you done any work in the field - you seem to know it well.
Not really. My experience is all second-hand. I have a lot of friends who have worked in it in various guises. Also my brother and sisinlaw, plus their friends have worked in it. Add to that - the fact that I find what others do for a living fascinating. And - the entertainment profession fascinates me. So..over time I've cobbled together a lot of information. And - I live in NYC, so I pass through various film and television shoots on a daily basis. Seen everything from Elementary to Winter's Tale being filmed on the way to work.
My brother and sis-inlaw worked on the film Love Crimes, and her uncle directed and wrote various cult indie hits such as Texas Chainsaw Masscacre II, and Paris, Texas. Her best friend is a professional make-up artist. Then there's my own friends, one's ex-husband taught Chris O'Donnell and Matt Damon how to act, and she was a professional actress in various films that never got off the shelf for years before she gave up and became a project manager in IT. Another friend is a travel agent for various Hollywood types - so through her, I interned for a Marketing firm that represented The Who and the Beatles and planned celebrity launch parties. Then there's the guy I met who is a screen-writer/play write and his wife who does costume design for plays. Another friend is a mystery writer (Mr. Churchill's Secretary - I betaed her first book and am listed in the acknowledgements). Her husband is a professional puppeteer - who works on Sesame Street and doubles as Big Bird. He's also somewhat famous as Bear in the Big Blue House - a kids show. Through them, I met the team that created the puppets for Smile Time (I actually know the back stage bits directly from them), and Avenue Q. That's really how I know so much - I'm interested in it.
On the writing side? My father and uncle have self-published about 20 books between them. I worked in publishing for 6 years, and investigated the field. Also lots of job interviews in and out of publishing firms and literary agencies, and friends who worked in them. Sisinlaw has also published three books. I, have written the equivalent of four books, two I've attempted to get published. And various short stories - one I won an award for in college. I may eventually self-publish one of them. And this year I co-wrote a children's/family play that we may or may not turn into a puppet show. Didn't get paid for any of this.
My day job? I basically buy stuff. In the past it was content for an online library reference service, then it was various products for a health insurance company, now it is construction and consulting services for a Railroad. Lots of price negotiations, writing contracts and technical statements of work, as well as writing up financial analysis, and legal documents. The thing I like about it? The services clean up the environment, ensure safe work environment for others and for customers, and further public transportation - particularly trains.
Congrats on the children's books - and getting so many published. Yes, people tend to glamorize the entertainment industry. But most are lowly paid or "glamour jobs" - where you have someone else sponsoring you (a rich hubby or rich parents or rich wife).
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Date: 2014-10-12 12:18 am (UTC)While I'd love to talk to them, the whole knowing more about them thing then they know about me - would get in the way. I'm just not crazy about meeting celebrities for that reason.
I have a fantasy of meeting him and his wife, having a lengthy conversation about various things - and not realizing who he is until the very end of the conversation. Which could actually happen, because I have horrible facial and vocal recognition skills. I'll meet someone famous and unless they tell me who they are - I'll have no clue. Actually it also happens with co-workers, and people from church - unless I spend a lot of time with you - I'll forget.
Have you done any work in the field - you seem to know it well.
Not really. My experience is all second-hand. I have a lot of friends who have worked in it in various guises. Also my brother and sisinlaw, plus their friends have worked in it. Add to that - the fact that I find what others do for a living fascinating. And - the entertainment profession fascinates me. So..over time I've cobbled together a lot of information. And - I live in NYC, so I pass through various film and television shoots on a daily basis. Seen everything from Elementary to Winter's Tale being filmed on the way to work.
My brother and sis-inlaw worked on the film Love Crimes, and her uncle directed and wrote various cult indie hits such as Texas Chainsaw Masscacre II, and Paris, Texas. Her best friend is a professional make-up artist. Then there's my own friends, one's ex-husband taught Chris O'Donnell and Matt Damon how to act, and she was a professional actress in various films that never got off the shelf for years before she gave up and became a project manager in IT. Another friend is a travel agent for various Hollywood types - so through her, I interned for a Marketing firm that represented The Who and the Beatles and planned celebrity launch parties. Then there's the guy I met who is a screen-writer/play write and his wife who does costume design for plays. Another friend is a mystery writer (Mr. Churchill's Secretary - I betaed her first book and am listed in the acknowledgements). Her husband is a professional puppeteer - who works on Sesame Street and doubles as Big Bird. He's also somewhat famous as Bear in the Big Blue House - a kids show. Through them, I met the team that created the puppets for Smile Time (I actually know the back stage bits directly from them), and Avenue Q. That's really how I know so much - I'm interested in it.
On the writing side? My father and uncle have self-published about 20 books between them. I worked in publishing for 6 years, and investigated the field. Also lots of job interviews in and out of publishing firms and literary agencies, and friends who worked in them.
Sisinlaw has also published three books. I, have written the equivalent of four books, two I've attempted to get published. And various short stories - one I won an award for in college. I may eventually self-publish one of them. And this year I co-wrote a children's/family play that we may or may not turn into a puppet show.
Didn't get paid for any of this.
My day job? I basically buy stuff. In the past it was content for an online library reference service, then it was various products for a health insurance company, now it is construction and consulting services for a Railroad. Lots of price negotiations, writing contracts and technical statements of work, as well as writing up financial analysis, and legal documents. The thing I like about it? The services clean up the environment, ensure safe work environment for others and for customers, and further public transportation - particularly trains.
Congrats on the children's books - and getting so many published. Yes, people tend to glamorize the entertainment industry. But most are lowly paid or "glamour jobs" - where you have someone else sponsoring you (a rich hubby or rich parents or rich wife).