Again, parking in
front is a life saver. I parked halfway on the curb
with my trailer, but it's out of everyone's way...so
it's all good. Or so I thought...
Let me first start
off by saying, this was by far...without a doubt...not
even a tiny bit, the greatest show in LA I've had so
far. It could very well be the best all time, but for
now...I'll just keep it at LA. Here's the WHOLE damn
story:
A pretty thin
crowd when I started so I started slow. They were
all heavy into their books, or cards, or whatever so
the HARRY set is a great start. Can't tell you
how glad I am that I made that set. It's
completely unobtrusive. I can be background music for
a little bit. Very nice. Went into the love set when
I noticed Lovely Rita Meter Maid giving my ass a
parking ticket. "Oh my god I'm getting a ticket, the
hell do I do now?" They all said: "MOVE IT!"
So I jump off stage, and a guy who was sitting outside
was already talking to the lady trying to give me a
break. I couldn't believe how cool he was being. She
was not having it. So I run up and asked if I could
move it..."You can do whatever you want now..."
Alrighty then. "You mean I can't unload my stuff
here?" You can unoload it, but you can't park it..."
They have these little computers for tickets. It's
awesome really. They punch in everything and it's save
in this UPS looking device. ANYWAY - "Can I just move
it please?" "Nope, it's already in the system..."
(sigh) "So what's this gonna cost me?" "$80"
JESUS...that is SOOO much food. "Wow, that's
pretty rough when I'm playing for free..." I just
walked back in all bummed. Wow. $80 bones for a
parking ticket. Man. Then that guy who was talking to
her said: "Hey, she's letting you off!!" I turn
around and she's walking back to her car. I went
back and asked what was going on and she said she was
letting me off... "I'll be nice, I'm letting you off"
Man, did I run to my car fast. Moved that thing. LOL.
She has no clue how much $80 meant to me at that
moment. Wow.
So I go back
in and pick up where I left off. The crowd started to
pick up and I finished the set with Michael
Jackson. Went and talked to some people...Jess ended
up sleeping in the car she was so tired, and as I
walked her out I saw the infamous Rob Henning there
with the Co-producer/Lead Actor of the movie. Said
hello and was anxious to see the show. (Rob is the guy
who's doing the short film that wants to put me in at
the end doing 4tvs) So I go back in and the place was
just packed. The video you saw was BEFORE this of
course...oh and that's me new TIP JAR! It rocks,
there's 5 seperate holes to place money so you can
vote for your favorite...one of the 4tvs or me. You
know I couldn't possibly make a NORMAL tip jar. LOL.
Anyway, here's where the story gets
good...
First of all, the
actor guy was diggin it. He was also drinking from a
GALLON water bottle. It took both of his hands to sip
from it. How freakin' strange...but he wasn't the most
interesting. There was a nother guy to my right eating
dinner that watched for about 2 songs, and immediately
picked up his cell phone. From what I could
gather he was calling his friends and telling them
about the show. This had happened before back in
Columbus, and it's so freakin' cool. A guy calls
someone and then points the phone at me so they can
hear. How sweet is that. Well he made 2 more calls,
and believe it or not...15 minutes later his friends
came...about 5 of them and he just smiled and pointed
at me. They took up two tables and I noticed the
strangest thing. They started signing to each other.
Not like gang signs...I mean...they were deaf.
I was so confused. I mean...first, how the
hell do you CALL a deaf person on your cell
phone...heh heh and second...what the hell would they
get out of 4tvs? Anyway, I continued with my set
and when I was finished the deaf guy came up and
introduced himself...and well I'm a moron, he wasn't
deaf. :-) His name was Eric Moro and he was a producer
at hollywoodscreentest.com.
Basically a Star Search for the internet. He was
buzzin about my show. He explained what he did and
then told me about a contest they're doing in
conjunction with
MTV.
It's a 6 category contest for actor/actress, model,
vocalist, comedian, talking head (broadcaster) and
special talent. You simply send in a 30 second video
of your category. He told me to apply for all 6 with
what I can do. The $20 fee is waived for the
month of April. So I will of course make 6. Now
I figured as has happened before, that this was
just a guy wanting to promote his site, and get
another contestant. Blah, blah...but he went a step
further. He wants to showcase me on the site as THE
guy for the special talent section. He wants to film
the show and interview me and the
TVS.
He asked what that would take...and I told him it
would be quite a feat, but very possible. I'd just
have to sit down with the interviewer and script it
all out...but it could very well be choreographed and
look stunning. All this, and he gave me a card, asked
for my info and said he'll be at my show tomorrow with
his boss. I gave him a promo tape as well, so just in
case they couldn't make it he could still see the
show. And for the first time....the
FIRST time...he was just as concerned about
getting my info as I was getting his. Asked my
email address twice, made SURE to tell me to
EMAIL him with as much info as possible.
I really hate to get too excited, but folks...if
I can't blow you away with 30 seconds of
4tvs...whew, loss for words here. I can produce a
30 second video to look freakin' INCREDIBLE. Hell
you've all seen my behind the music 3 stuff... Shit,
I'm gonna say it! DAMNIT...I can't help it! I'm gonna
win this freakin' thing. Bar none,
absolutely...without a doubt. Go check out the site
and see the parameters of the contest. Hit Special
Talent, and tell me that 30 seconds of slickly
produced 4tvs video won't absolutely blow people away.
GOD DAMN, I am excited. I am at a complete loss
for words. Unfortunately the prize, on top of the
MTV
appearence is an all expenses paid trip to
Hollywood...yeah, THANKS. Hopefully if I win this
I can fly my parents out or something...heh...murphy's
law is still alive and well in my life
sometimes.
So after that
bit-o-news, I was a bit excited. I played until the
crowd died out and checked my tip jar...8
BILLS BABY! LOL, Live Adam beat bottom left TV
7-1...or so I though. One of those $1 bills was a $20
with the inscription: "you have a fabulous voice!"
Didn't notice this until I was HOME. Kick Ass...so
"Live Adam" won $26 to $1What a great freakin night..
OH! and I talked to Rob after the show! He
said, I'm in! I will be at the end of this short film.
The director went for it. Now I'm not holding my
breath because my feeling for Rob isn't too great yet.
It's a great lesson in life when judging character,
that people that talk more than show are full of shit.
Like this Eric Moro guy...instantly gave me every
piece of legitimate info he could as soon as possible
within the conversation. The site, his phone number,
his email, his card...his address...his EVERYTHING.
I've seen Rob 3 times and nothing. So, while this
could still be awesome...the news for tonight is
without a doubt the
MTV
news...
This is gonna happen. Wow, you really gotta have a
master will to make it through this roller coaster
called "showbiz" without leaving in a year.
I comPLETEly understand why people come to LA,
and are back in a couple years. This is insane. My
mood swings are absolutely incredible, and I'm
relatively logical and stable. I never take the bad
news TOO bad, or the good news TOO good ('cept
tonight...lol), but the seperation between the
extremes is well...extreme. Right now I'm soaring, but
tomorrow the "roomate" thing could just fall through
for some stupid reason, and Jess and I would be
in a financial undertoe so strong we'd be sailing back
to Columbus. Wow. I still believe talent and
determination are more valuable than luck...but it
certainly is a close second.