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Tonight I’m leaving the Twin Cities for the Twin Ports. I’m driving to Duluth, Minnesota, to perform in Rubber Chicken Theater’s The Chicken Hat Plays. The last time I performed in this out-of-the-hat type show was in May 2008 and it was awesome. This weekend should be equally awesome, but double the fun because I’m [...]
On Thursday I had an audition for a Best Buy print ad. My agent sent me the following: “Please do not go to this audition looking like a model. She needs “typical” college guys that would be hanging out in a dorm.” Gotcha, don’t look like a model. Okay. Here was the shot I took [...]
I had an audition on April 26 for a short film about a man that’s dying of cancer. The copy I had to read for the audition was… difficult to decipher and honestly, I didn’t feel like I could connect with the character. (I suppose that’s ultimately the actor’s job though — the ability to [...]
Minnesota’s very own sixth-district Republican Representative Michele Bachmann receives a lovely write-up in this article from The Daily Beast. …just makes me proud to be from the same state that houses this clearly mentally unstable woman. I’d like to meet her some day and ask her random questions. Her answers would no doubt be fascinating. [...]
Just found this image while searching for a few images for today’s Unemployment Tip (which will be up soon). Is there anything as refreshing as honesty? walkonred
Apparently there’s something happening around the world that’s scaring the shit out of people: Swine Flu. According to CNN: “The World Health Organization raised its pandemic alert to 5, its second-highest level Wednesday…is nearing widespread human infection… As a precaution, the U.S. military is banning travel to Mexico for nonessential personnel… Edgar Hernandez, 5, survived [...]
Happy Monday! Welcome back to the Unemployed Work Week or UWW. You’ve really got to stop letting this lack-of-a-job thing get your down! You know what you need to do? Get high! I know what you’re thinking, “Swine Flu is my generation’s AIDS…drugs are expensive…I’m on a budget…I don’t even know where I can get [...]
Levi Johnston (seen above and below), former fiance to Bristol Palin, Sarah Palin’s hot daughter, sat down with Larry King to let America know that he doesn’t kiss and tell, but he does want you to know… that sometimes he doesn’t wear a rubber. Charming. In this interview, Larry King is a man that obviously [...]
This story is awesome! It’s lame that the organizer’s been charged though. It’d be so much fun to do something like this in Minneapolis! walkonred
In September when I learned that I’d be laid-off, one of my neighbor’s asked me what I was going to do: “I think I’m gonna pursue acting. See what happens.” To which my neighbor, an employment counselor at a workforce center said, “Just appreciate it.” Needing clarification I asked, “What do you mean?” “Being unemployed. [...]
I’m back to producing comedy! For three weekends in June, Chris Knutson (aka “The Blue Baboon”) and I are producing / writing / acting / directing a sketch-comedy show at the Bryant Lake Bowl.Due to the nature of the show, we’re bringing in a lot of talented writers to make this show pop and sizzle! [...]
Tomorrow I have an audition for a nationwide Best Buy commercial. I want this commercial. There I said. Send me positive energy! michael
A part of me becomes wary of posting about an audition before the audition. I think if I talk about the gig and don’t get it, I’ll feel bad. Whereas if I audition, don’t tell anyone and get the gig — I can write about how amazing the audition was blah blah blah. So there’s [...]
I’ve been maintaining list of auditions I’ve gone on and gigs I’ve booked. So far I’m 50/50. That’s really not that bad when you think about it… michael FYI… Don’t do a Google Image Search for ‘audition’ without the SafeSearch feature. The images that appear are not related to the kind of work I’m auditioning [...]
Unemployment Tip #7: Do What Your Body Tells You. When I was a child, riding in the car became a magical experience because of one thing: sleep. Seven-year-old me would get into the car at home with my parents and shortly after our journey began, I’d fall asleep. When the car would stop and I’d [...]
After 15 seasons on NBC, ER says goodbye with a two-hour series finale. Which seems a bit unnecessary when we learn that everyone in the ER has AIDS. I think they stole this idea though from another show…Sorry for the spoiler…! walkonred
So you’re unemployed, huh? Welcome to the club! Unemployment Tip #1: Accept It. To some the loss of a job can be just as devastating as the loss of a child, spouse, pet, plant, sports team, the remote control or even a set of keys. In the days and weeks after “your last day” you [...]
It may be April Fool’s Day, but unemployment is no joke. So starting today I’m going to begin offering my own tips and tricks to survive unemployment. Before I share the ‘how-to-be-unemployed-and-unafraid’ credo, it’s important to know the facts… As I mentioned briefly here, being unemployed has become trendy. Here’s a graph that shows the [...]
Thanks to a lovely nod over at FringeFamous I’ve decided to start writing more… Or least as much as I used to write when I had a day-job and nothing to do inside my cubicle… Thanks for the extra work guys! walkonred
Last Friday I had one of the easiest on-camera auditions to become a “web guide.” Basically a current-day live-action version of the annoying Microsoft Office Assistant “Clippy.” Here’s a link to some examples of what I’d be doing… And let’s be honest, there’s not too many people that are more annoying than me. My mom [...]
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- I'd do it! RT @StarTribune: Imagine human hibernation. http://bit.ly/hwx444
- (cont) ...either people really like spending time with paint fumes contained on the lower-level, or people are hard-up for cash. #economy
- My boss asked me to post an ad on Craigslist looking for a laborer to paint a basement at $10/hr. I've received over 50 apps... (cont)
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