Just an Illustrator. No biggie.

Also starring the lovely nomoretoast of Fairy House Films, featuring some sound work by my son, and filmed on location at my single favourite place on the entire planet. (Thank you riverspirit54!)

Come on up to 95%-snow-free Bradford, Vermont this Saturday, April 12 to the Bradford Film Bump, hosted by the incomparable nomoretoast. Three short films will premiere, all guaranteed to delight, amuse, and provoke Deep Pondering Thoughts.

Come on by the newly-opened Top Of The Block (Main Street, Bradford VT) this Saturday at 7pm to nosh on some snacks and enjoy some amazing creative filmmaking talents. MALONE!, Now Shooting, and nomoretoast's own Fairy House Films will be in the lineup.

(And here's where I casually mention that I'm in two of the three!)

I support anywhere between 4 to 8 charities at any given time. As in, worthy organizations that legitimately help people in need, that get either my time or my money or both. And yet there's always someone who happens along that seems to think you're not being supportive enough of their particular cause, someone who chastises you for not "liking" their Facebook page or adding your name to a [fill-in-the-blank]-a-thon and won't hesitate to lay the guilt trip on you --in earshot of all your co-workers-- for obviously not "caring" enough.

Long story short: a particular local charity just lost all hope of ever receiving another dollar from me. This group is not an organization that in the least deserves to be snarled at, marginalized, or dismissed, but don't f**king try to emotionally blackmail me in public.

ADDENDUM: I've been trying to locate the interview --I wanna say it was in Playboy-- where Harrison Ford was asked what charities he supported. He said he wasn't going to list them, because as soon as the list saw print, there would be people upset about it: either because a) they were directly opposed to one of the charities, or b) they resent Ford supporting a particular cause because one of their causes was obviously so much more worthy of his time and money. I'm starting to think that the subject of a person's preferred charities should, socially speaking, be as much in the "none of your business" category as their personal finances, religious beliefs, or 99.9% of their politics.

Essentially, it's yet another variation on a truism originally driven home to me by bronxelf_ag001; that you do not get to tell someone --anyone-- what their priorities ought to be, or what they should be caring about the most.

[li shang] We’ve got a long way to go… [/li shang]


Come on out and see us!

Submitted as one of eight competitors at the Cohase Chamber of Commerce 2nd Annual 48-Hour Film Slam. (Yeah, that's me in the role of the villain.)

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This entry kicked off the proceedings --had the audience laughing and warmed up. I'm hard-pressed to say which was my favorite of the evening, by the way; they were all outstanding. There was one other comedy, two dramas, a horror piece, 2 mystery/whodunnits, and even a 1910's-style "silent film." Amazing work by everyone involved, but of course here's where I'll have to give in to a bit of parent-ish pride --my son was the definite "newbie" in a crowd of more experienced filmmakers and even some film majors (most of whom had already done a couple of these Slams), but he held his own and is now counted among them.

From my perception, I think a new fire was kindled this weekend, in amongst the driving to and from all the different locations and the horrible eating habits and the sleep-deprived editing process.

mama_hogswatch, my elder offspring and I had a wonderful time this evening meeting up at local watering hole Seven Barrel Brewery with longtime alt.callahans buddies valkyrwench and twfarlan. Despite being friends for nearly 15 years, we'd never actually connected in person.



Great evening; great to (at last!) connect. Naturally a toast was drank to our Patron And Founder, Spider Robinson --if not for him, we'd have never connected.

If you're in the Upper Valley, run do not walk to Bradford, Vermont this coming weekend to see Wait Until Dark, the thriller by Frederick Knott.

Three unsavory con-men set up on the unsuspecting Susie Hendrix, a blind Greenwich Village housewife whose husband became an unwilling participant in a heroin smuggling operation. However despite her handicap, Susie soon twigs to the truth and, with the help of a nine year-old neighbor, sets in motion a plan of her own.

Showtimes: June 17 and 18 at 7:30pm, June 19 matinee at 4:00pm. Directed by Sheila Kaplow and starring nomoretoast as Susie Hendrix in what has simply got to be her most incredible performance to date. Get yourself some tickets and get ready to feel the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end. I promise, you will not be disappointed. Call 802-222-3322 or visit http://oldchurchtheater.org.