I saw Beck at the doctor’s office and Tara Ried at the meat counter. Apparently neither of them were invited to the big wedding across the pond. Man, I haven’t seen this many people get this excited about breeding show dogs since, well, 1981. Frankly, I thought the whole monarchy thing had run it’s course, until I saw Prince William/The Duke of Cambridge and his new (hot) bride driving around in an Aston Martin Volante with a “Learner” plate on the front. Sweet move, Billy!
I talked reality with my agent. Honestly, if you’re trying to make it in show business, reality is the last thing you want to talk about.
We started the odyssey of getting a new heating system put into the house. We’ll see how that all turns out. We had guys from a major American retailer come over to give us a quote. We thought they’d never leave. Eventually we signed on the dotted line. Then, they started to get cranky. Bad move. Something they need to keep in mind: We don’t need the heater until October. Mind your manners…
My apologies to Tara Reid for not remembering she was Bunny Lebowski.
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Phew, where to start…
Just a few points on the wedding.
1. It is Kate, not Katie.
2. Her sister Pippa is the most beautiful girl in England – the chick holding her dress up at the back.
3. They drove from Buckingham Palace to Clarence House (his London home and just a minute away from Buckingham Palace) on the afternoon of the wedding, not the next day, after the afternoon reception.
4. The learner plate is an oft-repeated joke, not regarding driving, but to indicate he is a learner husband. People often tie balloons, tin cans etc to the going away car and decorate it to tell everyone who sees the car they are newly married . I suspect the Aston was his Dad’s, who has a collection.
5. The elaborate hats counterbalance the fancy dresses – people would look odd without their head “dressed”. The more elaborate the better.
6. One of the songs played was the single most inspiring song in our country – Jerusalem. Brought a lump of pride to my throat.
http://www.jilldaniels.com/jerusalem.htm
7. you have to admit, we are really good at this Royalty game and all the pomp and ceremony. American’s just don’t understand class and breeding…
I was shocked at your agent – I think they are talking horseshit to protect their 10% and should never talk to a client like that. I’d tell them that, as you are paying them, they could at least lie to you. Having said that, you can absolutely get work in a sea of other actors – you just need to get the right connections – work your contacts. Keep going Dan and don’t listen to them. What you need is quality auditions for top shows – if a manager can get this for you and the other agent cannot, it’s a no brainer.
Was amazed at Sears. Happens here too – they do TV campaigns sometimes to warn people against these “sign today” merchants. Here’s what I’d do. Call that guy and give him precisely 24 hours to pay you the $300 and your brother in law $200 or you can the contract and whatever commission he might have earned will be a figure some way south of one dollar. For good measure, write too to the Chairman of Sears and tell him you don’t understand this promotion, asking him to clarify.
I have form in this area…
Fantastic stuff dan – thank you for bring there to add sanity to my life too.
Wayne