May 2008

Hey everyone,
Good news is I'm working...bad news is I'm so swamped I can't even call my mother back. - Just kidding of course I'd call my mother back.

But I'm doing a Lifetime film with Peter Medak.
It's with Marcia Gay Harden and Mena Suvari.
So I'm working super hard on my character.
I play Rick Tabish...he is the man who was set up and framed for the Ted Binion case...(True story)
I want to do the man justice...
It's a really good script, great cast, and a master director.

And I'm also rewriting Stephen King's From a Buick 8.

And Rich Chizmar and I are rewriting our 2nd episode of Fear Itself...got studio notes today...we have to perform surgery on it...

Last night I sat down with Fangoria and they plan on running an article on all the horror stuff I got going on...(When I know when - I'll let you know) and...

Just to let everyone know...I love hearing how everyone is doing, loved hearing from the boys from UMBC...

And I wanted everyone to know I'm happy being busy and grateful to be working...(Especially in these tough times)
Obama gave me hope several months ago...
I listened and learned from him, i changed the man I saw in the mirror and all my hard work and prayers are paying off... 
I have faith again...

Tidbits of life:
Last week Rich and I spoke in front of his son's Billys class and today I received a letter from all of them...thanking me. How cool is that!

Last weekend I was honored by Austin Film Festival to be part of their Conversations in Film...I shared my experience with fellows actors, writers and filmmakers...  It felt great to share so much with people who wanted to learn and had a desire to grow...

Last week I saw my dog Tellulah for the first time in three years...my ex finally let me visit her...Tellulah was licking my face before I even saw her...she was so happy to see me...
...I love that dog.

I'm trying to watch my Orioles and not lose track of their inspiring season...

I always watch ESPN news...I'm trying to make baseball my only addiction nowadays...
I wanted David Cook to win...
I bought a Brooklyn dodger hat in honor of my Grandpop...
I bought a old school Oriole cap, and some guy at a bar called me Ripken...

What else?
That's right I gotta go back to studying...
To everyone who took the time to read this...
Light a candle and thank God your alive...
If you're in the mist right now...
I promise it will lift, just don't give up hope...
JS

April 2008

Well since Prom Night's success...I've had to put on my producer's hat for Poker Club...

My actor's hat for Quarantine...we shot additional scenes...

My writer's hat...Richard Chizmar and I have been hired to write another episode of Fear Itself...

And on a personal note, I was the unfortunate victim of a truck driver on a cell...the tracker trailor ripped open my mercedes like a can opener to a can of tuna...
As anyone knows accidents are never fun...
No humans were injured...

I'll be at Fangoria festival tomorrow - In my rental car...

I've been trying to remember my prom, but can't seem to remember anything except my senior year...I've asked some old friends and they can't recall anything either...
That was over 20 yrs ago...

Thanks to everyone for supporting me on MySpace

JS