WE WON!

We won, we won!!!

"Behind the Bush" screened with other Scary Cow films last Sunday and I'm happy to report the movie was well received, with people laughing in all the right places, AND we won multiple awards!

We were 2 of 6 movies in the first round (films that had no Scary Cow budget) that were selected by other Scary Cow members to win funding for a future movie. We also won the general audience award for our round - that's the overall popularity contest - and got an award from one of the judges!

What does this mean to you and me? Now I've got some money to use for a future film. Start sending your ideas in now!

(In other news... I'm having some issues migrating my domain name to a new server or some such thing I don't understand so I may be out of touch for a moment but fear not, I'm working on it.)

Welcome Back!

Yes, that's welcome back from me to me AND welcome back from me to you. I can't (and can) believe it's been almost a year since I've posted anything here. But hey, I'm back with a vow to post at least once a week to get back into the groove.

What's been going on all year? Well a lot of my time was spent working on a documentary film with people from Scary Cow about the men at Fisherman's Wharf who earn their living hiding behind bushes and scaring tourists for money. There are three of them, two who both claim the title of the Original Bushman. [right: connecting a microphone is a good reason to get your hand down a Bushman's shirt]

Our film takes a look at all three and then focuses in on the man we feel (as does the crew at Hooters) is the "real" Bushman. The film, "Behind the Bush" is 10 minutes long and will be having it's world premier at the Castro Theater this Sunday at 3pm!

Tickets are available online or you can roll up to the box office as your mood suits you. The Bushman claims he will be there - we bought him a ticket and everything - but over the course of making this movie, we learned he's not the best at keeping date. So, be optimistic, but cautiously optimistic.

More on more in the upcoming weeks. I don't want to overdo this first post and then scare myself away for another 10 months.

[left: me, Bushman and my co-director Alison Hawkes basking in the leafy glow]

April Fools' Day with a Knick

Yes, it's been awhile since I've posted something here and I vow to be more consistent.

While I'm continuing to figure out this new layout... I'll leave you with some video of a recent gig. I was hired to play an April Fool's joke on Tracy McGrady of the NY Knicks! Apparently, he's played one too many jokes on his wife and his assistant and this year it was payback time.

He thought he was doing an interview for the paralympics. Instead he was slowly being suckered in by a bumbling camera crew, an interviewer who asked inappropriate questions and a producer who was cranky and looking for a fight - especially one where she gets to knock over a guy in a wheelchair.

Enjoy!