The year was 1947 when I first got my California drivers permit. I was fourteen years old. Whether I was a good driver or not was debatable. At the time, in the state of California, a fourteen year old wasn’t permitted to drive after dark. Two years quickly past and I became eligible at age…
(But we ain’t complaining) Place: da villa on “da hilla” Da harv to Cathy via intercom at 6:06 AM He: on the third floor (his bathroom) She: that would be her, Cathy in our first floor office In case you’re interested we built this place about sixteen years ago. For any of you out there who…
“If you wait, all that happens is that you get older”. – Larry McMurtry “Don’t ever wait to grow older. S**t will happen no matter what age you happen to be or become”. (It’s why the caveman began wearing shoes during the hunting season). – Harvey Kalmenson
Keep the past present… Opening the pages of a book As if given a gift Though difficult to explain Knowing becomes magical Often, when we least expected Another’s writings stimulate Forever yours to read well From a great distance An old story A new storyteller has to tell Surprise becomes a man’s theme I do…
The questions rarely ever change from generation to generation. For as long as actors have ventured forth, on whatever the stage, whatever the time of day, whatever their age, or what age it happened to be. Actors would and will continue to raise their questions. First, they aspire to the heights. Then, they fall from…
What brighter light could burn, then that which has been nurtured by those who have understood and appreciated the gifts that endow, any and all, who may venture within the boundaries of this country’s great heart. – Harvey Kalmenson
Moving on with Life (Mine) Warning: You may not care about what experiences I’ve personally gleaned during my march towards my life’s pre-determined completion date, this would be a great time to stop reading; it will probably be one of the few times in my life where I have placed myself in command of another’s…
Hi everybody, da harv here. Thanks for joining me. Oftentimes, the toughest assignment for an actor is to remain natural. Many years ago as a young teacher, I was warned by my mentors to try to stay away from asking a student to be themselves. Many students didn’t have a clue to who or what…
“The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men” The poem was first written by Robert Burns, the Scottish Shakespeare. “The best laid plans of mice and men” comes from a poem entitled “To a Mouse” by Robert Burns. The expression was then popularized by the 1937 novel, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck. In…
…Not as if I wasn’t selfishly in search of an upper. I honestly didn’t think at the time I was in search of anything at all. I can remember one particular day, many years ago, when it appeared to me that my mom was down in the mouth about something. When I questioned her about…