Hi, Harvey!Great seeing you again!-Ben I started my voice acting career when I was around six years old, so by the time I was ten, I’d been to pretty much every big casting studio for all sorts of different roles. They say, “Time flies when you’re having fun,” and to me, voice over is nothing…
OK then in response to the thousands upon thousands of requests, (actually one or maybe two people) I’ve decided to acquiesce; to accept, comply, and submit, tacitly, or passively with regard to da harv. Translation, “This blogs for me baby”. THE SCENE: DAY, EARLY IN A TYPICAL AUDITION WEEK, AT THE WORLD FAMOUS STUDIOS (perhaps…
Things I’ve never doneSome I’m proud I never did,While wistfully thinking of those I’ve never tried. There was one time most grimWhen a divine force snatched meAs I teetered on a limbI’ve never helped an old man cross a street Splendid Ladies weren’t required to be oldJust neat, maybe sweetLiking when they responded to:“If I…
Store OwnerThat’s a nice hat; why didn’t you buy it from me? I carry hats like that. CustomerYour door was closed. Store OwnerThe sign said out to lunch, didn’t it? CustomerSo that’s why I didn’t buy it from you. Store OwnerI was going to come right back. CustomerI was here for a couple of minutes…
(They think– I think not) Actually “They Discovered the Sled “ Quiz time: What do people do when they can’t find work for an extended period of time? What is, or would be considered an extended period of time for the average person What denotes the terminology, average person? Not to worry, it isn’t my…
I guess most of us have one thing or another that gets to us no matter how many times we see or hear about it. I mean it’s difficult for me to keep from tearing up when the nightly news comes on and we see a group of returning soldiers being greeted by wives, girlfriends,…
A Little More From The Old Guy Another incident popped into my mind about a visit with the Old Guy. As usual he began with a statement, which would have come across to an untrained ear as totally out of reasonable context. I had long since become a trained listener. I’m one of those people…
When I least expect it a guy or gal comes in for an audition and without warning brings with them a slice of life I wasn’t at all planning on. Sure I conduct my auditions on schedule; the show must go on and all that sort of thing applies, but somewhere along the way a…
When a pleasant surprise is just what it purports to be, it is then that we have both pleasantness and the unexpected of the two joining forces: AKA “Spirituality” TODAY (in particular) Very early in my morning; The economy and the heat of the day, neither of which came as a pleasant surprise, bore nothing…
The other day, for whatever the reason, I found myself wondering about years past, as I looked in the mirror during my early morning “get ready” for work routine. It was a good thing. The way it used to be, way back in the fifth or sixth grade. I’m sure most of you over the…