A proud and emotional remembrance… What follows will be recognized as a coinage by that of this man—now known to a fair chunk of our voiceover world as “da harv”. I refer to my “lead-in”. The term “lead in”, many years ago, was described by a prominent actor as the purest of precious metals known…
“July 4th, 1954: About Seventy Years Ago” Marilyn Monroe Visiting Troops in South Korea in the Aftermath of the Korean War “…Visit American troops who had been fighting on the front line. The whirlwind tour saw her perform 10 shows over four days to more than 100,000 soldiers and marines who were celebrating the end…
“History Shows Us” Part of what the USA is about! Pitchers Catchers Batters Outfielders Infielders First & Second Stringers Coaches Minor League Players, too, The Majors, as well As those too old to play Even little leaguers learned To make our hearts swell From the very beginning An all-American story Ours to tell Men, women,…
“Rally ‘Round The Flag” Since forever began, I’m here to tell ya’ what they reported as being a factual question: What in the name of hell has happened to this generation of young people? The answer hasn’t really changed our planet’s malady: Young people are born at a very young age and continue to age slower…
“The Act of Acting” – Take a look behind you There stand the people Who have not reached success Nor degrees of acclaim What poor bastards they be Thinking they are burdened by life While all the while Remaining burdenless The “what’s missing”: No audience offering applause When life presents an opportunity, say yes or…
“Global Gadfly, That Would Be Me” Hello everybody, Today, as you may assume by my erstwhile title of the latest attempt at logic, this is coming at you regardless of the part of the world you happen to be in at this very minute. What you haven’t been told, or explained, I’m here to learn…
“Sh*t Happens” As they say… “In life, sh*t happens!” And when you become an aggravated recipient of the same, you might often feel like a receptacle for what a higher being ordered up for you. The older we become, the greater our chances are of having any number of games recklessly thrust upon us. For…
“Billy Rose” Helping to build the industry we’re in today! His life, his work, his love of flair for performers, and their life and times —always in a faster lane than most! “Rose was born in New York City. While in high school, Billy studied shorthand. He won a dictation contest taking over 150 words…
For close to 25 years, Lee Marshall has been a part of our lives here at Kalmenson & Kalmenson. As an acting student, VO actor, and forever a friend, we will affectionately remember him always as the voice of “Tony the Tiger.” Lee passed away Saturday, April 26, 2014. We had the honor of casting…
There are times when I wonder why I write a blog. Many years ago when I first picked up a pen for profit I was told in no uncertain terms to prepare for criticism. At least then I was being paid, and somehow indecision regarding the validity of my work didn’t seem to get to…