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The things you say when you meet Clea Duvall - Los Angeles

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Uh uh, (clears throat). Ahem, so if you’ve been reading my blog for a while you know that I’m the co-producer of this Rhapsody series called “Rock-Star Guide to the Galaxy”. Uh huh. Well, so were in LA to work with this particular band that for the moment shall remain nameless. Uh huh. Anyway, it’s nice and hot, like LA should be, and we’re in the green room at the Roxy and who walks in?! Clea Duvall!! Uh huh.

I’ve been working with a lot of talent lately and I’m always calm, cool and professional. But a shout out back to my regulars – you’ve heard me mention before she is one of favorite actresses – right up there with Winona Ryder.. Uh huh. So pardon me while I take a moment to recount the story for you all.

Part 1: Clea walks in and stands in a corner (the corner that I’m standing in holding my video camera); she then turns to me, puts her hand out and says, “Hi, I’m Clea. You look familiar.” Uh huh. Turning red, eyes blinking, jaw dropping. I remember my name and introduce myself “We’re from San Francisco, so…uh..I don’t know where we would have met. But, well, you obviously look familiar.”

Clea: blink blink
Smiles. Nods head.
Exit stage right.

Part 2: The VIP area of the Roxy. There’s a lot of talent here. I finally meet Arlan of Your Daily Lesbian Moment while trying not to ogle the celesbians. I remember the Hot Situation from earlier and I have to remind myself to breath. Deep slow breaths. Clea turns around and asks me, “is life that hard.” At that point, I just crack up laughing. We start chatting and at some point we get on the subject of smoking cigarettes and I share my theory, that “half of the addiction to smoking is not just the nicotine, but the deep rhythmic breaths you take while you smoke.” WTF is that!? Who says that? I do a lot of yoga.

Part 3: Inspiration. I finally come out to Clea that I’ve a big fan of hers since I was 16. Then I get worried that maybe I should check my facts before I open my big mouth, but before I can find my way through the space-time continuum she just asks me my age and it turns out she started acting when she was 18 (that means I was 15, so we’re all good). Then she shares that some things she saw while growing up influenced what she does now. I thought that was so sweet, that I got lost in my thoughts, and forgot to ask her what it was that influenced her!

Clea, if you read this blog, we all want to know what it was that influenced you while you were growing up. You have obviously been an inspiration and have influenced a lot of folks from my generation and younger.
So, um, will you be in my movie Licorice? I’m writing a coming of age drama that you would be perfect to play the role of the older sister. I already produced a short scene from it and gave a copy to one of your friends in that band we all know and love, (uh huh, just clearing my throat again in case you aren’t getting the hint).
In case you missed it Here’s a link to the Rock-Star guide to the Galaxy webisode with CSS.