While studying Michael Mann, I discovered in his film "Heat" that two of Moby's musical pieces were used. One is "God Moving Over the Face of the Waters" and the other is "New Dawn Fades". Recently, I had also seen the film "Control" and the documentary "Joy Division"; and heard their song of the same title. What I didn't know was that Moby's song was a remake of Joy Division's "New Dawn Fades". Moby's version sou... Read Full Story

My acting friend Russ Skains (a.k.a.Zud the Hut) and I recently took a film production class at LSUS in Shreveport, LA that was taught by director Jeffery Goodman who directed an independent film called "The Last Lullaby". What really stood out about Michael Mann's directing style is his use of music and sound. He prefers electronic music a great deal, however he applies whatever style of music which he feels will be the most effective. Whether that be electronic or acoustic. He... Read Full Story

We are currently working on a project which come to find out is similar to what John Cassavetes did back in the 1960's with an acting group that he formed. His group improvised on a project which honed their acting and film making skills. He went on to become an accomplished actor and especially an accomplished director. He was a mentor to Martin Scorsese. Our efforts are starting to pay off a little as we are becoming known in the area with the people such as Gregory Alan Williams taking... Read Full Story

Over the last few weeks I was scheduled for three auditions. The first one was for a part in a movie called "Welcome to the Rileys" starring James Gandolfini of Sopranos fame and Kristen Stewart who also stars in the highly anticipated movie called "Twilight". The second audition was for a film called "Skateland". The third is for a movie called "Alabama Moon" based on the bestselling book  by author Watt Key. So, hopefully this a sign of things to come... Read Full Story

I mentioned my acting friend Jacob Tolano (Wood). He had a part in the "Last Lullaby", and he is anticipating the Christmas day release of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttons" starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchet. Jacob plays an important character called Martin Gateau. This is an exciting opportunity for him to be a part of such an accomplished cast and massively budgeted movie that is expected to garner a lot of interest. The movie was filmed primarily in New Orleans. ... Read Full Story

As we grow older it is very important that we exercise our mental faculties to help keep our minds sharp. Here are a few activities to accomplish that.Take a class:  Learning how to play a musical instrument or enrolling in a cooking class will give you a challenge and make you memorize things, revitalizing your brain.Make Friends:  Staying socially involved means that you are using your brain to talk to people, try joining a local club.Read a Book:  The next time you find som... Read Full Story

Diet and exercising are ways that we can slow down the process of our senses and reaction deteriorating  as we grow older. As you get older diet becomes very important, and helps to maintain bone and muscle strength. Water in the body also decreases, so drinking two to three liters of water a day will benefit your body. Eating an abundant amount fresh fruits and vegetables become very important as we grow older because of their nutrient content. Exercising at least a half hour a day by ... Read Full Story

I recently did a search on playlist.com looking for a song called "Far Behind", but I couldn't remember the name of the band. So, I typed in "Far Behind" and a number of hits came up. Most of the hits were for the band Candlebox which I then remembered was the group that performs this song. However what was interesting though, was that a number of other bands had a song by the same title; but are totally different songs. I listened to all of the versions, and liked som... Read Full Story

As we grow older it is very important that we exercise our mental faculties to help keep our minds sharp. Here are a few activities to accomplish that.Take a class:  Learning how to play a musical instrument or enrolling in a cooking class will give you a challenge and make you memorize things, revitalizing your brain.Make Friends:  Staying socially involved means that you are using your brain to talk to people, try joining a local club.Read a Book:  The next time you find some free time, pic... Read Full Story

Diet and exercising are ways that we can slow down the process of our senses and reaction deteriorating  as we grow older. As you get older diet becomes very important, and helps to maintain bone and muscle strength. Water in the body also decreases, so drinking two to three liters of water a day will benefit your body. Eating an abundant amount fresh fruits and vegetables become very important as we grow older because of their nutrient content. Exercising at least a half hour a day by walkin... Read Full Story