Its both nice and sad that the 4th of July falls on a Saturday. Nice because its a Saturday but bummer/sad because if it were to fall say on a Thursday, usually businesses give you the Wednesday through Friday off making it an even LONGER weekend. But, I guess I can't really complain because I did manage to get both Thursday and Friday off anyway. Though it did get a lot warmer this past week, still fun to sleep in and do ... nothing!Weekly Update:
The week started off pretty ... crazy! I had a couple of events all very close together but I survived!!! So Monday I went to the 2009 Ivy Bethune Tri-Union Diversity Awards, phew, say that 5 times fast! Basically it is three unions in the entertainment industry (SAG, Actor's Equity and AFTRA) honoring a member from each organization and then one person who happens to be part of all three associations. It was a pretty cool event, small venue and got to meet some cool folks:
*Larry Omaha- VERY funny comedian and all around cool guy.
*Charlie Hill- Another funny guy and amazingly down-to-earth.
*Amy Hill- Not related to Charlie, very nice lady and I remember her recently from the film "50 First Dates" as she played Sue.
*Cheryl Burke- Known for a dancer on "Dancing with the Stars" and a very talented person.
*Danny Murphy- Has appeared in several Farrelly Brothers films and a nice guy.
*Jason Winston George- MC for the night and from the short lived show "Eli Stone" AND all-around nice guy.
*Nichelle Nichols- Best known as Nyoto Uhura from "Star Trek" and a sweet sweet lady.
*Robert David Hall- Known from the show "CSI" as the medical examiner and a GREAT guy!
*Sabrina Bryan- A Disney's "Cheetah Girl" and pretty nice.
*Vik Sahay- From "Chuck" and a decent guy.
*George Takei- Mr. Sulu from "Star Trek" himself and such an AMAZING guy and storyteller.
So, that was Monday and then Tuesday I managed to get involved with this little bet between a co-workers brother and some guy from a movie, it was pretty special. During the process I got to meet:
*Rob DeFranco- My co-workers brother and cool guy.
*Jennie Garth- Still looks the same from her original days from "Beverly Hills, 90210."
*Peter Facinelli- Best known as the doctor from the film "Twilight" and a very cool guy.
At the movies:
A little bit of a shocker and I am sure there are some figures left out but a TIE for the #1 spot this week! I guess we will give it to the new movie as Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs earns an opening total of 67.5 million. This film did open on Wednesday and for the official weekend it did 42.5 mil. In at #2 respectively is "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" with another 42.5 mil and now just short of the 300 mil mark. This film did suffer some BIG drops from last week to this week however. New at #3 is Public Enemies with a 5-day total of 41 mil and a weekend of 26.2 mil. Hanging in to #4 is "The Proposal" with an extra 12.8 mil. Rounding off the top 5 is "The Hangover" with another 10.4 mil and now just broke the 200 mil cume mark. Pretty strong for an R-Rated comedy, way to go!
Quote of the week:
"If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest." - Benjamin Franklin
Other News:Yet another sad week in Hollywood as legendary TV and film star Karl Malden passed away Wednesday in his Brentwood home. Having so many credits to his name, Malden won an Oscar for his 1951 role as Mitch in "A Streetcar Named Desire." He was also in one of my favorite films "Patton" opposite George C. Scott and another great role in "On the Waterfront." The credits are not only long but amazing if you look at them. Another amazing role was his TV show "The Streets of San Francisco" which earned him five Emmy nominations. Malden also additional TV credits from such shows as "The West Wing." Malden was also no stranger to the stage and was in numerous plays and was part of various Broadway productions. You could say he was a talent-of-all-trades in this business. Malden is one of the great ones who will be sorely missed. He was 97.
Another loss hit us last Tuesday as another veteran actor passes. Film, TV and stage actor Harve Presnell passed away in Santa Monica from pancreatic cancer. Harve had many roles but his more notable ones (to me) were from such films as "Saving Private Ryan" and "Mr. Deeds" starring Adam Sandler. Others knew him from the film "Fargo" and "Paint your Wagon" as well as the TV series "The Pretender." Harve's biggest notoriety comes from the stage in his many performances of "Annie" and "The Unsinkable Molly Brown." He was 75.Facts & Tips:
Vultures can fly for six hours without flapping their wings.
"Do you have any Equal?" - Rita Rudner as Carol Benson in "Peter's Friends."
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