Hello Dolly!

Check out our photos from the world premiere of 9to5: The Musical at Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles . We caught up with Dolly and the cast at the post party. This is Dolly in the flesh, although it appears to be, it has not been photoshopped. What a nice lady!
Other notable attendees included Lily Tomlin, Jason Alexander, Jane Fonda, Tracey Ullman, etc. We had a great time. Kendall met the musical director from Wicked and 9to5. He will be shadowing the conductor for both shows in the orchestra pit in the next few weeks!

One thing we have learned in Hollywood: If you want it, go for it and never take NO for and answer.

Check this video out for a sneak peak at 9to5.

A NATURAL HIGH

We have a new passion. Over the past few months we have been hiking some of the biggest mountains in the US and have logged well over 60 miles in doing so. Our ultimate goal is the big one, Mount Whitney, the highest summit in the US with an elevation of…Whoa.…14,505 feet, that’s 23 miles round trip. We have a few hiking buddies from Paramount that go with us. My first hike, Mt. Baldy, was an eight-mile round trip hike. I cried tears and bit my cursing tongue because we were with a group. I could not manage walking up/down stairs for the next two days. I am getting stronger and keeping up with the group, mostly, these days. Two weekends ago we did 13 miles and last weekend we went on our first backpacking trek (14 miles carrying 20-30lbs packs) with an overnight stay in the wilderness. Although we were prepared with our bear canisters, we didn’t see any bears. So much fun!

Climbing a mountain is a natural high!

Summit at Mt. Baldy.

Snow in July!

Summit at San Jacinto.

Summit at Ontario Peak.

Pure mountain spring water! Must be filtered for drinking.

Our camp.

OUR GOAL NEXT YEAR....MT.WHITNEY!

Welcome

I have decided to do some blogging so you guys could see what we are up to 2000 miles away. This will be a mishmash of our crazy life on the west coast.

To update you on current events: Kendall and I just moved in to a trendy new overpriced loft with concrete floors being an added bonus (dog accidents clean up very nicely). I will post some pics when we’re finished with the arranging.

New address:
11136 Chandler Blvd. #272
North Hollywood, CA 90601


We still live with our two babies, Gurdy and Junior (below). Gurdy is almost saying “I love you” on command. I am very serious about this. It took me about 8 months to teach her. It’s more like, “Arr Ruvv Roo,” but still very close.

On the work front: We got promoted... finally! After putting in two years of 60hr+ work weeks, I received official word of my promotion last week (Manager, Creative Advertising) so I guess we’ll call LA home for at least a few more years. Everyone always asks me what I do at work, so I’ll give you a quick description. My group is responsible for creating all the theatrical art and AV that sells a film to you guys. This includes posters, trailers, TV spots, radio spots, newspaper ads, in-theatre standees, etc. We also plan the photo shoots for the posters.

Kendall has been working on many cancelled shows (Studio 60, Journeyman…). I’ve been praying for a West Wing or Friends to come along and give him many years of union employment, but no such luck yet. He has recently been jumping from pilot to pilot with his art department group. He will be promoted to the Emmy eligible position of Asst Art Director on the next show. Kendall’s department manages the aesthetic look and feel of a show (sets/props/furniture/etc.) working directly with the director and producer. In other words, they select the settings and style to visually tell the story.

Everyone…our doors are open. Please come visit us anytime. All you need is a plane ticket. We will put you up and feed you. We miss y’all.