Well, dear readers, I spent all day yesterday getting acquainted with my new job. The people are all very nice, the atmosphere is not nearly as hectic as the Penn and Teller show was, and I have my own office with a strange thing called an iMac. I do not like the iMac because nothing is where it’s supposed to be. It is all backwards. It is like a Jewish computer – everything is on the wrong side. For example, in Jewish books you read from right to left. On a PC you close out a screen on the right, but on an iMac you close out a screen on the left. If you’re a PC user, it’s very confusing. When I was in Hebrew School I always wanted to read Jewish books from left to right but nooooo, we couldn’t do that. I’ve nicknamed my iMac Schwartz. Anyway, I got used to it pretty quickly, and can now get to haineshisway.com, send e-mail, and do all manner of unseemly things. I have a breathtaking view from my office, too, so that’s a plus. We finally agreed on the money issues – they wanted to pay too little and I got them up to what I wanted. Today will be like yesterday, and then tomorrow I will be out on various locations shooting footage for the host wraparounds. The show, for those who’ve asked, is for the Fine Living Channel – one of those reality things they do. It’s not the most creative work, but it should be fun and, as I said, the people are extremely nice. The best part is that it only takes about seven minutes to get there from my house.
Last night I watched the DVD of Mr. Blake Edwards’ Experiment in Terror. I have always had a soft spot for this film ever since I saw it at a sneak preview in Westwood. Back then it was truly frightening – now, not nearly so, but still very creepy (the scene with the mannequins is really weird) and Ross Martin is very strange and scary as the bad guy. Lee Remick is gorgeous, Glenn Ford is solid and always fun to watch and the supporting cast all acquit themselves nicely. The score by Henry Mancini is one of his best, with a great main title theme and some very eerie piano cues which would be emulated in Michael Small’s score for Klute. The transfer is great. I’m not watching What’s Up, Doc and will have a full report on that one tomorrow.
What am I, Ebert and Roeper all of a sudden? Why don’t we all click on the Unseemly Button below so I can finish these here notes and get crackin’.
I’m happy to inform you that Mr. Craig Brockman finally has the recording session photos up and you can check them out by going to the home page and clicking on the Unseemly Photo Gallery. He promises the Ray Courts show photos will be up shortly. Also, check out the latest entry in Juliana’s Journal. We’ll be adding an e-mail link to her journal page in case anyone would like to drop her a note.
Our next brand spanking new Unseemly Interview will be up on Friday – it’s unlike any other we’ve had and it’s a must-read. It’s with screenwriter Charles Pogue, who has had quite an interesting career (he wrote the remake of The Fly, Psycho III, Dragonheart, etc.) which he talks candidly about, and since he’s also a big fan of musical theater he talks about that, too.
Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must drive to Sherman Oaks and work all the livelong day, I must eat lunch, I must shake my booty because I’ve decided that Tuesday is a fine day to shake one’s booty – I recommend that all Hainsies/Kimlets shake their collective booties today. Today’s topic of discussion: Have you ever appeared nude or been asked to appear nude in a play, in public or in a sitting for an artist and, if so, did you do it or would you do it? There is actually a reason for this topic which will become clear in tomorrow’s notes. Post away, my pretties, and I’ll check in from my iMac named Schwartz.