Robert Downey Jr. and the Missing Crack Pipes

Everyone though it was him but I knew better. The "talent" does not stand in front of the camera while the lighting is set up and rehearsal goes on. I knew it was Robert Downey Jr's stand in. I have to admit it sure looked like him from where we were standing. Then the shiny new black mini van pulled up and out came someone who must have been his bodyguard. Right behind him was Mr. Downey.

We were on the set of Joe Wright's new movie "The Soloist" starring Robert Downey Jr and Jamie Fox. This shot was being filmed under the 7th street bridge downtown LA. This was hollywoods version of skid row and from the pictures I've seen it looked pretty damn good. Throw in some real homeless people a couple of fires going and the fact that it was after midnight and you have yourself one realistic scary little scene.

The prop department handed out lighters and crack pipes to some of the extras and actually believed all would be returned.Yeah right!. You got to be kidding. At the end of the shoot everyone was lined up at the folding table to return the items. On the left a big pile of lighters and on the right a handful of crack pipes.

It's a Girl! Miranda or Mia? Hurry Pick One!

Wow, where does the time go. I can't believe it's been over 3 months since my last post. Well, lets see, I found out we are having a girl and we are trying to decide on a name right now.Miranda or Mia. April will be here pretty quick.We'll probably decide during delivery. Just finished working on a Sony Playstaion commerical.It was filmed at Petco Park because Dodger Stadium was having lighting issues. That was an all nighter but was really cool(actually it was freezing)because both of my sons signed up to be there. Met with an agent. Invested a lot in roof patching material. We have had a lot rain in good ol southern Cali and the doublewides roof just can't take it. Started selling blind parts on Ebay.The writers stike goes on like the Energizer bunny which makes work in tv and film extremly slow. Hopefully things will pick up soon. I was in the movie above "A Day Without a Mexican" as -you guessed it - a Mexican. I ended up with 3 other guys as car washers. This was an interesting movie. I don't think I have met anyone who was affended by it but I'm sure there are some who were. It's basically a story about all the Mexicans in Southern California disappearing and what happens to the economy. It has a certain documentary type feel to it. Defenately worth watching once.