Re: Good News and Bad News

From: Hiram Gonash <okfreddy_at_hotmail.com_at_hypermail.org>
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 02:55:57 -0000

Sorry. *MY* screenplay takes priority and its wicked cool, what with
all the hip street lingo. I figure Tom Cruise will play the
20-something struggling artiste while the city explodes with angst and
awesome CGI around him. Lots of sex, blood, and gore. I expect a PG
rating.

--- In OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_yahoogroups.com, "tschibasch"
<tschibasch_at_...> wrote:
>
> Hi Dean.
>
> Congratulations!!!!
>
> Um, could you possibly take my screenplay with you and have some of
> the Big Execs look at it? It's a really cool story with monsters, evil
> scientists, spies, and a death ray. I think that George Clooney would
> take the lead part with George Kennedy would be his sidekick. I want
> to use that little dog from the Taco Bell commercials as their
> courier. We could shoot the whole film in Oxnard, but change the
> street signs to make it look like Beirut.
>
> John
>
>
>
> --- In OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_yahoogroups.com, "Hiram Gonash"
> <okfreddy_at_> wrote:
> >
> > The Good News is...I got a job. The Bad News is...I got a job.
> >
> > Though it's not signed and sealed until I pee in the cup and affix my
> > John Hancock to a variety of forms, on May 15th I'll be an official
> > employee of...
> >
> > Universal Studios.
> >
> > Yep. No rodent. No loonatics. Just Universal, GE, and NBC (with a
> > trace of Microsoft on that last part).
> >
> > My job title will be:
> >
> > "Manager, Market Research and Research Databases"
> >
> > which while quite lofty sounding really means that I am a
> > project/process owner (that is, I get a toothbrush instead of using my
> > tongue, but if I work real hard I can achieve a scrub brush). I'll be
> > in the "Marketing - Customer Insights" group which surveys customers
> > and analyzes the data for trends regarding why people visit the
> > Studios and CityWalk, and what marketing programs are succeeding in
> > getting bodies to visit. It's a very pressure-oriented position but
> > stress is my middle name (SHUT UP JOHN!).
> >
> > My location will be in CityWalk about 200 feet from the Chocolate
> > Store. It's a great location. The people I'll be working with are
> > intelligent, fun, and humane (no overtime, no weekends). I'm looking
> > forward to it.
> >
> > And I will commute via the Metro. We figure to save about $3000 on gas
> > right there.
> >
> > Yay!
> >
>
Received on 2006-04-24 19:57:00