It has been WAY too long!!!

Where the hell has the time gone?

I thought I would check out this blog, and it turns out that I had not posted at all in 2013.  Well, many changes have taken place since my last blog posting.

First, I released a fan film in December 2013, Batman: Onset of Winter, shot in Syracuse, NY.  This short production, which also stars Michelle Dibernardo, is designed to set the tone of Carrie's World, the fan series I have planned for a few years.

Which brings me to my next change: As of 1 March 2014, I am now a resident of Templeton, Massachusetts.  I did so for economic reasons, as well as artistic and personal reasons.  When I filmed Onset of Winter, I was unable to get someone to operate my high-definition camera, and getting cast members was almost impossible (except for Michelle).  I would have a better chance of getting people for casting and production in the Boston area.

And I had lived in Boston from 1987 to 1990; indeed, two of my three children were born there!  Anyway, the move should prove to be most productive!

And here's hoping we find Carrie and get her in front of the camera SOON!!!!

Happy Birthday to Lee Meriwether!

Lee Meriwether, with her daughter, stuntwoman Lesley Aletter, at the New Jersey Comic Expo held in Teaneck, NJ in November 2011.

I want to take this opportunity to wish Lee Meriwether, who played Catwoman in the 1966 Batman movie, a Happy Birthday!  Born in Los Angeles on this day in 1935, she turns 77.  And she is still as attractive as ever!


And she is one of the nicest people I have met!


Long before Adam West encountered her as Kitka, Lee played Joanna Laurens, girlfriend to Inspector Lewis Erskine in Season One of The FBI (1965-66).  From there, she went on to roles in The Time Tunnel (1966-67), and then on Barnaby Jones (1973-80).


I had the chance to meet her at Chiller Theatre in New Jersey in October 2005, at the Motor City Comic Con in Detroit in May 2006 and at the New Jersey Comic Expo in November 2011.  And it looks like I am off to meet her again next month, at the Supermegashow in Whippany, NJ (she must be especially loved in the Garden State!).


Anyway, Lee, make this a great one!!

A cold Saturday night

Thursday and Friday marked the 46th anniversary of the debut of the Batman television series.  This anniversary has become as much of a holiday for me as the usual ones, because it was a special moment for me personally.  For the first time, it seemed like the medium had truly become mine, not that of my parents, and it was the first TRULY colour show.


One performer I took special notice of was Jill St. John, who was 25 at that time.  Funnily, part of that was her name listing; I thought the "St." portion referred to Street, not Saint, as I had a real interest in roads and traffic signals at that time.  Her demise had an impact on me as well.


This year, because of my late working hours, I could not see the episodes at the usual time.  I did celebrate with pizza, though, and it was a pleasure as always.  It was a real reminder of the creative life I lead.


And the pilot inspired me to produce Batman 1969, and now is inspiring me to go ahead with Carrie's World.

Happy New Year indeed!!

I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Blessed New Year!  Two-thousand eleven was a major year of change, as I had changes in my employment, as well as in my health.  I was freed from making child support payments that year as well.


This year may be full of more changes.  My resolution for 2012 is to relocate from the Binghamton area on a permanent basis.  I had looked at Albany, but I may have to consider living closer to New York City.  I would not have an issue if I moved to New Jersey; back in 1983, I lived in Succasunna, in Morris County.  While my job there was terrible, it was not a bad area.


Whatever the case, though, I need to focus in on a career, doing something I WANT to do. And I know I want involvement in acting.  Some of that will take place when Carrie's World goes into production.  However, I am also interested in working as a film extra, and I may have a chance to possibly work as a Benjamin Franklin impersonator.

Speaking of Carrie's World, I need to arrange for the pilot to be done.  And then there need to be more episodes written and filmed.  There may be more, as I am looking at a Batgirl production as well.

All in all, so many changes lie ahead, many of them indescribable.  Stay tuned for more updates!

Change in relocation plans

As things are looking, it seems I may be taking a much harder look at relocation to the New York-New Jersey metro area.  As much as I love the Albany area, I need to consider what I need to do when it comes to employment opportunities, and the fact that I may be filming Carrie's World "down there."

I am no total stranger to New Jersey.

From January to May 1983, I had the misfortune of working for a now-defunct daily newspaper, The Daily Advance of Dover, NJ.  Actually, the newspaper facility was located in Roxbury Township, west of the city.  The newspaper paled in circulation and quality compared to the Morristown Record, as well as the Newton New Jersey Herald.  Things did not work out there.

But it made me mindful that, if I move to the Garden State, I should not have unrealistic expectations, and should be prepared for what lies ahead.  I did not do this in January 1983, when I moved there, and it caused me trouble.

Unlike 1983, the Binghamton area is acutely depressed, and conditions are worsening.  Some businesses, such as the legendary Pat Mitchell ice cream parlor, are never returning.  And unlike that time, I have ambitions for what I want out of life, and I am reinventing myself.

I may sound foolish for reinventing myself at age 52.  But this is no time for looking back on my past.  I have made immense personal progress as a human being over the past year.

Unlike the past, I am working out at Planet Fitness, and I can feel the difference!  I walked more erect yesterday than I had remembered, perhaps due to less body fat and to better back muscles.  I am eating better than I have in a long time.

And unlike so many of my peers, this is not a time of looking forward to golf and retirement.  On the contrary, I would like a younger spouse, because she could keep up with me more, and because I would like a second shot at family life.  I like the technology out there, such as tablets and smart phones, because I like communicating.

Beyond that, though, it may be that my future lies in work involving people skills.  God knows I got training in that with Batman 1969's production, as well as the current preparation for Carrie's World.  It would behoove me to make changes, in this day and age, especially when nothing exists here.

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Progress ahead

As this week draws to a close, there is excellent news to report on.


My casting post for Carrie's World has yielded a bumper crop of performers, as well as behind-the-scenes people, which will make the launch of the series that much easier.  And it looks like we will get more heroes, as well as villains!  One gal may be recruited as Barbara Gordon, which would make sense, given that she is now the current Batgirl.


Additionally, I received my Christmas "gift," an upgrade of my SONY Vegas.  I am now using version 11, which seems to run smoother than version 9 did.  As things stand right now, though, I may need to get the hard drive transferred to a new computer that would have much greater processing power as well as more RAM.


So it looks like I will have more to work on in the coming week, writing people back about their roles and the like.  Anyway, it is my intent to get production under way in early 2012.