| Today, the House vote 345-75 on a procedural vote to cut off all federal funding to ACORN.
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Just reminding everyone to vote for me, "Eaglescout" in today's run-off.
Thank you,
-Eagle
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Okay, so as I was browsing youtube, and watching videos on Fred Phelps and his daughter, Shirley Phelps Roper, I found this youtube video. I have a slight hunch that his mom his Shirley Phelps Roper. Take a watch at
it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYRhVcJs
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYRhVcJsypg&feature=fvw
As much as I want to win this run off, I think I can kind of tell if someone's cheating for me if the score is 14-1 at 1:45 in the morning. I don't want to stoop down to Copulate and Big Daddy's level. I was accused of cheating by big daddy even though everyone knows he's the real cheater and no one wants to admit to that. Please, don't make me look like a bad person by trying to out do Copulate. I'm sure he'll be on, and he'll use his many profiles to vote for himself. I'd rather lose by him cheating than win by me cheating. I want to win with dignity. That being said, I wouldn't mind at all for every person to vote for me. Thanks for taking the time to read this. Have a great day!!
-Eagle
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| As most of you know, Ted Kennedy had a huge influence on the healthcare bill. Being as he is now passed (luckily not from the mafia), I want to see how everyone thinks this will deal with the healthcare bill.
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For those of you who live in Pennsylvania (and there are a few of you), Nick DiFrancesco is running for Lieutenant Governor. He has helped me extensively as an actor.
Nick DiFrancesco is campaigning to make the Republican Party Pennsylvania’s majority voice again. His call for a “roots revolution” is a return to strict standards of fiscal discipline, low taxes and honest government.
TRUE REPUBLICAN STEWARDSHIP.
As a twice-elected Dauphin County Commissioner, Nick and his colleagues erased massive public debt, ended reckless spending and built up a robust $30 million budget surplus. By imposing a countywide hiring freeze and shrinking government’s workforce, they’ve held the line on taxes for four consecutive years.
But beyond spending and tax relief, Nick helped reform old management practices. From privatizing a government-run nursing home to requiring employee healthcare coverage contributions, Dauphin County has become a model for thrift and efficiency. A more aggressive approach to union talks has even helped taxpayers regain management rights conceded during past contract negotiations.
Most importantly, Nick and his colleagues operate government operations with total public transparency. Word-for-word transcripts of official meetings are posted online, and a new web site provides expanded access to government records.
GROUNDED IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Nick was raised in a working class neighborhood in Middletown, Pennsylvania. The youngest of four children, his father, Dominic Sr., is a Korean War Veteran and past state and national commander of the American Legion. His mother Beverly was a stay-at-home mom, hairstylist and administrative assistant.
Because of his parents’ hard work and planning, Nick became the first member of his family to attend and graduate from college – Penn State.
Nick served in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard Company F, 104th Aviation Battalion at Fort Indiantown Gap for eight years. He and his wife Stefanie, a church youth pastor, reside in Lower Swatara Township. Their son Nick is a student at Penn State University, and their daughter Elizabeth is making plans to attend Kutztown University this fall.
These are his core principles in his own words:
I BELIEVE: that Pennsylvania can only return to greatness when government extends maximum freedom and responsibility to its citizens.
I BELIEVE: that personal and public character of elected officials is essential to restoring trust and confidence in state government.
I BELIEVE: strong families and respect for defenseless life, born and unborn, are the marks of a state’s moral health and vitality.
I BELIEVE: that preserving freedoms, from the right to keep and bear arms to the right to own private property, requires active, engaged citizens.
I BELIEVE: that Pennsylvania cannot borrow, tax and spend our way into economic strength. Returning to free enterprise and individual initiative must be the first priority of every state leader.
I BELIEVE: that elected leaders should model thrift and promote efficiency as gatekeepers of the public treasury. Public service is a temporary trust, and should never be the sole source of an official’s lifetime wealth or economic security.
I BELIEVE: that the best public debate is grounded in strong principles and convictions, but balanced with courtesy and respect for the opposing view.
Nick has been getting out and campaigning all across Pennsylvania every week. I know there's not many Republican Pennsylvanians on here, but for those who are, I really hope you read this. NIck is a great guy and there is no one who I would trust more right now to assign as the position of Lieutenant Governor. If you are interested, here is his website: "http://joinnick.org/" He is also on facebook. Thanks, everyone for taking your time to read this,
-Eagle
(P.S. vote for me today).
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http://joinnick.org/
You don't need to respond or even read this if you don't want to. The reason I'm making it a blog is because I can't even write on peoples' profiles. So, for belonging on this site for over two years, I've seen people be the featured candidate multiple times, and fake profiles on it. Heck...I've even seen the "fake" profiles as the featured candidate multiple times as well, but never have I seen myself as the featured candidate. So, I just wanted to point that out there. You guys really don't need to respond to this at all, like I warned you before I started typing. I'm just a little surprised, is all.
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*You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is the beginning of the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it."*
* Adrian Rogers, 1931-2005
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I know that this isn't politics, but I still wanted to share it with all of you guys. Especially the ones that I've known for a couple years now.
Sunday: 7:00pm I attended Al Onarato's seminar: "Perfecting Your Performance." Al Onarato is from Unified Management based in L.A. I had the opportunity to perform my monologue for him. His suggestion was that I try the beginning from a different approach (instead of being frustrated the whole time, start out trying to hide it). I felt lucky because this was the second year in a row that I got to do it for him, so I was hoping that he would remember me.
Monday: Throughout the whole week, what I (and the rest of Barbizon of Harrisburg) did everyone will be talking about. We were up last for the team dance competition. I was one of the lucky 10 from the agency to go up on stage and do the 50 second choreographed part before free-styling the rest for the final 2 minutes and 10 seconds. About a minute or so, "Barbizon of Harrisburg" stood up staggered-wise and started doing the robot themselves. A couple of us raised or hands and lowered them as to get the audience to stand up. I immediately went in front of the judges and did it. I also put up my hands (robot-wise) and started doing the rock on head bob thing. In other words, it was a great performance.
We immediately went to talk to T.J. Stein from Stein Entertainment. During my little interview with him, he asked me if I did any sports. I said that I played football for ten years and ran track for three.He was intrigued about me running track and asked about any races. I said that the longest "timed" race I was in was a 5k, and he asked me my time. I told him and he seemed very fascinated. Hey, maybe he'll use me in some cross country movie that someone's filming. That would certainly be cool.
At 1:45 I had my "cold-read" competition. I was warming up and rehearsing it by myself and seemed to have gotten it down pretty well. When it came time to do it, I actually jumbled over a couple of the words, kind of messing them up, but I kept on going. I didn't get out of character at all, and I showed great reaction to what the reader was saying. Afterward, when everyone was walking out, I thanked the reader for reading with us.
At 4:00 I went to another seminar held by Bryan Leder from Bryan Leder Talent Management and Frederick Levy from Management 101, both based out of L.A. It was called "Holding the Mic: How to rock the host competition." I had "a lot" of notes from that seminar and learned a lot. I even got to ask a couple of questions.
Next up...my monologue. The most important thing an actor can do in an audition is there monologue. It's also the most difficult. You find it in theatre and film, but you don't find someone monologuing in real life, which makes it extra hard. There were a couple people who's monologue wasn't dull, but most were. Then there was mine. I performed it very crisply. It wasn't too rehearsed, but it didn't seem like the words didn't make sense. My very last line, "all" the judges laughed at it. I was very ecstatic with the outcome.
Tuesday: My first competition was t.v. real people. I was very excited about it because I had been performing it for people randomly and they really liked it. I also found out (while in line) that almost everyone had picked the gatorade commercial. Only one other person in the room did the same commercial as me, and I almost felt bad for him, hearing him saying it, it sounded like he didn't even want to be there. I, on the other hand "smiled while talking." I have Riley to thank about that. While rehearsing it, I really thought I had been doing that, but he pointed out to me that I wasn't, so when I rehearsed it smiling, I really noticed the difference, and I just acted like the camera was an old friend. I had lots of fun with the commercial. I couldn't have done it better.
I really wasn't too sure on how to approach an agent, manager, scout, etc...to give out my head shot/resume, but I saw someone else from my competitions talking to him, so I decided to ask him a couple questions. Turns out, he was looking for actors who are 18 years and older. His name is William Stevenson from Stevenson Talent Management based in L.A. He's actually an actor himself. He's just here helping out his parents, who are the owners of the management. He really took notice to my resume, and absolutely loved it.
Next, I had my "Entertainment Host" competition. I hadn't done it last year, but Dave said that I would do really well in this sort of competition, so I decided to enter it this year. Low and behold, when I got the script, I was absolutely exhilarated. I loved what I had to talk about. I couldn't wait to perform it, because someone talking about something they don't like isn't going to sound interesting (even if they fake it), but if someone has passion about it, then they are going to sound marvelous. I took in to consideration everything that Bryan and Frederick talked about the day before. While talking, I actually couldn't feel more alive. All that nervous adrenaline was giving me life. I seriously thought I found my niche in acting. I "entertained" really well and had fun while doing it. So far, the "camera" competitions are what are giving me excitement in this IMTA experience.
Wednesday: I had my "I'm ready for my close-up." I was so upset with myself. I just wanted to break down. I was upstairs in my room being sick and I thought I still had time because we were early, but I proceeded to head down to the elevators when someone said that they called T-8. I got on the elevator and hurried down to the Grand Ballroom. I was looking around in line for someone in T-8. All I saw were a bunch of girls. I was thinking to myself, "okay, they couldn't have gone yet." Sure enough, they were in the very front, so they just started. Luckily, I was right behind Bryce in this competition, so he lent me his card, so I could memorize one of the lines. I perform so well in this kind of thing, just making a phrase my own by doing stupid stuff. Then it was my turn. I put all those "don't mess up" and "you don't know it well enough"isms behind me and just did it. And amazingly, I still remember it: "Of course I'm listening to you. But I've gotta say you look prettier with your mouth closed. I had less than two minutes to memorize this piece. I have no one to blame, except for myself though. All I can do is hope that something came out of it.
I sought out Angelique and asked her to help me rehearse my sitcom. I had actually intended on impressing her with how good it was originally. What I didn't realized was that she had more to offer about it. We broke it down one line at a time. "Why was I saying it" and so on and so forth. Then it clicked it my brain. For the first time ever, I came up with an endowment all on my own. I endowed my friend whom I was talking to that I already knew that the date didn't turn out so well, and that I had a thing for her. That put a little interesting twist in there and made it so much funnier. I had to come back from last year, having this the only competition that I messed up in. Sure enough, I more than excelled in it.
Then I attended another seminar: "Seminar for actors 'the keys to winning auditions'." It was headed by Joan Stephens from Joan Stephens Acting Workshops based in New York. Also helping her were Brad Diffley, agent from Maverick Artists in L.A., Joan D'Incecco, CSA and Casting Director for "All My Children." in New York Susan Loughran, Professor of Drama and Director of Theatre in Austin, Dsvid Mckeown from Shirley Grant talent management in New York, Tiffany Diane Smith- Professional actor, singer, and dancer, New York, Caroline London- Professional actor in New York, and Cameron Berner- Award winning director and professional actor. I have a lot of notes from this seminar and learned a lot. I also gave out my headshot/resume to Brad Diffley from Maverick Artists in L.A.
Then I went straight to another seminar held by Coretha Timko and Michael Harrah both from CMT/JLO West in L.A. titled: Preparing for Talent Callbacks." I asked a couple questions in that seminar as well.
Then it was time for me to get ready for the overview. I ended up being third in line for the 18-25 year old males. I felt like I really stuck out because instead of walking the runway, I "danced" the runway. Once I started dancing cheers came. Although it could have been because there were so many guys, and girls cheer for guys, but I want to make myself feel good, so I'm going to say it's because I was dancing.
After the overview, I saw Robert R. Blume (very nice man). He really had a lot to say. He is moving his company to another building in a couple of weeks, but he still gave me his card. He's from Step Forward Entertainment Group, LTP based in New York. 244 west 54th street 9th floor. New York, New York 10019 Office: 212-613-5445 another number on the business car is 646-522-5870. e-mail:
stepforwardentertainment@gmail.com
Thursda
y: Not only was I surprised that I got call backs in the morning this time, and not only was I surprised that I got four call backs, but I was also surprised that I got a "modeling" callback to go along with my talent callbacks. My modeling callback was from Shae Cooper from BMG Models: 212-279-6800. My first talent call back was from Dee Rose of The Actors & Model Dispatch: 212-802-44385. My second talent callback was from Janne Jerrell from Direct Talent: 310-860-7402. My third talent callback was from Robbyn Navatto from Moonstar Management: 917-640-2129/212-591-0097. I first went to Dee Rose from The Actors and Model Dispatch. She gave me her card for me to e-mail them. I gave her my headshot/resume.
I then spoke to someone else who's last name is Jerrell. I want to say Jeff, but I could be wrong. I think that they are husband wife, but I'm not sure. Anyway, he highly suggested me "relocating" to southern California, and once doing so, giving them a call. He looked over my resume very carefully and really liked it (especially my "skills" section). He said that I really carry myself well, and he really liked that, and that's one of the reasons they called me back. I gave him my headshot/resume.
Then I spoke with Robbyn Navatto of Moonstar Management. She gave me her business card. http://www.robbynnavatto.com, e-mail: moonstarnyc@gmail.com. She suggested my traveling to come to New York for auditions since I don't live too far away. I gave her my headshot/resume.
I then went down to the modeling room and gave my comp card to a female whom I believe to be Shae Cooper. She then gave me Erica Moran's business card (the agency director). She also wrote down Avalon Artist Group on it. They are from BMG Models. They are based in L.A. and New York, but I went to the table that's based in New York. She said something along the lines of me getting a callback because they are looking for really talented actors who can also do modeling work for them. The address on the business card is as follows: 143 West 29th Street Suite 1103, New York, New York, 10001, telephone- 212-279-6800, fax- 212-868-3210, e-mail: erica@bmgmodels.com; www.bmgmodels.com
Then the afternoon callbacks were posted, and I didn't get any. Since I already got a talent callback, and I was allowed to talk to other agents, managers, scouts, etc who's table "does not" say callbacks only, I decided to take advantage of that. I immediately went straight to Al Onarato's table because I knew it would be long. I got in line at 1:00pm and finally talked to him at 2:50pm, but the wait was "definitely" well worth it. I gave him my headshot/resume, and the first thing he asked as I was sitting down was, "So...you know Jonathan?" So, thank you, Jonathan for always going above and beyond your work just to help us all out. Al said that he saw my sitcom and said that I am very funny and talented and a very good looking guy. He asked how I heard of Barbizon, and I told him that I was actually at a theatre camp at the time and my dad picked up a card from them, and I've been connected with Barbizon ever since. He said that he wants me to get involved with Mike Lemon in Philadelphia and earn some more credits up in New York to boost my resume a little more, even though he already likes my resume, and then I should contact him. He said that he is definitely going to hold on to my headshot and resume.
I didn't have a callback with Claire Senett, but I wanted to introduce myself, since she used to work with our agency. She took my headshot//resume.
I then went to "about artists agency" based in New York. I gave her my headshot/resume. She said that if she is interested, she will give me a call. She also wants me to get more professional credits.
As time was winding down in the callback room, I really wanted to go over to Debra Lynn and say hi and thank her for everything that she did to help us. I talked to her, but then she asked for my headshot/resume since I changed it a little bit. I told her that I had training with her and Riley on my resume both years, and she really liked that.
Friday: Friday was kind of a dull day. I went to the Adam Hill Invitational for the second year. He has "a lot" of knowledge about acting. At the end, he asks for peoples' headshots, just so he can critique them because he's a "very" strong and opinionated critic. Last year, he said that he normally doesn't like peoples' first headshots, but he really liked mine. This year, he said that he loved mine because the smile isn't fake, and it's me!!
Saturday: Ah, Saturday. The last day in New York. It was very enjoyable indeed. When it was time for awards, I was "at least" hoping to get three honorable mentions because I got two last year. I had already surpassed my "1" callback from the year before, so I was happy with that. The first competition was read out. I helped hand out medals, so when Jonathan called out my name for "cold read" everyone laughed when they saw me put one of the medals around my neck in the fashion that I did. Then monologue was called out. I didn't get one in that. Then Theatrical headshot. I didn't get one in that either. The next one was "Entertainment Host." I got a medal in that one. Next that was read was "I'm ready for my close-up," and would you believe it? Even though I memorized my phrase in less than 2 minutes, I still got in the top 10 for that competition. Just comes to show that I can always be on top of things...mentally that is. Then it was "sitcom." I knew I was going to get one in that competition, and I did. Then it was "t.v. real people." This was one of the competitions where there were people up on stage in the top 5 of the competition that I knew I was better than, so I hoped that I would have gotten a medal in it, and I did. So, I got 5 honorable mentions. Then I realized that I had a shot for the top 5. Then, during the banquet, when I saw my headshot on the screen, I got so excited. I finally got to go on stage. I was the last honorable mention called, which I hope meant that I got 6th place, but either way, I was finally recognized for my hard work.
This year's IMTA was an experience of a lifetime. Just like last year, but in some ways, it's different. I rocked the competitions I was in, and that's all that counts. If I ever go back again, my competition better be on their feet because Matthew Martin is going to rock the house much harder than it had already been rocked!!
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| Well, at 6pm eastern standard time, I am going to be sitting on a panel with one representative from the women league of voters and one representative from the Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts. We are holding the debate for the candidates running for Supreme Court Justice of PA. So, if you live in Pennsylvania, then turn your station to PCN at 6pm, and you'll see me holding the debate. That's all I pretty much wanted to say. I'm just getting active in the community, and doing things.
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| I have heard by many to give obama a chance. What chance has he proven? He keeps making poor decisions, and his last thing with "coming up with options" with the Somalian leader is so cowardice. While he was doing this more Somalian Pirates "joined there brethren pirates." obama wanted to block the boats with the navy ships instead of just blowing the hostiles out of the water. Now, we look like we can be taken advantage of to all other countries. Carter and Clinton did the exact same thing. We need Obama to act like Reagan and TAKE AUTHORITY. He cared more for the safety of the pirates than our own country's citizens. SHAPE UP AND TAKE AUTHORITY, DAMNIT. You are going to get us all killed by doing what you are doing. Coward.
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| Easter is great for candy and chocolates, yes, but the real reason Easter is celebrated is because of what Jesus did for us. He died for our sins and three days later (Easter) rose again. I don't expect all of you to agree with me. It's sad if you don't, but still be grateful of what Jesus did for you. He died for everyone-even the non-believers. I love you Jesus, and thank you for dying for my sins. "I'll never know how much it cost," as Michael W. Smith says in one of his songs.
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| I am about to leave for my first meeting tonight. I can't think of anything lower than what I am doing, but it is still helping my community. I am on the Park and Recreation Board for Upper Allen Township. Hopefully, someday, I can get to a State position, which is what I really want. Everyone has to start somewhere though. Anyway, I will talk to you guys later. I am headed out to my first meeting.
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| Before I get too carried away with this new blogging thingymajingy, I would like to personally thank the mods for looking at all our concerns, and it seems like a solution will be met. I can't wait until this site is fully updated (for the time being anyway). Thanks again, guys.
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| let's see if this thingy works.
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