I had a fantastic time chatting with host Bryan Cox on his show “Hey Get Off My Lawn.” We talked about nerds, groupies, Glenn Beck, and of course, my new album “Sex with Nerds.”
Check out the interview and if you get a kick out of it, check out my album too!
Here’s my thoughts about video games and the Wii. I also invent my own gaming system. If you like it, you’ll probably also like my comedy album “Sex with Nerds” available on iTunes right here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sex-with-nerds/id428121461
If you’re interested in interviewing me or reviewing my album drop me a line or a blog comment and I’ll follow up when I see it!
“Meep!” is a short film about a couple that attends a therapy session because they are infuriated by one another’s communication skills. Unfortunately for them, the therapist understands them even less.
I’m enthusiastic to announce that “Meep!” will be appearing in the “Keep Santa Cruz Weird” program at the Santa Cruz International Film festival. This is the second time one of my shorts has gotten into this program, last time “Don’t Feed the Yuppies” was in there.
One really cool thing is “Meep!” is the third film I’ve made, and it’s also the third film I’ve had go to festival… 3 for 3. I hope “Pool Pirates” gets in some place too, then it’ll be 4 for 4!
You can find out about getting tickets for the “Keep Santa Cruz Weird” program by clicking the hyperlink. It’d be great to see people out at the show!
A lot of talented people helped make “Meep!” happen. I could not have made this film without the help of the talented Suzi Anvin, Peter Anvin, Matthew Galvin, Howard Stone, and Rob Millner.
SHOW DETAILS:
Keep Santa Cruz Weird
2 p.m., Saturday, May 7th, Nickelodeon 2, Santa Cruz, CA
I’ve been a huge fan of his comedy sketches ever since seeing his video “Shoes,” so to get the opportunity to help on one of his projects was just amazing! Here is the latest Liam video, I am proud to say I made the bottle for the product he invented.
It took me about four hours to get all the pieces for the bottle and figure out how to make the label and laminate it. It turns out a lot of hairspray bottles curve VERY SLIGHTLY… just enough to make sticking a label on them a pain in the butt… but I got there in the end. It was really fun and I think it looks great in the video! Check it out!
Sex with Nerds, my very first comedy album, is now available on iTunes for only $9.99!
I’m super excited, the album is distributed by New Wave Dynamics and features 34 tracks of awesome. The album has pirates, obscure references, filth, and nerdy silliness you’re sure to love. Unless of course, you hate all of those things, in which case the album is not for you, move it along, nothing to see here.
Maybe you’re wondering how you can help support the album, in which case, here you go:
Some people wrote me to say they wanted a signed hard copy of the album. I am not sure when hard copies will be available. In the meantime, if you want something signed, I can send you a signed headshot if you email or write me on Facebook or Twitter with a way to contact you and collect info for doing that. Another option is to bring your own homemade copy to a show and I can sign that. 🙂
Thanks everyone for all the support on Facebook so far, really appreciate it! And now…
A LIST OF PEOPLE I WOULD LIKE TO THANK FOR THEIR HELP WITH MY ALBUM:
-Ian Cohen
-Mark Copeland
-Kristee Ono
-Rob Millner
-Chantal Williams
-Brian King
-DNA
-Ted Didday
-Aaron Reppert
-Max Curry
-Heather Harding
-Andrea De Les Dernier
-Everyone who came to the shows for the recordings
-Everyone who said they’d buy a copy and actually did…
-If I left someone off here, it’s because I’m dumb, please tell me if you were supposed to be here and I somehow missed adding you
Thanks to Christopher Nelson and artist extraordinaire Dan Aragon, we now have a film poster and t-shirt for Pool Pirates!
If you want a t-shirt, please contact me via facebook or twitter and I’ll take your order! You can get yours at cost, or donate to help offset the cost of creating Pool Pirates.
Things have been busy but here’s an update on what I’ve been working on in both film and comedy:
1. Pool Pirates – It’s done at last! And I have a special surprise regarding the film poster/t-shirt. Stay tuned!
2. Christmas Hangover Show – I know it’s late to be posting, but we sold out the San Jose Improv for this show, 450 people in attendance and a minor riot at the doorway from people who wanted to come, but were turned away. Awesome!
3. Album – I may be releasing a comedy album soon… more news when I figure out who will be releasing it.
4. Touchdown – I will be appearing in the film “Touchdown” starring William Morse. I’ll post clips from my scene when the film is edited together and made available.
5. Spec Scripts – I’m writing some new spec scripts as I posted on Twitter and my facebook fan page. I’ll be prepping them for review in the coming weeks. If you’re interested in reviewing one drop me a line via twitter or join my fan page!
More news when I have it! Hope you’re doing well in the New Year!
Our fabulous editor, Patrick Campbell has put together a trailer for Pool Pirates. It’s now available on the IMDB Title Page and Youtube. If you watch on Youtube, please be sure to rate and comment!
I had a fantastic time making this film come to life with an army of talented, hard working people. Here’s hoping to many more projects like this!
My hope in the coming weeks, should I get enough time to write in this blog, is to talk about some of the things I learned working on this project. This is my third film and represents a big change for me. I went from working with 4-5 people to working with about 30-35 people. I learned a lot about film, management, organization, budget, and all kinds of other stuff.
It’s been tough for me to update this blog these days since there is so much going on. I’m still working on finishing up the poster for Pool Pirates, there are other projects in the works, and lots to be done to get this project to festival.
To readers – if you have festival or screening suggestions please post them in the comments and I’ll be sure to check them out. I’ve been really impressed with the ideas and feedback from commenters here on facebook – since starting back to blogging I’ve learned a lot about politics, film, people, daily life, cooking, and more from everyone who posts something.