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I noticed the other day that Sassy's name was grayed out on my friends list. Sure enough, she left the site and went to the archive. I checked the archive and noticed that Stasia was there too.

All I can say is I'm sad to see them go. They were two of my favorite Suicide Girls and SG friends, and I'm really going to miss...
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I decided to go to the New York PitchXchange, so I can pitch my movie idea (Bordertown) to producer Bob Kosberg, even though I haven't completed the script and don't expect to before I see him on June 10. Kosberg always encourages people to pitch ideas--not necessarily scripts. He especially likes ideas derived from news stories, and my script is based on such a news...
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My Kentucky Derby pick: "High Fly," a decent horse with a great jockey, Jerry Bailey.

Jerry is contemplating retirement. I hope he wins in what could be he last Derby.

Good thing I didn't bet. The winner was "Giacomo," but "High Fly," though he finished off the board, made a good run at the end.

The New York PitchXchange is coming up in June. The PitchXchange, which stretches over a weekend, consists of classes on various aspects of the script-selling game plus pitch sessions, where attendees, for a fee, can pitch their ideas and scripts to film and TV producers. I went last year, but I'm debating whether I should go again this year. It costs a lot of money...
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My feature film script, tentatively titled "Bordertown," is shaping up to be a detective story along the lines of "Chinatown," wherein an adultery investigation uncovers a political scandal. In "Chinatown", screenwriter Robert Towne based the scandal on the real-life Owens Valley water debacle. In Bordertown, I based the scandal on the real-life "Colosio Case," a sort of Mexican JFK assassination, complete with theories of multiple...
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I just watched Project Greenlight's first episode. I was thinking about submitting a script this time around, but didn't. I found out late about the deadline and about the condition that the screenplay had to be a horror script. I didn't have a horror script written or enough time to write one.

I guess, it's just as well, since they're really looking for a film...
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I've been doing research for my script and I think I'm about ready to start writing. If I had to reduce the story to a log line (TV Guide movie summary), it would be:

Pocho, a retired Mexican lucha libre wrestler, now lives north of the border in La Frontera (a generic American border town), where he runs a detective agency. A widow hires Pocho...
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In a previous journal entry (from Nov. 30, 2004), I challenged Bush's assertion, in a presidential debate, that before the Civil War Amendments, amendments 13-15, the Constitution didn't allow slavery. In fact, as I noted, the Constitution contains several provisions tolerating or accommodating slavery, such as Art. I,Sec.2[3], the well-known 3/5ths clause, which counted slaves as three fifths of a person for Congressional apportionment purposes....
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The Museum of Televison and Radio is having a John Cassavetes retrospective. Yesterday, I saw screenings of his detective show, Johnny Staccato. Johnny (Cassavetes) is this barfly and pianiast, who spends most of his time at a Greenwich Village night spot called Waldo's. We're not really sure where he gets his money, but it can't be from private detective work. He usually investigates crimes he...
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I've been thinking of subjects for my next screenplay. I was thinking I'd write a horror script because I've always loved horror movies. But, since comedy is really my strong suit, the script will have to include lots of humor.

I love the old Mexican B movies--the campy Santo films and cheesy K. Gordon Murray horror imports. It'll be like one of those pictures--only intentionally...
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