My Creative Mojo

8-12 WB Gate 2. There was an event at the WB picket this morning with comedy writers, so I went to check that out. My gate captain, Steve Skrovan was there with Phil Rosenthal and Tucker Cawley (Everybody Loves Raymond). I met some of the writers from Samantha Who? Lots of talk about multi-cam vs. single camera comedies. Classic sitcoms like I Love Lucy, Honeymooners…

12-3, WB Gate 4. A bigger presence today. Had Don Foster & Laird on the line today. Met a few writers from Smallville. One lives in Los Feliz, and we had a lot to talk about with places like The Griffin in Atwater Village and the Derby in the heart of Los Feliz, a place I frequented during the peak of the swing revival. It turns out the other Smallville writer is from Missoula, Montana, but he wasn’t tied in with the Montana Mafia because he went to USC. He had no idea that the satellite feed of the Cat/griz game is aired at Joxer Daly’s in Culver City. Joxer’s is declared Montana territory for the day and we proceed to drain every bit of alcohol that they have in stock. We’ll bring him into the fold at the next game.

3-5:30, NBC. Ran into Muffet again. She was walking at a fairly brisk pace. By now, my feet and legs are getting used to the abuse and they’re not feeling so achey. We lap some of the other picketers multiple times, walking the long stretch in front of NBC/Alameda.

Hours logged today: WB 8 to 3 = 7 hrs, NBC 3 to 5:30 = 2.5 hrs. Daily total: 9.5 hrs

Weekly Total: 36.5 hrs.

(nearly a full time job!)

Tomorrow is a light day, so I’ll get to relax a bit. The only shift is NBC 2:30 – 5:30.