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January 01, 1990 - February 02, 2013 + Martini Shot
The Cake Is Not Here 
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma101229the_cake_is_not_here
Not too long ago, I was shooting on location – well, that sounds rather glamorous: the location was West LA – but the whole company...
Shutting Down
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma101222shutting_down
This town shuts down for the holidays, someone told me years ago, around the end of October. Which isn't really the holidays – unless you've...
MyFriendsPlace.org
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma101215myfriendsplaceorg
Everyone in this business knows someone who's had a close call. I don't mean crossing the street and almost getting hit by a bus, I...
Pitching Problems
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma101208pitching_problems
Haz Mat
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma101201haz-mat
A friend of mine who lives at the beach once woke up at dawn to discover that the house next door was surrounded by brightly...
Bad Idea
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma101124bad_idea
One of the least meaningful words in the English language is the word "creative," because it implies that there's something else, something “non-creative” and that...
The Comments
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma101117the_comments
It wasn’t too long ago that you could walk through a hotel or some other kind of breakfast spot, and everyone you saw was buried...
Late
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I was late to a meeting recently – really late, I mean, like 25 minutes late – and I'm aware, of course, that even five...
George Hickenlooper
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma101103george_hickenlooper
It's a storytelling axiom in Hollywood – and it's good business, too – to remember that whenever it's at all possible to deliver a happy...
Big Pot of Coffee
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma101027big_pot_of_coffee
Once, when I was thinking about renting a small office to write in, I looked at a space being vacated by another writer. He had...
In Search Of
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma101020in_search_of
In olden times – or back in the day, as the kids say – as if they have any idea what that day was even...
What Else Have You Got?
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma101013what_else_have_you_g
Once, not too long ago, I ran into an old friend at a party. She was with her new boyfriend, and when I asked the...
Five More Minutes
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma101006five_more_minutes
A friend of mine was running an action adventure show not too long ago, and he heard what I think is the worst pitch ever...
Who Just Joined?
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma100929who_just_joined
Here's how it used to work, all over show business. You'd show up at a meeting at a studio or network, and you'd wait for...
The Process
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma100922the_process
Not too long ago, I had a meeting at a network. It was going to be a big meeting – big meaning a lot of...
