Frank TV Audience Member

This past Tuesday, I was one of the lucky audience members that was sitting in the front row for FRANK TV's Christmas Special.

Here are some pictures of the back of my beautiful head!

Christmas Decorations

Many people have been requesting to see some pictures of the apartment decorated for the Holidays, so I have created another fun album that highlights all the pictures for you all!

Enjoy and let me know what you think :)

http://www.ppshollywood.com/Apartment%20Decorations/

Magical Memories

Here are all the pictures I took during my magical visit to the Happiest Place on Earth for their Christmas Celebration. I hope you enjoy them!

http://ppshollywood.com/Disney%20Christmas%202007/

Please, tell me what you think!

I'll have an update of more details of my day at Disneyland tomorrow....for now, I am pooped!

Good Day :)

First, and foremost, if Portia Young is reading this...HI!!!! Send me an e-mail because I'd love to hear from you! I'll be home in a week or so for the holidays, so we should meet up! (For those wondering why I might think a news anchor from WISN is reading my blog, we'll just say nevermind, it's a long story.)

Today was a good day :) I got a turkey, pumpkin pie, and 3 tickets to Universal from Universal Studios, as part of their "Gift Giving Days" that they hold each year.

Other than that, not a whole lot of excitement going on. I am DONE with exams and done with my first quarter of school and I am excited for this break that I now have to get some work in and have a chance to go back home for a bit.

I'll update again soon :)

D-Day

Well, tonight is my final exam of the first quarter and it is going to be a toughie. The ever-popular DESIGN exam!

The good news, is the rest of the week (and looks like most of next week), I'll be busy at Universal which will be fun work. After that if my work schedule is clear like they are predicting, I'll likley end up coming home to visit for a little time, too.

But to get to all that, we must first defeat the Design Exam. Oh crappppp it's going to suck. I've been sutdying for this all week, and I have yet to fully grasp the concepts.

Wish me luck......

Hollywood Happens...still....

Dear Mr. Olson,

Thanks for meeting with me regarding the head of PR position. At this time, I have filled the current position. Your application will be retianed in case anything changes, and I sincerley appreciate your efforts. You were one of nine people I interviewed for a position that over 300 people applied for. You will go far in the industry with determination like you have.

Thanks again, congrats, and good luck in the future. I'll be looking for your name in lights.


That, my friends, is the letter I recieved from CBS radio regarding the position I applied for. Unfortunatley, I didn't get it. :( Which really sucks, because I don't quite know where I went wrong...since everything seemed to go well and he seems to like me.

Fortunatley, Universal said that I will have work with them next week so I can fill some of my time with them getting paid before the holidays. In the end, all I need is something to keep me busy and getting paid, so I technically get what I want/need...but dam, that sucks.

Ah well....Hollywood Happens....

NOW SHOWING: Diced

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give to you...."DICED"

The movie featuring the un-credited Kyle Olson. Enjoy!

WARNING: The film does contain alot of not nice words.

Hollywood Happens

I have a new phrase that many people might hear me using more often. It's "Hollywood Happens". This refers to Hollywood in general...the good, the bad, the ugly, and everything else related.

Example of it in context (for those of us still confused and learning):

Did you hear that J-Lo was pregnant?
Yeah!
Did you hear that Michael Jackson was the dad?
NO WAY!
Yeah, well, Hollywood Happens.

Okay, so not the greatest example...but it's kind of an excuse for 'shit happens...but in Hollywood.' (Pardon my french to all the children of the world reading my blog)

So, here's what happened Monday that makes me want to use this phrase:

In our PRINCIPLES OF PRODUCTION class, we showed our final exams (which were two movies) in class. For those that didn't hear, the movie shoots went horrible because the people didn't really recognize me in one (where I set up most of the lights), and in the other one, they had me as an actor but decided not to tell me until 2 minutes before the shoot...which was...special since everyone else knew except for me.

So, we screened the first movie...the one I helped with lights on...and first off, the editing was horrible. They had fades EVERYWHERE for a scene that didn't deserve more than two, but that's besides the point. The credits rolled at the end and my name came up as a "grip", when in reality, if I did lights, I should be "Director of Photography" or "Lighting Assistant" or something higher than grip. But OK, I'll bite the bullet on that and move on....Hollywood Happens, right?

So then the second movie premieres, and contrary to the first, this movie was very well edited. I found out that (through the magic of editing, making my voice scarier than it already is, and making my feet seem 10x bigger than normal) I was the main antagonist in the movie...which is kind of neat. I was pretty happy and things were well and good.....until the credits rolled. It seems as if KYLE OLSON was nowhere on the credits....which is extremley wierd since....oh, I don't know...they backstabbed me to begin with and then I practically saved their film and they don't have the common curtosey to put my name in the freckin' credits!?

I let out some of my feelings about both films after they were sreened and it seemed as if the instructor was with me. Wow....I just can't believe these low-life people are honestly THAT low.

Ah well, Hollywood Happens.....

Update

Greetings All,

Sorry for the lack of a blog post the past few days. School has been crazy this week with preparation for Final Exams next week. Furthermore, I have been on the hunt for another job to fill some of my availible time. Today I have an interview at CBS Radio, so fingers crossed, that will end with a positive result.

Tonight is the premiere of the 1st Annual MOVIES ROCK concert on CBS! Make SURE you do not miss this exciting event. I gaurauntee you will enjoy the concert! :) Plus, my close friends Usher and Paris Hilton are going to be there... haha

I think that's about it for now. I guess today I will start taking early orders for anybody that wants a DVD Copy of MOVIES ROCK autographed. It makes a good Christmas gift.....

MOVIES ROCK!

The “MOVIES ROCK” event tonight was AWESOME! To fill more of you in on the idea behind the show, it is basically a huge concert with TONS of celebrities (both hosting and singing) that are together for a 2-hour concert spectacular to pay a tribute to some of the greatest movie songs of all time.

As some of you saw, I got an opportunity (due to sucking up to a producer) to be a part of the Red Carpet…or should I say, Green Carpet premiere. I had my chance to walk down the carpet and be a part of the crowd that watched the celebrities come in. Unfortunately, they were running behind with the celebrity Green Carpet intros, so I had to leave before I got to see too many big stars on the carpet, but it was still neat to be a part of.

Once I was taken inside the Kodak Theatre, I was brought to a VIP lounge since I had a ticket (essentially a ‘stand by’ ticket) to sit in the front row, if one of the celebrities didn’t show. Unfortunately, the celebrity showed and I was given the option of being a seat-filler (hopping from seat to seat the entire show filling where the camera sees), or sitting in my pre-purchased seat in the first row of the first balcony. I decided to go to my seat on the balcony and I am glad I did. WOW, What a view!

When I was in the lobby of the Kodak Theatre (before the show started, I needed some M&Ms since they weren’t selling popcorn at such a ‘fancy’ place), a blonde lady just RAN right into my side. I looked over and Paris Hilton is standing there, apologizing for not looking where she was going, before walking off looking embarrassed and like a fool.

Furthermore, I ran into another celebrity while I was taking my Hollywood style bathroom stop. Usher was at the sink next to me washing his hands as we were both about ready to leave the bathroom. We said hello and both went on with our lives. It was cool, though.

The concert itself was simply amazing. It was so surreal hearing the famous Kodak Theatre Lady Voice saying "LIVE from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood". The same voice you'd normally hear on TV, but I was ACTUALLY THERE!! It was so cool to be in the middle of the action and see them filming this show for TV.

I CANNOT stress enough that this was a HUGE event and you WILL NOT WANT to miss it on Friday on CBS. It was simply out of this world.

Highlights included the following…

Beyonce: (the first song) preformed, which was “Over the Rainbow”. It was EXCELLENT and received a standing ovation.

Elton John: gave a tribute to Disney music that has changed the way we look at animated classics – it was SO neat to see the Disney movies on the big screen of the Kodak Theatre with celebrities surrounding the place. It was such a surreal/goosebump feeling.

Usher: did a GREAT tribute to ‘singing in the rain’. This also received a standing ovation from the entire house. ALOT of people were impressed by it, and for good reason - you'll see why on Friday night.

John Williams: perhaps one of the most exciting parts of the evening, Mr. Williams preformed a movie montage of some of the greatest movie songs of all times, which received a LONGGGGGG ovation!

Tony Bennit: obviously a classic who received a standing ovation for his finale of the concert.

There were tons of other performances and celebrities on hand, but I must say it was a once-in-a-lifetime concert.

Some of the others were:

Fergie and Danny DeVito: singing '007's "Live and Let Die"

Carrie Underwood: singing "The Sound of Music"

There were also musical tributes to: Jailhouse Rock, Diamonds are a girls best friend, Shaft, and more :)

DO NOT miss this event on Friday! I guarantee you won’t be sorry you saw it.

BREAKING NEWS!!!!!!!!

I am home for just a few minutes to update my blog and get dressed up real nice for the Red Carpet walk that I will be taking this evening.

I received the ticket downtown today (by sucking up to a producer) which allows me to be part of the red carpet, so I can take pictures and then go inside to enjoy the concert!!!

Here's my outfit for tonight :)


Here's some pictures I took earlier of them setting up:

Frank TV & America's Funniest Home Videos

Yesterday (Friday evening) I decided to go to a filming of a new show that is being aired on TBS called "FRANK TV", which stars comedian and impersonator Frank Calliendo. I'm glad I took the time to go because the episode was HILARIOUS, I got a front row seat, AND I met a really nice guy that I'll likley be in contact with again. Overall, it was a great night and I was extremley glad things went so well :)

For those wondering, the episode of "FRANK TV" that I was on will air right around Christmas time, as it was their Christmas week episode. I'll post an exact date when I hear of one.

Today was another exciting day...although not QUITE as exciting as yesterday. I had the opportunity to go to Raleigh Studios and participate in the audience on "America's Funniest Home Videos", where I got paid to sit, clap, laugh, and have a good time. The host, Tom Bergeron, was extremley funny, nice, and VERY down to earth, which made things even more enjoyable.

The second reason I went to the filming of AFV today is beause I gained a tip saying that people that go to the show well dressed have a chance at winning $500. Well, they did indeed give out the $500, but not to me :( I was one of the five that they brought on the stage to vote upon, but sadly, my good looks and charm did not win me any money (guess that's not a BIG surprise, but oh well). Regardless of the fact that I didn't win money for looking good, I still got paid for the few hours of audience work I did which was pretty neat.

Tomorrow should be an EXTREMLEY exciting day, as I am going downtown Hollywood to see "MOVIES ROCK" - an extraordinary concert that features a HUGE list of celebrities and singers that are paying tribute to some of the greatest movie songs of all times. I'm sure I will have a nice, long post after the event! I can't WAIT to go!