Greetings from Charlotte!

Greetings from Charlotte!

I’ve been here for a few days now, and things are going well. I am staying with Kristi, who is my cousin’s (Tabitha) best friend. She was kind enough to let me fill her empty room for a month and borrow one of her cars so I can get around town!

During my short time here so far, I have made a few strong observations about this area. Below are some of them.

1. The Food Out Here Rocks – Southern food is the BEST. Not only do they have Cracker Barrels here (which is a lovely change of scenery from California), but they have numerous other fantastic places to grab a bite to eat at. Fried chicken has never tasted as good as it does here in the south.

2. Welcome to the ‘Bible Belt’ – I’ve been told by numerous locals that this is the ‘Bible Belt’. As if it wasn’t apparent by the “Billy Graham Freeway” I traveled on the first night I got into town, it’s clear when you see how much this city changes on Sunday. VERY different from California. This makes shopping during Sundays a unique challenge. Ah well!

3. Charlotte Weather is Unpredictable – This place has the wackiest weather! The first day I was here, it was a pleasant 78 degrees. The next day, it was barely 40. Tonight, it is a wild thunderstorm and there are numerous Tornado Watches in effect right now. Crazy. Trying to pick out what to wear is difficult when the weather changes are so extreme on a daily basis.

For now, that’s about all the excitement out here. Things keep moving along, and as we keep moving forward, the job gets more and more awesome.

Stay tuned for more updates soon!

I'm going to North Carolina!

Ladies and Gentleman!

I am thrilled to announce that I have just booked a great new gig!

While I cannot go into details, I CAN tell you that the show has been on the air for quite a while -- and it is a very well known series. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to work on it!

The series is shooting in North Carolina. It will be a nice change of scenery from the LA lifestyle. I am lucky enough to have some friends and family in this area, so I am stoked and grateful that they will be helping me out during my visit.

I feel like a pretty lucky guy right now :) I'm bursting with excitement because I cannot wait to get started!

Ironic?

Call me crazy, but do you think this picture seems a bit ironic?

Milwaukee Magazine

Today I was blessed with some exciting news. A new article has surfaced about my Summer Entertainment Camp!

It was written by Mr. Mack Bates of Milwaukee Magazine's "Movie Goers". He did a spectacular job writing the article, and I am thankful for the support he has shown for our camp.

If you'd like to see the article, please CLICK HERE. Be sure to share it with family and friends!

Also, for those of you who have asked, I would LOVE to bring the camp back this coming summer. However, the only way we can do so is with support and sponsors. We are currently on a search to find businesses or arts-supporting angels who might be interested in sponsoring our camp this summer. If you know of any business / person that might qualify, please reach out and let me know!

Enjoy the article!

Welcome, Ms. Brown!

Today, I went down to The Grove to meet up with a friend of mine. While we were there, they had a ceremony hosted by M&Ms to unveil their new character -- Ms. Brown.

It was different, to say the least! But certainly fun :) And I got free M&M's!

Check out some pics and video from the event!

Visit to Nick Studios!

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of spending the day at Nickelodeon Studios. It might be a little known fact that Nickelodeon owns numerous properties around LA. My trip was to their popular "Nick on Sunset" location. What a great experience it was!

For starters, I met some fantastic people! From the security staff, to the executive producers, and everyone in between -- it was so neat to meet and work with the people who had a giant influence on the shows that shaped my childhood.

Perhaps the biggest surprise was how cool the building was! If only those walls could talk! So much history resides at this place. Nick on Sunset originally opened on December 26, 1938 as the West Coast location of the Earl Carroll Theatre. The supper club-theatre offered shows on a massive stage containing a 60-foot wide double revolving turntable, staircase and swings that could be lowered from the ceiling.

(This is what the theater looked like back in the day!)

After Carroll and Wallace died in the crash of United Airlines Flight 624 in 1948, the theater was sold. In 1953, it became the Moulin Rouge nightclub, then later the Hullabaloo Rock and Roll club, and then the Aquarius Theatre in the late 1960s. The Pick-Vanoff Company, who owned Sunset Gower Studios, purchased the property in 1983, converting it into a television theater where Star Search, the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, Alf's short-lived talk show, and The Chevy Chase Show were once broadcast.

In the mid-1990s, Nickelodeon decided to move production of some live-action series' to the West Coast from Nickelodeon Studios in Orlando, Florida at Universal Studios. Nickelodeon obtained a lease for the 6230 Sunset Blvd facility, acquiring the soundstage and rebranding it "Nickelodeon On Sunset" by 1997. It has been the home for shows like All That, The Amanda Show, The Nick Cannon Show, Drake and Josh, iCarly, and Victorious.



I'm not sure why, but I was not expecting to see so much Hollywood history in a Nickelodeon soundstage. Nickelodeon has done a fantastic job preserving the rich and deep history they now own.

Special thanks to everyone at Nickelodeon for a great day with some great people!