Sunday, January 18, 2009

Out with 2008...In with 2009

2008 started off OK, but went downhill fast. After a sucessful convention in Dallas at Texas Frighmare Weekend, in which I sold lots of books and copies of the Vampire Biker Babes DVD, things went south. In addition to some financial diffuculties, the capper was my mother's passing (see my last post). Even more crippling has been the drain on my artistic vision. At this point, going forward into 2009, I am taking a hard look at what is working and what isn't. This is not just the artistic side of my life; it's all sides.

But, it's not all doom and gloom. I pointed a friend of mine to a printer to rerelease his brother-in-law's book that was out of print. I also performed in my first Shakespearan play. And sometimes, it feels good to get rid of clutter in one's life. Excess junk, be it paper or ideas, can keep you from seeing the clear picture.

So...forward into 2009

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Thursday, July 17, 2008

The Calm After The Tempest

(Note: This blog has been down for a while, but I have been switched to a new server so everything is OK now.)

Well, my stint of doing Shakespeare is now over. I finished portraying Antonio in The Tempest, had a great time and am looking forward to doing more of the Bard’s work in the future. More on that later.

So, as David Essex said, "where do we go from here?"

A DAMN good question! Right now I’m stuck in neutral, at least creatively. I’m not quite sure what the next step should be. To be honest, I have a nice body of work out there, but nothing has seemed click the final tumbler. I’m proud of what I’ve done: four books, a radio show, a feature role in a film, and a whole lot of performance. That’s all nice, but where to now. Or as Shakespeare would say, “How now, Robert? Speak!”

Well, to give everyone a clue, a do have a Shakespearean project "in development". No word yet on the details, but stick around. Other than that, an audition here, a personal appearance there, a little of this and a little of that.

Sort of like the eye of the hurricane. Peace and quiet before all hell breaks loose.

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