So I did it.
I submitted my photo to the Mad Men Casting Call contest sponsored by Banana Republic.
The winner gets a walk-on appearance on an episode of Mad Men, the best TV show EVER.
Hopefully the winner won't have to sleep with Matt Weiner to get the gig.
About 1200 entries so far, and contest goes until August 11. So, the odds are against me.
You can help by going here EVERY DAY and giving me 5 stars:
http://madmencastingcall.amctv.com/photos/view/1347/sort:Photo.created
And you KNOW they will be so impressed with my as-of-yet-untapped acting skills that my walk-on role will become permanent. You just KNOW it. Because it happens every day.
You knew me before I was famous,
Big S Ranch
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Friday, July 10, 2009
We Are Family
[Today is Connor's 9th Birthday. Thought I'd better get last weekend put to rest before the party starts this weekend.. Big S Ranch.]
Thanks to my brother Richard, we had a family reunion in Independence, Missouri, over the 4th of July weekend. It had been years, decades, since we'd had such a reunion.
As my brother so eloquently put it, it was good to get the family together without having a dead body slabbed out on the table. (We usually see each other only at funerals, it seems).
Attendance was good. We had folks from 5 different states show up (Missouri, Kansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Texas). Mostly, it was my mom's family and my Uncle Bob's family who made it. It was such a good time, we're planning to do it again next year. It will give us 12 months to "guilt" the no-shows into attending!
And, as a bonus, we're building our family e-mail and Facebook lists so we can keep in closer touch. None of us are getting any younger, and we need to get the kids and grandkids together so they know what a cool family they're part of.
We took quite a few photos. I thought about doing a TMZ-type "Memba Them - All Growed Up" bit, but realized I'd have to include my own, so I just let that thought go.
For those of you who couldn't make it this year (and you know who you are!), expect twelve long months of guilt and shame to be heaped on you from the rest of us. Redemption can only be achieved by attending NEXT year's reunion.
Here are some of my favorite pictures from the Stukes - Todd shindig:
This should be our reunion theme pic! Katie is Speak No Evil, Susan is See No Evil, and Patricia is Hear No Evil. Just monkeying around!
That's me in the middle, with my cousins Katie and Rob. Rob and Patricia drove in from Bowling Green, KY. Katie and Dave have been back from San Diego for a few years now.
The next generations. Richard's boy Alex, my son Connor, and Jameson's little guy Kyle (my grandson!)
L to R: Tommy's wife, Jenny; cousin Rob; brother Richard; nephew Tommy; me; son Jameson. Quite the motley crew.
Nephew Tommy and his wife, Jenny. Mr & Mrs Big S Ranch seated. We're old. Give us a break.
And finally... me with Aunt Tootie. Aunt Tootie is Aunt Phyllis' sister. Aunt Phyllis was my Uncle Bob's wife. Uncle Bob was my mom's little brother.
Enjoy your family, even if they're not as cool as mine :)
Thanks to my brother Richard, we had a family reunion in Independence, Missouri, over the 4th of July weekend. It had been years, decades, since we'd had such a reunion.
As my brother so eloquently put it, it was good to get the family together without having a dead body slabbed out on the table. (We usually see each other only at funerals, it seems).
Attendance was good. We had folks from 5 different states show up (Missouri, Kansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Texas). Mostly, it was my mom's family and my Uncle Bob's family who made it. It was such a good time, we're planning to do it again next year. It will give us 12 months to "guilt" the no-shows into attending!
And, as a bonus, we're building our family e-mail and Facebook lists so we can keep in closer touch. None of us are getting any younger, and we need to get the kids and grandkids together so they know what a cool family they're part of.
We took quite a few photos. I thought about doing a TMZ-type "Memba Them - All Growed Up" bit, but realized I'd have to include my own, so I just let that thought go.
For those of you who couldn't make it this year (and you know who you are!), expect twelve long months of guilt and shame to be heaped on you from the rest of us. Redemption can only be achieved by attending NEXT year's reunion.
Here are some of my favorite pictures from the Stukes - Todd shindig:
This should be our reunion theme pic! Katie is Speak No Evil, Susan is See No Evil, and Patricia is Hear No Evil. Just monkeying around!
That's me in the middle, with my cousins Katie and Rob. Rob and Patricia drove in from Bowling Green, KY. Katie and Dave have been back from San Diego for a few years now.
The next generations. Richard's boy Alex, my son Connor, and Jameson's little guy Kyle (my grandson!)
L to R: Tommy's wife, Jenny; cousin Rob; brother Richard; nephew Tommy; me; son Jameson. Quite the motley crew.
Nephew Tommy and his wife, Jenny. Mr & Mrs Big S Ranch seated. We're old. Give us a break.
And finally... me with Aunt Tootie. Aunt Tootie is Aunt Phyllis' sister. Aunt Phyllis was my Uncle Bob's wife. Uncle Bob was my mom's little brother.Enjoy your family, even if they're not as cool as mine :)
Big S Ranch
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