Javelina Movie

I was really lucky to have gotten involved in another movie here in Del Rio. "Javelina" turned out to be better than I expected. I didn't know anything about the movie when I answered the extras casting call, by the end, I had made some great new friends and worked with some very talented people. Barry Tubb ("Wolfman" in Top Gun..."Where'd who go?") is the director and is quite a character on and off the set. I also got to meet and observe Kate, a very talented actress from Ireland. We got to chatting and the subject of the Oscars came up. She finds going a terrible bore and more like work than anything else. Three hours of traffic for three blocks, then you get there and sit for seven more hours. When you get up to use the bathroom, your seat is taken by a designated seat filler so the audience is always at top capacity for the cameras. When anyone performs, the television cameras completely surround the stage and it is impossible to see anything from the audience. So how does Kate get invited to the Oscars? She goes with her Father, Peter O'Toole! You never know who you will meet in the most unlikely of places. Lets just say, my six degrees of separation has gotten quite a bit more star-studded! Anyway, I am grateful to have had the opportunity and for Mr. Tubb to have had us back for multiple scenes. Will have to wait at least a year...am still awaiting fruits of last May's labors and "The Man Who Came Back."

Easter in Del Rio

So I know I am going back in time a bit, but it was the last major holiday and a time for great pictures too. The kids dressed in their Easter clothes for church were so adorable. Tyler looks like such a big little man. Afterwards, we went to some friends' house for a dinner and egg hunt. The kids had a blast with their cascarones...Tyler even cracked one on his own head...not sure he gets the point, but he had fun. We also played a really fun game called the Great Dalmudi. It gets pretty funny since the winner ends up the "President" and the loser ends up, well...embarrassed (sitting on a bucket wearing a wig)! This guy is the President of our Church branch - and F-15 pilot!