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Jim Dailakis

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My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Bugs Bunny, people with a good heart -- even ones with cholesterol, you if you're nice. Alan Alda who's Hawkeye in MASH. He's a lot like Bugs Bunny when you think about it.

Music:

Just about everything. With the exception of really hard-core rap and hardcore heavy-metal, I like it all. Love The Beatles, U2, 40's, 50's, 60's 70's 80's 90's and today, Classical, New Age, Soul, Motown, Elvis, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, lots of Indie, International, R&B, Garbage, Keane, Coldplay, Leonard Cohen, Aimee Mann, Thirteen Senses, Queen, Blondie, No Doubt, Julee Cruise, Mazzy Starr, Linda Ronstadt, Dance...Greek, French, Italian.my dad playing the guitar, accordian and harmonica..sometimes all at the same time while doing a Greek dance.

Movies:

Rocky, Braveheart, The Deer Hunter, And Justice for All, When Harry Met Sally, Dog Day Afternoon, Fight Club, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Godfather Part I and II, Seven, Finding Nemo, The Sixth Sense, Dances with Wolves, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Saving Private Ryan, Three Kings, Hi-Fidelity, The Fly 1959 and 1989 versions, Casablanca, Moonstruck, Ben Hur, Donny Brasco, Don Juan and most Johhny Depp movies, Adaptation, The Usual Suspects, Groundhog Day, Titanic.

Television:

Seinfeld, Family Ties, The Bugs Bunny Show, The Carol Burnett Show, I love Lucy, Scrubs, The Daily Show, Everybody Loves Raymond, Two and a Half Men.

Books:

Archie and Jughead Comics Digest, A Bridge Across Forever, The Confessions of a Reluctant Messiah. Think and Grow Rich. Way of the Peaceful Warrior, Zen-The Art of War, The Screwtape Letters, The Shaolin Way and most recently 90 Minutes in Heaven, Power Freedom & Grace.

Heroes:

Mum and Dad, Bugs Bunny, FBI Agent Dale Cooper, Lassie, Rin Tin Tin, Maya, Carol Burnett, Al Pacino, Oprah, Abe Lincoln, Thomas Edison, Dustin Hoffman, Bruce Lee, John Lennon, Humphrey B. Bear, Bono.

My Blog

PROGRESS ON SCREENPLAY :)

Well, it looks like there's some progress with "Set 'em up, Joe"... the screenplay adaptation I was writing for Dino Pavlou who I told you was one of Frank Sinatra's closest friends and part of the in...
Posted by Jim Dailakis on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:41:00 PST

Writing For Frank Sinatras Inner Circle Friend.

This year is definitely turning into an extremely busy one.  I’m not complaining though... I thrive on it, although I’m looking forward to eventually recharging my batteries. It blow...
Posted by Jim Dailakis on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:59:00 PST

Bringing Statistics to Life

I found this American Self Portrait by Chris Jordan amazing.  I'm sure you will too. Click on the link to see his amazing artwork depicting the state we're in. http://www.chrisjordan.com/cur...
Posted by Jim Dailakis on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:13:00 PST

Este La Vista...Vista

Este La Vista, Vista! I thought I'd get all techy with you and talk about Windows Vista. Did I try it? Sure did. Do I want it? No thanks.          ; ...
Posted by Jim Dailakis on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:54:00 PST

HAPPY NEW POSITIVE YEAR

  My New Year's resolution is to always remain positive.  Last year, after digesting some phenomenal motivational and inspirational tools like The Secret, I felt as though I was going back ...
Posted by Jim Dailakis on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:24:00 PST

A MOVIE PREMIERE, LIMOUSINES, RED CARPET, MY PRODUCING PARTNER, EGYPT AND& JESUS.

I recently had the wonderful opportunity to attend my third movie premiere.There I was dressed in my Italian designer suit, surrounded by dazzling lights, flashing bulbs, stretch limos, powerful yet ...
Posted by Jim Dailakis on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 07:01:00 PST

Happy Independece Day!

A friend recently told me that a large portion of Americans believe that July 4 is when we celebrate fireworks. I'm not kidding... this is what the poll showed. That's ridiculous. Everyone knows that...
Posted by Jim Dailakis on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 11:54:00 PST

Thank You World War II Veteran

It's astonishing how many things we all take for granted, especially that which we value most... our freedom.A few years ago, I was waiting for my connecting flight at Dallas airport during a pretty l...
Posted by Jim Dailakis on Tue, 29 May 2007 09:04:00 PST

Captain Ollie

LA continues to seduce me with potential voiceover possibilities. I'll expound more on that a little later.A couple of years ago, I was asked to create and provide voices for several cartoon characte...
Posted by Jim Dailakis on Sun, 27 May 2007 07:24:00 PST

Spam Sucks

Do you know what I hate? Spam! Unfortunately, it seems to be seeping all over myspace. I now understand why a lot of friends choose to approve the comments before they're posted. I'm doing the sa...
Posted by Jim Dailakis on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 02:46:00 PST