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Joleson

The tornados have been replace by hungry alligators in my dreams. I must remember to send a thank-yo

About Me

Writer. Painter. Coffee Drinker. Tired Irritant. I love telling stories in the screenplay format.I used to paint a good deal more, back when color was my vocabulary and texture was my emotional canvas. I'm still waiting for the numbness to wear off so I can pick up a brush again. Pretend you know what I mean. I'm still figuring it out--and in the meantime, typing instead of painting.

My Interests

I do like so many things, but it seems I've misplaced them all somewhere.I'd be very interested in finding a copy of one of my favorite films "My Dinner with Andre."

I'd like to meet:

Andy Warhol. Picasso. Bill Nelson. Patti Smith. Marianne Faithful. Beck. Plus, Sam Shepard, Richard Linklater, Wallace Shaw, Paul Thomas Anderson, George Clooney, Steve Martin, Alan Sharp, John August, Robert Rodriguez, Larry McMurtry, and Salma Hayek so we could talk about movie-making and scriptwriting in particular. And I want to meet Robert Duval to see if he'd be willing to play a character I'm writing. Oh, and Sandra Bullock so I can pitch a sitcom to her (for her to produce, if she likes).I already met Danny Barnes. You can meet him too:
http://www.dannybarnes.com/audio/1-cornpone-sally.mp3Also, it would be really cool to meet the characters I've made up for my stories.

Music:

There is music in everything--especially in silence. Silence exacerbates the music in my head.If I started a music list, it would go on for days.

Movies:

I've decided that I like anything with Jack Black in it. There. I said it.I'd also like to see my stories get made into films. I'd love to see how other people would interpret my words and turn them into something aural and visual. That would be amazing!

Television:

Without TV I would have no portal into the world of pop culture. Oh... except myspace, but it's more of a sliding glass door.I am also developing a TV sitcom with my friend Bubba (aka DJ Spaghetti). It'll be a great combo of high and low brow, word play and slapstick. Which reminds me, I must say that I love "Everybody Hates Chris." It's got all of the characteristics of a classic and I hope it runs a very long time, including syndication.

Books:

Books I've Most Hated Most But Finished Anyway:
Moby Dick, Gravity's Rainbow, Chimera, Anna Karinin, and The DaVinci Legacy, which is not The DaVinci Code. The DaVinci Legacy is sooo bad, it's really funny.Favorite books (because I've read them multiple times):
A Prayer for Owen Meaney, The Winter of Our Discontent, Go Ask Alice, Popism: The Warhol 60s, Gorky Park, The Accidental Tourist, A Conspiracy of Dunces, The World According to Garp, The Shining, The Stand, The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Like Water for Chocolate, Being There, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Dugout.

Heroes:

The guy who performed the first tracheotomy. What brilliance! What nerve! Can you imagine cutting your buddy's throat so he can breathe? Can you imagine being in that crisis situation and having faith that this action might actually work and not kill him?

My Blog

Essay: The work of artist Susan Miiller

There's something about a Susan Miiller landscape--something common and familiar, yet something strange and even unsettling.  Whether it's a quick-handed pastel drawing or a carefully controlled ...
Posted by Joleson on Sun, 20 Aug 2006 04:38:00 PST

Video: Draka the Dragon from my screenplay Jitter-Mon

Myspace is such an amazing place! Look what I found! A video of Draka the Dragon, which I included in the climax of my screenplay Jitter-Mon, a punk story based in Austin, TX circa 1980. Thanks so muc...
Posted by Joleson on Sat, 02 Dec 2006 06:55:00 PST

Rejection 100

I saw actor Dennis Quaid speak to a group of students a while ago.  He said that Hollywood is a tough place and if you want to participate in it, you'd better get used to hearing the word "n...
Posted by Joleson on Sat, 02 Dec 2006 06:38:00 PST

If you want to read my screenplays

If you want to read my screenplays, please send a note and I will give you access by adding your name to my Preferred List.  In return, I hope that you will send me your comments on any script yo...
Posted by Joleson on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 06:27:00 PST

A workshop story: Norris

As part of the writers workshop I've been taking, we do writing exercises.  The exercises are based on prompts that Ron, our inspired workshop leader, provides us.  Each exercise uses a diff...
Posted by Joleson on Sat, 28 Oct 2006 08:06:00 PST

writers workshop 4

I cried again during workshop this week.  I am tired of writing about death--yet I know that the silencing demon will be the topic of my next screenplay.  I've put it off long enough.  ...
Posted by Joleson on Thu, 26 Oct 2006 08:36:00 PST

said, not said

It was nice to see Gibby last night.  I didn't tell him about the screenplay.
Posted by Joleson on Tue, 24 Oct 2006 05:39:00 PST

Intelligencia Jitter-Monica

Jitter-Mon is the name of the punk band in my screenplay as well as the name of the play itself.  Five of the seven main characters in my story are in the band.  Someone in my writer's group...
Posted by Joleson on Sat, 21 Oct 2006 01:14:00 PST

def indie

So, I probably should mention that "Jitter-Mon" is definitely an indie-style story.  It has just seven characters with significant dialog and the possibility of scores of extras who must enj...
Posted by Joleson on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 05:11:00 PST

writers workshop 3

The review of the first 30 pages of "Jitter-Mon" by the folks in my workshop went really well.  They asked really good questions about the characters and the plot. They helped me with small areas...
Posted by Joleson on Thu, 05 Oct 2006 06:23:00 PST