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Josh

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About Me


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My name is Josh and I am a Longhorn. I am originally from Corpus Christi, TX. After graduating from The University of Texas at Austin (where I met my beautiful wife), I moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in entertainment. It has been a tough road, but I am currently the VP of Development for Mandalay Alliance Entertainment (www.mandalay.com). My wife and I enjoy cruising around LA looking at all the places it would be nice to live if we made more money. We also love going to movies and exploring the town.

My Interests


I enjoy watching ESPN, being a spectator of football and basketball. I also enjoy going to the park and shooting hoops. I wish I had more hobbies, but hobbies cost money that we could be using for other things. I love going to the movies and taking photos (nothing professional though). I also helped start a non-proft organization called Reel Angels. Check out the website:

I'd like to meet:

Mel Gibson, Tom Hanks, Reba McEntire, the Dixie Chicks, Tim Duncan, Vince Young, David Robinson, Eva Longoria (fellow Corpus Christi native), Kate Mulgrew, Ralph Winter, Phil Anschutz, and others. I know all that may seem so superficial, but I just think it would be fun to pick their brains or have intelligent conversations.

Music:

I enjoy music, but not to the point of knowing names of bands and albums. I guess I mostly listen to pop, country, or contemporary Christian, but nothing too hard. I have been learning a lot about neo-soul and rap from my job, which has been interesting. I can't say that I'm a fan yet, but I have a much deeper respect for it.

Below are videos of the Heineken Red Star Soul Tour 2006 & 2007, which I was instrumental in putting together.

heineken red star soul tour

Heineken Red Star Soul 2007 - Los Angeles with COMMON!!!

BarTabz's Compilation of the Heineken Red Star Soul event at Boulevard3.

Heineken Red Star Soul 2007 - Los Angeles with Chrisette Michele

Heineken Red Star Soul 2007 - Los Angeles with Raheem Devaughn

Heineken Red Star Soul 2007 - Cleveland with Raphael Saadiq

Movies:

There are way too many to choose from. I can safely say that my favorite film of all time is "Casablanca." However, I have movies that I love because I find them entertaining, and there are movies that I like because I think they are well made films. Below is my top 100, which combines those that I like to watch over and over as well as those that I think are just fundamentally good.

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Television:

The best show on television is Battlestar Galactica. I also have thoroughly enjoyed Heroes, The Amazing Race, LOST, Journeyman, and Pushing Daisies. Historically, I love Star Trek, specifically Voyager and The Next Generation. I'm trying to get into Deep Space 9, but the first couple of seasons aren't that great. Other than that, I practically live on ESPN. :)

Books:

I don't really read all that much, mainly because I spend most of my time reading scripts. However, I think my favorite book of all time is Jane Eyre. The Great Gatsby is probably a close second. The last series that I really enjoyed was Harry Potter. I also enjoyed the Eragon series and am looking forward to the next book.

Heroes:

I'm not really hero driven. I guess if I had to choose some people to emulate or look up to, I would probably categorize them: Godliness = my parents and my mother/father-in-law; Professional = Phil Anschutz (Walden Media); Marriage = my grandparents who were married for 70 years before my grandmother passed away; Overall = my wife for putting up with me, for being so beautiful and caring, for loving me, and for being the one who makes me feel needed in this world.

My Blog

Mom Update - 5/16/08

Dear friends, Thank you for continuing to pray for my mom.  I spoke with her this morning and she was very high-spirited, especially since she doesn't have to go back to chemo on Monday.  He...
Posted by Josh on Fri, 16 May 2008 08:53:00 PST

Mom Update - 3/23/08

Hi Friends...here is the latest update from my mom.  She wrote this one herself, so you can hear it from the horses mouth.  :)  Again, thank you for keeping her in your prayers! Josh De...
Posted by Josh on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:58:00 PST

Mom Update - 2/25

Dear Friends, I just wanted to let everyone know that my mom started her weekly treatments today.  That means she has to go in once a week for 12 weeks for a treatment that is less strong than th...
Posted by Josh on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 01:36:00 PST

Mom Update - 1/24/08

Hi Friends, Here is another update from my mom with some good news! I had a chest scan on Monday.  It is more thorough than an x-ray.  The doctor's office called Tuesday morning to tell me t...
Posted by Josh on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:40:00 PST

Mom Update - 1/20/08

Dear Friends, This is the latest from my mom: Dear Family and Friends:  I thought you would like to hear what all is going on with me.  I think most of you know that I developed breast cance...
Posted by Josh on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:39:00 PST

Mom Update - 1/14/08

Dear Friends, Thank you so much for your continued prayers for my mom and her fight against breast cancer.  She had her latest treatment a week ago today and felt the full effects of it late last...
Posted by Josh on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:09:00 PST

Mom Update - 1/3/08

Hi friends! I'm sorry it has been so long since my last update.  I have been traveling around Texas, which has included visiting my mom.  We arrived in Corpus Christi at a time when she was ...
Posted by Josh on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 09:41:00 PST

Mom Update 12/14/07

Dear Friends, A quick update on my mom:   I spoke with her last night and she said she was feeling great!  The previous day she had been given a shot that contained red blood cells...
Posted by Josh on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:30:00 PST

Mom Update - 12/7/2007

Well...I have some good news and bad news.  First, the good news:  My mom's white blood cell count rose above 2500 (it got down to about 500 a couple day ago) and her temperature stabilized...
Posted by Josh on Sat, 08 Dec 2007 11:22:00 PST

Update on my mom’s cancer

Some of you may have received this by email, but those of you who didn't, here is a brief update.  Oh...I realize that some of you also probably had no idea that my mom has cancer since I haven't...
Posted by Josh on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 07:04:00 PST