Steph and I took our 4th trip to LA in the last 2 years since we are part of something I cannot discuss. But every time we go, I realize two things: 1) how much I would never want to live here and 2) how many friends I either already know or have made going there.
The other thing I noticed this last trip was how much freakin' movie advertisements there are... everywhere. Getting into the marketing part of THE LAST EAGLE SCOUT, I am looking at how much everything has got to cost and I can see millions of dollars in ads (buses, billboards, cabs). Tons of creative ways to let me know that the Smurfs are now on the big screen, or this new Harry Potter movie is "the end".
I went to a few events to promote THE LAST EAGLE SCOUT, and have drummed up enough grass-root support to justify a theater opening in LA. So we will officially open in SLC and LA. Dallas will have to wait, but will probably be the second or third week.
Speaking of Drumming, we got to see our old friend Alfonzo Rachel, who takes on a small role in TLES as a guard at a booth at the Mexican border. He is also a drummer, so he played in a band with Gary Graham, who we also have become friends with. I remember Gary in Star Trek playing a vulcan ambassador on the Enterprise series.
Another new friend we made was Lloyd, a friend of my colorist George. Lloyd just finished his independent feature, can't remember the name of it at this writing (sorry about that, Lloyd). But he held a showing in LA and supposedly got a good response. I wish him the best.
We also got to talk more with Bill Whittle, who is a producer with a new company Declaration Entertainment, a film company that is producing some new material with some similar patriotic themes at THE LAST EAGLE SCOUT. The first is called THE ARROYO. We wish him the best with his projects as well.
It was a little different since this was kind of like a "party", I did get a chance to hang a few 8 foot banners on TLES, pass out material and talk about the film on the microphone. I got a ton of good response after I talked. (I just hope the guys who were drunk remember me).
