Up early today to fight the traffic into Los Angeles.
Today we register at Central Casting. Back home in Pittsburgh, Judy and I have been working as extras in movies made there. Thanks to our friend Nancy who got the info from her friends Becky and Don, we got to work on some films and other projects.
So far, between us we have been in seven movies, a TV commercial, a PBS documentary and a TV show. The basic function of an extra is to stand, sit or walk somewhere in the background while the actors are acting. It’s been a fun and interesting hobby. They don’t pay enough for it to be a career, so I call it a hobby.
We figured if we could get that much work in Pittsburgh, we could get some in Hollywood. But in order to do that you have to register with the casting company that handles extras. In Pittsburgh, the casting company does everything on line and for free. In Hollywood, it’s done in-line, in person and for a fee, but what the hell. The ultimate for me would be as a dead body on CSI.


We had the classic beef French dip. A generous mound of incredibly juicy and tender roast beef served on a French baguette that has been “dipped” in beef juice. This was an outstanding sandwich.

The bonus for us was the guest on tonight’s show…Betty White! We are both big fans and it was great to see her in person. She is always charming and funny.
Getting out of the show around 6:00 p.m. put us smack in the middle of evening rush hour traffic. It took almost two hours to make the 65 mile journey back to the resort. I would kill myself if I had to do that every day.
If you’re interested, here are the movies we’ve done.
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