2008 Presidential leader - John Edwards

I took down my YouTube video of Barrack Obama at my local community college that had 10,000 hits over the last year. Why?

After much thought, and watching an interview on TV's CHARLIE ROSE TV show, John Edwards is my choice (so far) as we stand one week from the Iowa Caucus. Edwards was a front runner in 2004, and I particularly like his plan of action - specifics, as mentioned on Charlie Rose's show. The others haven't been specific.

Today's tragedy in Pakistan made me think how the candidates would react...and John Edwards would have a measured response to a growing problem.

Work on music dramedy going well

This week I jumped back into the third draft of a comedy-drama script about forming a band in the 90s. The songs covered a lot of styles (metal, acoustic, surf, rockabilly, spoken word) and were all original. I have the notion to turn it into a novel, to go into things more, and may at some point. Maybe No. 3. I wrote the first draft in 6 weeks and it was probably the easiest work of my writing life. Five songs will be highlighted and am leaving room for well-known songs to be on a soundtrack.

It isn't totally autobiographical, but that's Hollywood. I'm sure readers of it who know me will say, yep, that's him -

What it's about is more important than actual events. Through the rewrite I'm tapping into bands of the late 70s. While I'm into so many styles of music, it harkens to New Wave bands - ones who made videos that looked like they were made on a $500 budget, but sonically and lyrically had much to say, like The Clash and Elvis Costello. In fact, life is more lo-fi, more small-time than big budget. It easily can be an indie film and I would be shocked otherwise.

More on it. My intention is to finish by year's end and get it to an agent pronto.