One More Thing Before We Go: Thought Chuck for Jan. 8
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Proof of Nerd ID by Charles Cron
GOOD WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT EDITION
According to a 1920’s edition of the silver screen fan magazine Photoplay, the chances against a girl succeeding in Hollywood were 10,000 to 1.
- Oscar-winning actress Norma Shearer
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Wonder what those odds are now.
Wonder what those odds are now.
I was wondering the EXACT same thing!
I was wondering the EXACT same thing!
Are you kidding?! It's probably WORSE!!!
"Everyone's an actor in Rome these days…"
Are you kidding?! It's probably WORSE!!!
"Everyone's an actor in Rome these days…"
oh, i bet it's way worse now. back then it was still slightly disreputable to be an actor. now everyone and their mom thinks they can be a STAH with no work or talent. and they're not wrong: paris hilton, for example.
i bet it's more like 20,000 to 1 now. or even worse.
oh, i bet it's way worse now. back then it was still slightly disreputable to be an actor. now everyone and their mom thinks they can be a STAH with no work or talent. and they're not wrong: paris hilton, for example.
i bet it's more like 20,000 to 1 now. or even worse.
Redheaded Stepchild is right – in the early days of silent film, the stage was considered the place where an actor showed their chops – you didn't dare tell anyone you worked in the movies. In fact, the word "movie" is a nickname which the residents of Hollywood coined in order to label the so-called "undesirable" film workers during the silent film days.
Redheaded Stepchild is right – in the early days of silent film, the stage was considered the place where an actor showed their chops – you didn't dare tell anyone you worked in the movies. In fact, the word "movie" is a nickname which the residents of Hollywood coined in order to label the so-called "undesirable" film workers during the silent film days.
there's a great song that my uncle put on a tape for me once (a tape! i KNOW!). it was a vaudeville routine-type-song of a guy singing about how he doesn't dare tell his mother he's an actor. he tells her that the powder on his shirt from makeup is cocaine rather than tell her that he's "on the boards."
god, i wish i knew the name of that song. it was fantastic.
there's a great song that my uncle put on a tape for me once (a tape! i KNOW!). it was a vaudeville routine-type-song of a guy singing about how he doesn't dare tell his mother he's an actor. he tells her that the powder on his shirt from makeup is cocaine rather than tell her that he's "on the boards."
god, i wish i knew the name of that song. it was fantastic.
found it! god bless smart uncles with nerdy friends: http://www.mudcat.org/@displaysong.cfm?SongID=996…
found it! god bless smart uncles with nerdy friends: http://www.mudcat.org/@displaysong.cfm?SongID=996…
It's probably close to the same.
It's probably close to the same.