Recycling life...and living again.

Here I sit in Starbucks on Santa Monica Bl. in West Hollywood. I decided to take a mini vacation which I've been putting off for several months. Since I've become an independent contractor again so much has been happening. The latest thing and probably the most out of left field was being direct booked on the remake of "Footloose". I ended up working in two scenes. One in a cowboy bar and one out on a farm at night. I got to work with Jamal Sims and Dondraiko Johnson and had a blast. These guys are so easy to work with. I can't express how grateful I am to them to have me be a part of "Footloose". From the fitting on it brought me in contact with people that I know from my life in L.A. The wardrobe assistant was Bob Mackie's assistant when I did the last Cher show in Vegas and was a treat to see his face again. As I was leaving the fitting I passed a wall of photos from the original "Footloose" which were of my friend Peter Tramm who was Kevin Bacon's dance double and who has since passed on...it gave me a sense of connection to my past and present at the same time. Life is truly cyclical. Then one of the dancers they hired from L.A. was in the movie to, Nanci Anderson. I've known her since she was 19 and we danced in Hysterica Dance Company together. So amazing and beautiful to see her in her womaness. Now here I am in L.A. visiting and enjoying the 90 degree weather, surrounded by screenwriter working on scripts. The sun is beaming through the window and casting intense stripes on the people standing in front of me. The energy of creation and hope is darting around the room. Familiar faces passing by, faces from my past and my future. Loving being connected to the life around me.