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Archive for July, 2007

Auditioning for Temptation

Thursday, July 26th, 2007

You win this round, Hollywood. I’m in LA staying with my cousins who have graciously offered me room and board during my effort to get myself on a game show. I came down here to audition for Temptation, a new game show that is ostensibly a remake of the classic game show $ale of the [...]

We’ve Noticed That People Who Spy On One Person…

Tuesday, July 10th, 2007

A couple of months ago, my co-worker David came to me with a question. Our boss, Dan, wouldn’t tell him his birthday. David asked if I could find it for him. I ended up finding it through a public-records search provider called PeopleFinders. It cost $10 to get our boss’s birthday, address, phone numbers, previous [...]

L.A. Doesn’t Take “No” For An Answer. I’m Going.

Thursday, July 5th, 2007

Remember that noncommittal pap I wrote three days ago about saying no to visiting L.A. on one week’s notice to audition for a game show? Well, the casting director for Temptation, the show in question (no relation to Temptation Island), provided a few more dates later in the month. After much deliberation I decided to [...]

Temptation Auditions in Los Angeles Only

Monday, July 2nd, 2007

One of my old favorite game shows, $ale of the Century, is being remade as Temptation. Now that I’m old enough to try out, I found an ad on-line and responded to it. According to a post on BuzzerBlog the auditions are underway only in the Los Angeles area. I was disappointed to see that [...]