First Annual Freeper Screenplay Festival and Chili/Bar-B-Cue Cook-Off

Danny Lee ^ | 2-27-2005 | Danny Lee

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Well, Oscar Night is upon us again.

And if Chris Rock is nearly right, I might be the only straight white man who watches the Oscars for both the pretty women almost dressed plus the primetime fun of making rude comments as the awards are handed out.

I think I seen about every Academy Awards when I've been able to since my folks got a television set in 1955. It was always in the back of my mind to one night walk up and accept one of those small golden guys.

I tried the acting route, even obtaining a SAG Card, and made a very small splash in some very bad films and TV commercials. I was not good enough looking to be a leading man in the McQueen-Newman-Redford heyday and not ugly enough for the anti-hero period that followed. Proof of that is directly below:

It could be said I envisioned myself as the next John Wayne... Yet in truth came closer to the poorman's Gabby Hayes.

There are five stages in any actor's professional life. The first is "Who is Danny Lee?" The second is "Get me Danny Lee!" The third is "We need a Danny Lee type!" Fourth is "Where are the young Danny Lees?" And fifth and last is the "Who is Danny Lee?"

I, to be honest, am still in the first "Who is Danny Lee?" stage after 40 someodd years of acting.

BTW Danny Lee was nominated for an Oscar in 1979 for Best Visual Effects for The Black Hole and Yes... it was not me. I was in Hollywood at the time and found myself in a very funny situation that very Oscar Night. But that is a hot tub story for another time.

My writing was good enough to get my screenplays perused in La-La-Land, but I never seemed to be able to get them in front of the guy in the head office who would say, "Pay this Danny Lee fella a pile of money and let get this script on the screen!"

As the years have passed, I realize Hollywood and I have two different, distinct visions on film making. That and my declining years have me too crippled up to chase the ladiesand on too many medications to stay drunk... So all I have left is to chain smoke and wind my watch.

Also the politics of Hollywood and I have gone two entirely different directions. I stayed about the same and they went on a very hard left. This past election proves that without a shadow of a doubt.

Therefore, knowing there are some screenwriters here on Free Republic, I hereby declare the First Annual Freeper Screenplay Festival and Chili/Bar-B-Cue Cook-Off to be off and running!

There will not be any awards outside of criticism and indigestion. Freepers who have written screenplay may post links to their work and those FRers who cook can post their fixin's and methods for chili and grilling to perfection.

Now, what could be better for Oscar Night?

I Guess we shall find out...

[lowbridge]

In the 1960's & 70's I had bit parts in Fabian's A Bullet for Pretty Boy and John Agar's Hell's Raiders

You ought to go to IMDB and add your name there. Yp as many movies that you can remember. You're a member of SAG and you're not listed in the IMDB. I'm not SAG, and I am listed on IMDB. There's something wrong with that. :-)

[shezza]

(snort!) Oh, man, that was good! Dead, you rock.

[dead]

Thanks for reading it. I haven't written one of those in quite a while.

I have a whole book of them, if I may plug an old project. (Only $11.95)

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