Episode 4 - The Write Stuff

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Hooray for Hollywood!  In the midst of my recording this episode of Wunderkind! I had the opportunity to travel to LA for a speaking engagement.  While flying above the Hollywood Hills, I was thinking about the story... the dreams of Griffith Stein... my own dreams... and the dreams of everyone who sits in the dark and lights up inside when the story begins on the screen before them.  Movies truly are magical, and nothing evokes the magic more than Hollywood.  As my flight descended toward LAX I looked out the window and noticed some white against the hills in the distance. I grabbed my camera and zoomed in as far as my lens would allow... to capture a shot of the eponymous Hollywood sign.  It is quite appropriate for this podcast, so I'll share the picture with you here (the original, and then when I digitally zoom in).

And now back to our regularly scheduled programming:

THE STORY SO FAR...

Previously on Wunderkind!... As fate would have it, Hollywood Wunderkind Robbie Rosenberg and his wonder agent Izzy Cohen choose to hold a secret meeting about Robbie's new project at an obscure restaurant where they are confident they can speak freely without the risk of running into any producers or paparazzi.  Little did they know that O'REILLY'S SUSHI BAR & GRILL does have one regular Hollywood diner, the lowly projectionist Griffith Stein...  Our movie within a movie is starting to move faster as Griffith recognizes Rosenberg, and overhears him tell Izzy the plot of his new sure-to-be-a-hit idea, called WUNDERKIND...  As we wrapped up Episode 3, Robbie Rosenberg catches Griffith writing what he hears on an order pad.  Appalled, Rosenberg accuses Griffith of stealing his idea, which is perhaps not so far from the truth.  A guilt ridden Griffith grabs his notes and runs.  A high-speed Hollywood chase ensues as Robbie's limo is pit against the peddling projectionist...  Griffith on his bike manages to evade and avoid the rage filled Rosenberg, but not without a few bruises and a mangled bike... As Griffith makes it back to his apartment we begin Episode 4 - The Write Stuff.

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Episode 3 - Eavesdropping

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I'm back.... with another episode of Wunderkind! the podcast.  I am having a blast recording this for you and I can only hope you are having fun listening as well.  Please let me know by leaving me some feedback.  If you are enjoying Wunderkind! please don't be shy about it.  Tell your friends to listen and leave a review on iTunes.  I am relying on the kindness of strangers (and you) to help me spread the word about Wunderkind!   

As you may or may not know, earlier in my career I spent 14 years in the film and television industry and was very much in the thick of it when I wrote Wunderkind!  As someone who loves the movies, I wanted to tell a story of Hollywood dreams, perhaps an expression of my own dreams... After all, everyone who loves the movies, at one time or another has dreamed of being a Wunderkind!  Haven't you?

In this episode we re-join our projectionist protagonist, Griffith Stein, as his path crosses once again with the real Wunderkind, Robbie Rosenberg.  As you'll soon find out, Griffith's humble life is beginning to take on the look and feel of... well, a movie...

THE STORY SO FAR...

Previously in Wunderkind.... In Episode 2 we took a peek inside the apartment of studio projectionist Griffith Stein, to learn he is truly a cinemaniac.  Everything he owns is movie related, from his refrigerator filled with popcorn and bon-bons, to his vast CD collection of showtunes and soundtracks.  We learned that Griffith writes a newsletter called "Celluloid Cellibates" and that his mom, back in Florida, thinks her son is a bigshot Hollywood mogul...  Meanwhile, we met Robbie Rosenberg's hotshot agent, Izzy Cohen, and learn that he is pressuring Robbie Rosenberg for details about his next movie project, which is top secret while Izzy Cohen is re-negotiating Robbie's deal with the studio.  Cohen agrees to meet Robbie to discuss his new idea, and to avoid running into any industry insiders they meet at an obscure Irish and Japanese joint, O'Reilly's Sushi Bar & Grill... which just happens to be where Griffith has gone to get some dinner.  As we end episode two, Izzy Cohen's limo driver gets lucky, and soon Griffith will too!

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