Philadelphia!!!!

It is that time again, probably a little past "that time," but what can I say, I have been busy. Gosh, now that I am thinking about it, I have been real busy, Kira too and a lot has happened since I last wrote.

Kira got settled into her place in Philly the Sunday before I left, however the house that she had moved into was up for sale and wouldn't you know it, it sold. We did not expect it to move so quickly. Kira was in a bit of a panic because she was out there looking for a job and did not know where she was going to live. The place she was in was perfect and the price was right. Now, remember she could always move in with my brother, her uncle, but his location is so remote it would be a difficult area for her to be, but it was good to know that she would not end up out in the street. She had a few options that popped up during the next few weeks but nothing panned out. Meanwhile, she was called back to reshoot some stuff for her film and that was interfering with her starting a job and trying to find a place to live. The film crew were trying to coordinate with all the other actors and the schedule kept changing from day to day. That was not helping at all.

The night before she was supposed to move out I was talking to her on the phone and she still did not know what she was going to do. My brother was going to pick up her stuff the next day if she did not have a place to live. She saw two guys that she had met earlier sitting out on their deck. She told me that she would call me back. She headed across the street and a few hours later she called me back and she had a place to live. The move was quick and short. Way to go Kira. She has two male roommates (nothing romantic) and she really likes living there. Ironically one of her roommates was actually in Denver when she was here. His brother lives in Denver and he just happened to be coming out for vacation. He came to our house one day so we were able to meet him. I feel better at least know one of the guys. The day she was flying to Denver she got a call for a job. She told them she was coming to Denver to work for a few weeks and that she would be back. They told her to call when she got back, she did, and has been working at the local Marathon Grill ever since, it just happens to be only 6 blocks from where she is living now. It all worked out for the best but for about a month it was pretty crazy.

Kira slipped back into Denver and did not want to get involved in all the drama so she kept very busy working, 13 - 15 hour days and a few trips to Denver for voice over work kept her out of the public's eye until she showed up on the cover of the Colorado Daily. Dressed in custom for her shoot and her name not listed she was still able to keep under the radar, however she autographed a lot of newpapers that day on set, including many of her fellow actors wanted her autographs. Disappointment arrived when it was discovered that Kira's contract with the film only paid her if she did 7 or more days of reshoots. They kept it to only 5 days and thus no money. We will watch for that on the next contact. The good thing is that Kira will get residuals from this film so we hope it sells! There is a website but there is not much going on there right now. http://www.generositythefilm.com However, they have some cool t-shirts with the cast on them and the home page of the website has the graphic that is on the t-shirts. They are $10.00 and I am trying to purchase some more, let me know if you are interested.

I was able to attend the rough cut of the film since Kira was not around. The interesting thing about that was that none of the main characters showed up for that. Kira said a lot of them and including her struggle with watching themselves on screen. Anyway, it was so cool to see it. They have a lot of editing to do and they need to fix some of the sound and add scenes but it was very cool. We were able to write suggestions and make comments of ways to improve the film. I wrote a few pages, I am not sure if they will do anything with my suggestions but you never know. It was fun either way and it was so cool to see Kira on the big screne. There was some pretty good acting. One of the ladies sitting next to me said that Kira's character was the most compelling and I have to agree, she was good, even if I am her mom. What can I say.

Kira said good bye and jetted back to the East Coast. She really loves it out there and seems to be settling in nicely. She went to NYC last week to help promote an event that is happening this week. She got her first pay check yesterday and is heading into NYC today to participate in the event she was promoting last week. I do not think she gets paid but she is networking and it could turn into something eventually. More about that later!

It has been nearly 4 months since she left and in some ways it only seems like yesterday. She is working with her Agent/Manager team to get prepared to approach the agencies in Philadelphia. She has seen Mark Whalberg jogging down the street of Philly, she says he is much hotter in person! She was standing next to Robin Williams on the streets of NYC and someone asked her for her autograph, they did not even see Robin Williams. She is still hooked up with her agent in Denver so if something comes up in Denver and there is money involved she could come back here and work for a while. She has an audition in Denver next March for a local production and she has had a few other things pop up but she is keeping focused on the big picture. Once she is ready to go in Philadelphia it is a much bigger market than Denver and NYC is so close. She will have lots of opportunity to work.

Thanks for your support until next time, take care!
Marianne & Kira