LaLa Land

Great to see some of the LA fellas working hard to stay connected! They dined at Dear John's, a Rat Pack era eatery that Frank Sinatra himself would have loved...

LtoR: Stewart, Kerr, Wareck and Weir.

LA Steak Night

Many of the LA crew got together for dinner this summer.  Nice work Jim, Al, Andy and Brad!

Together

Well, 2015 will soon be only a memory, like all the years, days and minutes since May of 1983 when we were together as a class.  Here's to a 2016 worth remembering...

The best part of this blog is seeing how we gather on purpose or impromptu and almost always share a story and a laugh.

Kudos to Sean Nottage and Chris Davey for connecting at the Brick Church in Old Deerfield for Christmas Eve service and then at the living creche in the barn behind the Deerfield Inn.  Lots of tradition in that town....

Also, huge congrats to Adam Feiges for helping get the LA crowd together for some laughs in Manhattan Beach.  In the photo are Wareck, Tenenbaum, Feiges and Weir.  You figure it out!

Bahamian actor to be interviewed on radio show

Stolen right from Facebook so you wouldnt miss it... ArtOvation with TaDa is a weekly one-hour radio show of one-on-one interviews with the brightest personalities in arts, entertainment and innovation!

Tune in to ArtOvation on Star 106.5 FM Saturdays at 8am EST (in Bahamas) or online via www.star106fm.com. This week's guest is actor, D. Sean Nottage.

READ MORE: http://tinyurl.com/c56m369 —

see him in the trailer for his latest film: WindJammers.  We need to get Wareck and Weir writing for this guy!

Newlyweeds accepted to Sundance Film Festival

Jim Wareck's second career got another boost recently when his latest film project, NEWLYWEEDS, was accepted to SFF 2013 (IMDb, Facebook).  Jim did not write this one but is a Producer and plays a character in the movie called: "Hedge Fund Coke Fiend".

 Jim and Brad are working on their next screen play as well.

Vermont Impromptu

So I'm in South Burlington and Jim Wareck calls me to tell me he is getting on a plane to Burlington Friday night.  He was planning on a writing weekend with writing partner Brad Weir.  I convinced them to rally for a beverage and the rest is history.  More big things cookin' for Wareck and Weir!

BTB Finally!

Jim Wareck just announced on Facebook that the movie he wrote with Brad Weir is now available for purchase and on Netflix! Put it in your queue or click here to purchase http://www.ottercreekmp.com/Coming%20Soon/BTB/BTB.html. Nice work boys!

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and here's one on the creative process...sort of!

Wareck in Washington Post

When working in politics, being mentioned in the Washington Post isnt always a good thing. But Jim Wareck will probably take this press about his new movie and how it reflects the lexcion of DC representations. Sorry that co-writer Brad Weir gets short shrift in this one...(image is a scene from the movie)

Festival Genius Audience Award: vote for BTB!

Jim and Brad's movie, "Below the Beltway" now being considered for national fan award. With the elections over, you have more time to VOTE!

Festival Genius Audience Award

Two more bite the dust...

Happy Birthday...
Kevin McKelvey - May 22
Brad Weir - May 23
Thanks again Facebook.

Sounds like it might be time for a survey about TURNING 45! What's true? What's not? Are you where you expected? Why? Why not? Should you have a house policy on X-Box to guide your kids?

Send ideas for questions to jgknight83@gmail.com!

It's "BTB" now...

Continuing congrats to Jim and Brad on their movie "Below The Beltway". Stealing from Jim's FB posts:
"Apologies for the Belated Update: Beltway premiered to extremely favorable audience reaction last Friday at Newport Beach. Sustained laughter throughout and appreciation for movie in its whole. Great showing both by BTB family and people off street. Minor tech tweaks this week and then onto the market. Complete appreci...ation to all who made it down and congrats to a fantasdtic, talented dedicated team.
then
BELOW THE BELTWAY WINS AUDIENCE AWARD @ NEWPORT BEACH FILM FEST

Local stars talk 'Beltway' | POLITICO CLICK

Big Week for Jim and Brad as premier on April 23 at Newport FF looms! Good Luck!!!

Local stars talk 'Beltway' (Click for full story)

- ANNE SCHROEDER MULLINS at POLITICO CLICK

Not surprising anymore?

Fresh off FB is this post from Jim Wareck...

"BELOW THE BELTWAY has been chosen as one of the closing night features @ the Newport Beach Film Fest April 29th. Congrats and thanks to a great and dedicated cast and crew."

The film was written by Jim and Brad Weir, produced by Jim.

Also note in final scene, actor Kip Pardue (Sunshine from Remember the Titans) , one of the costars, is sporting a IHL Jersey-unfortunately a Blackhawks jersey not a Bruins. Had to talk him into it as he kept saying his character is not "some prep school" dude.

Did you ever think you'd be seeing a photo of Jim (or Brad) on the red carpet???

Wareck and Weir filming movie: REALLY!

Below the belt (http://www.politico.com/blogs/anneschroeder/)

The low-budget indie flick “Below the Beltway” has been spotted filming around town with actors who aren’t your usual low-budget indie guys: Tate Donovan, Kip Pardue, Sarah Clarke, Spencer Garrett (who, interestingly, is playing Tom DeLay in “Casino Jack”), and director Dave Fraunces, who actually was RFK in “Bobby.” It’s all due to a former House, Senate and Mayor Anthony Williams guy — Jim Wareck. He dreamed up and wrote the movie about what really happens in D.C. “There’s never been a realistic portrayal of staffers,” he says. Basically: A character has fallen from grace and wants to get back in the scene — but eventually all the characters realize “there is life above the Beltway.” “It’s damn hard to do,” Wareck says of the movie process. “It’s like fighting the devil with a bucket of water.” Still, the movie was being shot in Alexandria over the weekend with a few cameos: Chris Matthews, Jack and Susanna Quinn and former Mayor Williams. And there’s more to come: Wareck is putting his friends in as much as possible, like former John Kerry gal Amy Dacey, Quinn Gillespie’s Virginia Hume and the Food Network’s Duff Goldman. Sadly, the new Rules communications director Vince Morris has been cut. “He hasn’t forgiven me,” Wareck says with a laugh. Matthews’ son, Michael, is “the MVP” of the set, Wareck says — he’s the locations manager. The power breakfast scene involved Matthews calling Pardue’s character “a jerk.” Susanna Quinn was Matthews’ breakfast partner, while Jack Quinn was seated with Williams, and Jack Quinn also assails Pardue’s character, calling him “an [expletive]” while Williams says, laughing, “Take a number.” Hopefully, there will be a Mayor Fenty cameo, too, talking about D.C.’s voting rights, and rumor has it they’ll be filming in POLITICO’s offices over the weekend. “It’s tough to make comedy in D.C. authentic when Joe Lieberman wins the funniest man in D.C. contest every year — it’s not a funny town,” Wareck says. The movie’s filming for 19 days, but “it’s not the best 19 days of your life,” Wareck notes. “It’s like you’re two days out from Election Day every day. ... Producing is like managing a campaign.” Always political.

By Anne Schroeder Mullins June 10 at 04:00 AM