Happy Holidays, blogsurfers!
The Last Tango cast and crew are on vacation, and our play is coming along very well. We can't wait for our January 25 preview! Along the way, as mentioned, we've come across a few plays about our Marlon and his troupe, but our official stand is that while we are slightly disappointed not to be first, we are not in the least bit deterred from being the best. All of us at Fletcher Rhoden.com stand behind the play and the novella (not to mention the Charlie Kaufman-esque teleplay I've just completed) and we know that nothing that may have come before it or will come after will be quite the same.
Trafford Publishing is readying the first printing of the LAST TANGO WITH MARLON for a late January/early February release to coincide with the opening of the play here in Los Angeles.
In unrelated news, there is wild speculation that a certain well-known B-movie producer and distributor has made an offer on STUMP THE BAND (Boathouse Studios, story by Fletcher Rhoden). We have no confirmation on if the seven-time award-winning festival-favorite slasher indie will be aquired by this well-known but currently annonymous company, as there have appearantly been several recent offers for the feature. But we will announce whatever news we have here and on the NEWS page of the home site, Fletcher Rhoden.com.
We are also currently looking for photographers with a 35.mm digital camera for some publicity shots in exchange for promotional consideration. Considering the publicity this play is likely to generate, this could be a great opportunity. Contact information is on the play's site page, www.fletcherrhoden.com/lasttangowithmarlon
Happy holidays,
FR
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Last Tango With Marlon: NOT A Love Lost Life
Greetings, blog readers:
As the year ends the LAST TANGO WITH MARLON juggernaut continues. We're on schedule for our three-week run in February '08, the novella has been turned into Trafford Publishing for a late January release. Santa even seems to have brought a special gift to the crew this year, but I can't, um, open it yet.
One interesting thing that crossed the eye of www.Fletcher Rhoden.com as we were setting up our new LAST TANGO WITH MARLON MySpace page is that there was a new stage play produced this year ('07) about our boy, Marlon Brando, called A LOVE LOST LIFE. It did pretty well at a few festivals back east and got plenty of good reviews. We here at fletcherrhoden.com/lasttangowithmarlon want to congratulate the cast and crew of ALLL. We had no idea until setting up our MySpace account this very day (12/12/07) that such a play existed. But without having seen it, we can already tell there are plenty of differences. Our play focuses on the friendship of Brando and Wally Cox (we doubt he's in ALLL which seems to take place near Brando's death in 2004). This undoubtedly fine play seems to be more of a drama, whereas our production leans toward the comedic. And I can't imagine they cooked up some of the wild stuff we have planned in our LAST TANGO WITH MARLON. I'm sure some themes overlap -- they're bound to. I'd like to see ALLL, I'm sure the two plays would make a fascinating study in contrast and comparison. But a man as big (figuratively and literally) as Marlon Brando can surely sustain two plays (at least) and will likely be the subject of many more. Best of luck to us all! However, I must make one correction -- I said earlier in this blog that LAST TANGO WITH MARLON was the first play to feature Brando as the lead and I now realize I was in error. I stand corrected. So here I say officially (until further information dictates) that www.Fletcher Rhoden.com presents LAST TANGO WITH MARLON, the SECOND play about the great actor Marlon Brando. We think it's still the first novella about him though!
Best of the season.
FR
As the year ends the LAST TANGO WITH MARLON juggernaut continues. We're on schedule for our three-week run in February '08, the novella has been turned into Trafford Publishing for a late January release. Santa even seems to have brought a special gift to the crew this year, but I can't, um, open it yet.
One interesting thing that crossed the eye of www.Fletcher Rhoden.com as we were setting up our new LAST TANGO WITH MARLON MySpace page is that there was a new stage play produced this year ('07) about our boy, Marlon Brando, called A LOVE LOST LIFE. It did pretty well at a few festivals back east and got plenty of good reviews. We here at fletcherrhoden.com/lasttangowithmarlon want to congratulate the cast and crew of ALLL. We had no idea until setting up our MySpace account this very day (12/12/07) that such a play existed. But without having seen it, we can already tell there are plenty of differences. Our play focuses on the friendship of Brando and Wally Cox (we doubt he's in ALLL which seems to take place near Brando's death in 2004). This undoubtedly fine play seems to be more of a drama, whereas our production leans toward the comedic. And I can't imagine they cooked up some of the wild stuff we have planned in our LAST TANGO WITH MARLON. I'm sure some themes overlap -- they're bound to. I'd like to see ALLL, I'm sure the two plays would make a fascinating study in contrast and comparison. But a man as big (figuratively and literally) as Marlon Brando can surely sustain two plays (at least) and will likely be the subject of many more. Best of luck to us all! However, I must make one correction -- I said earlier in this blog that LAST TANGO WITH MARLON was the first play to feature Brando as the lead and I now realize I was in error. I stand corrected. So here I say officially (until further information dictates) that www.Fletcher Rhoden.com presents LAST TANGO WITH MARLON, the SECOND play about the great actor Marlon Brando. We think it's still the first novella about him though!
Best of the season.
FR
Friday, December 7, 2007
Last Tango With Marlon press release
Friends and fans, the official press release for my new two-act stage play, LAST TANGO WITH MARLON, is now up at the Last Tango With Marlon yahoo! group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lasttangowithmarlon It's got quotes, information, a lot of neat insider stuff. You can read it for FREE! (Although you do have to be a member to post -- which is also FREE!) You'll want to be a member anyway, with all the new updates and exciting polls and conversations about this exciting play and novella. The 3-week world premiere run is fast approaching (Feb 1 - 16) and you'll want to enjoy every stage of this growing phenom.
To that effect, I guess this is as good a time as any for another production diary: Frank brought in a dvd of the Marlon Brando / Larry King interview, which we all found entertaining and informative (I learned most of the best information during the writing, but it was still plenty entertaining). Everything else is right on track for our preview at the end of January. We're already getting reservations for opening night, so don't delay -- call today!
I sent in the manuscript for the novella of LAST TANGO WITH MARLON and the Canadian publishing house Trafford should have it out by the end of January. Upcoming, a few excerpts will be posted on the home site, so stay tuned!
www.fletcherrhoden.com/lasttangowithmarlon
Best,
FR
To that effect, I guess this is as good a time as any for another production diary: Frank brought in a dvd of the Marlon Brando / Larry King interview, which we all found entertaining and informative (I learned most of the best information during the writing, but it was still plenty entertaining). Everything else is right on track for our preview at the end of January. We're already getting reservations for opening night, so don't delay -- call today!
I sent in the manuscript for the novella of LAST TANGO WITH MARLON and the Canadian publishing house Trafford should have it out by the end of January. Upcoming, a few excerpts will be posted on the home site, so stay tuned!
www.fletcherrhoden.com/lasttangowithmarlon
Best,
FR
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Last Tango With Marlon reservation line open, production diary
As promised, bloglovers, the reservation line for LAST TANGO WITH MARLON is now open: 323-667-9113. You can also email the reservations to fletcherrhoden@yahoo.com. But be sure to check out the webpage, www.fletcherrhoden.com/lasttangowithmarlon. This play is a very exciting project, and the 3-week world-premiere run in February '08 only has a limited amount of seats, so make those reservations now! Again, I can't say too much, but since this is the first-ever play with Marlon Brando as the lead character, and since our actors our very well connected, you can expect lots of celebrity appearances. I've already seen a few of the names on the list, and while I can't repeat them, let me say that even I am impressed. PLEASE KEEP YOUR RESERVATION CALLS TO BUSINESS HOURS, though you can call on the weekends as well as weekdays. IF YOU CALL, LEAVE A PHONE NUMBER WHERE YOUR RESERVATION CAN BE CONFIRMED. Press passes available, scribes!
I remember mentioning that I might keep an online production diary, so here's my first installment:
It took a while to get my cast, but it was worth the wait. Frank and Raf are tearing it up as Marlon and Wally. We're having fun in rehearsals and the overall flow of productivity is amazing. Before Raf, I was disappointed that my old friend and frequent collaborator Robbie Rist wouldn't be playing Wally, but things are turning out great with Raf, so it just goes to show you. This is no doubt some of my strongest writing, and I think both the play and the novella of LAST TANGO WITH MARLON will surpass anything I've done in the past.
There's more news and other fun stuff all the time at www.fletcherrhoden.com, and the latest production photos and other interactive stuff is available at the Yahoo! group, LAST TANGO WITH MARLON. It's free, it's safe (what more do you want from the internet?) There'll be posts, reviews, surveys -- don't miss the fun!
Blog ya later!
Fletcher Rhoden
I remember mentioning that I might keep an online production diary, so here's my first installment:
It took a while to get my cast, but it was worth the wait. Frank and Raf are tearing it up as Marlon and Wally. We're having fun in rehearsals and the overall flow of productivity is amazing. Before Raf, I was disappointed that my old friend and frequent collaborator Robbie Rist wouldn't be playing Wally, but things are turning out great with Raf, so it just goes to show you. This is no doubt some of my strongest writing, and I think both the play and the novella of LAST TANGO WITH MARLON will surpass anything I've done in the past.
There's more news and other fun stuff all the time at www.fletcherrhoden.com, and the latest production photos and other interactive stuff is available at the Yahoo! group, LAST TANGO WITH MARLON. It's free, it's safe (what more do you want from the internet?) There'll be posts, reviews, surveys -- don't miss the fun!
Blog ya later!
Fletcher Rhoden
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Last Tango With Marlon stage play performances set
Greetings bloggers:
Those of you who follow my new blog have been waiting for this: the performance dates for the world premiere run of my new stage play in two acts, LAST TANGO WITH MARLON, are now up at www.fletcherrhoden.com/lasttangowithmarlon. In a nutshell, it's the first three Friday and Saturday nights in February, 2008, at the Mt. Hollywood theater in Los Feliz Village. Tickets are just $20, including free street parking and complimentary refreshments! Big stars are expected to turn out (it is a play about Marlon Brando, after all). Our two actors, Frank Cavestani (Marlon Brando) and Raf Mauri (Wally Cox) are extremely well connected, that's all I'm allowed to say at this point. Reservations (strongly recommended) are being taken as of Dec. 1 -- contact information is on the site page. Press passes available. I'm no less excited about the novella, to be published by Trafford in January, 2008. Trafford published my acclaimed 2001 fact-based novella, THE TRIAL OF DAVY CROCKETT. There is also a new Yahoo! group, Last Tango With Marlon, where you will be able to check out publicity and production stills, read reviews and even post your own! Plus book store signings and much more!
Otherwise, I don't want to forget to give thanks to the Lord for all the good opportunities He's laying before me, and for bringing my family together this holiday season -- a rare and wonderful treat. Thanks also for all my new blogger friends, who have shown such incredible support and interest in my work. You guys rock!
See you at the theater, bloggers, but stay tuned to this blog and to www.fletcherrhoden.com for developments as they happen!
Fletcher Rhoden
Those of you who follow my new blog have been waiting for this: the performance dates for the world premiere run of my new stage play in two acts, LAST TANGO WITH MARLON, are now up at www.fletcherrhoden.com/lasttangowithmarlon. In a nutshell, it's the first three Friday and Saturday nights in February, 2008, at the Mt. Hollywood theater in Los Feliz Village. Tickets are just $20, including free street parking and complimentary refreshments! Big stars are expected to turn out (it is a play about Marlon Brando, after all). Our two actors, Frank Cavestani (Marlon Brando) and Raf Mauri (Wally Cox) are extremely well connected, that's all I'm allowed to say at this point. Reservations (strongly recommended) are being taken as of Dec. 1 -- contact information is on the site page. Press passes available. I'm no less excited about the novella, to be published by Trafford in January, 2008. Trafford published my acclaimed 2001 fact-based novella, THE TRIAL OF DAVY CROCKETT. There is also a new Yahoo! group, Last Tango With Marlon, where you will be able to check out publicity and production stills, read reviews and even post your own! Plus book store signings and much more!
Otherwise, I don't want to forget to give thanks to the Lord for all the good opportunities He's laying before me, and for bringing my family together this holiday season -- a rare and wonderful treat. Thanks also for all my new blogger friends, who have shown such incredible support and interest in my work. You guys rock!
See you at the theater, bloggers, but stay tuned to this blog and to www.fletcherrhoden.com for developments as they happen!
Fletcher Rhoden
Monday, November 12, 2007
New stuff at www.Fletcher Rhoden.com
Hello readers:
What an awesome response to the first fletcherrhodenblog! Let's get right to what's new at the home site, www.Fletcher Rhoden.com (www.fletcherrhoden.com): On the RADIO page, which attracts a surprising number of viewers, there are new episodes of "Writer's Block" (tv comedy writer Adrienne Armstrong guests) and "The MIghty Three" (Infrared Cameras and the AFI Top 100 Movies Supplemental List). Writers and film students should check it out! It's hard to believe that this year marks the 10th anniversary of "Daily Mahalia" and "Writer's Block," my first feature radio shows. "The Mighty Three" ran the year following, 1998.
The groups are back on the LINKS page: the FLETCHERRHODENGROUP specializes in my music and performances and features music and photos available nowhere else. MIGHTYONEPRODUCTIONS showcases my animated and live-action shorts, and BALLOONZEE is the home group for those lovable bight-eyed, animated balloon animals. Check out the BALLOONZEE page of the home site if you haven't checked out that great new children's programming. All the groups are free to join, family friendly and feature exclusive content and more. Join in the fun! There'll be a new group forming for the big stage play/novella that's coming up, and in just a few days I'll premiere the new page on the home site. As stated, performance dates won't be announced until after Thanksgiving, but you can get a sneak peak by the end of this week.
There are some new pieces on the MORE FANS page of my site -- it's an extention of the FANS page in the PAINTINGS... section of the site.
On the NEWS and LINKS pages you'll also find a link to... THIS BLOG, just in case you ever have trouble finding it.
It looks like the Eva James single "Judgement Day" will follow our collaboration "I Love You, Now Change" (Rhoden/Galbraith), onto a cd compilation this month. "I Love You, Now Change" is on the Songsalive! cd sampler 9 -- info on the site on the LINKS page. Both tunes feature Robbie Rist and myself on various instruments. Robbie produced at his now-defunct BOATHOUSE STUDIOS in 2006. You can hear them and see videos on the MUSIC, PERFORMANCES and VIDEOS pages of the home site.
It may not be news, but December weekend slots for party entertainer FLETCH THE CLOWN are already filling up fast, so email at fletcherrhoden@yahoo.com or check out the Fletch The Clown page at www.Fletcher Rhoden.com for more information! Best rates, full southland coverage, original comedy/magic/balloon and paint designs.
So that should keep you busy until the sneak peak at the new play and subsequent announcements. Bookmark the site (www.fletcherrhoden.com) and come back often!
Happy Veterans Day!
Fletcher Rhoden
What an awesome response to the first fletcherrhodenblog! Let's get right to what's new at the home site, www.Fletcher Rhoden.com (www.fletcherrhoden.com): On the RADIO page, which attracts a surprising number of viewers, there are new episodes of "Writer's Block" (tv comedy writer Adrienne Armstrong guests) and "The MIghty Three" (Infrared Cameras and the AFI Top 100 Movies Supplemental List). Writers and film students should check it out! It's hard to believe that this year marks the 10th anniversary of "Daily Mahalia" and "Writer's Block," my first feature radio shows. "The Mighty Three" ran the year following, 1998.
The groups are back on the LINKS page: the FLETCHERRHODENGROUP specializes in my music and performances and features music and photos available nowhere else. MIGHTYONEPRODUCTIONS showcases my animated and live-action shorts, and BALLOONZEE is the home group for those lovable bight-eyed, animated balloon animals. Check out the BALLOONZEE page of the home site if you haven't checked out that great new children's programming. All the groups are free to join, family friendly and feature exclusive content and more. Join in the fun! There'll be a new group forming for the big stage play/novella that's coming up, and in just a few days I'll premiere the new page on the home site. As stated, performance dates won't be announced until after Thanksgiving, but you can get a sneak peak by the end of this week.
There are some new pieces on the MORE FANS page of my site -- it's an extention of the FANS page in the PAINTINGS... section of the site.
On the NEWS and LINKS pages you'll also find a link to... THIS BLOG, just in case you ever have trouble finding it.
It looks like the Eva James single "Judgement Day" will follow our collaboration "I Love You, Now Change" (Rhoden/Galbraith), onto a cd compilation this month. "I Love You, Now Change" is on the Songsalive! cd sampler 9 -- info on the site on the LINKS page. Both tunes feature Robbie Rist and myself on various instruments. Robbie produced at his now-defunct BOATHOUSE STUDIOS in 2006. You can hear them and see videos on the MUSIC, PERFORMANCES and VIDEOS pages of the home site.
It may not be news, but December weekend slots for party entertainer FLETCH THE CLOWN are already filling up fast, so email at fletcherrhoden@yahoo.com or check out the Fletch The Clown page at www.Fletcher Rhoden.com for more information! Best rates, full southland coverage, original comedy/magic/balloon and paint designs.
So that should keep you busy until the sneak peak at the new play and subsequent announcements. Bookmark the site (www.fletcherrhoden.com) and come back often!
Happy Veterans Day!
Fletcher Rhoden
Monday, November 5, 2007
premiere post: 2007 in review and what's to come in 2008
Greetings, blog readers:
I am Fletcher Rhoden, and while this is the premiere post of the fletcherrhodenblog, some of you may already know me or my work. If not, this year-end review will help introduce my canon. Old friends and associates can catch up, and we can all take a look ahead together.
The first thing to consider is that all the work you will read about can be found at the home site, www.fletcherrhoden.com on various pages, such as MUSIC, PAINTINGS, ANIMATED SHORTS and so on. Everything on the site is free to view, although you can buy dvds, my 2001 novella THE TRIAL OF DAVY CROCKETT (Trafford) et al. if you so desire. There're plenty of links and lots of information on the site.
2007 was really a fantastic year. As 2006 rolled over I was creating BALLOONZEE, a children's program featuring bright-eyed balloon animals that entertain, educate and enthrall. The 1/2-hour dvd features an 11-minute pilot segment and 20 minutes of shorts, songs and gags created to California Content Standards. Teachers should really check this out! The first Webisode is up at Yahoo! video and Youtube and is accessible on the BALLOONZEE page of the home site. Two manuscripts for picture books are currently making the rounds at major publishing houses. I moved on to a romantic comedy screenplay SISTERELLA and then wrote a "chick-lit" novel of the same story, a modern-day Cinderella about three sisters who find disharmony when a budding rock star enters their lives. An excerpt is available free on my site, along with excerpts of FREEDOM HALL, WARRIOR TIDE and a few other unpublished novels. My agent, LEW WEITZMAN at PREFERRED ARTISTS, has sent SISTERELLA to New York as well. In May I wrote and illustrated another child's book, this one for early readers called THAT'S RUDE, JUDE, about a hyper-observant little boy who learns a valuable lesson about what NOT to say. It's out in two exciting digital formats: as a page-by-page readable version on the THAT'S RUDE, JUDE page of my site, and also as an animatic presentation narrated by the author. Rights are available to major publishers. That summer I had my first art show, a solo exhibit in NoHo called FLETCHER RHODEN SLEEPS WITH THE FISHES, featuring my marine scapes, fans and so on. It was so successful that it was extended from one month to two! There's a link to ENCHANTED DEVA'S, where I had the show, on the LINKS page of my site. I also did my second mural in Los Angeles, a tropical scene called KENMORE ISLAND -- see the MURALS page. Many of you may know my animated short subjects, such as RABBIT IN THE MOON or FRANK BEANS IN WALKEN THE WILD SIDE, but this year I returned to live-action shorts with my "Ice Road Truckers" parody MUDDER TRUCKERS and the Geico ad parody GIECO: CAVEMAN MEETS GECKO. These shorts earned some of my better numbers on Youtube in their first few weeks and are currently available to rent on a dvd called PIMP MY SHORTS, along with BALLOONZEE and a bunch of other DVDs. They're at a variety of the cooler rental outlets in LA like Rocket Video and Vidiots -- check the home site's DVD page for a complete list. All in all, my most popular web shorts remain RABBIT IN THE MOON, the dv short THE CHRISTOPHER WALKEN ECSTATIC DANCE ACADEMY and the live-performance video of the short's theme song, CAN'T STOP TALKIN' LIKE CHRISTOPHER WALKEN. They're on Youtube and on the VIDEOS and PERFORMANCES pages of my site, www.fletcherrhoden.com. This year also saw the release of STUMP THE BAND, produced by my friend Robbie Rist from a story by me. It's won 7 awards so far at various indie festivals, including best sound, best feature (twice, I think) and a bunch of others. Go to STUMPTHEBAND.COM to see the cool trailer. This year I also wrote a short subject for Robbie, which he hopes to direct in 2008. As if all this weren't enough, I've been busy performing at kids parties as FLETCH THE CLOWN -- full southland coverage, unbeatable rates and top-notch clowing. Check out the FLETCH THE CLOWN page at the site. The very latest news is that the Eva James single, "I LOVE YOU, NOW CHANGE" (Rhoden/Galbrath) is now on the Songsalive cd sampler 9, rights available to publishers. Check out this pop gem on the MUSIC page of my site (there's also a performance video of the tune on the PERFORMANCES page). You can check out the Eva James Band video JUDGMENT DAY on the VIDEOS page or go directly to Youtube. I play guitar (also played bass and sang on the recording, produced by Robbie Rist).
All of which brings us to the end of 2007 and into 2008. My next major project is a two-act stageplay to have its premiere run in Jan/Feb of 2008. I don't want to give too much away, but it involves the fabled friendship between two actors, at least one of whom is a bonefide legend. I have also written a novella of the same story, to be published by Trafford in Jan 2008. Trafford published my acclaimed novella THE TRIAL OF DAVY CROCKETT, which was called "A must read...not to be missed" and "thoughtful yet riveting from the first page to the last" by Midwest Book Review and wound up on a lot of Alamo recommended reading lists. You can sample it and buy it from Trafford or Amazon.com (5 stars!), or go to the links page of my site, www.fletcherrhoden.com. There will be a new page at the site for the new project after Thanksgiving, when performance and reservation information will be announced.
Various other scraps of info: People have been trying to contact me on MySpace, which is great, but I can't seem to access my page there anymore. I've tried, but I'm blocked -- don't know why, don't really care. But those of you who are trying to reach me there and can't can join the fletcherrhodengroup or mightyoneproductions group at Yahoo for free and post messages there if you like. You can also hear mp3s and see jpegs available nowhere else. There will be a new group for the new project soon as well.
Okay, that's all for now! Stay tuned for more information and don't forget to check out www.fletcherrhoden.com -- it's fun, it's free. It's me.
Fletcher Rhoden
I am Fletcher Rhoden, and while this is the premiere post of the fletcherrhodenblog, some of you may already know me or my work. If not, this year-end review will help introduce my canon. Old friends and associates can catch up, and we can all take a look ahead together.
The first thing to consider is that all the work you will read about can be found at the home site, www.fletcherrhoden.com on various pages, such as MUSIC, PAINTINGS, ANIMATED SHORTS and so on. Everything on the site is free to view, although you can buy dvds, my 2001 novella THE TRIAL OF DAVY CROCKETT (Trafford) et al. if you so desire. There're plenty of links and lots of information on the site.
2007 was really a fantastic year. As 2006 rolled over I was creating BALLOONZEE, a children's program featuring bright-eyed balloon animals that entertain, educate and enthrall. The 1/2-hour dvd features an 11-minute pilot segment and 20 minutes of shorts, songs and gags created to California Content Standards. Teachers should really check this out! The first Webisode is up at Yahoo! video and Youtube and is accessible on the BALLOONZEE page of the home site. Two manuscripts for picture books are currently making the rounds at major publishing houses. I moved on to a romantic comedy screenplay SISTERELLA and then wrote a "chick-lit" novel of the same story, a modern-day Cinderella about three sisters who find disharmony when a budding rock star enters their lives. An excerpt is available free on my site, along with excerpts of FREEDOM HALL, WARRIOR TIDE and a few other unpublished novels. My agent, LEW WEITZMAN at PREFERRED ARTISTS, has sent SISTERELLA to New York as well. In May I wrote and illustrated another child's book, this one for early readers called THAT'S RUDE, JUDE, about a hyper-observant little boy who learns a valuable lesson about what NOT to say. It's out in two exciting digital formats: as a page-by-page readable version on the THAT'S RUDE, JUDE page of my site, and also as an animatic presentation narrated by the author. Rights are available to major publishers. That summer I had my first art show, a solo exhibit in NoHo called FLETCHER RHODEN SLEEPS WITH THE FISHES, featuring my marine scapes, fans and so on. It was so successful that it was extended from one month to two! There's a link to ENCHANTED DEVA'S, where I had the show, on the LINKS page of my site. I also did my second mural in Los Angeles, a tropical scene called KENMORE ISLAND -- see the MURALS page. Many of you may know my animated short subjects, such as RABBIT IN THE MOON or FRANK BEANS IN WALKEN THE WILD SIDE, but this year I returned to live-action shorts with my "Ice Road Truckers" parody MUDDER TRUCKERS and the Geico ad parody GIECO: CAVEMAN MEETS GECKO. These shorts earned some of my better numbers on Youtube in their first few weeks and are currently available to rent on a dvd called PIMP MY SHORTS, along with BALLOONZEE and a bunch of other DVDs. They're at a variety of the cooler rental outlets in LA like Rocket Video and Vidiots -- check the home site's DVD page for a complete list. All in all, my most popular web shorts remain RABBIT IN THE MOON, the dv short THE CHRISTOPHER WALKEN ECSTATIC DANCE ACADEMY and the live-performance video of the short's theme song, CAN'T STOP TALKIN' LIKE CHRISTOPHER WALKEN. They're on Youtube and on the VIDEOS and PERFORMANCES pages of my site, www.fletcherrhoden.com. This year also saw the release of STUMP THE BAND, produced by my friend Robbie Rist from a story by me. It's won 7 awards so far at various indie festivals, including best sound, best feature (twice, I think) and a bunch of others. Go to STUMPTHEBAND.COM to see the cool trailer. This year I also wrote a short subject for Robbie, which he hopes to direct in 2008. As if all this weren't enough, I've been busy performing at kids parties as FLETCH THE CLOWN -- full southland coverage, unbeatable rates and top-notch clowing. Check out the FLETCH THE CLOWN page at the site. The very latest news is that the Eva James single, "I LOVE YOU, NOW CHANGE" (Rhoden/Galbrath) is now on the Songsalive cd sampler 9, rights available to publishers. Check out this pop gem on the MUSIC page of my site (there's also a performance video of the tune on the PERFORMANCES page). You can check out the Eva James Band video JUDGMENT DAY on the VIDEOS page or go directly to Youtube. I play guitar (also played bass and sang on the recording, produced by Robbie Rist).
All of which brings us to the end of 2007 and into 2008. My next major project is a two-act stageplay to have its premiere run in Jan/Feb of 2008. I don't want to give too much away, but it involves the fabled friendship between two actors, at least one of whom is a bonefide legend. I have also written a novella of the same story, to be published by Trafford in Jan 2008. Trafford published my acclaimed novella THE TRIAL OF DAVY CROCKETT, which was called "A must read...not to be missed" and "thoughtful yet riveting from the first page to the last" by Midwest Book Review and wound up on a lot of Alamo recommended reading lists. You can sample it and buy it from Trafford or Amazon.com (5 stars!), or go to the links page of my site, www.fletcherrhoden.com. There will be a new page at the site for the new project after Thanksgiving, when performance and reservation information will be announced.
Various other scraps of info: People have been trying to contact me on MySpace, which is great, but I can't seem to access my page there anymore. I've tried, but I'm blocked -- don't know why, don't really care. But those of you who are trying to reach me there and can't can join the fletcherrhodengroup or mightyoneproductions group at Yahoo for free and post messages there if you like. You can also hear mp3s and see jpegs available nowhere else. There will be a new group for the new project soon as well.
Okay, that's all for now! Stay tuned for more information and don't forget to check out www.fletcherrhoden.com -- it's fun, it's free. It's me.
Fletcher Rhoden
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