Long Days!!

Filming the Episodes for Penelope K is both tiring and rewarding. Long days starting at 5:30am - theres a 5:30am now?? when did that start?? and finishing at 7:30pm.. I am knackered to use a Bristish expression, but it is a hoot and lots of fun.. The discipline required to do 27 takes of a 1 minute scene plus audio (my trumpet skills at the forefrunt@!).. My trumpet has to talk for me in the show... My favourite line - "Arent they the cheese sandwiches your Mum packed for you a month ago!" - now try saying THAT!! particularly with 30 crew an audio guy with a mic in your face and a director giving you two seconds and saying GO!!... That was good, - now with a bit more inflection on CHEESE!!

Aunty Beeb

CBeebies - the BBC childrens channel is lookin full on. Budget for Penelope K is $1.8m aussie dollars (or about 2 euros lol..) Filming 11 hour days is tiring, but fun and rewarding.. The rest of the cast and Director Peter Cudlipp are fun to work with.

The Terrorist Ninja Rubber Band is go, go go... Fact! Now thats a handy dandy rubber bandy type of clue!!

Contracts, Agents, All systems go..

Well its all go.. contracts going back and forth, liaison with agents, lawyers, even residuals for repeats no less!!

So we start filming again from December 5 through to the 16th.. all rush rush rush... as I said to the production manager - its better to be too busy in this industry than not at all!!

Finished off the Xmas Episode for TVS, plus dealt with some other ploppy stalking fan-fanatical business.. Kissed my bird goodbye.. and so its back off to BBC land and getting on with life.. I am Snoopy doing his little dance.. woo-hoo..

Series is Go..

So the Execs at Aunty Beebs have made their verdict and "Penelope K' has been approved for a 12 part series to air in the UK & Australia in 2010.. So its off for more filming in December - woohoo.. I am the Trumpet - koo koo ka joob... :)

Shooting a Pilot doesnt always get u in trouble

Great time at the Pilot shoot for Penelope K.. breakfast, lunch a DRESSING room - wow!! heavy duty.. Dressing like a Ninja Terrorist came scarily natural.. The Trumpet Terrorist is here!!

Also, paid my agents commission dues (Lee in Oz wont be retiring off me any time soon methinks!!). God bless Aunty Beeb..

If all goes well a 12x25 series is planned.. if the pilot is okay we film again in December for a week.. meanwhile back home and rancho relaxo..

Party with the Crew

Time for a break to party with my crew.. Try to forget I have very good reasons to hate the British, especially those with toffy nose plums up their ass.. but anyway.. go out and have a blast..

Too good to be true.. I'm a Trumpet!!

Get a call back from Freehand Productions - makers of the BBC show 'Penelope K" (by the way).. Apparently the producer was 'more than impressed' with my audition!! I have been skipped the ordeal of the 2nd audition and was told I am to film the UK pilot.

If this goes swimmingly I am to come back and film 5 subsequent episodes on the 7-10December.. as Brian Epstein used to say - "could anything be more important than this!!"

Woo-fricking-hoo.. !! As the Trumpet I now officially have my hand on it!!