SAG- here I Come! - KYJoe: an Appalachian Thespian

KYJoe: an Appalachian Thespian

2006-Jan-12 - SAG- here I Come!

   So after all these years I've finally made it- into the union anyway. This afternoon I'll be heading down Wilshire Blvd. to the Miracle Mile where stands that beatiful building with the lovely views of downtown and the hills and the ocean. I've been there before so I know.
           You see, back- what- 3 years ago or so I ventured over to that very same building and took the elevator several stories up from the ground floor SAG offices. I thought I had found a back door entrance into the Screen Actor's Guild- through AFTRA (the American Federation of TV and Radio Artists for you non-industry types). Hearing the two unions were supposed to merge, I plunked down the 1100 some odd dollars to join AFTRA (all you have to do is pay to get in with them). A couple months later both unions voted on the proposed merger and it passed easily in AFTRA, but didn't quite get the percentage needed for passage in SAG.
              I suppose some of those haters in SAG didn't want their precious union watered down by the likes of me. Well, you know what you can do you uppity, high falutin, elitist SAGers? Well... you can shake my hand cause I'm in (given that my Visa card isn't maxed).
              Being in the union will change my life. I'll get to read for parts I could've never breathed on before, restaurants will give me their best tables, birds will sing as I stroll by! OK so things probably won't pan out like that exactly. At least, maybe my agent will pay more attention to me. And maybe I'll paymore attention to me too. By that I mean gettin my posterior in gear. Yeah- that reel's not gonna make itself buddy. Those headshot/res's ain't gonna mail themselves either. Guess I got some work to do. Don't wanna plunk down 1400 some odd dollars just to get in movies for free.