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This is my love letter to @sagaftra, @wgawest, and everyone out on the picket lines fighting for artists to make a living wage.

Thank you to @nicolekidman for inspiring this piece, Billy Ray for writing the incredible original, and @amctheatres and @ceoadams for providing a place for us to watch movies together.

Thank you to friends old and new who helped make this video. It was a joy to create with you. Featured in this video are @cocoatan__ , @michaelsunlee, @cupofjoecoffey, @markatteberry, @gloriagarayua, @georgina_elizabeth_okon, Jeremy Landers, @actorgenegray, @derek_julian500, @tracyweisert.la, and @leepugsleyla. Thanks to @lovely_music_now for your music expertise. And a huge thank you to @mitchlusas for your ideas, time, and skills which made this far better than it ever would have been without you.

No one was paid in the making of this video, and it was not made for commercial use. This video was made solely as a love letter to all the members of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA, and to encourage everyone to come out and join us on the picket lines.

#SAGAFTRAstrong, #SAGAFTRAstrike #Power2Performers #WGAstrong #WGAstrike #solidarity #SagAftraMember

🤳➡️for pt. 2 “Portrait of a Man in Waiting”
. ——I am a portrait of a man in waiting
I've been waiting my whole life
while others seem to find their dream
I'm left here wondering why
.
You tell me how to get there
what I need to do to arrive
All the tips and tools you've learned
they're all the things I've tried
.
Others tell me I'm not ready
there's more I've yet to learn
They say I'm not as far along
as others; wait your turn
.
But who is ever ready
for what life has in store?
Who has ever been fully prepared
for what lies on the other side of the door?
.
So now I too want to take my shot
I want to give my all and more
And if I fail, let me fail, then fail again
until I reach the final shore
.
This is all I'm asking
for one chance to step ahead
just a fool's hope to find my dream
and live before I'm dead.
.
But if I'm kept here waiting
for reasons I cannot understand
I will always strive to be
the best portrait that I can.——
.
.
.
.
#actor #poems #original #regieroriginal #accent #scottish #beard #vulnerable #naked #passion #desire #waiting #create

🤳➡️for pt. 2 “Portrait of a Man in Waiting”
. ——I am a portrait of a man in waiting
I've been waiting my whole life
while others seem to find their dream
I'm left here wondering why
.
You tell me how to get there
what I need to do to arrive
All the tips and tools you've learned
they're all the things I've tried
.
Others tell me I'm not ready
there's more I've yet to learn
They say I'm not as far along
as others; wait your turn
.
But who is ever ready
for what life has in store?
Who has ever been fully prepared
for what lies on the other side of the door?
.
So now I too want to take my shot
I want to give my all and more
And if I fail, let me fail, then fail again
until I reach the final shore
.
This is all I'm asking
for one chance to step ahead
just a fool's hope to find my dream
and live before I'm dead.
.
But if I'm kept here waiting
for reasons I cannot understand
I will always strive to be
the best portrait that I can.——
.
.
.
.
#actor #poems #original #regieroriginal #accent #scottish #beard #vulnerable #naked #passion #desire #waiting #create

Two lines of a bridge that I love… #singersongwriter #originalmusic #explorepage

I used to love playing this song at Beachstreet USA in Va Beach… #coversong #musictrivia #explorepage✨

Let’s get some O brother where art thou singing in! #duet with @iamaddyprado #harmony #southerngospel

There’s so much to be grateful for ✨ #singersongwriter #originalmusic #grateful

Hot Stuff for folksy folks… #donnasummer #acousticcover #explorepage✨

Anyone else still tweaking a song they wrote in 2011? #singersongwriter #original #indiemusic

Another big band song stripped down #accousticcover #bigband #explorepage

This will always be one of my favorite songs I’ve ever written.

#duet with @kennywhitmire_ #CountryMusic “I Gave Her the Moon” #harmony

Oh hear she comes… #maneater #coversong #explorepage✨