The Extra Good

Yesterday I was on set as an extra, and it was a great time. The folks working behind the scenes at Boardwalk Empire do an amazing job and I am very proud to have taken part: here's hoping they will call my number again!

Now, there's no certainty of being seeing when doing background work. Although, the great thing about being an extra is that your position within the film can change rather quickly. It's like throwing your name into a raffle and you could win some face time on screen and with a few people you might really like. This is also a great chance to network and meet people. I've learned over time that it's more important to have fun and enjoy the people you're around than always looking for a selling angle. So, I do what I naturally enjoy doing: making some friends and neat acquaintances. This show was an excellent example of that.

But you WILL see my face on T.V tomorrow night. It's Discovery I.D's Dates from Hell, and I'm a lead! It'll air at 10pm tomorrow.

Happy Fourth

This is one of my favorite Holidays. I love that, tomorrow, we can all embrace each other as country-kin. And, in spite of the fact there remains great difference, I hope you find camaraderie that is beneficent and wide-embracing.

I'm already thinking of the wonderful mellow heat that will fade away into quiet darkness--before the booms of fire flowers make their brief glows across the sky--with the comforting scent of grilled embers, wafting through the background.

Yeah, yeah, I'm getting poetic,

but no matter where you are, or where you have come, or by what category you define yourself, I hope you'll find time to be safe and enjoy!

-Ben