Indie Gate
Reminder: I’ll be at Paramount’s main gate for a gathering of indie film writers from 11-2 today.
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December 13th, 2007 at 10:56 am
I’ll be handing out candy canes to picketers at either Fox or Sony this afternoon. I’d love to see you speak, but I have a day job and can’t get across town to Paramount during my lunch break.
By the way, I work at a major media company. Not part of the AMPTP, but a huge player to the industry. This morning I got the opportunity to explain the writers’ position to my boss’ boss’ boss. Just doing my part to help.
December 13th, 2007 at 10:09 pm
Wish you were involved in the Indiana Jones franchise. Then I could cheer me up by thinking about cheesy article headlines like “Indy writer meets indie writers” or something.
Yes, it´s going to be a VERY dull day at work. Wish you all the best for picketing, John. You all have our support.