Publisher's Synopsis
Another fun book written by a Hollywood insider. It is filled with cartoon drawings of the Cast & Crew... as Mike used to see daily! You must see "What's Missing" from the top, "Original" picture. All the drawings may also be colored in by you. (Hey, what else do you have to do while sitting on an Apple Box?) Here's the real scoop about Michael. He was a Key grip with over a million years in the film industry. (Hey, I told you a million times, I never exaggerate.) (Just check his IMDb Profile) He may have even sailed with Moses. (Check that, he get's sea sick on a pier.) Let's take a minute and examine his past: He did his first film job in 1976 after spending eight years in the Marine Corps. He retired from the grip union local #80 in 2013. (Whew, what an extensive background check!) Hey, did you know that he has other books for sale as well? (See them all on line) Uva's Shorts: A Selection of The Finest Stories Ever Told... Or Not! Grip Speak (Jargon used daily on set) Breaking into Hollywood! (Funny remembering's on just how he got to where he is... with photos.) Dollies, Cranes, & Camera Heads (Technical stuff... I think!) The "Grip Book has been in print for over thirty years. (Focal Press) 6th Edition! (A.k.a, The Grip Bible!) Who knew? Plus, a whole lot more... too may to list! (See Amazon) Go ahead, take a serious look inside this book. If you are in the film industry, you may recognize yourself as well as other Cast or Crew members. If you're not in the industry, (bummer for you) you may see exactly what everyone else already knows, only in cartoon form! (Gosh, I hope I don't make anyone too mad ...like I did at Paramou... (That's another story) Yet, it's worth a FREE look. (Then buy the damn book so he doesn't have to eat cat food when he finally retires for good! You can also buy T-shirts, Hoodies, and lots of stuff of one of the drawing from his books on Spreadshirt (dot) com, on line. (Check them all out!)BTW: Some of his stories are also written in script format: Tippy: Tales of Flying Sergeants: Enlisted Fighter Pilots in WWII. (Inspired by an "Enlisted" Marine, Master Sergeant that Mike flew with as his crew chief.) (Action)E-Jipped - Archeologists discover a forty-five-hundred-year-old Egyptian mummy wearing a gold pendent, inscribed in English - Tiffany & Co. XVlll. (Comedy)Hell On Heels - A struggle of Biblical proportions as the Angel of Death fights for a soul against Satan's Fashionista Daughter. (Comedy)Chief! - A Hispanic kid from a depressed neighborhood ends up the Chief of Police in Los Angeles, with the help of an Angel. (Dramatic-Comedy)Fade-Out - When a small Hollywood film crew travels to the Middle East to shoot a simple commercial, they get caught in the middle of a coup d'état. Now they must use their past and current "movie" skills to escape. (Dramatic-Comedy)Nirvana - A female fashion reporter investigating a story, uncovers the truth about a double life... one that she, unwittingly, has been living. (Sci-fi-Drama)Spray - A transplanted country girl, rises from obscurity, to become one of the most celebrated woman surfers in America. (Drama)ORDER A COPY NOW! (Print & Kindle) As well an audio books of his stories!