Happy Friggin' New Year!

Just when I finally got use to writing '02 on my checks...

Interesting day so far...

Last night, I hung out with my friends Aaron and Steve at Frontier Wok. Where else, man. Steve is a Mac guy plus! He worked on the TV show "Futurama" and has a great website about animation called, "Animationmeat". Aaron and Steve can talk all day about Mac and Xbox and computing and games and... I barely understand a third of what the say. I nod my head alot and say, "Uh huh."

When I got home there was some e-mails from one of the many ladies who responded to my Personals Ad on Yahoo. She gave me her number. Trusting. So after I posted her number all over the web... Just kidding. I called her and we talked. Interesting girl (woman) she's a fetish model and an entrepreneur. She seems very smart, except for the giving out the phone number part. Oh, and all the other things she says and does. Maybe she'll allow me to post her website so you can join her minion of fans in adoring her. She's really down to Earth, and that's coming from one who lives in space.

We talked until about 2AM. I then got the impression she was tired of listening to me talk about myself when I heard the dial-tone. No, maybe she dropped the phone. She basically told me she was tired of dating men who were unavailable, so she asked if we could meet and I said I was busy and she said, wait I haven't even set a time and I said...

She said that since I was getting divorced I was probably just wanting sex. I mean really! Who wants that? So I said, "Hell yeah!" and being the lady she is (fetish model) she said, "Have you filled out the credit-card application on my website yet?"

As many of you who are regulars here know, I'm most likely too much man for this woman. But I wouldn't mind being her friend and she can help make crafts and bake cookies with me.

I was going to call her today, but I don't want to wear out my welcome. Besides, I got a call from a PD (that's radio-talk that means... PD) from a radio station that like all good stations around Christmas and Holidays come up with neat promotional ideas to create new listeners... They fire the DJ's who then become listeners when they hear someone else doing their show.

This PD, we'll call him "Bob" was very nice. He thinks I'm talented! He thinks I'm great! He thinks I'm saying just the right things for someone to carryout his ideas that will revolutionize radio as we know it. But, he's just not sure yet about blah, blah, blah... Whatever. It's always fun to get nice calls.

Wow, what a day! I had a bad dream early this morning so disturbing that I just know I must have woke the whole apartment building with my screaming. Yet, I can't remember what it was...

I met Aaron at Coral Cafe, then we hit the road to Santa Anita Park to win on the Horses. We met Mister Chen, the head chef at Frontier Wok, there and got to see him in his element. I'll post some photos as soon as Aaron sends them over. It was a lot of fun. I've never been to the races before. I've never bet before. I bet $2 and lost today and I felt I learned my lesson. Aaron however applied his scientific mind to assembling an equation to decipher the probability... He worked at it and won $15!

In the last race we watched, we saw a horse stumble and flip over. I don't know how many times I've seen stuff like that on TV, Real TV, or Faces of Death-kinda stuff, but seeing live, right there in front of me... Really disturbed me. I can't help feeling bad for the horse. I wish some how, it was like the little horses I played with as a little kid. I could pick it up and hold it and make sure it's legs were okay and cradle it in my arms. I would wrap a warm washcloth around it and put it in some straw in the barn and close up the barn in my toy chest and let it sleep away the pain. Then tomorrow after church or school when I'm ready to play, I would pull it out of the box and see it all happy and ready to run around the foot of my bed. I hope the horse is okay. I might find it hard to sleep tonight. I might need you to come home with me and hold me. I feel I might be too sensitive to gamble on the lives of animals. Maybe, you can take a warm washcloth and wash me in the tub and make me feel better about today's activities. You could sooth me. Whisper to me so the candles don't blow out. We could crawl into bed under warm blankets and hold each other. It would feel so good knowing we didn't have to sleep alone in a cold barn after a bad fall.

Man am I tired! Today has been a busy one. This note may be short. Here's some highlights:

Had some business meetings. Can't talk about it yet.

Did some writing. Can't talk about that either.

Recieved an e-mail from Elaine that I spoke of before, she enjoyed the mention. I think.

Recieved an e-mail from a Lady about my Personal Ad. Very Nice! She said she laughed good!

Looked at some commercial real estate. Can't talk about it yet.

Had dinner with Aaron and a strange, cute, smart, little blonde boy with flashing red lights on his shoes that came and joined us. His name is Clay and he is three. He was a very nice gentleman. And we had fun talking with him and all his superheroes that he introduced us to. I drew him a picture and he asked if he could have it. I told him to ask his daddy for fifty dollars and I would let him keep it. He was smart enough to pass on that bargain. So I just gave it to him. The drawing that is. Aaron was lucky enough to pick up the check for dinner and he didn't even eat. He's my best friend!

After completely sleeping through Xmas I found a whole new zest for living. I bought some PVC pipe and made a shower curtain rod and a living room curtain rod. Woohoo! I made some new chalkboard "Specials" signs for my Asian family at Frontier Wok. They look good. The signs that is.

Oh and I saw a relative of the owners that I had such a crush on... Elaine. She's so smart and funny and beautiful, but she's got a boyfriend. He's such a loser too. How can she love him so? Doesn't she know that instead of being with him, she could be with me? Hanging out with me? Taking care of me? Paying MY bills? Actually, I just wrote this cause I know she'll be reading it and maybe freaking out while she does. Only some of it is true!

This morning was caught reading Pauline Kaels" Raising Kane about Citizen Kane and how it was of it's time. There is some wonderful bits in that story about how Gregg Toland had worked on a Horror film called, "Mad Love" with a bald Peter Lorre and how that film is one that influenced Orson Welles film. I had always heard that he watched John Ford's, "Stagecoach" something like forty times to learn film-grammar, but always wondered why those two films are completely different in style. Seems Mad Love is the one he borrowed from mostly. I'll have to see that now!

Got some nice e-mails from David Gerrold, This was in regard to:

-----Original Message-----
From: lentz2001@yahoo.com
Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 8:39 AM
To: david gerrold
Subject: Worlds of Wonder!

Dear Mr. Gerrold,

I must interrupt my Sunday morning with what was to be used thinking of ways to lie about the tardiness of my Christmas presents to family to say to you, "Thank you" and "How dare you".

Last night I stopped by my New local Library to drop off late books, when I noticed the cover of "Worlds of
Wonder". I honestly have a thing for bald chicks, that may have something to due with my current divorce
proceedings. Well, I picked up the book and noticed a mention of "The Man Who Folded Himself" a novel I
remember enjoying very much.

I'm not a writer. I like writers and do a radio show where I interview writers from time to time. I've read a few books on "How to Write" only when I was to interview the author. I never really enjoyed any of the ones I read.

Well, I sat in an all night diner here in Burbank and read your book all in one Gawddamn sitting. Now I can
barely see. My left eyelid is nearly swollen shut. Looks like I have pink eye. My ass hurts. And I may not be allowed back in the diner because after 8 hours of constant ice tea refills my bill was only $7.30. I had some eggs. They were glad to see me leave. The booth I was sitting in was glad to see me leave. There's a perfect negative of my butt in the vinyl.

I loved it! (your book)

Thank you and how dare you!

I wish I could take your class cause I've learned so much from you already.

Thanks again,

Jerry Lentz
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Well, you shoulda called me, because if it was Bob's in Burbank, I was having a hankering for a Big Boy hamburger yesterday! Sheesh.

Glad you enjoyed the book. Now go write something.

BTW, a new edition of THE MAN WHO FOLDED HIMSELF is scheduled for next year.

dg
David Gerrold
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From: lentz2001@yahoo.com
Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 10:13 AM
To: David Gerrold
Subject: RE: Worlds of Wonder!

BOB'S? You're not going to believe this but go to:

My Wedding!

You'll see I was married there! I love Bob's, but no it was at the Coral Cafe that I read your book.

J

-----Original Message-----

What a great place to be married!

I put myself through college working at the Van Nuys Bob's. It was always a family favorite because that's where my dad always took us as a treat.

dg
David Gerrold
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Now go buy his books! The Dude is cool!

I just watched a DVD documentary on the life of Dashiell Hammet. Boy, it was good. There was some great sad stuff in it. He was sick. Barely able to make it up the stairs of his San Francisco apartment. He finds that his wife is pregnant and he has no way of supporting them. No job. So he can barely get out of a chair. The only thing he can do is write. He writes for the Pulps. Then he slowly makes it big. Then abandons his wife and kid.

The stuff's tough. He loses his ability to write. Dies penniless. Lonely. But still famous.

I liked this documentary more than I liked the Kathy Bates directed, "Dash and Lillie", yet I find myself watching that again and again, because of Judy Davis' performance. And who better than Sam Shepard as Dash. Great stuff.

I ran into my friend Aaron at The Frontier Wok where Chef Chen gave us both Xmas gifts. Very cool! Then I took Aaron over to Lance Campers to show him some current models of camper. But they were closed. We just walked around the place looking at them. Dreaming. I was anyway.

I picked up the book, "The One Minute Millionaire: The Enlightened Way to Wealth" hoping that after reading it that it would come true. Guess more time is needed.

I've been going around my apartment preparing for my big day tomorrow where I bag up goodies and go hunt down local homeless folk and surprise them with crap I would of just thrown away. Hey, Merry Christmas, it was either you or the trash can! No really, I put together some nice stuff. Some of it even new! It's really fun. I think I'm going to talk Aaron in to going with me cause it's best to have a driver to leave the engine running and the door open for a fast getaway incase a conversation starts to break loose or eye contact is made.

This separation that my wife and I are experiencing has so many lingering effects on other situations. The Post Office has been sending my mail to her then when notified they decided to just have all my incoming mail sent back to the sender. Bills, Christmas cards, magazines, strange powders, and Scientology literature keeps being sent back. Some of that's good news I guess.

My car insurance went up for some reason. Single people are dangerous drivers I suppose. I went to my agent and had a lot of coverage removed. So now I'm living on the edge automotive-wise. Don't let me hit you!

I've received so many wonderful responses to my announcement of my search for sponsors. I would like to reply to all e-mails, and I will as soon as I can, but I just want some of you to know that you can send cash if that's what you want, but I feel you should consult your tax preparer about that.

Also, many companies and corporations are asking about who handles the logo, artwork, silk-screening, and these things when I choose an RV, camper, and or truck to live in while pursuing my education and other ventures. All I can say is... That if your company doesn't have that ability in-house, maybe we can find another sponsor to out-source that project. If you have any ideas please e-mail me.

There are three separate manufacturers of campers that are very excited by this opportunity, however I only need one camper. If one of them can see fit to help provide a truck, that manufacturer may just win this gig. We will need to know surface area measurements on the vehicle and camper to provided the winning art department with a grid to locate and designate sponsor logo placement.

This is all very exciting for me and it just makes me feel wonderful that so many are coming to the stage with offers. This really is the season of giving!

Don't think I told you that Aaron and I finally went to see Lord of the Rings:The Two Towers. A friend of Aaron's called it "The Lord of the Rings:The Three Hours". I think I would like these movies more on DVD.

I read a really good book about writing science fiction, (which I have no interest doing) called, "Worlds of Wonder", by David Gerrold. It has some really cool stuff in it. I want to interview this guy now. He teaches writing at Pepperdine and has a good sense of humor.

I was reading his book at Coral Cafe and the owner comes over to me and says, "Are you about done?". I thought he wanted me to get out so they could free up a table. So I grabbed my stuff and started to get up, but he stopped me. "I was just asking if you were about done with that book?" he said.

Seems this guy used to teach writing in Pasadena, specifically Sci-Fi. He sat down and we talked a bit. Very interesting man. We talked about writing and Ray Bradbury. You just never know what interesting people you can meet when you loiter around.

Woke up Friday morning about 2AM freezing. Turned my gas heater up. Woke up again about 6AM completely dried out. My throat sore. My eyelids dragging across my eyeball like windshield wipers on dry dusty glass. My lips peeling and cracked. So I called Aaron at home and woke his ass up!

I had it in my head that we could go get breakfast then go see the first showing of Lord of the Rings:The Two Towers. He was all for it. But we kept talking and I got sleepy and fell back to sleep. He was now showered wide awake and pissed that I woke him up and then backed out of seeing the movie.

Later he called me and after Orange Chicken at The Frontier Wok, we hit the streets for a showing of Spike Jonze's Adaptation. That movie is the best film I've seen in a long time. Please go see it and support something different. Then send me some money cause rent is coming up and I'm strapped for cash. Please? Remember I'm getting divorced and I ain't got a wife to support me anymore and Aaron's getting tired handing out money and not getting anything back. I know I have a mouth like velvet, but I'm not ready this week to start using it like that.

Hey, remember, I'm going back to school. That costs money and if you send me some, it'll make you feel good knowing that you're supporting education. It might be tax deductible(?) And it's the "Season of Giving", so give me a break and help take care of me. What you want me to go on Welfare? That's just wrong! I don't want a handout.

I want to be your friend. Sponsor me. Think of me as a Race car and I've got sponsor decals all over me. The kind of decals that reflect our mutual respect for the American Dream.

I'll represent your trust and love for America and higher education. I'll wear your hopes and dreams of my success like a badge of honor. I'll show you my grades. Let you help me with studies and book learning and other stuff.

Maybe you've always wanted a child that you could help grow, but you may have been too busy making your fortune in the world. Well, it's never to late. I'm 39, but I'll be able to listen to you and understand your needs too. I know it's lonely. Specially lonely this time of year. I'm here for you. Here as long as the Landlord doesn't throw me out.

That makes me think about how the other day I was in Church. I drive by it all the time on the way to eat Orange Chicken at the Wok, but never stopped. Guess I never felt I needed help this bad before. But something told me to stop and since the traffic light changed to red anyway, I did. Then when it turned green I drove on, but something told me to turn back. Turn Back. I did.

I was kneeling. Praying that somehow this cloud of depression would lift. That this blanket of bills, debts, and dissatisfaction would be pulled away. I was alone in my pew. My head down on my folded hands. I could smell the wood of the pew. I wonder how many times it had been waxed. Cleaned over and over again. Cried tears on. How many laughs had these pews heard. How many babies, with toothless-gummy smiles chewed while teething drooled on this pew. That wood was strong. That pew supported when laughter, tears, joy, saddness, weight gain and weight loss, healthy and sickness... Now it supported me and my heavy head and heart. I squeezed it's railing with my hand. It didn't give. It was solid. In all those dreams gained and dreams lost, the wood was solid. It gave in a different way.

I heard a voice in my head as clear as you are sitting there. Give. "Give".

Give and the voice will give back. It was clear. If I give what I can... And what I can give is my love. I will get love back. If I offer... Offer will come. If I give friendship... Friendship will come.

Some people money is everything. Some can't give enough of it away, it keeps coming back to them tenfold. To some with money, love and friendship is what they don't have... They may not have children to love them, or for them to love. Some people with money don't have a 39 year old divorced student going to film school to talk with or give support too. That's the American thing to do! That's the...(whatever religion you are) thing to do! Just imagine...

If I'm left without support, Osama Bin Ladden has won. (BTW, if you are a Muslim, thinking of helping me, I mean no disrespect)

YOU can win! YOU can help ME win! America can win! Evil bad! YOU good! If you GIVE! To ME!

You CAN have these things. And so much more.

"Give" the voice says. You must hear it too! Listen.

Had a Doctor appointment at 7AM this morning. It was freakin' cold here. I stopped off at the Coral Cafe and had eggs and a hamburger patty. Very good! I sat and read a new/old book I picked up at the Library about the writer Max Brand. He was amazing. He basically wrote one novel every three weeks! I can barely write this.

While at the Coral Cafe a music teacher was grading his class' papers as another man kept asking him if there were any Beatles questions on the test.

The Coral is great! It's really like a small town here in Burbank. Cowboys were walking in talking about taking care of the horses on the ranch. Aerospace workers talking about layoffs. Just a bunch of dudes calling waitresses, "Honey" and "Sweety", it was kinda quaint.

Last night I was eating at Frontier Wok reading yet another book about Lillian Gish and noticed a few people reading books by themselves. I guess it's that time of year where single people are going to start getting sad and lonely. Or maybe they'll just pick up the right book and read!

I received a post card from Hawaii. My friend Aaron found the coolest oldtime surfer card to send me. The old Hawaiian surf-dudes had the tallest boards. They must be twenty feet long! The photo shows these guys from probably the 60's surfing in front of Diamond Head.

I had fun with Aaron's dog and cat last night. I hope Aaron doesn't get all bent outa shape, but I've been spoiling them by buying some different kinds of food. They seem to love all the treats. They were at first sad that their daddy was gone away, but Uncle Jerry's been catering some good chow. Yea, I guess when you're sad food fills that empty feeling. Hence my constant eating at various diners. All low-carb of course.

Well, I did it! It feels so goofy, but I went ahead and wrote a Personals Ad for Yahoo! Personals. I wish there was someway to post a link here, but I don't even know where they put it or how to search for it? After just typing my personality traits in I started feeling very weird, so I started making shit up! For my photo I posted a picture of the Cyclops from 7th Voyage of Sinbad. The ad is so unattractive that no woman in her right mind would even respond. If she did, I wouldn't want to meet her. She might be a cyclops!

Here's the kicker! Okay so it says it's free to post an ad, RIGHT? It is but if someone wants to respond it cost$! So now I can't even post a link to it cause I don't wanna pay just to see my ad! Imagine spending money trying to get a date, then having to spend on the date, and still don't know if you're gonna get any.

I guess it's a good thing I'm on anti-depressants and have lost all my sexual desires. But if there's a woman (or girl) who feels they have more POWER than the medication I'm on and believe they can breakthrough that wall that keeps me from being aroused... Well, by all means send a picture to me. But only if you feel you're ready to challenge... Medical Science!

Just thought I'd let you know Blain Brown seems happy with the interview I did with him on my radio show. Got these two nice e-mails from him.

Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002
Subject: Re: Interview
From: Blain Brown
To: Jerry Lentz

Thanks for a chance to discuss my favorite subject.

Great fun talking to you.

Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002
Subject: Your program
From: Blain Brown
As I listened to the other interviews (Beverly Gray and Fred Olen Ray) I enjoyed them so much that I added a link to your site on my links page. Your love of film and your willingness to delve into the "real" world of filmmaking, not just Julia Roberts new hairstyle, is great.

Blain

I love getting nice e-mail like that! Cause I'm tired of reading my hate mail!

Latest Update! From a nice listener... They found my Personals Ad posting and sent it to me! The link doesn't work, but I'll just post the ad:

�About Me � About My Match�
�Filmmaker/TalkshowHost wants Star/Cohost�� ���

��Alias: lilliananddorothygishfan
��Gender: Man seeking a Woman
��Location: North Hollywood, CA
��Age: 39 ( Gemini )
��Looking for: Committed � Just Dating � Friends
��Marital Status: Separated
��Ethnicity: Caucasian (white)
��Hair: Black hair
��Eyes: green eyes
��Body Type: 6' 2'', average body
��Education: Some College
��Employment: Self-employed
��Profession: Entertainment / Media
��Religion: None/Agnostic
��Religious Services: rarely attends services
��Political Views: Very Liberal
��Smoking: Doesn't smoke
��Drinking: Doesn't drink
��Kids: No kids
��Wants Kids: no
��Groups: No answer
��Interests: Arts & Crafts � Movies � Reading � Theater
��More about me:
I was helping a friend out with his ad and saw so many cool people that I'd like to hang out with I thought, "Why not?". I'm very laid back. I have a sense of humor that I've used to make a living with, but sometimes it may be a bit shocking for some!

I like making films and videos. I like writing and reading. I hang out in libraries and bookstores. It seems most of my friends are Asian. I don't know why?

I love to have great conversations. I love to listen. The mind is the most sexy-est part of... The head region. Huh?

Sometimes I like to be spontaneous and get in the car and drive to the beach at 2AM and get all romantic, undress and make love, it'd just be better to actually be with someone at the time. I like to be with a woman... Sorry, couldn't quite finish that sentence. I'll start another one.

Oh, as you can probably see from my photos I'm very small. About 27 inches tall. Hope that's not a problem.

I like to be mothered, pampered, and treated with dignity. I like when a woman is not afraid to pick up a meal, or my household expenses. I'm not looking for a woman to wait on me hand and foot, but if she can afford to pay someone to do it, that would be wonderful.

I see that I keep saying "woman", when I feel like I might be disqualify another demographic that might really enjoy taking care of me... I mean, meeting me. I should also include, "girls", There that's better! I like girls that are smart. Not like those girls you see on "Girls Gone Wild", but if in the middle of talking about ... Oh I don't know, something smart, and you want to pull off your top... Who's the victim? I might even listen better to whatever it is your blabbering on about.

About My Match (The kind of Gal I'm looking for; ed)
��� ���
��Age Range: 29 - 49 ( Any )
��Location: Within 100 miles�of� North Hollywood, CA
��Body Type: Any
��Height Range: Any
��Eye Color: Any
��Hair Color: Any
��Ethnicity: Any
��Education: Any
��Employment Status: Any
��Profession: Any
��Income Level: Any
��Marital Status: Any
��Religion: Any
��Religious Services: Any
��Political Views: Any
��Smoking Habits: Any
��Drinking Habits: Any
��Have Kids: No
��Want (More) Kids: Any
��Group Affiliations: Any
��Astrological Sign: Any
��Group Affiliations: Any
��More about my match:
Someone who is HOT! Not with a fever, cause I'm germ phobic. But someone that is drop dead Gorgeous! So beautiful is she that people are afraid to even look at her. She's lonely, no one talks to her. She needs me, wants me to pay attention to her, help her learn English, help her spend her fortune, and help her learn the secrets of lovemaking, which as a virgin was forbidden on her homeworld. She must understand that sometimes, if not usually I don't look good, or even smell good, but somehow in God's infinite wisdom he's seen fit to make that somehow a turn-on for her. This chick, excuse me... This girl must NOT know she's sooo beautiful. That's really important. When she looks in the mirror...? Who knows what she sees? Well, I'd like to write more, but got a feeling I've lost pretty much anyone who might have been reading this.

Just finished an interview with the incredibly talented cinematographer, author, and educator Blain Brown. If you or anyone you know has an interest in making movies, or working on a film, this book is amazing. You can learn a whole lot by getting this book for yourself or a loved one. Cinematography : Image Making for Cinematographers, Directors, and Videographers. Please go to the Radio Show and listen to learn more!

Hey, I just woke up. I think I totally slept through Friday and that sucks cause I was wanting to go see the first showing of the new Star Trek film. If I don't see the very first showing then I have to wait for it to come on Network Television. I'm just that F' d up!

Can't wait to see it cause I've already been asked if I was the one that plays the bad guy in the flick. Haven't seen him so don't know if that's good or bad.

Just checked and looks like I got another e-mail from my friend Aaron in Hawaii. He seems slightly perturbed by the amount of Amazon.com links I placed in my last message.

I've been taking care of his animals while he's away and had quite a shock when I was unable to find his dog Harry. I looked for him for possibly an hour before Harry popped up from a heavy sleep in his secret hideaway. I really thought I'd lost him. Just to pay Harry back for hiding from me I'll leave him out in the cold. We have El Nino' coming this weekend and that'll be fun for that lil' bastard. I wonder how Aaron and the rest in and on Hawaii will be during this Coming Super Storm?

I went to an all night dinner called Coral Cafe. It's a local hang out for movie people and their drivers. I took a book I picked up at the Library that I'm in love with about Lillian Gish. It's her autobiography. I love that time period. The silent movies are the best! Just wish they were in Color, had sound, and better acting.

I'm kidding!

I've always heard the rumor that Lillian and her sister Dorothy were incestuous Lesbians. Have you ever heard this? I've found nothing in her book yet, but doubt there would be a mention of this... Don't know why that idea intrigues me so? She talks lovingly of D.W. Griffith and the book is as telling about him as the other book I've been rereading about him. Have you ever heard the rumor about D.W. and the gerbil? Me neither! How dare you for even mentioning it!

At the Coral Cafe, I met a nice waitress, very pretty with one eye that slightly has a mind of it's own. I had trouble figuring out which eye to talk to. I would love to put her into a movie. She's very pretty. Just got a crazy eye rolling around like a bowling bowl in a bathtub. But somehow it works for her. And I love that!

Ever have a dream where you sing a song on stage in front of an audience and it's the COOLEST song you've ever heard and you just know when you wake up and write it down it'll be your big break? Then you wake up and can't remember a GAWDAMN word of it! That happened to me. Usually I'm singing very badly, but in this one I was a hit with the crowd, so it musta not been my usual venue... The Apollo Theater!

Today I received an e-mail from my friend Aaron who has been swimming with the whales in Hawaii. I may include his disgusting e-mail later, if he says it's okay. I've been taking care of his dog Harry and cat Dominique while he's away. They're fun.

I started thinking how my circle of friends is so small. I know I'm likable. It's probably about me not returning calls and e-mails, or paying back money loaned to me... I don't know. Maybe.

I've always been a guy with only so many friends. It's easier to manage the lies you tell when you only have a handful of people to lie to.

I thought when my wife moved out I'd been scrambling to call everybody I could to connect with, that hasn't happened. I seem to like being alone now. If I need to be around people, I can go hang at Frontier Wok.

I started thinking about my friend Richard Laymon who passed away. I used to talk with him on the phone or go over to Beverly Hills and shoot the shit with him. He was a successful writer and was always encouraging me to write. I've found he has with others as well. I saw his book in my local Albertson's store last night and it makes me smile that just before he died he dedicated it to my wife and me. Go pick it up and see! Then buy it and read it! I really miss him.

My other friend Paul is leaving tomorrow with his wife to go on a big trip to China. He runs the Frontier Wok store I go to in Burbank. They call that one Frontier Wok, Too!. Crazy Chinese!

So I'll really be alone.

Well, there's time now I can go write that "Great American Novel", make that "Great American Film", or just download some more porn and go eat orange chicken! I'll see how I can plan out these goals for maximum efficiency.

There's this other guy named "Jerry" he's Chinese... Man, as if Jerry isn't a bad enough name in English, someone has to name their Asian kid that just so they'll be below average all their life! Anyway, Jerry is also, single and divorced and lookin' fo' luv! Let's see how he describes himself... In his 50's, waiter in a Chinese restaurant, no insurance, no security, no savings, no home, almost no car, no personality... Any takers so far? I'm always trying to get him to work on his "Mack-daddy" moves and maybe try at least to talk to a woman other than asking her what she wants to order. He's very shy.

Hey I got my own problems! I know!

I was looking on Yahoo! Personals... For Jerry! Not me, damnit! The Chinese Jerry! I have a good photo of him and was thinking of putting it up on line. I'd have to do it without him knowing, but that might be wrong. As I was cruising around in the Personals, I saw so many beautiful women! OHMYGAWD! I'm actually thinking of ... NO! STOP HIM!!!

Okay, I'm better now.

Well better go download some porn...

Had a great day today! Received another X-mas card from another brother and his family. They all look good and happy in the photos they sent.

I also received a nice X-mas gift from the lawyers in the form of my divorce papers... Merry New Year!!!

To celebrate, I took my self to the new Library just built in Burbank and got myself a new library card! While there the coolest "someone is walking with you all the time" thing happened to me... The last time I saw my wife, she bought me a used book she found at a thrift store called, "THREE MAGIC WORDS", and gave it to me as a gift. She didn't know a thing about it. Just sorta jumped out at her cause she knows I like old books with goofy covers on them. This one has that.

Anyway, a couple of days ago I picked this book up and read it all the way through non-stop. I really dug it. And the three magic words are a kicker! You don't find out until the end, unless you cheat.

Okay, here's the cool part. While trying not to be in a funk-like mood, I walked around the new Library and in the new book section found a book about the Apollo Space Program. As I pulled that book out another book falls out on to the floor. It's a new Wayne Dyer book called, 10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace. If you read below what happened at Frontier Wok with "Peace On Earth", you'll understand why I had to pick the book up. "Peace" is not a word I hear a lot, so it stuck out to me! This Dr. Wayne Dyer book is a cute lil' hardback with a soft cover, very bright and colorful. It fell open on the floor. Cover up. I picked it up. Turned it over... And the words... "THREE MAGIC WORDS" were right there! On THAT page he talks about that book! The one that jumped out at my wife and she bought for me.

If you EVER feel alone... Know that you are connected to something that is with you at all times. But the best part is... It's there whether you believe it or not. You may not believe in it, but it believes in you! It wants you to shoot for the moon! And it likes to play these kind of games on you to let you know you're not alone.

It's come to my attention from several e-mails from Premiere Radio staff, that it is believed that I was making fun of George Noory, the NEW host of Coast to Coast AM and Art Bell's replacement, in my film of a Fan Club meeting I put together to celebrate George's new position in radio, "Somewhere Out There". I must say, those that know me don't have to hear this... They know how much I respect Noory as a broadcaster, talent, and a great guy to just plain listen to... So to those that have the impression that I was "Goofing" on Noory, well, I guess it's my lack of talent in putting together a video that tried to express my appreciation for the man's talent! I apologize for not explaining myself well!

My friend Marshall in Texas wrote and produced a musical about Radio, if you like musicals (and what Gay person doesn't) you might wanna check it out! Marshall writes:

If you've been looking for that pefect gift that any radio person would love, and you couldn't come to Dallas for the premiere, then how 'bout the Original Cast Recording of "Radio! The Musical"?

You can read the story as you listen and laugh along with the music. And there's even a bonus track with Stan and The Weekenders singing the Christmas song, "I Love This Time Of Year".

Or visit the website:
Radio! The Musical

Merry Christmas!
Marshall

In today's mail I received a nice Xmas card from my brother and his wife in Kansas City. There's an old tradition in my family to hang the cards up around the fireplace. Since I don't have one or a tree, I thought I'd recycle the card by sharing it's message and love with others.

I cut the cover off the Peace On Earth message and gave it to my friend Jane who is great at recycling, she makes her own clothes and makes great craft items out of trash. She cut up the card and words and images and glued, stapled, and taped it into a beautiful work that she displayed at my favorite Chinese place, Frontier Wok. Jane being Chinese herself sometimes has difficulty with English, but she's pretty good at it most of the time. Well...

At first I didn't catch it, but Ramon, another Wok-worker pointed it out to me... She had turned ON upside down so the new message was, "Peace, No Earth" we laughed so hard! I laughed so hard I shit my pants! Then it was me that got embarrassed!

As some of you might know, I've been experimenting with hypnotic recordings to create dreams, expand my consciousness and alter my personal reality.

I used to wear headphone while meditating, but found them uncomfortable and they seemed to cut off the circulation of blood to my brain. Research has proven almost beyond a shadow of a doubt that the human being needs blood and oxygen circulating to the brain. One time while having a very physical experience during a trance that became active, I found myself with the headphone cord wrapped tightly around my neck.

So as of late I've been just piping my mp3 personally recorded hypnotic audio masterpieces to a stereo at the head of my bed. Since my wife no longer lives with me... Who gets disturbed?

This morning I was checking the mail, my neighbor asked me about the strange repetitious sounds emanating from my apartment.

"Yeah, I hear that too! What can it be? Maybe it's that old lady in the other apartment!"

Lying is creating an alternate reality, too!

My friend Aaron is headed to Hawaii for about nine days to swim with the whales. Bastard! I told him it was a delicate time for me to be alone and that if he cared, he wouldn't go... Guess who's going to be alone for the next nine days?

No, I really can't wait for him to go have fun. I'll be getting e-mailed updates from his adventures while I'll be wallowing in my own feces.

I've really got a lot planned to do here in the next few days with a new video shoot and interviews for the radio show and my cure for Macular Degeneration. So I'll be busy. If you want to see Solaris with me you can try an call me... But, have to see it early in the day, or in the evening, or maybe later at night, then we can go get some late food... But, looks like I'll be pretty busy. Maybe we can rents some videos(?)... Whatever!

Just got back from having lunch with the father of the owners of my favorite Chinese place, Frontier Wok. He was telling me of a house in owns back in his small village in China. Maybe owns isn't the right word, but he says some time after the communists took it away... They gave it back. It's still there all two stories. All boarded up. We talked about me going over and trying to fix it up enough to hang out in China for awhile... An adventure.

Did some voiceover work with two radio stations I'm on, 94X in Prince George Canada and The Buzz in West Palm Beach. These stations may be my two favorite Broadcast stations that I'm on, they have a great sense of humor and are damn cool to work with... I just wish all of my other stations were this cool! Hint, hint! I see a lot of e-mails and downloads coming from these markets, so I just wanna thank the listeners for clicking onto my website here!

Yesterday I had a great interview that's now on the Radio Show, with Focal Press author and acting teacher Jeremiah Comey talking about what it takes to succeed as an actor. This guy knows his stuff! If you want to be an actor, or know anybody that does... Listen and you'll learn a lot and remember, if you know of a great guest, feel free to send me some contact info by e-mailing me.

Hey, Thanks for clicking in... Just got back from having lunch with my soon to be X-wife. It was fun! We ate at the Wok (of course!) then went to the Burbank Central Library to buy some used books. I picked up two Michael Moorcock books, biography of D.W.Griffith, First Edition of The Day of the Locust, and an Arthur C. Clarke about the making of 2001: A Space Odyssey, called Lost Worlds of 2001. Got some other books but can't remember now what they were.

While we were there ran into a dear ol' pal named Joe Woo, a great film editor who apprenticed under Walter Murch. We had a lot to talk about, like the new book about Walter Murch called, The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art. Joe is in serious pain from a beach Volleyball game where surgery was needed. I think he's on pain killers. I'll see by asking him for some later. I guess we we're talking too loud because a Refs Desk lady came over and told us so.

I joined a group about Fred Olen Ray who I interviewed for the radio show, on it some members were talking about some films with a guy named Dukey Flyswater, from the Amazing band "Penis Flytrap". I slightly remember (how can ya forget?) that I was in a movie and music video with him. Here's the post on the group I left and a reply I received:

From:� "Jerry Lentz"
Date:� Mon�Dec�2,�2002� 1:26 pm
Subject:� Dukey! I was in a movie with him!

Hey guys,

It's me, Jerry the guy that interviewed Ray for my radio show...
http://www.jerrylentz.com

anyway..

You were mentioning Dukey. I think I was in a music video with
him that I've been told was in a movie called DEAD HATE THE LIVING DEAD
(I think) I played a guy called "Uncle Fulci" (again I think)
all I know was I was covered in latex (not that kind of latex you
sick bastards!) I haven't seen the movie, so I can't comment on it,
though I know after it came out, I got a lot of offers to go out on
dates. Please someone send me a pic of me if I am in fact on the
DVD. I never got a copy.

If I'm any good in it... Tell Fred to put me in one of his movies. If
I'm not any good... Lie!

Thanks,

Jerry

From:� "Eric"
Date:� Mon�Dec�2,�2002� 5:14 pm
Subject:� Re: Dukey! I was in a movie with him!

Jerry, you definitely are on the DEAD HATE THE LIVING DEAD
dvd
on the bonus music video. I think the song's called "Tears of Blood"
by Penis Flytrap. I'll have to watch it again sometime to spot
Dukey. He looks different in almost everything he's in. But yeah,
DEAD HATE THE LIVING DEAD
did very well and it's all over the place. I remember
being at Full Moon around the time of pre-production and I left days
before they started shooting. Wish I could've stayed around for that
one!

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I haven't seen the film, but I'm told I'm very sexy in it! A lot of Gay Vampires hit after that film came out (no pun...whatever!) And speaking of gay:

My friend Aaron (not gay, as far as I know) sent me an article about how TIVO thinks you're gay if you just happen to TIVO a gay film to wack-off to later when the wife is out getting the divorce papers... Well, the same thing has happened to me with Amazon.com! I was in (Starring in) the Classic Award-winning Gay-Asian Art-house Motion Picture, Drift. After it' Nationwide Theatrical run, it came out (no pun...) on video, and I wanted to check the sales rankings on Amazon.com, so now every time I visit Amazon.com they kindly post some great Gay recommendations for me. Not that there's anything wrong with that!

I've notice a lot of downloading and visiting to this site from Texas. I used to be on the radio there, I got a nice E-mail:

Subject: I think you DJ'd on The Edge....in Dallas..circa 87/88/89/90?????
To: lentz@jerrylentz.com


Hi Jerry,

I think I used to listen to you on The Edge in Dallas! Where did you go???? I loved you! Thanks!

-Cheryl

Thanks Cheryl! Boy those were the daze!

Tonight I went to my fav Chinese place, Frontier Wok to have Orange Chicken! While waiting for my friend Aaron I met a nice lady named Amanda who is an actress /singer/talent. She was waiting on Pot Stickers, but since everyone in the tri-state area was sick and tired of Turkey, the Wok was slammed! So she had to wait a bit for her food. I'm hoping she might become part of the DV acting workshop, she has a cool quality about her.

Aaron has been busy putting up Xmas lights on his house. He's having fun. I bleached my underwear today! WooHoo!

I've been interviewing set designers for upcoming projects, but also cause I like videotaping interesting people and artists are the best! Some of these folks can really take trash and make treasure out of it! A scrap of fabric becomes... Well, something else...Not scrap of fabric-like... Huh? Whatever!

The website been getting a great deal of hits! That's great! People are listening to the Radio Broadcasts online and off! Thanks keep coming back!

We had a hail storm here in North Hollywood today. Hail-Yes! Got some dents in the car. It kinda ties it all together with the smashed-in passenger side area from a previous parking accident.

As I've mentioned before, I'm thinking of going back to school to get my Associates... Then take some Special Effects Make-Up Classes... Then to Florida to learn Digital Effects... And was thinking of trying to save money by living in an RV while attending. I think I've found my new home!