Archive for the “Screenwriting From Iowa” Category
Oct
23
2017
 
The Waiting is the Hardest PartPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaNeed a jolt this today? Here’s Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder joining Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on The Waiting (and proving I’m still not over the death of Petty earlier this month). Scott W. Smith Tagged: Eddie Vedder, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Oct
22
2017
Postcard #149 ( Green Anole Lizard)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaWhile some of my photos over the years have been near and far away, this one was only two feet from my back porch. Fall colors in Florida mean something different than other parts of the county. I was actually on the phone when I saw this green anole lizard but quickly got two shots […]
Oct
19
2017
Method Writing —Write with Your ScarsPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“I hated my father long before I knew there was a word for hate…I remember hating him even when I was in diapers…I’ve been writing the story of my own life for over forty years. My own stormy autobiography has been my theme, my dilemma, my obsession, and the fly-by-night dread I bring to the […]
Oct
18
2017
Method Writing —Writing from Your ScarsPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“I hated my father long before I knew there was a word for hate…I remember hating him even when I was in diapers…I’ve been writing the story of my own life for over forty years. My own stormy autobiography has been my theme, my dilemma, my obsession, and the fly-by-night dread I bring to the […] Success is dangerous to longevity. It’s just a dangerous thing, it’s an overwhelming thing, and used in the wrong way it’s really destructive. Surviving that in our earliest days was—we came out of that pretty lucky. We had a lot of good people around us. A lot of good advice. But you don’t ever […] I just listened to the what the L.A. Times called “Tom Petty’s final interview” so I guess I’m not finished yet with my string of posts on Petty. The quote comes when Grammy-winning guitarist John Jorgenson (who started out a clarinetists) came up in the conversation. “The guy’s off the map. He’s off the map, […]
Oct
13
2017
Tom Petty & The Soundtrack of LifePosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaNow I’m walking this street on my own But she’s with me everywhere I go Yeah I found an angel, I found my place I can only thank God it was not too late Tom Petty/Angel Dream I’ll round out a couple of weeks of posts centered around Tom Petty with a quote pulled from […]
Oct
12
2017
Tom Petty, Elvis, and Following that DreamPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“Elvis Presley kicked off my love of music. That was the dream I followed.” Tom Petty Just two days ago Tom Petty helped me solve a mystery that I’d been curious about for several decades. It’d had to do with the day when Petty was 11-year old and introduced to Elvis Presely by his Uncle Earl. […]
Oct
11
2017
Tom Petty and ‘The Untold Story of Rock and Roll’Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaWell some say life will beat you down Break your heart, steal your crown Learning to Fly, lyrics by Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne “The people who make it and make it as long as [Tom] Petty has made it have to have some kind of rocket fuel driving them. I get the sense from […]
Oct
11
2017
‘The Untold Story of Rock and Roll’Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaWell some say life will beat you down Break your heart, steal your crown Learning to Fly, lyrics by Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne “The people who make it and make it as long as [Tom] Petty has made it have to have some kind of rocket fuel driving them. I get the sense from […] |
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