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Blood, Sweat, and Tedium

I was a juicer in Hollywood - set lighting technician - for forty years, and now I'm not... so instead I tell stories about life inside the belly of the film and television industry beast

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Sep 27, 2026
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  1. Issue · Sep 27, 2026

    As Good as it Gets (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    Note: This is a heavily reworked missive from the archives<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="804" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3xNN!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.c

  2. Issue · Sep 20, 2026

    Back to the Grind (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Critical tone

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    (Note: this one hails from the winter of 2009)<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="614" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9sOx!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2

  3. Issue · Sep 13, 2026

    United 93 (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="926" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!q32G!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78c92e86-e855-4bd9-91ec-df147f92bfe9_834x926.jpeg"

  4. Issue · Sep 6, 2026

    Make the Boss Look Good (opens the original)

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    (Note: this comes from 2019)<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="800" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ceWN!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5b4c3b

  5. Issue · Aug 30, 2026

    Dolly (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="818" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!prSD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F010d33ac-57c6-4346-ac3e-40c5ea77ebbf_634x818.jpeg"

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