Goin' to Hollywood

I hate Hollywood. Not in a soapbox way like I hate the morals and left wing agenda... blah blah blah. I like movies and tv so I'm pretty much off my high horse about that. I just mean that I hate the town. It is dirty, confusing, busy, filled with people that need baths, and is anything but glamorous. So it was with mixed emotions that we accepted an offer to have the boys audition for a commercial which would be shot in Hollywood.

Before anyone gets excited let me say that we are not trying to be the next Marykate and Ashley, or Mcaully Caul.... whatever his name is that sued his parents. This all occured when we learned that twins are often in demand for photo shoots because of the strict labor laws about how long a child can work in a day. It is good to be able to swap one out for the other when one gets fussy, etc.

They got their first job before they turned one as swimsuit models for a Red Envelope Father's day catalog, which will come out, I presume, around Father's day. While on that shoot, a couple of people recommended that we get the boys connected in Los Angeles, since most of the work is down there. We sent out a few cute snapshots, including the ones below, to L.A. agencies and got a call for our first audition shortly after. This all seemed like reasonable work for a family with a stay at home mom, allowing Megan to stay with the boys while working.

The Boston Market Audition on Monday was for babies age 1-2 who could dance and "shout" or "sing" along to music. Our kids can barely stand up unassisted, and were the youngest there. But when they were asked to bang on a drum, they did so with pleasure, and when they turned on the music, Jeremy instictively clapped his hands as though that were his sole purpose in life. The audition was all of three minutes, and we left feeling pretty sure we wouldn't hear from Boston Market again. We did however, get a "call back" which is essentially a second audition after they narrow the field. Today we go back to my favorite town, along with 6 other sets of twins. We still have low expectations, but are encouraged that it seems like a reasonable story that they might get some other work.

So far it is fun for everyone and will end when it isn't, and could make a drop in the college funds.

Stay tuned, the blog is not dead, only slumbering.





Jeremy left, Ian Right


Ian front, Jeremy back