Back at home, friends
I shot almost the last bit of what’s required of me for the film Respect. I have one more day of shooting in a couple of weeks and that will be it.
I really hope it comes together well. I have no sense of how a film will come together but one thing I know for sure about this one is there will be PLENTY of footage to choose from to assemble it. Liesl Tommy, the director, shoots the shit out of stuff. She’s chasing that perfect look, feel, sound, performance, movement, framing, etc.
She’s good.
I feel like I was too sedentary while I was away. I was for sure. I was trying not to exercise for a week or so to give my back a rest. So, I didn’t. At all. Now, I feel like shit. Blobby. Thick. Itching for something bad.
That’s what I noticed the most. The itch. I haven’t exercised and I really want some nicotine. I think the routine I’ve been in keeps my dopamine levels correct. Now, no exercise, I just want some bad shit. I’ve been off the nic for almost five months. I think my organs, including my brain have leveled off and are operating at their correct frequencies. Cruising along. Granted I still do the caffeine, which isn’t nothing, but not nicotine or sugar. Yeah, too much sugar lately. Have to pull back.
Bottom line is my back is still fucked. I am going to a chiropractor for the first time in my life. I was brought up to believe they weren’t real doctors and they were quacks and didn’t have what it took to get an MD. That’s what you learn growing up with a father who is a doctor. That, and getting a car for your 15th birthday is normal thing.
I need help. I’ll go to the bone cracker and then I’ll go to a real doctor and I’ll see what they say. DEATH BEFORE SURGERY is my attitude facing this situation. We’ll see.
As some of you know I taped an episode of Finding Your Roots a while back. Well, its time has come. It will be on tomorrow night. Tuesday, 1/21 at 8pm on PBS. I know that’s what time it will be on here. Probably the same where you are. It’s me, Jeff Goldblum and Terry Gross. The episode is called 3 Jews. Kidding. Kinda. It’s called ‘Beyond the Pale.’ I’m excited to see what they rendered out of my 3-hour chat with Mr. Gates.
Today I talk to the amazing Brian Cox about his role as Logan Roy on HBO’s Succession. I also talk to him a bit about some of his other million credits. He's been at it a long time. On Thursday I talk to Josh Klinghoffer. I booked him before he got fired from the Red Hot Chili Peppers. So, we get to talk about that and guitar talk in general. Great talks!
Enjoy!
Love,
Maron