The Equalizer - Odds Against You?

http://grrm.livejournal.com/200399…

"Congratulations to my friend Roy Dotrice, who has been officially awarded a world's record for his audibook performance of A GAME OF THRONES.

They sent him a certificate and everything:

(Certificate says: The greatest number of characters voiced in an audio book is 224, achieved by Roy Dotrice (UK), who performed distinct and distinguishable voices for every role in the 28-disc unabridged version of A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin, released on 13 January 2004. Guinness World Records Ltd.)

(I especially like the stain on the certificate, obviously meant to suggest the ring left by a mug of Guinness Stout).

Of course, I am not sure how long this particular record will stand. In fact, I think Roy may well have broken it already with his recordings for A CLASH OF KINGS and (especially) A STORM OF SWORDS. But I will leave the Guinness people to sort that out.

And, yes, yes, we are doing all we can to make sure it is Roy Dotrice who will record the audiobook for A DANCE WITH DRAGONS. He was my choice to begin with, and remains so. So you can all stop sending me emails and messages. I'm with you."

(also mentioned on SFSite, http://www.sfsite.com/news/tag/gui… with a picture of the certificate here: http://pics.livejournal.com/grrm/p…

One of the comments asks how Roy's health is, and GRRM replies that "Roy tells me he is fully recovered, and done with treatment." So that's a big plus.

I need to get this series in audio, obviously :).

This is also where I get envious of RD's and EW's wives and kids - imagine a family evening with Roy Dotrice, Edward Woodward, and George R.R. Martin. All that talent . Throw in Robert Lansing, and I'd definitely be drooling! Wouldn't mind if Keith or Robert Joy were along as well...

Hmm - wonder if there's a chance that that ever/often did happen?

Theresa

Thank you for all the wonderful characters you brought to life, and the legacy you left us.
Miss you.

Theresa

Robert McCall is dead, long live Robert McCall!

Edward Woodward passed away earlier today. Rest in peace, Mr. Woodward, and thank you for all of your wonderful performances.

I have a scene from a prompt that I want to post for critique/suggestions. It comes from a prompt on a writing list, but I am seriously considering using it or a close version in a long story I'm writing. The story might eventually be published, after some changes.

I don't know anymore - if I post it here and friends lock it, is that still considered NOT first publishing rights? I thought that it used to be first publishing rights if I did not friends lock it, but I haven't kept up with all the changes since then.

Thanks,
Theresa

Tonight's episode of Cold Case on CBS tonight, "Street Money", has Keith S. in it. Yes, I will be watching.

Keith (Mickey) Szarabajka appeared in one scene of the new CBS drama Eleventh Hour on Thursday, October 30. The episode was called "Savant". On Monday, November 10, he was in Prison Break, episode called "The Legend". Both of his characters had a CIA connection.

The Dark Knight is coming out on DVD in North America on December 9, 2008. Keith S. had several scenes throughout as a detective on the Gotham City Police Department.

Three generations of Woodwards guest starred on the long running British drama, The Bill in the two-part episode "Sins of the Father". Son Tim and grandson Sam were also in the episodes.

Robert Joy has finally, in the fifth season, been added to the opening credits of CSI: NY.

A friend of mine saw Saul Rubinek in the promo for Boston Legal, the episode to be aired on Monday, November 17 but imdb.com doesn't mention it.

Billy Zabka was in The Man in the Silo according to imdb.com but I can't tell when it was released, besides 2008.

Taken from imdb.com for Mark Margolis:

Draw (2009) (post-production) .... Luigi
The Fallen Faithful (2008) (post-production) .... Asa
Nobody (2008) (post-production) .... Professor Hagel
Adam (2008) (post-production) .... Older Man
End of the Line (2008) (completed) .... Mortimer J. Adler
Defiance (2008) .... The Ghetto Elder
The Wrestler (2008) .... Lenny
Haber (2008) .... Bremer
"Breaking Bad" .... Tio (1 episode)
- Episode #2.3 (????) TV episode .... Tio

Shamelessly stealing this from the virtualmickey list:

Keith will also be reading the "Selected Shorts" story "Going, Going, Gone" on NPR radio stations October 18-24. Check your local NPR station for schedule for
download podcast or current program as mp3/4 at:
http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast/pod…

You may also be able to listen to one of the webcasts at:
http://www.publicradiofan.com/cgib…

Program 3: Week of October 18 – October 24, 2008 Gone Missing
* “Going, Going, Gone” by Peter Blauner, read by Keith Szarabajka
From: The Best American Mystery Stories 2007, ed. by Carl Hiaasen (Houghton Mifflin)
* “The Purple Is Everything” by Dorothy Salisbury Davis, read by Christina
Pickles From: A Moment on the Edge: 100 Years of Crime Stories by Women,
ed. by Elizabeth George (Harper Paperbacks)

[/shameless steal]

Now, I've personally heard the 3:00 p.m. Eastern WHSU Music broadcast and the story Keith (Mickey) Szarabajka read was played first. There's also an excerpt from his reading at the very beginning, if you want to make sure you have the right broadcast.

WNYC at 4:00 p.m. Eastern is a week behind, so the right one should be broadcast on Saturday, October 25.

I hope some of you get to hear his performance, he's very, very good.

I'm sure someone has them now :). What do you think?

Theresa

In case anyone's still watching the comm...

In light of the upcoming release of S1 on DVD and the signing of writers and director for the feature film, I've put together a pimp/linkspam/picspam post for both the original and a few fantasy casting choices, opening as follows:

The Equalizer is Brit-American Robert McCall, a grim and aging hard-guy who, in the pilot of this 80s television series, hangs out his shingle in New York City via the classified ad in the title. His deal: he's the desperation call, the last line of defense for ordinary folk who find themselves up against the kind of corruption and violence he himself perpetrated as a -- you guessed it -- covert operative of the CIA, before he finally went AWOL in disgust.

More, not dial-up friendly, here...

"Bump and Run" is airing at 10:00 a.m. Eastern, on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2006.

"Dead Drop" ais Tues. Oct. 23, at 10:00 a.m.

Yes, my Mickey preference is showing. *grin*

http://www.spiketv.com has the schedule.

If anyone has HD channels, Universal HD, and the Sleuth Channel are also airing EQ, in the States.