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Stage Struck

David Dean Bottrell | Posted 10.26.2009 | Home

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David Dean Bottrell

Theatre in L.A. is sort of a strange beast. When I first arrived here to seek my fortune as a screenwriter, I was floored by the number of small theat...

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Why I Love Jews

David Dean Bottrell | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living

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The biggest reason I love Jews? They love bacon and Christmas more than I do. Friendly, funny, honest and loyal. As Marty's mother used to say, "What's not to like?"

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State of the Union

David Dean Bottrell | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics

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David Dean Bottrell

If the new SAG leadership doesn't rapidly start taking all the painful, but necessary steps to merge with AFTRA, we are fucked.

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Hollywood's Family Affair

David Dean Bottrell | Posted 09.10.2009 | Entertainment

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David Dean Bottrell

Other people's family fights always make me uncomfortable. That's why I cringed a little last week as I watched Ryan O'Neal's oldest son, Griffin, spewing a few choice memories about his nutty father on Larry King Live.

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A Little Work

David Dean Bottrell | Posted 08.27.2009 | Living

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"Maybe a little tuck on the upper lids" and a "small injection of collagen" might help with the lines around my mouth. What lines around my mouth?!

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They're Going A Different Way...

David Dean Bottrell | Posted 08.20.2009 | Style

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David Dean Bottrell

I was fired. Suddenly, time sort of stopped. Then something happened that I thought only occurred in movies. I had a flashback.

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Leap of Faith

David Dean Bottrell | Posted 07.23.2009 | Living

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Creativity is by definition an act of faith. I frankly don't know where I get the balls to sit down at this computer and attempt to write.

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