Fun Stuff

…on the river

Watch out Las Vegas! Cape Girardeau, MO is about to open its first Casino on the Mississippi. (Home of Rush Limbaugh) The "Bible" section in the local Barnes 'n' Noble store is extensive. In just sayin'.... it was a big deal to allow gambling here. And the floor of the casino has to be floating on...

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Vegas Meet-up

VO business and marketing master Bill DeWees was in Las Vegas for a quick weekend so we had lunch and of course, we had to go by and visit the Fry's electronics store! CourVO -- Post From My iPhone

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CC Was Here!

CC Was Here!

Sooner or later, most everyone makes it to Las Vegas. Take Carolyn (CC) Petersen for example.  Oddly enough, here's a voice-over professional who travels around the world (just got back from Germany), but had never been to Vegas. What drew her and her husband Mark to the desert Southwest?  A solar...

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12 hours

12 hours

That's how long it takes to drive from Boise, Idaho to Las Vegas, NV in the ole Chevy SSR on desolate two-lane roads aided by a radar-detector.  That's where I'll be today. Tomorrow, part 7 of Nancy Wolfson's video coaching series. In the meantime, please click on this link to visit one of my most...

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13 Ways to Avoid Bad VO Luck Today

13 Ways to Avoid Bad VO Luck Today

Triskaidekaphobia Fear of the number 13.  Friday the 13th. Bah...it's a lot of bunk, but there are the suspicious among us, and you know...can it really hurt to take a few extra precautions just this one day to save you some grief?!  )))sigh((( Probably not. In the spirit of fun, then, I offer up...

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“Discovered” a New Friend!

“Discovered” a New Friend!

Of the four FaffCons on record, I've missed only one, and that's the one Matt Baker showed up at. My loss. But we made up for it today over lunch at The Peppermill, a restaurant just a hop, skip, and a jump from KLAS-TV, where I work as a news guy.  Luckily, the folks at the Peppermill knew that,...

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Timeline History of VoiceOver

Timeline History of VoiceOver

URL:  http://scottreyns.com/history-of-voice-over.php Voice Actor Scott Reyns deserves big kudos for putting together this succinct timeline historical perspective of voice overs. What it lacks in terms of an exhaustive summary, it more than makes up for in presentation, and cogent highlights. I...

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2 VO Rules to Live By

2 VO Rules to Live By

Last week was a wash.  Literally. I washed up on the shores of Belize, Isla Roatan, and Cozumel on a cruise ship excursion with my family, and two other families for a week.  Yeah.  Hate that. The picture of me there is on the beach at Passion Island North of Cozumel.  'An afternoon that I kinda...

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29 Seconds, 8 Locations

Over the course of the last month, the producers in our TV station’s promotions department had me running all over the Las Vegas valley to take advantage of some of the more memorable landscapes. Why? To shoot segments for a half-minute promotional campaign featuring yours truly.. Indulge me, and...

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“Faux-dition” Edition 3

“Faux-dition” Edition 3

In what has become an annual VO tradition, voice actor Peter O'Connell outdid himself with this year's "Faux-dition". While previous year's competitions were quite professional, amusing, and competitive...THIS year's winner will actually come away with some tangible wins. As always, Peter makes it...

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