Chp. 1-3: The Continued Adventures of Jarrod in

LAS VEGAS!!!

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Well hello there girls and boys!

In this weeks episode of The Wacky Adventures of Jarrod in Las Vegas! Jarrod looks for a job,
f(_)¢ks up his car, and prepares for filming.

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Chapter 1. Jarrod Looks for a Job

The job hunt has been slow going. I've applied to Blue Man Group, the Wynn hotel/casino, and MGM Grand. Blue Man group sent me a letter saying they are looking over my resume and will contact me if I match what they're looking for (and not to call or they will send wild, blood-thirsty wolverines after me and my kin). Wynn said no thanks. MGM Grand will be interviewing me on April 27.

The MGM Grand position is "Gatekeeper." I'm not sure what this position is. The description said that they would like applicants with improv background or theatre training, but it was posted as a regular job and not really as an "acting" position. I also believe it has something to do with the Cirque Du Soliel show "KA" which recently opened and MGM Grand.

On the brighter side of finding a job, my sister, who is also living in Las Vegas, put me in touch with a friend of hers, who is friends with the Musical Director for the ADA folks at the Venetian.
No. I don't know what ADA stands for. From what I've gleaned it's the wandering minstrels in the Venetian shopping area. It may also be the gondoliers. In any case they asked me to send them my stuff and a demo. Now I just have to get that all together. (I would have had the headshot and resume if my computer hadn't died a couple weeks before coming out here. Poo.)
I'm still working for my aunt doing parties and stuff. I'll write later as to the specifics of what this entails.

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Chapter 2. Jarrod and the Curse of the Bad Clutch

So my clutch starts going out before I head to Las Vegas. Only I don't realize it's going out. It takes Nicole and her dad driving my car and telling me that it's going out for me to notice it. And then it just gets worse. Luckily I towed it with the moving truck to get it here. And it lasted for the past two weeks. Of course the day I set out to my Uncle's (he's a mechanic) it completely craps out on me, two miles out of Vegas. So now I get to get a new car (the bright side) which I can't afford (the dark side [Luke I am your Clutch]) but for which I will be paying my parents back for the rest of eternity (or sooner if I get a job).

In the meantime I don't have a car to get me to my interview or other job related activities.

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Chapter 3. Jarrod Goes "Hollywood"

Vegas, the new Hollywood. Well, not quite. I'm going to be Script Supervisor for a short film. It's not Las Vegas specific. It actually deals with some dark subject matter to do with the entertainment industry. I'd like to say more, but I'm not supposed to.
I will say this, however. I've noticed a trend in my film career that is a little disturbing. The trend being I'm doing films that have inanimate objects as main characters. The last film I did (also my first) was "Finding Love For Annie" ( http://www.findingloveforannie.com/), which involves a "love doll" (NO! It's not porn), and the movie that's shooting next weekend has a ventriloquist's dummy (and no, this one's not porn either). If I do more films, they better not have a living sofa or teddy bear or whatnot.
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And so concludes tonight's episode of The Wacky Adventures of Jarrod in Las Vegas.
Tune in next time when Jarrod attends Passover Seder at his Aunt's house, Jarrod has his Big Interview, and how the film goes.
Thanks for watching.