Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Nov 4, 2009, 11:19 am
I have been battling a lingering cold that began last week and has now given me laryngitis. I believe it was all of the traveling to and from New York and not getting enough sleep. While I am sure t...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Nov 2, 2009, 1:30 am
Scarlett was nice enough to present to me the Over the Top Award and I do believe that things have been such here these days. So, without further ado here is the meme which I must complete using only...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Oct 31, 2009, 3:33 pm
Hope you all have a wonderful Halloween but try not to down too much candy, it's not good for you.  Below we see our friend and blog mascot, Space Monkey, dressed for the occasion as Space Mu...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Oct 29, 2009, 6:58 pm
Well it may not be a starring role but I am very close to hammering down a 40 hour work week as a background actor on Nurse Jackie. Who would have thought that I'd get steady work doing this kind ...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Oct 25, 2009, 3:00 pm
There is an establishment that has specials for $3.99 and beer for $1.99 and is quite near to where I live.  After receiving a paycheck from my work on Nurse Jackie, I felt this modest treat woul...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Oct 23, 2009, 8:00 am
Hello all! I'm currently making my 4th appearance on Nurse Jackie and will also be a stand-in for one of the principle actors. For the day, I am part of the "second team" and hopefully more days...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Oct 20, 2009, 2:08 pm
(sitting alone in a room with newspapers and magazines scattered about, the headlines praising the stock markets massive rise) Somewhere along the line, all of the rich and mighty on Wall Street forg...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Oct 18, 2009, 12:36 am
You are the scum of the earth. A strain of disease closely related to that of Jon and Kate which is a strain closely related to the Ebola virus. You have polluted the earth with your stupid reality s...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Oct 15, 2009, 9:41 pm
I want my fucking unemployment check! I have very narrow time frames to pay debts and you cocksuckers are sitting with your thumb up your ass!! Sure some jackass can argue that it is I who is not doi...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Oct 14, 2009, 8:53 pm
I want my fucking unemployment check! I have very narrow time frames to pay debts and you cocksuckers are sitting with your thumb up your ass!! Sure some jackass can argue that it is I who is not doi...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Oct 14, 2009, 12:43 am
I have CLEARLY STATED why I refuse to partake in Facebook yet some of you (cocksuckers in my real world life) INSIST on sending me invitations to join Facebook after I explicitly told you that I WILL ...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Oct 11, 2009, 10:06 am
It's been totally boom and bust for me these past few weeks. Things are moving along with the acting stuff but I have no cash to pay the train fare to an audition that's for TOMORROW down in ...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Oct 9, 2009, 7:01 pm

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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Oct 7, 2009, 3:20 am
A video I put together about something I'm working on. Coming up.... More background acting gigs and the push to make me union.
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Oct 4, 2009, 12:22 am
You know what? Before I get onto the usual programing (mirth, merriment and laughter) I have to get this out of the way. I realize that I will lose many of you with this post as this is more for me th...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Oct 2, 2009, 12:37 am
It seems the more steps I take to get closer to my aspirations, the more practical things in my life seem to go awry. As if conformity and mediocrity are firing warning shots past my head to scare me...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Sep 29, 2009, 10:54 pm
Every now and then I see these silly articles that purport the world would be better without men because there would be less war, or that the Y chromosome is somehow defective or dangerously flawed, o...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Sep 26, 2009, 3:15 pm
I will be shooting some background scenes for the new Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg action/comedy The Other Guys. I'll be a businessman. Should be fun. Now you can go to the theater and play "Spot...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Sep 24, 2009, 5:33 am
So I'm walking through Bryant Park in Manhattan, trying to catch a train home after registering with Central Casting when I suddenly hear the sound of boots matching. STOMP! STOMP! STOMP! Bene...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Sep 22, 2009, 10:07 pm
Well, I have just come back from a very long day of background work for Nurse Jackie and it was a great experience. Everyone was really cool and the atmosphere was laid back, the food was great as we...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Sep 21, 2009, 3:06 pm
Just got a background role as Orderly #26 on Showtime's Nurse Jackie. I start tomorrow. How fun is this? Let's hope you will be able to see me. Update #2 Just informed I may be a stand in...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Sep 20, 2009, 10:40 pm
It certainly doesn't hurt for any aspiring actor to get some work in as a background actor. You can learn quite a bit on how things work on a set and network with your fellow background players w...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Sep 18, 2009, 6:19 pm
Blow the shofar, bust out the apples and honey, refer to a dusty copy of Maxim's tribute to the women of the Israeli Defense Force if you must, Rosh Hashana begins for Jews all around the world to...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Sep 16, 2009, 11:17 pm
Ladies and gentleman, my very special guest, author and animal advocate Mayra Calvani. Now I have heard through the grapevine that she's not feeling well, so I wish her a speedy recovery and I be...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Sep 16, 2009, 3:40 pm
I actually have interest from a prospective employer be it in a part time capacity, but it's better than nothing. Slight problem, these people will only contract me through email and when they do...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Sep 14, 2009, 12:29 am
Perhaps it was my stumbling across a sensual photo of an old flame that has sent me on a remembrance of beautiful women I've encountered, but this latest episode has manifested itself in the most ...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Sep 13, 2009, 11:41 pm
Author Mayra Calvani will be my guest on the 17th and below is a sampling of some of her work. Check it out. Click the icon on the far right of the Scribd toolbar for a full screen view of the promo....
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Sep 12, 2009, 2:36 pm
Those of you with a Blogger blog may not know that every picture you upload is saved to a photo sharing site called Picasa. It's really not that much different than Flickr except that one is owne...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Sep 11, 2009, 1:11 am
I went out to my regular watering hole and spent the night savoring fine ales and conversing with my favorite flame haired mixologist on all manner of topics. She was, as usual, a delight. It was n...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Sep 10, 2009, 12:07 am
Have any of you taken a look around at you life and assessed the state of things? What I am asking is have you asked yourself, truthfully, why are you still living in the same place when everything h...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Sep 8, 2009, 3:33 pm
The weather is blah. The mood is blah. The attitude is blah. Everything is just blah. It's not a complaint, it is just where I am at right now. So, under these less than ideal conditions, I wi...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Sep 5, 2009, 12:00 pm
As I fight to break out of my "no job" malaise, I found myself flipping through the TV channels while setting up my camera and tripod for some scene work I'm doing for another showcase. I stumble...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Sep 3, 2009, 11:17 pm
Today I applied for a job at restaurant chain Applebees, it was a sharp contrast to what happened in the days leading up to this. Rejections Demoralized from a nasty run in with a restaurant/bed and...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Sep 2, 2009, 5:00 pm
I'd really, really, really, really, REALLY like to master the playing of these........lovely, finely tuned instruments. Sounds good, looks good. A novel concept by Calvin Harris. Calvin Harris -...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Aug 31, 2009, 2:00 am
I have a nice home theater setup and a decent sized TV so streaming movies on my Mac really didn't seem like a viable option for good ol' movie watching. There's no Dolby Digital 5.1 surro...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Aug 29, 2009, 3:05 pm
Well now this is rich, really. I can't make this up. I went out yesterday to score some groceries and one of the things I got was a gallon of apple juice because I like it and it's quite goo...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Aug 26, 2009, 10:34 pm
While there are many more shots that were taken, I'll keep it to a minimum of four. Anything more is just repetitive and boring, this is just to give you an idea of how my headshot session went. I...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Aug 25, 2009, 3:00 am
There's no money for it but, damn it all, I'm finally getting my headshots done. This is a MUST if you're an actor. It just has to get done. Sure I may lose power, internet access and the ...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Aug 23, 2009, 3:17 am
This is a film that seems to freak EVERYONE out. I can't tell you how many stories I've heard of people unable to sleep after watching this film. I even recall my estranged mother telling me ...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Aug 20, 2009, 8:08 pm
He's laid low for the most part, until the other day when I was walking down the hall. I could hear him playing the guitar and talking into the microphone, doing some sort of spoken word piece. ...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Aug 18, 2009, 11:44 pm
I'm going to go down a list of three people you should know about for the sake of context. Stay with me on this. David Strasberg David is the head of the prestigious Lee Strasberg Theater and F...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Aug 17, 2009, 11:03 am
With coverage on the news, write ups in the papers and buzz in the local community, I had great optimism about a job fair being thrown by a very large phone company (cough, initials start with an A an...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Aug 15, 2009, 8:45 am
To the town hall idiots; I'm sorry, I didn't realize the most powerful nation in the world revolved around defective brains stuck in the ruts of McCarthyism. Damn anyone else who is in a spot ...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Aug 15, 2009, 7:31 am
Thanks for those who took the time to comment on the Raul Ramos y Sanchez virtual book tour. That qualified you win a signed copy of his book so without further ado, I will now announce the winner. A...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Aug 12, 2009, 10:08 pm
Editors note: I'd just like to say it's a pleasure to have author Raul Ramos y Sanchez on this blog as part of his virtual book tour promoting his latest effort, America Libre. The book is a t...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Aug 10, 2009, 11:56 am
It seems to happen often in movies, TV shows and books. There's a man pining for his former flame, he finds a new and very attractive woman who is crazy about him and at some critical point in the...
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