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    Hi guys,

    So I'm not quite sure how I should feel. I had a manager show interest AND this person proposed a Skype meeting for today (don't live in LA but am in CA).
    The time came and went and I didn't get any email/call from her as to why it didn't happen.

    Is this person professional? Should I bother following up? Am a jolly mix of pissed, disappointed and confused. Any encouraging words or advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

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    Why wouldn't you follow-up professionally and see what happened? There's no downside to it.
    If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base.
    Dave Barry

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    • #3
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      True, Centurio. Just sent a short note asking what happened and if she'd be rescheduling. Was wondering if this has happened to anyone else..
      UPDATE: Manager fractured her toe and meeting had slipped her mind. She just sent an email and rescheduled for next week. How dramatic. Hollywood, baby!
      Last edited by ManbunShiva; 12-06-2015, 12:54 AM.

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      • #4
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        Oh, yeah, the age old "fractured toe" fallback excuse. Boy, if I had a nickel for every time I heard that... .

        Just kidding. As NASA used to say, "Hubble happens".
        Things happen to everyone, even in Hollywood. Glad to hear you're moving forward!

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        • #5
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          Welcome to Hollywood

          Until I actually have a SIGNED contract WITH MONEY BEHIND IT on the table, I always just assume that whomever I'm currently corresponding with for whatever reason will, at some point in the process -- could be after one phone call, could be after drinks, after going on a camping trip with his family -- disappear.

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          • #6
            Re: Meeting blown off..

            Originally posted by grumpywriter View Post
            Welcome to Hollywood

            Until I actually have a SIGNED contract WITH MONEY BEHIND IT on the table, I always just assume that whomever I'm currently corresponding with for whatever reason will, at some point in the process -- could be after one phone call, could be after drinks, after going on a camping trip with his family -- disappear.
            It's an incredibly vexing phenomenon, isn't it. There's a (quite legit, too), Producer who is interested in a project of mine. Has probably e-mailed me 9 times over the past 5 months now always saying let's talk this week, only to go MIA when I ask when is good for him, only for him to inevitably pop-up a few weeks later, apologize profusely, and do the same thing.

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            • #7
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              Originally posted by CthulhuRises View Post
              It's an incredibly vexing phenomenon, isn't it. There's a (quite legit, too), Producer who is interested in a project of mine. Has probably e-mailed me 9 times over the past 5 months now always saying let's talk this week, only to go MIA when I ask when is good for him, only for him to inevitably pop-up a few weeks later, apologize profusely, and do the same thing.
              Haha.. I know. I've long since stopped being surprised by it or even offended. If anything I find it (a little) amusing. I had a guy last year -- a producer/actor -- who wanted to option a script of mine. We talked on the phone numerous times, and he insisted on taking me out for a beer when I was in LA for a meeting. During the beer he was acting like we were best buddies, telling me about his wife and kid, etc... We went through some notes on the script, and then I mentioned some kind of payment for the option and it was like he evaporated -- poof. Never heard from him again

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              • #8
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                Hahaha! You guys... These are some hilarious war stories.
                Guess everyone should get used to their special power of going POOF! at a moment's notice.
                My meeting is scheduled for tomorrow. Should have a fun report.
                Last edited by ManbunShiva; 12-09-2015, 02:01 PM.

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                • #9
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                  UPDATE:
                  Skype meeting went well. Manager would like me to visit the office to meet her and her partner. Anything you guys could suggest on what I should prepare for/be prepared for? Thanks as always!

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                  • #10
                    Re: Meeting blown off..

                    Originally posted by ManbunShiva View Post
                    UPDATE:
                    Skype meeting went well. Manager would like me to visit the office to meet her and her partner. Anything you guys could suggest on what I should prepare for/be prepared for? Thanks as always!
                    Always take the water. If they ask you something that you need a moment to think about it gives you an excuse.
                    If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base.
                    Dave Barry

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                    • #11
                      Re: Meeting blown off..

                      Good tip, Centurion. So, I shouldn't pull a Kramer and ask for a "cafe latte"
                      I sure hope she's not distractingly sexy. I'll need the water so I'm not licking my lips like a deviant as she runs screaming for the door...

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