Writers Guild Endures a Bad Rap

OMG!!! I just ran the Santa Clarita Marathon last sunday, and this guy was running the 1/2 marathon in front of me, dressed the same and carrying that westside rental sign!! LOL

This guy is a a-hole! He shows up at the occasional USC football game and dances around like a total s*#thead! Even the little kids at the game enjoy pelting him with popcorn and whatever else they can wing at him. Get a real job ass wipe!

I am in the union I work doing craft service. I am what is called Below the Line crew. Although I am very pro union and I support them and will never cross their lines, I am very afraid for my family and the familys of all the other below the line crews. We don't have a fund saved to pay us for months on end while they hold out. We have never done this to them. Yet here we are again. Its the writers now and the first of the year they will be joined by SAG. By the begin of summer the directors will join them (not that any one will be working) . People are getting fired now with actors leaving their shows to support the writers. When SAG goes out so will everyone else. All production in this town will come to a complete stop. You can't work with out the actors!

I just want to say to all the writers, actors, and directors think about your crews think about us hundreds of folks that lost their homes and cars in the last strike we don't make as much as you and we wont all survive another long strike.

I am know its not fair to beg you to end this as soon as possible when their are two sides involved here but we all know what heartless SOB's the producers are. They just want the money, all of it! If they could treat us like Walmart treats their employees or the way people are treated in overseas sweat shop they would and wouldn't think twice about it as long as their pockets stay fat and full.

Lets all try to settle this soon

Sincerely
Proud Local 80 member

Hasnt Hollywood noticed? This country has shunned movies and entertainers for a while now. Come to Detroit and see the economy. Visit a VA Hospital and see the reality of war. And yeah yeah yeah we get it, "you hate Bush". Just waiting for you to somehow blame him for this too. If you dont get much pity, perhaps its because most of us are simply trying to live in the real world every day. Shaddup and go back to work, and be thankful for what you have.

Ok, the worst part is, he has an identical twin. They are from Seal Beach. I doubt this guy's a writer, however. One brother panhandles money while wearing an expensive suit. This one stands in thje street and waves at cars, I mean morning, noon, and night. I have seen him EVERYWHERE. He doesn't drive so i don't know how he gets around the way he does. At least he's a celebrity now.

I'm supporting the Writer's strike all they way.

Writers are the third highest paid group in the biz. They already get royalties, they are looking for a raise. None of the other crew members who work on shows even get royalties, and there would be no shows without the stage, lighting, make-up ( I could go on ) crews!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do the writers or producers even care about the 300,000 + people that they are putting out of work??? NO!! All they care about is more money for themselves!!!

The writers are stupid. They deserve nothing. They should be happy to even have a stupid job. They can be replaced by a starving college student. Besides, who gives a crap about most of the shows on TV anyway. The corporations will just replace them with some reality shows.

That is the WESTSIDE RENTALS guy! He is always out on Melrose and maybe Highland dancing crazy like that. I even have a video of him from a few months ago. He is like that every time I see him. Don't know why he is striking for the WGA, maybe he just has some left over enthusiasm he didn't know what to do with.

I saw rental man save the dodgers when he was there , I also saw rental man save the kings at the staple center just the other night and it was awesome
what i am trying to say is when ever i see this guy at the event and the team is losing, and i saw him more than once he saves the day I am also sure he will save the writers also
I also got taken back when I first saw rental man but now i look forward to seeing him at the games and where ever else he is
He gave me a business card at the event directing me to his my space page here it is so you can experience this maniac of mayhem for yourself
myspace.com/rentalmaninfo

I think the writers are a bunch of whining babies. They make more then us "normal" People yet they want to complain they dont make enough. Maybe all the average working people should go on strike and see if we get all the attention......I could care less if they never write again all thier crap is junk anyways...maybe that's why they dont get the pay they want. IT'S ALL CRAP!!!!!!!!