Introduce Yourself!
So here it is May 1st, the beginning of a new month. And as part of a tradition started in 2010, the first day of the month is GITS’ official “Hey, Lurkers, Come Out And Play!” day.
A little ‘mixer’ if you will. After all, in the first four months of 2010, this humble little screenwriting blog had well over 200,000 unique visitors.
And you know? You are unique! Each and everyone of you! Which is why I’d love to learn more about you: what’s your background as a writer, where do you live, what type of genres do you prefer to work in, when you sell a spec script to a major Hwood studio, what excessively priced sports car are you going to drop a wad on. A Maserati?
Or this one?
If you want to be really cool, you’ll pick the bottom one — the Tesla Roadster which is an electric sports car that goes from 0–60 in 3.9 seconds.
For those of you who haven’t posted before (or only a few times), if you introduce yourselves, I will give to you — free of charge! — this virtual Sazerac cocktail!
I was introduced to this cocktail by Gary, owner and head bartender at a wonderful establishment on Franklin in downtown Chapel Hill called The Crunkleton. If you’re ever in town, you must stop by. It’s a classic, sophisticated, and cool bar.
Here’s some history on the Sazerac per Wikipedia:
The Sazerac is one of the oldest known cocktails with its origins in pre-Civil War New Orleans, Louisiana. The original drink is based on a combination of Cognac and bitters created by Antoine Amédée Peychaud in the 1830s, and is reported to be the first cocktail ever invented in America. Since its creation, many different recipes have evolved for the drink, usually involving some combination of Cognac, rye whiskey, absinthe or Herbsaint and Peychaud’s Bitters.
The Sazerac cocktail was named by John Schiller in 1859 upon the opening of his Sazerac Coffee House in New Orleans. Both most likely derive their name from a popular brand of Cognac, Sazerac-de-Forge et Fils.
So come on in! Let us get to know a little bit about you and your interest in screenwriting, TV writing, movies, etc, and enjoy a tasty virtual beverage — courtesy of GITS!
BTW, if you have a writing blog, please post a link and I’ll be happy to add you to my blogroll.