Economic Reality Symposium

RECAP ANNOUNCES ECONOMIC REALITY SYMPOSIUM
REGIONAL ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM ROCKS!!!

RECAP (Regional Economic Community Action Program) is pleased to invite you to a FREE and exciting symposium to take place at the Salvation Army, 234 Van Ness Street, Newburgh, NY on June 17, 2014 from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm. The Economic Reality of the Hudson Valley Symposium is a joint effort of NYSCAA (New York State Community Action Association), RECAP and its sponsor Willy-Gilly Productions, Inc. The goal of this symposium is to unite the communities in New York State by working together to share information, build capacity, encourage effective policies and maximize resources. The NYSCAA staff will present a program entitled “From Poverty to Opportunity”.

The speakers will consist of Jose Vasquez, Lead Pastor of Church At The Bridge, Vails Gate, NY; Tiombe Tallie Carter, founder of Tallie Carter Law located in Newburgh, New York; Rabbi Schwab, religious leader of Temple Sinai in Middletown, NY; Nadia Allen, Executive Director of the Mental Health Association in Orange County, Inc.; Dr. Karlene Barrett, Director of RECAP’s Outpatient Rehab Treatment Program and Ariel Tavares of RECAP leader in the fight against food insecurity in the Hudson Valley.

The event is FREE and open to the general public. All are welcome.

The Regional Economic Community Action Program is a not-for-profit, anti-poverty organization, determined to assist Orange Country’s low-income residents meet their fundamental needs by taking a proactive stance in combating the symptoms of poverty. RECAP gives people the power to identify problems affecting their communities and resources to bring about change. RECAP has grown to include creative programs in the fields of addiction treatment, job training, energy conservation, nutrition assistance and more. Just recently RECAP sponsored a Musical Evening of Choral Delight which was a joint concert of the Newark Boys Choir, the Middletown High School Men’s Chorus and the Middletown High School Chamber Singers. For more information on RECAP and upcoming programs, please call (845) 342-5380 or email Mstarling@recap.org

Greetings from Willy Gilly Productions. Our mission is to build the Independent film and television industry in New York’s HudsonValley. If you’d like to continue receiving an occasional update about our films in production, acting and technical training, as well as community support, please sign up at our new website’s contact form.

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Thank you for you interest in and support of Independent Film production.

Nan and David

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www.actinganyone.com

www.collarthemovie.com

Photos:
Photo 1: Left to Right
Noel Spencer, President of Spencers Financial Services, Charles J. Darden, Executive Director of RECAP, Donald Morris, Music Director of the Newark Boys Choir and George Davey, Accompanist for the Newark Boys Choir meet at the Microtel Inn and Suites in Middletown, NY in preparation for a joint concert with the Middletown High School Men’s Chorus and the Middletown High School Chamber Singers hosted by RECAP on 3/20/14 at the Middletown High School

Photo 2:
Joint meeting of the Newark Boys Choir, Noel Spencer, Charles J. Darden, Executive Director of RECAP and Donald G. Morris, Musical Director at the Microtel Inn and Suites in Middletown, NY

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Film Production Class

Have you ever wanted to produce your own videos for the web?

Are you ready to advertise on TV, but don’t know what makes a good commercial?

Learn the techniques necessary to make your video’s pop!

Willy-Gilly Productions is commencing it’s first ever class on Film Production.

Learn from an Industry Professional

Learn how to:

• Engage a project
• Break down what you need to tell the story
• Aspects and Jobs involved in story production
• Storyboarding
• Pre-Production Techniques
• Casting
• Location, Location, Location
• Rolling the Camera and Getting the Shot

8 – 1 hour sessions  only $195.00

845.294.7500

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Spring Is Here!!! (Except for those occasional 30 degree nights!!!)

Spring is here (except for those occasional 30 degree nights)! 

Spring is here and so is William Esper’s new book, “An Actor’s Guide to Creating a Character” with introduction by Patricia Heaton (Home Improvement.) 

The William Esper Studio located at 208 W. 37^th Street in Manhattan has been named one of the top 25 acting schools in the world.  Before opening his school, he was Sanford Meisner’s protégé and the heir apparent of The Neighborhood Playhouse’ Acting Program.

What does all this mean to the Hudson Valley?

It means that the Hudson Valley has local access to this world-renowned method of acting right here in our own back yard!

At the “Acting Anyone Academy” in Goshen, New York, Master Actor David Patrick Wilson studied hundreds of hours with BOTH Sanford Meisner and William Esper. 

New classes are forming at the Acting Anyone Academy in the authentic “Meisner Method”.  If you are interested in a professional career in acting or if your children show an exceptional natural talent, don’t miss out on your opportunity to study with a “Master” of this technique who has proven its value in the marketplace.

David’s career includes “The 7Ups”, “Grey Lady Down”, “Eddie and the Cruisers”, “Magnum PI” , “Dallas the Early Years”, a TV series with Ed Asner entitled “The Bronx Zoo”, “Coins in the Fountain” with Lonnie Anderson, “Unspeakable Acts” and “Collar” with Tom Sizemore, Rebecca DeMornay and Richard Roundtree to name just a few.  You can find out more at his IMDB site:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0933264/?ref_=fn_al_nm_2

In addition to being blessed with great acting teachers, David was likewise graced to study voice with one of the legends of voice training, Seth Riggs. His “Speech Level Singing”, technique has proven to be the healthiest way to work as a singer.  Seth trained Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey, Michael Bolton, Julio Iglesias, Toni Braxton, Bernadette Peters and all of the American Idol Singers (i.e. Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Stoddard, etc.).  David works with his voice clients privately at the offices of Willy-Gilly Productions, 222 Greenwich Avenue, Goshen, NY   10924.

Level 1 Adult Classes, Level 1 Youth Classes (8-11 years old), Level 1 Young Adult Classes (12-17 years old) as well as Production Classes will be starting soon in the fellowship hall at St. James Episcopal Church, 1 St. James Place, Goshen, NY.

Some private spots are available for “Speech Level Singing”.

If you have ever had any thought about seriously pursuing developing you gifts, here is a rare opportunity to take full advantage of everything that “Acting Anyone Academy” has to offer.

Don’t miss out.  Call to reserve your place.  (845) 294-7500.

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Spring Fling!

SPRING INTO ACTION! ACT NOW! ONE MORE WEEK before our FREE Acting Anyone workshop to be held from 10:30a to Noon on April 12, 2014 at THE VENUE, 3142 Rte. 207 in beautiful, scenic Campbell Hall, NY. Come and join us to have what just may be a life changing experience. Learn about 'The Meisner Method' of acting, Seth Riggs' 'Singing for the Stars' (he trains ALL of the American Idol singers) and all the careers available in front of and behind the scenes. Here's your opportunity to get some 'tools' that can create 'breakthroughs' everywhere in your life, whether you are young or old. LIMITED SEATING! It's filling up fast. For more information and to reserve your spot, contact us at: www.acting

anyone.com and click on 'Free workshop.' Or, call us (845) 294-7500. We are truly excited about seeing you there and having a real, 'Spring fling!'

Greetings from Willy Gilly Productions, our mission, build the Independent film and television industry in New York's Hudson Valley. If you'd like to continue receiving an occasional update about our films in production, acting and technical training, please sign up at our new website's contact form. 

http://willygilly.com/contact-us-3

Thank you for you interest in and support of Independent Film production.

Nan and David

www.willygilly.com

www.actinganyone.com

www.collarthemovie.com

PSH, RIP!

I have been waiting for the initial shock to dull into numbness before weighing in on Philip Seymour Hoffman's 'suicide.' I say suicide because Philip knew what he was doing and where it would inevitably lead, should he 'pick up and use.' (Those are terms that every addict and alcoholic understands. I know because I have been working a program of recovery for 27 years, this month. )

I can say, "Philip knew!" because that's where we met more than two decades ago. His name was only, 'Philip' back then. He had not added the other appellation, yet. Then again, my name was only 'David!' I've since added my middle name, as well. I've added a lot of things to my life, since then. I've subtracted even more. But, those things that I gave up were unnecessary, some quite damaging. What I kept has made life much simpler, much kinder and more joyful.  I guess Phil, for all of his brilliance, couldn't get that. It happens. 

When I met him he was a serious, introspective and very frightened young actor. I think it was at a musicians meeting in Venice Beach. Or, maybe it was an NA in Beverly Hills. I qualified for all of them, CA, NA, AA, SA! You name it, I was doing it! 

At that time, I had about 5 years. He was a ' newcomer' and was scared shitless. He would probably have been served better if he held on to some of that reverential fear. I could have saved his life. It has saved mine, many times. I guess he figured he could handle it, now. After all, he was a 'Star,' now. Not just some 'wannabe' with a budding substance issue. He obviously didn't take this cunning, baffling disease seriously enough.  This 'Jones' is the one neighbor you definitely don't want moving into your 'Hood!' Especially now! That shit he jacked must have been too hot!

The 'good goods' our boys and girls in 'red, white and blues' are muling back in their 'ditty bags' from 'The Big A' (I'm talking Afghanistan here, not Manhattan!), makes the 'Blue Cheer' that Frank Lucas was 'body bagging' back from 'Nam, when I lived up on 138th and Lenox, look like your mamma's laundry detergent!  If you think these kids are doing '5 bits in the zone' because they love kicking Taliban ass or thumping Al Queda butt, you got another thing coming! 

Contrary to what the jive ass turkeys in Washington are laying down, this 'horse' ain't riding up from ole Mexico either, compadre. It's rolling in from those kids doing multiple tours in the number one heroine producing country in the world. That's right, kimosabe! Before the smoke cleared from our 'carpet bombing' of the Taliban in '03, the poppies were back in the fields! We are talking by the ton! If you think I don't know what I'm talking about, why not ask our Olympic hosts what really brought down the 'Evil Empire,' back in '86! It wasn't 'Cowboy Ronnie,' or his 'Star Wars Initiative' bullshit! It wasn't the 'Arms Race!' It was 'Afghani Pearl,' that bitch! She was being dragged back to Moscow's streets by kids carrying Kalichnikov's and duffle bags full of 'The White Lady!' 

(FACT: I was living in Sweden in 1984. I knew people who were trafficking snow back into Scandinavia. They were buying kilos of 100% pure heroine on the back streets of Kiev [then a Soviet province] for less than it cost to buy a liter bottle of Schnapps {Akavit} in Stockholm! )

Seymour died because he was sick and too proud and filled with himself to get the help that's available to everyone 24/7/365 (366 in 'Leap Year!'). That's a sad truth. But what is really terrifying to me is that the same thing is happening here that happened 25 years ago in the Soviet Union. Some of our soldiers (probably more than you can even imagine) are coming back from 'in country' and bringing 'the white death' home with them. 

You think I'm crazy?!  Try this on for size. They are armed and highly trained agents of destruction, compliments of Uncle Sam. But, their benevolent 'uncle' has turned his back (courtesy of a conservative Congress.) There are no jobs for most of them when they do come back. The streets are filled with punks who don't know a 'K-zone' from an 'e-zine,' but they're already hooked on 'Mother's little helpers' like 'Oxy' and 'Ex!' 

In our under-regulated, 'free market economy' where 'bling is the thing' and it doesn't matter how and where you got it, the market is there, the buyers are hungry for 'cheap meds' and the suppliers are ready and more than willing to let our own bad habits and disgruntled ex-military pull us down from the inside. IF YOU DON'T THINK IT CAN HAPPEN HERE, YOU BEST PULL YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR TOO FAT ASS! 

Finally, I have one question for our military brass, WHO'S WATCHING THE TROOPS, WHILE YOU'RE WATCHING YOURSELVES ON THE NEWS?! And America, WHAT IN HEAVEN'S NAME ARE YOU THINKING?! Do you think the incredible increase in heroine addiction in this country is unrelated to this war? And, do you think that the unbelievably high suicide rate among Veterans of these 'conflicts' is caused by 'non-drug related' depression and PTSD?! ARE YOU EFFING SERIOUS?! A 100% INCREASE IN THE REPORTED USE OF HEROINE SINCE 2004 OUGHT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING! 

My advice is: Stop doing 'the Devil's dance!' STOP PERFORMING MEANINGLESS 'WITCH-HUNTS' ON HARMLESS BALLPLAYERS! (After all, how can they possibly hurt us? Are they going to kill somebody's stupid record for home runs? Touchdowns? Points in a single game, maybe?) LET'S START CHECKING VETS 'ROLLOUT KITS.' (These people are trained to kill and destroy !) LET 'S JUST SEE WHO'S HOLDING WHAT AND WHAT KIND OF KOOL-AID THEY'VE BEEN DRINKING, BECAUSE THAT CRAP THAT 'BIG PHARMA' SOLD AMERICA WHILE THEY WERE STILL CHILDREN ISN'T WORTH THE PISS IT TAKES TO TEST FOR IT NOW, BY COMPARISON! WAKE UP, AMERICA! SMELL THE POPPIES! 

Finally, and most importantly, God Bless America! And, God bless our overly challenged young men and women serving Him and this country in the armed forces! BRING THEM HOME! NOW!!! PLEASE, STOP THIS INSANITY!  €8-.0

ROCK OUT!

We did not want to let the week escape us without a word about a great new place for young musicians and their bands to work on their chops.  We dropped in last Saturday and we'll be out there again this week to check the local talent. THE PLACE WAS SMOKIN'! Lon Alpert has put together a great room where budding rock stars can hone their skills.  Between Campbell Hall and Goshen, NY, Clover Knolls Farm, 3142 Rte. 207 is the new home of 'THE VENUE,' where local bands can workout FREE!.  Bring your unit and your crew, invite all your friends and family and kick out the jams! (Audience attendance is only $10.00 for a whole night of happening bands, starting at 5:00pm.) For young players looking for a big room experience, the stage is set, the sound is hot, the lights are lit and the room rocks.  Or, if you are just looking to have a really great time, make it on out! Food and non-alcoholic drinks are available.  Dine at 'The Tuscan' and step right in to a place where the hottest young bands in Orange County will be getting it on BIG TIME!!! They are always looking for more bands bands that have the fire and want to play.  If you are looking for a safe place to have a phenomenal time, give Lon a call.  845.542.2316

Greetings from Willy Gilly Productions, our mission, build the Independent film and television industry in New York's Hudson Valley. If you'd like to continue receiving an occasional update about our films in production, acting and technical training, please sign up at our new website's contact form. 

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Thank you for you interest in and support of Independent Film production.

Nan and David

www.willygilly.com

www.actinganyone.com

www.collarthemovie.com

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His Turn?

              It's that time of year again! That time when we Christians celebrate Judaism's greatest gift, the blessing of God's only begotten son, our Savior, Jesus 'the Christ.'  It has been more than two millennia since He was made man to manifest The Holy Spirit within each of us. Whether Jew or Gentile, Muslim, Christian, heathen, atheist or saint, His Love has touched us all in one way or another and brought the good news that we can be Redeemed from our assorted and sordid histories.

While there can be no doubt that evil is more present, more apparent and pervasive than ever, for me one thing is certain; God is Lord. Christ is King. And, above all, His Spirit shall prevail.

For thousands of years, men have chosen to perpetrate lies and deceptions, to inflict suffering, poverty, war, disease and destruction upon our own kind and all kind for any and every reason. But, if God's truth be known and the laws of the universe accepted, at some point in the very near future all of this will surely end. Whether you are a 'Creationist,' 'Evolutionist,' atheist, or you are of any religious ilk, there is one principal to which all things in the physical world are subject. It is that, "everything seeks to achieve equilibrium (balance)." It is written in every great Theosophical tome, mathematical theory and scientific formula. This was so in Moses' time, Jesus' time, Mohammed's time, Gautama's time, Galileo's time, Einstein's time and it is still so in this time. What hangs in that 'balance' is God's Peace and the fate of all Humanity.

In the human equation, given all that there is and has been in this world for all of recorded history (including all of the above stated), what lies before us is the possibility of a world filled with Love, Joy, Prosperity and Wellness without hunger, without poverty, without disease, without violence, or anything that looks like that which has always been.  What is left for us as 'Human-kind' (heavy emphasis on the 'kind,' especially given the season) is to choose the end of the world as we know it, in favor of a world that has been dreamed of, prayed for, written about and spoken of ever since the day that Christ child was born to a lowly carpenter and a peasant girl, out under the stars above Bethlehem that glorious night 2,013 years ago. I choose Now! I choose Him, God's gift to us! His message. His Faith. His Vision. His Word. His promise of, "a World without end." What do you choose?

God bless you all.  Merry Christmas!

Peace & Love,

           Amen.

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            Copyright 2013. By David Patrick Wilson. All Rights Reserved.

                

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Greetings from Willy Gilly Productions, our mission, build the Independent film and television industry in New York's Hudson Valley. If you'd like to continue receiving an occasional update about our films in production, acting and technical training, please sign up at our new website's contact form. 

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Thank you for you interest in and support of Independent Film production.

Nan and David

www.willygilly.com

www.actinganyone.com

www.collarthemovie.com