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Guardian of Immortality Movie Premiere!

April 22, 2009 – 8:32 pm

4 yrs in the making mike berding’s movie finally made the big screen!  the parkland theater is a small local theater that supports independent film makers.

mike had a number of businesses supporting his movie so he had a number of doorprizes to give away!

i enjoy this picture a lot. confession: i only brush my hair when i have to wear it down! otherwise, i dry it and whip it up into a pony! :-O so to spend the amount of

time to make it perfect like this everyday…makes me cringe! good for you man, i wish i had that desire.

the talented mike. writer, producer, director, actor…the list goes on.

mike called me about 4yrs ago and asked me to take stills for the movie he was shooting. i was flattered to be part of such a cool experience! along the way he experienced all kinds

of difficulties that would have prevented any other person from continuing. cheers to you mike for your determination and drive to finish!! the movie was great, will there be a sequel? hehe :)   heart, melanie

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box of chocolates.

February 19, 2009 – 12:18 am

he jammed out.

always thought the upright bass was pretty cool.

patty had these ‘bags of fun’ where every few songs she’d pull out a completely different instrument!! maybe because i’m severely musically challenged, and i

dont get how they do it AT ALL…i think it’s a pretty big deal that one person can play like 10 diff things!!

i knew he was serious when he flashed me he belt ‘o’ harmonicas!!

can’t you just hear it?

patty even played instruments with her booty! HA.

Patty, Tom, Bruce and Bob! this group of people are so cool.  patty is actually our neighbor, who is a big goofball.  on halloween she borrowed my purple wig and the

night before purple day, i knocked on her door at like 9pm to get it back.  she of coarse invites me in while she tears apart her house to find the wig. lol. then she goes,

“want to meet my band?” i’m like, “uhhh yer in a band?!” “yah, we’re in the back bedroom! come hang out!” HA. so crazy. i meet the band, of coarse

someone grabbed the wig to perform in it, and i was totally awestruck! later, the opportunity arose to shoot them at Heinke’s Winery in westwood.  we enjoyed an awesome

dinner, while we tapped our feet to the awesome beats all night! we truly had a great time.  the other rad thing about them, they donate ALL their tips to various

foundations. oh, the reason for the name? apparently over the years, some band members come to gigs while others can’t make it…and they pull up random guests to sing with them…

just like the quote, “life is like a box of chocolates, you never know WHO you’re gonna get!”   the other highlight of my evening..when we were coming in to the winery the

host greeted us and for once in my life i got to say a phrase so many long to say, “i’m with the band!” :)   thanks for the fun guys! heart mel and adam.

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