Blogging w/Jo

Blogging w/Jo

Agent/Greer Lange Casting/Mike Lemon Jo on IMDB Jo on eBay Act 1 Productions Quacker Factory	July 17, 2008 Off to Chicago!	To those of you who tuned in to QVC and found out I was ill on July 15th, my deepest apologies! I was at the studio (the show must go on!) , but thanks to some bad food, I was very ill. It would not have been a pretty show! Special thanks to the Host, Davinia, who went on without me, you rock, girlfriend! Just a brief note: I am off to Chicago for an exciting week of training at the Adult Summer Immersion, Second City, Chicago! The courses include Sketch Writing I, and Improvisation I. I'll also attend an Actors Access demo at DePaul University, which is only 2 miles from Second City. I'll be back on Sunday, July 27th. We'll get a full update, complete with photos, after I return! Finally, kudos and thanks to Stephen, my husband, who is holding down the fort while I visit The Windy City. I love you, honey!

	May 20, 2008 Upcoming appearances on QVC for the rest of May: May 22 - a hit in the 7-9AM Morning Show May 22 - a hit in the 3 PM show May 24 - a full hour from 6-7 AM	HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY! To our guardians, Past, Present & Future!

	May 11, 2008 Happy Mother's Day to all! Be sure to check out my updated pages at www.greerlange.com/jomercer. I recently posted my new Film Reel, along with a clip from QVC and an Eye Commercial as well.

	May 10, 2008 A BIG shout out to Derek Nelson, who went to his very first, red carpet movie premiere! Derek had a small part in the film "Harold," but thanks to his excellent comedic training with Dutch Blitzkrieg (my former comedy troupe,) he never hit the cutting room floor even once! Link here for more info: www.filmmagic.com and search "Derek Nelson."

May 5, 2008 Had a fabulous time in NYC, and hand-delivered a voice-over tape for completion process of "Nuclear," a film written and directed by Patrick Finn. Bill Parks had an audition in midtown, and afterwards, Patrick met us at St. Patrick's Cathedral, then took us on a tour of Central Park. We walked past the boat pond and the lake, saw the Balto and Alice in Wonderland statues, took a stroll through The Rambles, and visited The Dakota Building and Strawberry Fields. Love the photo of Bill with The Mad Hatter!	L to R: Patrick Finn, Jo Mercer		The Dakota Building	L to R: Mad Hatter, Bill Parks

	April 27, 2008 Christos Aneste! Yesterday was Greek Orthodox Easter, and we had a wonderful time at Uncle Nick and Aunt Athena's house. Catching up with cousins we haven't seen in a few years, a very nice family day. Sometimes, I feel we don't get enough of those! In the photo, from L to R: my nieces Nicole, Demetria, Kalista, and daughter Alexis. My goodness, but we Spartans are gorgeous!			April 18, 2008 How adorable are the puppies? They are a month old now, and they are walking pretty well. Their eyes are opened and they make these tiny barking sounds that remind me of the old Star Trek "Trouble With Tribbles" episode. In the meantime - lots of auditions going on! I am also working on several scripts, comedy sketches, a few novels (yes, all at the same time) and a book of comic poetry.

	March 23, 2008 Hey everyone, and a Happy Easter Morning to those of you who celebrate! We were also pleasantly overjoyed to see that our Miniature Maltese, Athena, had her puppies during the night! She did it all by herself, and didn’t make a peep about it! At our first glance this morning, it looks like she had three puppies. They are all small, about 4” long at most, white, and they are hungry little things. Mom’s pretty grumpy so we are giving her plenty of space at the moment. Proud Papa Picard is prancing around, just about fit to burst with pride! I will include photos soon.

	March 16, 2008 I had a wonderful week, very busy! Monday, hubby Steve turned 50 (Happy B-day, honeybunches!) Tuesday was an all-day photo shoot in Wilmington DE for Agilent Technologies. Look for me in upcoming ads (although mostly they will be in industry-specific publications) for this international company that specializes in chemical research. Their facility is amazing! I felt like I was in the real-world CSI research labs!			... and, I was told, I was specifically cast thanks to my "Kissy-Face" photo! Anyway, after all was completed, I scooted home, snagged some sleep, and then drove down to QVC for my 3 AM spot - Quacker Factory had the Today's Special Value, and I got there in time to visit with Jeanne a little before she headed off to snag some Z's of her own, prior to her next on-air time! Saturday, I took a deep breath and auditioned for my first Equity stage production in ages! I'll take ensemble, whatever - I just want to get back into it so badly - wish me broken legs! In between times, I spent the week catching up on my eBay mailing. If you are an eBayer, stop by my shop at Paddy Whack's Nik Naks.

	Drew Carey? Close! This is my Best-Friend-In-Womelsdorf Bill Parks, Stand-Up Comedian, Celebrity Impersonator, and member of Dutch Blitzkrieg Comedy Troupe. This summer he will be in the Mental Ward Productions feature film Bamboo Shark, a comedy about three college students who hire celebrity impersonators so their film will be taken seriously. Congratulations, Bill - and remember, I was the one who told you about the movie auditions!!!! LUV YA!!