I must say having this a regular feature could be great. We could even solicit funny email questions from our authors and members. I'm suggesting this to our CEO, as we speak.
Oh, while shopping at the Long's Drug store in Piedmont last night, I saw a row of your books in paperback section! I stopped and said aloud, "Hey I know her!"
Of course people thought I was nuts as I am prone to muttering to myself in public, but c'est la vie. It was good to see your books on the shelves.
Ah, Steve, but I am. I have slight but noticeable tremor in both my forearms. It's genetic, but it doesn't bother me enough to get it specifically checked out. Hence, "enigmatic."
Heh, Geoffrey; I guess you'll have to become an "already very famous published author" the old-fashioned way...so have you "shared a glass of sherry" with someone well-placed in the publishing industry?
You and your fellow insiders revel at the perceived success of this video. But, alack, an outsider (or, more precisely, a newcomer ) like myself can be more honest and thus rate it only fair to middlin'. The fault is not with you, Oh! super-comic, or with that svelte fox standing by inanimately mute in one scene (I assume this was Ivory Madison, though I've only seen her in photo, full-face and seated). The total blame lies with the diffident and unimaginative screen-direction you accepted for your skit.
Picture this!! Ivory is standing behind and just to the right of the chair so that she is always in full-body view. And for the entire while that you, Huntington, are speaking to the camera, she is rythmically squiggling and swaying with her arms gesticulating. She is singing "Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!..." like a backup singer-dancer for a rock star on a concert stage.
Then Immediately after you finish your lines, Hunt, you stand up and interlock arms with her. And shoulder-to-shoulder, you both sidle left and right, doing a soft shoe in step, while you belt out a duet of, "It's a jungle out there..." the theme song for the TV series Monk.
...Huntington is too busy filling out his SAG application at the tanning salon to respond to your message at this time. He will have his people call your people to schedule lunch reeeeeal soon, 'K? *kisses*
That was the part of the script that wrote itself, JT. There should be yellow hazard tape across my bedroom door. And I really did borrow that smoking jacket!
That is a most impressive debut, and I appreciated the tip that the best way to become a famous published writer is to already be a famous published author. I'll try to keep that in mind in my shamelss pursuit of fame.
I'm thrilled you're here! I recommend everyone within the sound of my voice go to Mr. Biggs's Member Page for some adventurous and affecting storytelling.
Aw, shucks, Mr. Huntington. My face is as red as the room itself as I have such flattery heaped on me. I'd be jumping up and down, but, of course, I'm not a drama queen.
Was half hoping a cat would join you in the shot! As a video producer, I thought the audio was terrific, lighting good, framing interesting. I'll tune in for future episodes...
I finally got around to watching this. Hilarious. I agree with some of the others, you should do another segment. I also agree with those who want to (ahem) see more of Ivory. No offense, you are a fine looking man, Huntington, but... okay, I'm just going to come right out and say this... I'm heterosexual. There. I feel better now that everyone knows. I hope my friends can still respect me.
Listen, Hunti, I have issues with cats period. They're impawsible! Cripes, they can invade your sacred terriertory from on high - just where you've interred all your bones for a rainy day! They drive me up the wall. The trouble is I forget I don't do vertical, so end up spread-eagled like Garfield against the bricks. It doesn't do my dogmatic joints any good at all. There are days when I'm pussycuted something rotten. So I'm not open to pussuasion.
Unless, of course, they do hot-dogs at the car bar...
This video is informational. I wish there was more comedy into Red Room. But i think Hunt III is a good icon for Red Room. I suggest we have more videos soon. But why talk about cats?
I have been a writer for twenty years, but I need your advice. Every morning I start out with a fresh empty sheaf of paper on my desk and ideas fairly popping out of my head.
I reach for a pencil. Then I stop to consider,
"Would a REAL writer write a great work with a pencil?" Perhaps not.
So I eagerly pick up my slim silver pen with blue ink. Then I stop to consider,
"Blue is such a serene color, it really doesn't match the passion that will blaze from my words on the written page."
I search a bit for my bright red burly pen that writes leaving a thick black line. But then I stop to consider,
"If I make a mistake how will I fix it? Will white out be the best? An ink eraser, maybe? Black out the mistake so I won't have to see it again?"
What should I do? My mother says she is going to kick me out of the house and I will have to start paying my own bills!!! There is only one way out of this tragic turn of events. I must show her three written pages every day to PROVE that I am writing my novel!
So what do you think? Pencil, blue ink or black ink?
Until I watched your very funny video, Huntington, I had not realized that my cat is gay, or if he isn’t gay he is at least happy. He climbs up my pink bedroom draperies, chases male rats, jumps up on men’s laps depositing white hair on their clothes and licking their face. But the real give away that he is gay is that he sings operatic arias throughout the night. His favorite? The Fairy-Queen.
I'm glad you liked the video, Pat, and I'm even more glad your gay cat is a happy cat. Maybe one day "gay" will equal "happy" again, but for everyone this time.
Brian Miller says:
Masterpiece Theater
Very nice Hunti a splendid Ivory Hunti production. Gay cats and the ins and outs of the publishing world have never sounded more funny.
Belle Yang says:
More!
We demand more of Hunti III
Jessica Barksdale Inclan says:
This was funny
I think it should be an ongoing feature. You must get letters as inane as that at the site, so why not feature them? I'm ready for the weekly show.
J
Jessica Barksdale Inclan
www.jessicabarksdaleinclan.com
Thomas Dotson says:
I agree a monthly letters to Red Room video!
Well Jessica,
I must say having this a regular feature could be great. We could even solicit funny email questions from our authors and members. I'm suggesting this to our CEO, as we speak.
Oh, while shopping at the Long's Drug store in Piedmont last night, I saw a row of your books in paperback section! I stopped and said aloud, "Hey I know her!"
Of course people thought I was nuts as I am prone to muttering to myself in public, but c'est la vie. It was good to see your books on the shelves.
Thomas Dotson
Red Room Staff
Nell Amonson says:
Gay cats
I have one too if interested in a playdate. He's mature - but still fond of mousing. Black fur/white trim - very affectionate.
Steve Hauk says:
Tremulous?
TREMULOUS?! I've dealt with HS, and he's anything but tremulous! Tremulous?! He's the opposite of tremulous, whatever that is.
Huntington W. Sharp says:
Tremulous
Ah, Steve, but I am. I have slight but noticeable tremor in both my forearms. It's genetic, but it doesn't bother me enough to get it specifically checked out. Hence, "enigmatic."
Thanks for watching the video!
Huntington Sharp, Red Room
Jennifer Gibbons says:
thank you, Huntington...
I now know for sure my cat is not gay. Well, the fact she got pregnant was a given, but she does clean herself five times a day...
Huntington W. Sharp says:
Glad...
...be of help, Jennifer! :)
Huntington Sharp, Red Room
Geoffrey Thorne says:
Awesome
Well. My plan was to be James Patterson but, as someone has beaten me to it, I'll have to re-think.
THANKS, Red Room!
Huntington W. Sharp says:
The old-fashioned way
Heh, Geoffrey; I guess you'll have to become an "already very famous published author" the old-fashioned way...so have you "shared a glass of sherry" with someone well-placed in the publishing industry?
Huntington Sharp, Red Room
Omoyele Olusoji says:
HI am new in the RED ROOM
Hi am soji from lagos Nigeria
I will like to know you more so that you can be be a teacher for me
This will be a kind of happiness for me if you reply me
shaynexus (not verified) says:
You and your fellow insiders
You and your fellow insiders revel at the perceived success of this video. But, alack, an outsider (or, more precisely, a newcomer ) like myself can be more honest and thus rate it only fair to middlin'. The fault is not with you, Oh! super-comic, or with that svelte fox standing by inanimately mute in one scene (I assume this was Ivory Madison, though I've only seen her in photo, full-face and seated). The total blame lies with the diffident and unimaginative screen-direction you accepted for your skit.
Picture this!! Ivory is standing behind and just to the right of the chair so that she is always in full-body view. And for the entire while that you, Huntington, are speaking to the camera, she is rythmically squiggling and swaying with her arms gesticulating. She is singing "Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!..." like a backup singer-dancer for a rock star on a concert stage.
Then Immediately after you finish your lines, Hunt, you stand up and interlock arms with her. And shoulder-to-shoulder, you both sidle left and right, doing a soft shoe in step, while you belt out a duet of, "It's a jungle out there..." the theme song for the TV series Monk.
You'd have knocked 'em dead!
Dennis Shay
Jeffrey A Ricker says:
Don't forget us little
Don't forget us little people when you're a megastar, Huntington.
Huntington W. Sharp says:
Thank you for commenting, but...
...Huntington is too busy filling out his SAG application at the tanning salon to respond to your message at this time. He will have his people call your people to schedule lunch reeeeeal soon, 'K? *kisses*
(assistant to) Huntington Sharp, Red Room
JT Ellison says:
More Huntington, Please...
"Does he keep his litter box immaculately clean?"
OMG, Huntington, I nearly fell out of my chair. Classic.
And I agree, this should be a regular feature. The RedRoom PSA could save a lot of heartache for the troubled folk in the writing community.
Best,
J.T. Ellison
Huntington W. Sharp says:
Art imitating life
That was the part of the script that wrote itself, JT. There should be yellow hazard tape across my bedroom door. And I really did borrow that smoking jacket!
Let's not discuss the drama queen part...
Huntington Sharp, Red Room
JT Ellison says:
Drama Queens
I want to apply to be a Drama Queen. Where do I go to sign up???
J.T. Ellison
Huntington W. Sharp says:
Script idea! Script idea!
Dear redroom.com,
I want to become a drama queen. Can you help?
Dear Reader,
Remember what the Wizard told Dorothy: you have had the power within you all along.
Huntington Sharp, Red Room
Thomas Dotson says:
Yes, it really should be a regular feature
And I agree, this should be a regular feature. The RedRoom PSA could save a lot of heartache for the troubled folk in the writing community.
Well J.T. it has my vote as a regular feature. Writing advice from Huntington Sharp is a hit in my book.
I just hope he doesn't use any of my writing faux-paus' for future episodes.
Thomas Dotson
Red Room Staff
Huntington W. Sharp says:
Never, Thomas
Or if I do, no one will ever know it was you. ;-)
Huntington Sharp, Red Room
James Elliott says:
*applauds*
But next time? "I AM NOT A DRAMA QUEEN!" should be followed with throwing a heavy object at your assistant, then "AND WHERE IS MY GODDAMN DRINK?"
Gregg Biggs says:
That is a most impressive
That is a most impressive debut, and I appreciated the tip that the best way to become a famous published writer is to already be a famous published author. I'll try to keep that in mind in my shamelss pursuit of fame.
Huntington W. Sharp says:
Welcome to Red Room, Junk Thief!
I'm thrilled you're here! I recommend everyone within the sound of my voice go to Mr. Biggs's Member Page for some adventurous and affecting storytelling.
Huntington Sharp, Red Room
Gregg Biggs says:
Aw, shucks, Mr. Huntington.
Aw, shucks, Mr. Huntington. My face is as red as the room itself as I have such flattery heaped on me. I'd be jumping up and down, but, of course, I'm not a drama queen.
Shelley R Frost says:
Where's the cat?
Was half hoping a cat would join you in the shot! As a video producer, I thought the audio was terrific, lighting good, framing interesting. I'll tune in for future episodes...
-Shelley Frost
www.youradopteddog.com
Huntington W. Sharp says:
Thanks, Shelley!
Maybe we'll find that faaaaabulous feline for the next video.
Huntington Sharp, Red Room
Ernie Witham says:
Funny stuff! We want more!
I finally got around to watching this. Hilarious. I agree with some of the others, you should do another segment. I also agree with those who want to (ahem) see more of Ivory. No offense, you are a fine looking man, Huntington, but... okay, I'm just going to come right out and say this... I'm heterosexual. There. I feel better now that everyone knows. I hope my friends can still respect me.
Your Red Room friend, Ernie Witham
Huntington W. Sharp says:
Heterosexual
Ernie, I respect everyone's lifestyle choices, even if they seem to contradict Nature's Plan. ;-)
I'm glad you liked the video.
Huntington Sharp, Red Room
Aleja Bennett says:
I am very glad to be here
It's a pleasure to be ona site to meet people that are in my realm.
nice to meet you and to be able to see how talented you are.
God bless all your endeavours.
Huntington W. Sharp says:
Thanks, Aleja!
You are very welcome here!
Huntington Sharp, Red Room
Dr.Peter Shield PhD says:
Gay Cats?
Dr. Peter J. Shield PhD
I truly think I'm out of my depth here!
Huntington W. Sharp says:
Even...
...after my careful explanation? Your cat must not be gay. :)
Huntington Sharp, Red Room
scn newhou says:
Interesting...
Interesting...
Thanks for the post!
Huntington W. Sharp says:
Thanks...
...for watching!
Huntington Sharp, Red Room
Walker Morrow says:
Very nice
Great video. Hope to see more PSA's in the future!
Huntington W. Sharp says:
Definitely!
We're looking forward to making more these soon. Thanks for commenting, Walker.
Huntington Sharp, Red Room
OSCAR FALCON LARA says:
Good one...
That was Fun, you should do more Huntington III adventures. Just a thought.
Huntington W. Sharp says:
A good thought!
We've got more ideas in the pipeline. I can only recommend coming back to Red Room frequently and watching this space!
Huntington Sharp, Red Room
Carol-Denise Mitchell says:
Pleasure!
You are fabulous. This was pleasure with a capital "P" Dawling.
Huntington W. Sharp says:
All mine
The pleasure, that is! Thanks for commenting and welcome to Red Room.
Huntington Sharp, Red Room
Rosy Cole says:
No feline frolics
That damned cat won't be gay if I find him stalking the Red Room!
Jack (the dog with catitude).
Huntington W. Sharp says:
Issues
Does Jack have issues with his caninity? Maybe he needs to visit a cat bar and get to know some pets who live alternative animal lifestyles.
Huntington Sharp, Red Room
Rosy Cole says:
Catastrophe
Listen, Hunti, I have issues with cats period. They're impawsible! Cripes, they can invade your sacred terriertory from on high - just where you've interred all your bones for a rainy day! They drive me up the wall. The trouble is I forget I don't do vertical, so end up spread-eagled like Garfield against the bricks. It doesn't do my dogmatic joints any good at all. There are days when I'm pussycuted something rotten. So I'm not open to pussuasion.
Unless, of course, they do hot-dogs at the car bar...
Woofs,
Jack
Huntington W. Sharp says:
Puns
Jack, I surrender to your pawsitively undeniable talent. Meow.
Huntington Sharp, Red Room
Klaus Baudelaire says:
Interesting.....
This video is informational. I wish there was more comedy into Red Room. But i think Hunt III is a good icon for Red Room. I suggest we have more videos soon. But why talk about cats?
*KB*
Vicki Nikolaidis says:
I need advice!
Dear Sir,
I have been a writer for twenty years, but I need your advice. Every morning I start out with a fresh empty sheaf of paper on my desk and ideas fairly popping out of my head.
I reach for a pencil. Then I stop to consider,
"Would a REAL writer write a great work with a pencil?" Perhaps not.
So I eagerly pick up my slim silver pen with blue ink. Then I stop to consider,
"Blue is such a serene color, it really doesn't match the passion that will blaze from my words on the written page."
I search a bit for my bright red burly pen that writes leaving a thick black line. But then I stop to consider,
"If I make a mistake how will I fix it? Will white out be the best? An ink eraser, maybe? Black out the mistake so I won't have to see it again?"
What should I do? My mother says she is going to kick me out of the house and I will have to start paying my own bills!!! There is only one way out of this tragic turn of events. I must show her three written pages every day to PROVE that I am writing my novel!
So what do you think? Pencil, blue ink or black ink?
Please. Help me.
Sincerely yours,
Dependent Adult Child, Small Town, U.S.A.
Omoyele Olusoji says:
Try to be
Hi am soji from lagos Nigeria
What your mum was trying to do was that she given you a big & great charlleng that will be good for you tomorrow
All you need to do is to just be yourself & remember why you are a writer
Soji
Pat Montandon says:
my Gay Cat
My cat is Gay
Until I watched your very funny video, Huntington, I had not realized that my cat is gay, or if he isn’t gay he is at least happy. He climbs up my pink bedroom draperies, chases male rats, jumps up on men’s laps depositing white hair on their clothes and licking their face. But the real give away that he is gay is that he sings operatic arias throughout the night. His favorite? The Fairy-Queen.
Huntington W. Sharp says:
Appropriate!
I'm glad you liked the video, Pat, and I'm even more glad your gay cat is a happy cat. Maybe one day "gay" will equal "happy" again, but for everyone this time.
Huntington Sharp, Red Room