It was the day we won't forget, that day we'll laugh about for years, that day we'll tell our kids about until they roll their eyes and say "Do we have to hear this again...." For me, it was a day that solidified my confirmed belief that good runs with bad. That in all ugliness there is beauty. That for every time you are the windshield, the Universe will also insist that you take your turn as the bug. It's sure as shooting that I'm a Christian, but I have a heavy appreciation for the Tao and the concept of balance, yin/yang, etc. (Thanks Dad. Thanks Mom.) I read sundry holy books and try to always understand and respect the faith of others, even if it's not my own. Well, I got hooked on the Tao Te Ching and to this day I'm as likely to read it as the good old Proverbs of Solomon that I grew up reading. And that, my friends, is why I believe MSJ had to give up a piece of finger to become an actor.
MSJ was working his day job trying to uninstall a nasty filing cabinet out at Fort Bragg. With nothing but the force of his own strength, he managed to cut off part of his left index finger on blunt metal. It was as painful and gruesome as it sounds, kiddoes! As luck would have it, he was on an army base where they put him back together as best as they could. (And aren't we grateful he wasn't at Camp Lejeune? Those Marines are pitiless. They probably would have told him to rub some dirt in it and just sent him home. Of course, they treat gunshot wounds so this little finger injury was probably rather small beer, if you know what I mean.)
On the agonizing 2-hour drive home, MSJ got the call from Highfall Films telling him was cast for the part of Det. Mike Murdock, a major character on the (hopefully) upcoming TV show Raven Rock. This was the best acting news he had received to date, the biggest role. Suddenly the fuzzy image of MSJ being a full-time actor became a lot clearer. And his finger hurt a lot less, too.
I'm sure I'll have much more to add about Raven Rock soon. For now I'll leave you with the poster and a link.
Raven Rock
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