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A George Costanza Moment
Hand model wanted
Lately, I’ve been whiffing pretty good on the movie extra front. Maybe it’s because I’m old. Or maybe it’s because I’m ugly. Or maybe it’s because I was kind of a no-show on one set. Regardless, the reality is that even though I apply diligently for most jobs, I’m getting very few.
Anyway, this morning, I had to laugh at one opportunity that popped up in my email box. “Hand model wanted. Just hands.” And instantly, I flashed back to that silly Seinfeld episode in which George Costanza becomes a hand model. So of course, in the note section of the submission template, I added “George Costanza here. Hand model supreme.”
The odd thing is that they didn't even ask for a photo of the applicants’ hands. So how are they gonna choose? You’d have to ask them. I guess I should take a photo (it would have to be my left hand as my right has nails for guitar picking) and take the initiative. Why am I writing this when I should be busy with my phone camera?
Silly, I know. But hey! I still can’t dash what with my broken foot. So why not take a few moments to shoot a hand selfie or two? It couldn’t hurt, right? Just so the rest of me doesn’t look like George Costanza, I’m good — if you get my drift. Bald and old is bad enough. But short and pudgy? You get the idea.
