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The radiation department is spooky with WARNING and DO NOT ENTER signs everywhere, strange buzzing sounds, rotating red lights in hallways, and weird-lookin’ staff walking around with heavy rubber gloves (just kiddin’ about weird-lookin’).
You lie on a gurney facing a gigantic machine with a huge lens that looks right out of the Twilight Zone. It rotates around the room, makes scary, loud knocking sounds, and it looks like…well, it looks like Robby the Robot in the 1956 cult classic Forbidden Planet! Remember the robot with the bubble head?
It gets worse. The techs put goggles on you and tell you to keep your eyes shut tight no matter what! NO MATTER WHAT? And they assure you that if you have any problems, you can just yell (YELL?) in the direction of the microphone and they’ll hear you from where they’ll be, which is 10 MILES AWAY! Behind very thick lead walls! That’s how it goes down, ask anyone who’s done full-body radiation. The process feels like bad sci-fi from the ’50s.
And one last thing: When you’re done with your 20-minute zap, you turn over so they can zap your other side, just like steak on a grill. Medium well-done, please!
Category Archives: Romance and Soulmates
WANTED: An American Hero – FOUND: Dancing’s J.R. Martinez
America loves its heroes. The ‘84 TV series Cover Up which I had directed had Bonnie Tyler’s “Holding Out For a Hero” as the show’s theme song which was a huge hit tune in its time and still one of … Continue reading
Posted in Book Lovers, Celebrity in America, Entertainment News, Filmmaking, Hollywood Industry, Movie Magic, Reality Shows, Romance and Soulmates, Uncategorized
Tagged America's Heroes, Bonnie Tyler, Cover Up, Dancing with the Stars, Holding Out for a Hero, J.R. Martinez, Karina Smirnoff, Tim McGraw
Every Month is Cancer Awareness Month
(Blog Update 1/12/2012: SHARE YOUR STORY. I’ve received so many emails from folks who wish to share their experiences as cancer patients or caregivers that I chose this blog page I had written about Cancer Awareness Months to offer a … Continue reading
Posted in Book Lovers, Cancer Awareness Month, Leukemia Healing, Romance and Soulmates, Teaching & Education, Uncategorized
Tagged City of Hope, Dare to Dream Memoir, Dr. Stephen Forman, General Cancer Awareness Month, Kiss Me Quick Before I Shoot, Leukemia Awareness Month, Lymphoma Awareness Month, Prostate Awareness Month
Welcome All Visitors
Hello and welcome to my blog. This memoir – Kiss Me Quick Before I Shoot – is unconventional because it deals with diverse topics from the wild and crazy behind-the-scenes stories of a Hollywood filmmaking career to finding and celebrating true … Continue reading
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Tagged Books and Romance, Cancer Healing, Clinical Trials, Directing, Film Industry, Hollywood, Producing, Screenwriting, Television and Film
