Disturbingly Entertaining...

 

The
                 Neil
                                  Spiel





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prsnlmgr@adelphia.net

   I've been on the outer edge of the inner fringe of "The Biz" almost my entire life. From age 12 to age 30 I was a (mostly) working musician. Since age 30, I've been a Personal Manager. I love my chosen field. It lets me use as many of my left and right brain functions as I can still tap into. (I've always said I like writing a good contract way better than writing a good song). I'm fortunate to represent a great group of creative maniacs, and proudly count myself in their number.

   In my "work", (and it's often hard to call it that), I've met, befriended, and been befriended by, more amazing folks than any 20 people should have in their lives. And gone to their shows, dinners, meetings, brisses/christenings, wakes, funerals, bar/bat mitzvahs, weddings, divorces, and on and on... I've never forgotten one thing I've heard. And one thing always leads to another. And I haven't forgotten those things, either. 

   I have opinions. Boy, do I have opinions. So this will be my sounding off point. My "Pride Rock" so to speak. The place from where I'll oversee my beloved, chosen field of play, the entertainment industry. 
Hollyweird. And occasionally ramble, rave, but mostly rant, about it.

   That's right, rant

   Buckle up...



 

A brief, very personal, very big RAVE.....

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This entry was posted on 6/1/2006 4:41 PM and is filed under uncategorized.

   Family is everything. It's why we live, breathe, eat, exist....... And nothing's better than discovering someone in yours has real, true talent.

   My 19 y/o daughter is an amazing kid: sweet, pretty, smart, savvy, but she's struggled her whole life to really find herself. I've raised her completely alone from infancy, and she's had no relations with her mother, at all, since she was 8. So the struggle was understandable. She had me as her father and no mother. Imagine...

   She's always had a "nose" for knowing what's coming years before it arrives. Music, fashion, trends...even at 10 she was ahead of the curve, and has a great eye for the visual. To that end, she's recently taken up photography as an outlet, going so far as majoring in it at college. And, man, has she hit her stride and found her life's calling. It is a remarkable thing to see. She's now got a lab in her apartment and the entire process seems to really fit her perfectly as the latest crop of pics, shot for her "final" this semester, are truly spectacular. I was so filled with wonderment, pride and glee when I saw them I was speechless. Me...

   For me, it really put a cool new spin on watching Chelsea develop.....and I couldn't be happier. 

   

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    • 6/1/2006 6:42 PM Miss Mae wrote:
      i think you should have a fundraiser on your blog so i can pay for school supplies. i need a 500 dollar light meter by the 18th, help me!
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      1. 6/1/2006 7:24 PM The Spielster wrote:
        And how do your kids spell Dad - A-T-M!! Honey, I'll help as much as I can. Readers....any suggestions? Anyone got a great light meter Chelsea Mae can borrow? Love you sweetie.
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