Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Criminal Minds Chat Info:


The Criminal Minds Converstaion Yahoo group and the Criminal Minds Fanatic website will be hosting their next CM chat on Wednesday 13th at 10pm to discuss "True Night". Criminal Minds rules! The password is writers.

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

CRIMINAL MINDS WRITERS STRIKE PICS.


Criminal Minds: Kris Campbell shot several hundred pictures for us of the Criminal Minds writers on the picket line. I have placed them all on a disk and this week I will have them printed and placed in an album to send to the writers. If anyone wants to foward a letter for me to send to the writers, please email it to me at: displacednewyorker@gmail.com

CRIMINAL MINDS: TV TIMES SAYS THE FANS DID NOTHING.


Criminal Minds: If I were allowed one wish right now it would be that every tv showrunner and writer have a long memory of which tabloids reported the strike fairly and which skewed the facts so much as to make them unrecognizable. It would be my wish that they would never grant an interview to these rags or allow their cast, crew or janitor to talk with them. This strike brought out the best and worst in everybody. There were sides and everyone picked one. As a fan of Criminal Minds I have long been disgusted with the majority of articles written about the show but the following is a classic example of bad journalism!

Once again the NY Times reporter David Carr has gotten it wrong. This is what he had to say about fans:

What about viewers — the real victims of the strike, deprived of new episodes of “Heroes”? There was some keening on the message boards, but mostly, the public shrugged and worked on their “Guitar Hero” chops.

Here is the response by Rob Kutner, Writer for "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart":

To the Editors:

David Carr's otherwise reasonable analysis of the WGA strike results ("Who Won The Writers' Strike?" February 12, 2008) is dead wrong to dismiss TV viewers as doing nothing but "keening on the message boards" and "work[ing] on their “Guitar Hero” chops." Thousands of passionate, dedicated TV fans united behind advocacy groups Fans for the WGA and Fans4Writers.com and took action on multiple levels: organizing food drops to picketers, educating millions on the issues, and deluging the studios with letters and phone calls demanding a fair deal. Multiple sources confirm CBS' Les Moonves got so many calls he hired two new staffers to take them and had his assistant ask the fans, "What do we have to do to make this stop?" As you have reported elsewhere, Moonves ended up a pivotal figure in bringing the strike to resolution in the end.

As the networks learned, TV viewers are not all couch potatoes who will passively watch whatever is heaped in front of them. They demand quality and fairness, and in the end those demands carried the day.

Sincerely,
Rob Kutner
Writer
"The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"

Monday, February 11, 2008

CRIMINAL MINDS COULD START SHOOTING ASAP.


Ed Bernero, executive producer of CBS' Criminal Minds, says the show won't need to start from scratch; it already has story lines approved and drafts written from before the strike. "For us, it'll kind of be like we went home on a Friday and came back Monday, and we're up and running. We should be shooting by mid-next week."

http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2008-02-11-strike-production_N.htm

EDWARD ALLEN BERNERO THANKS CRIMINAL MINDS FANS.


Edward Allen Bernero, executive producer of Criminal Minds, asked me to post his letter to the fans of the show.

Dear Fanatics --

By now, most of you have heard that there's at
least an end to the strike in view. The membership
will be voting on Tuesday whether to call off the
stoppage and then, in ten days, on the acceptance of
the contract proposed. The proposed agreement our
negotiators reached with the AMPTP is not all that we
hoped it would be, but I believe it gives us important
inroads for the future of our industry.

This has been an incredibly difficult time for
everyone who works in this business and I think most
are ready to go back to work (though I do believe that
we would have stayed out much longer if need be).
There are things that happened over the last four
months I'm very proud of. There are also things that
dishearten me greatly, both in the actions of my
fellow Guild members and actions on the companies
part. There was a sense of team work within the
framework of what we, the studios and the networks
were doing that I think was harmed and is going to
take a long time to rebuild. A sense of trust that
will be hard to get back. I think, in the end, when
we look at what the companies agreed to, my biggest
question is, "Why?" Why was this stoppage necessary
to even obtain the tiniest bit of fairness?

You will hear in the coming months and years many
analyses of the strike and it's consequences,
strategies, and victories/defeats. I'm sure there
will be much discussion of how SAG staying united with
the WGA put enormous pressure on the AMPTP. How the
side deals made with smaller companies put pressure on
the larger companies. How the companies were not as
prepared for this strike as they suggested they were.
How the canceling of the Golden Globes and the
impending threat to the Oscars was the final straw.
How the DGA never would have been able to negotiate
the deal they did without the pressure put on the
AMPTP by the strike. All of this is true.

But there's something you may not hear as much in
the future that I want you to know we are acutely
aware of. You fans put equally as much pressure on
these huge, multi-national corporations. I'm
absolutely certain they NEVER expected that. You
participated loudly and often. Petitions and pencils
and drives for strike funds and auctions and letters
and phone calls and faxes. They heard you. We know
they heard you and we are eternally in your debt for
the support. Never forget that you made a difference.
In some respects, the most important difference.

While it happened across the board, fans of many
shows were involved in their own (as well as shared)
activities, the Criminal Minds Fanatics distinguished
themselves. And we aren't the only ones who noticed.
John Bowman, the Guild's Chair of Negotiations said to
me in the beginning of January, while you were in the
midst of your petition drive, "Wow -- the Criminal
Minds fans are pretty amazing." No kidding. I told
him he didn't know the half of it.

On a personal note, the money you selflessly
collected was used to help our crew members when they
needed it. Let me thank you for them. The endlessly
positive continued support on the site provided
untold comfort in the darkest days. The food you sent
to the picket line became a highlight of every day out
there. The petition reminded the people in charge
at the companies that you were not willing to just
watch anything they put out there. That you care
about this show and, especially, that you care about
the people who make it.

We are going back to work soon and we will be
making as many new episodes for this season as we can
in the time we have left. We don't know how many that
will be yet (those discussions will be ongoing and, if
we get some definitive answer, I will come back to the
board and let you all know), but we promise to work as
hard as we can to give you, our family, the show we
all love.

Thank you, thank you, thank you. As always, you
humble me.

Ed Bernero

CRIMINAL MINDS: CHRIS MUNDY TALKS ABOUT SCRIPTS.


CBS' "Criminal Minds" had one script in progress and a network-approved outline for another, said co-executive producer Chris Mundy, who cited something else that gives his show an advantage: "We didn't have to break down our sets. We're luckier than most."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/02/11/strike-over-when-does-ne_n_86107.html

Criminal Minds: Nicholas Brendon Makes An Announcement.


Criminal Minds: Nicholas Brendon, Kevin Lynch on Criminal Minds, announced a few days ago during his audioblog that he is returning to Criminal Minds now that the strike is over.
http://nickbrendon.com/2008/02/09/126/

CRIMINAL MINDS: PAGET BREWSTER TALKS WITH HERBIE HANCOCK.


Criminal Minds: Paget Brewster, Emily Prentiss on Criminal Minds, chats with Jazz legend Herbie Hancock about his surprising Grammy win for Album Of The Year, beating out pop favorites Amy Winehouse and Kanye West.

http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=3815965n

Sunday, February 10, 2008

CRIMINAL MINDS: JOE MANTEGNA PRESENTS AWARD AT THE GRAMMY AWARDS.


Criminal Minds: Joe Mantegna, David Rossi on Criminal Minds, is a presenter at tonight's Grammy Awards ceremony.

Presenters: Akon, Jason Bateman, Tony Bennett, Chris Brown, Cher, Natalie Cole, Miley Cyrus, Nelly Furtado, Tom Hanks, Quincy Jones, Juanes, Solange Knowles, Cyndi Lauper, George Lopez, Ludacris, Joe Mantegna, Prince, Bonnie Raitt, Ringo Starr, Dave Stewart, Taylor Swift, Stevie Wonder, Carole King, Roselyn Sanchez, Usher, will.i.am, Dierks Bentley, and Cuba Gooding Jr.

http://buzzsugar.com/1028670

CRIMINAL MINDS: CHRIS MUNDY


Criminal Minds: Chris Mundy, co-executive producer and writer for Criminal Minds had this to say about what happens now that the strike is over.

"It will be all hands on deck for the writing staff," Chris Mundy, co-executive producer of the CBS drama Criminal Minds, told the Associated Press on Sunday.

He'd like to broadcast about seven episodes by the end of May. "It's a real balancing act," Mundy said, "to get up and running as fast as possible, but not let the quality slip."

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2008/02/10/screenwriters-tuesday.html

Criminal Minds: Matthew Gray Gubler, Alvin & The Chipmunks on DVD April 1st.


Criminal Minds: Matthew Gray Gubler's movie, Alvin & The Chipmunks, comes out on DVD April 1st. Alvin and the Chipmunks stars Golden Globe nominee Jason Lee (“My Name is Earl”) as the struggling songwriter Dave Seville who is surrogate father/stage manager to the famous threesome – Alvin, Simon and Theodore, respectively voiced by teen heartthrob Justin Long (Live Free or Die Hard), Matthew Gray Gubler (R.V., “Criminal Minds”) and actor-pop sensation Jesse McCartney (“Summerland”). Directed by Tim Hill (Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties) and from the writers of The Simpsons Movie and Ice Age 2, the film also features hilarious performances from Emmyƒ-winner David Cross (“Arrested Development”), Jane Lynch (Anchorman) and rising star Cameron Richardson (“Point Pleasant”).

CRIMINAL MINDS EPISODE INFO FOR "TRUE NIGHT".


Criminal Minds episode "True Night" airs on Wednesday, February 13th at 9pm et/pt. A famous comic book artist becomes involved in the search for a serial killer in Los Angeles. "Criminal Minds" stars Shemar Moore, Joe Mantegna, Thomas Gibson, Matthew Gray Gubler, Paget Brewster, AJ Cook and Kirsten Vangsness. Written and directed by Edward Allen Bernero. Guest starring Frankie Muniz.

Saturday, February 09, 2008

WRITERS STRIKE IS OVER. CRIMINAL MINDS WRITERS HEAD BACK TO WORK.


Criminal Minds: The writers strike is now over except for the dotting of the i-s and the Criminal Minds writers will be going back to work this coming week. Thank you to Ed Bernero and Jay Beattie, the Criminal Minds strike captain, for keeping us accurately informed during the strike. Best wishes to Ed Bernero, Chris Mundy, Simon Mirren, Debra J. Fisher, Erica Messer, Andi Bushell, Jay Beattie, Dan Dworkin, Andrew Wilder and Oahn Ly for an easy transition back to work. Writers rock the room!

CRIMINAL MINDS: JOE MANTEGNA'S SIGNED TOILET SEAT.


Criminal Minds: Joe Mantegna, David Rossi on Criminal Minds, is participating in a charity event for the American Cancer Society. They are auctioning a toilet seat that he signed. http://st114.startlogic.com/~toilet-t/Links.htm

CRIMINAL MINDS: THOMAS GIBSON AT THE PEBBLE BEACH PRO-AM.


Criminal Minds Thomas Gibson, Aaron Hotchner on Criminal Minds, playing golf at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am at. Thanks to Stacy for the pic and info.

CRIMINAL MINDS WRITERS MAY BE GOING BACK TO WORK.


Criminal Minds: The writers of Criminal Minds will be joining the membership of the WGA-West today to review the tentative deal with the AMPTP. If all goes well then the writers strike will end and the Criminal Minds writers will be back at work next week. Fingers crossed.
To Our Fellow Members,

We have a tentative deal.

It is an agreement that protects a future in which the Internet becomes the primary means of both content creation and delivery. It creates formulas for revenue-based residuals in new media, provides access to deals and financial data to help us evaluate and enforce those formulas, and establishes the principle that, "When they get paid, we get paid."

Specific terms of the agreement are described in the summary at the following link - http://mail.citrustudio.com/ct/1843160:2030523191:m:1:92379114:20BFF2AA6AD09D5016D8531C64503D7B- and will be further discussed at our Saturday membership meetings on both coasts. At those meetings we will also discuss how we will proceed regarding ratification of this agreement and lifting the restraining order that ends the strike. Details of the Los Angeles meeting can be found at http://mail.citrustudio.com/ct/1843161:2030523191:m:1:92379114:20BFF2AA6AD09D5016D8531C64503D7B.

Less than six months ago, the AMPTP wanted to enact profit-based residuals, defer all Internet compensation in favor of a study, forever eliminate "distributor's gross" valuations, and enforce 39 pages of rollbacks to compensation, pension and health benefits, reacquisition, and separated rights. Today, thanks to three months of physical resolve, determination, and perseverance, we have a contract that includes WGA jurisdiction and separated rights in new media, residuals for Internet reuse, enforcement and auditing tools, expansion of fair market value and distributor's gross language, improvements to other traditional elements of the MBA, and no rollbacks.

Over these three difficult months, we shut down production of nearly all scripted content in TV and film and had a serious impact on the business of our employers in ways they did not expect and were hard pressed to deflect. Nevertheless, an ongoing struggle against seven, multinational media conglomerates, no matter how successful, is exhausting, taking an enormous personal toll on our members and countless others. As such, we believe that continuing to strike now will not bring sufficient gains to outweigh the potential risks and that the time has come to accept this contract and settle the strike.

Much has been achieved, and while this agreement is neither perfect nor perhaps all that we deserve for the countless hours of hard work and sacrifice, our strike has been a success. We activated, engaged, and involved the membership of our Guilds with a solidarity that has never before occurred. We developed a captains system and a communications structure that used the Internet to build bonds within our membership and beyond. We earned the backing of other unions and their members worldwide, the respect of elected leaders and politicians throughout the nation, and the overwhelming support of fans and the general public. Our thanks to all of them, and to the staffs at both Guilds who have worked so long and patiently to help us all.

There is much yet to be done and we intend to use all the techniques and relationships we've developed in this strike to make it happen. We must support our brothers and sisters in SAG who, as their contract expires in less than five months, will be facing many of the same challenges we have just endured. We must further pursue new relationships we have established in Washington and in state and local governments so that we can maintain leverage against the consolidated multinational conglomerates with whom we bargain. We must be vigilant in monitoring the deals that are made in new media so that in the years ahead we can enforce and expand our contract. We must fight to get decent working conditions and benefits for writers of reality TV, animation, and any other genre in which writers do not have a WGA contract.

Most important, however, is to continue to use the new collective power we have generated for our collective benefit. More than ever, now and beyond, we are all in this together.

Best,

Patric M. Verrone
President, WGAW

Michael Winship
President, WGAE

Friday, February 08, 2008

CRIMINAL MINDS: ADOPT A WRITER, ERICA MESSER & DEBRA J. FISHER


Criminal Minds writers Erica Messer and Debra J. Fisher interview: http://adoptawriter.wordpress.com/2008/02/08/fisher_messer/

SHEMAR MOORE PARTICIPATED IN BLACK HISTORY MONTH.


Criminal Minds: Shemar Moore, Derek Morgan on Criminal Minds, participated in Black History Month. 'Carleton's Black History Month committee has planned several more events. Some key events include the annual Black History Month Culture Show Feb. 8, which will feature a guest appearance by actor Shemar Moore, followed by an after-party at the Crowne Plaza.'
http://www.charlatan.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19735&Itemid=148

Tuesday, February 05, 2008

CRIMINAL MINDS: JOE MANTEGNA IN "ELVIS AND ANABELLE".



Criminal Minds: Joe Mantegna, David Rossi on Criminal Minds,in "Elvis and Anabelle".

In "Elvis and Anabelle," every terrible tragedy brings about something equally miraculous. Groomed by her overly ambitious mother (Mary Steenburgen), Anabelle (Blake Lively) is on the road to winning the Miss Texas Rose tiara when she dies tragically during a pageant. Her death lands her on the embalming table of Elvis, an embittered young man whose sense of family duty and love for his ailing father (Joe Mantegna) keep him from following his dreams. When Anabelle is miraculously resurrected on Elvis' embalming table, the two unexpectedly connect and sparks fly. With the help of each other and Elvis' father, they discover love, freedom and happiness as the real world and their own demons threaten to force them apart.

http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0787462/plotsummary

CRIMINAL MINDS GUEST STARS: THE XUEREB BROTHERS.


Criminal Minds: Emmanuel Xuereb and Salvator Xuereb guest star on tomorrow's rerun off Criminal Minds "Seven Seconds". The talented brothers have very impressive resumes. I look forward to watching them tonight on Criminal Minds.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0944688/
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0944687/

CRIMINAL MINDS EPISODE "SEVEN SECONDS"


Criminal Minds:"Seven Seconds" - When a child is abducted at a local mall, the BAU locks down the area and profiles the people at the scene in order to retrieve the child before it is too late, on Criminal Minds, Wednesday, Feb. 6th at 9pm est. Written by: Andi Bushell. Directed by: John Gallagher. Criminal Minds starring Kirsten Vangsness, Paget Brewster, A.J. Cook, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler and Thomas Gibson. Guest starring: Meredith Monroe, Cade Owens, Molly Baker, Suzanne Cryer, Paula Malcomson, Nigel Gibbs, Alexander Gould, Ariel Winter, Dikla Marshall, Salvator Xuereb, Emmanuel Xuereb,Kelley Heyer, Nathan Pearson, Celeste Den, Don Danielson and Mark Tomasek. Episode info courtesy of cbs.com

Monday, February 04, 2008

CRIMINAL MINDS EPISODE CHAT


The Criminal Minds Conversation Yahoo group and the Criminal Minds Fanatic website will be holding their next CM chat on Wed. at 10pm est in the Criminal Minds chat room. Everyone is welcome to join us. The password for this chat is unsub

CRIMINAL MINDS WRITERS DEBRA J. FISHER & ERICA MESSER.



Criminal Minds Writers: I'm currently in the process of writing an article about Criminal Minds writers and producers Debra J. Fisher and Erica Messer for United Hollywood's 'Adopt a Writer' website. Because their answers to the questions compiled by Phoenix are so imformative I've decided to also post the questionaires on the Criminal Minds Writers Blog. Deb's is posted already and Erica's will be posted this evening.

I also sent the questionaires to our other Criminal Minds writers and hopefully a few of them will have the time to fill them out for us. Fingers crossed!

http://criminalmindswriters.blogspot.com/

CRIMINAL MINDS: HAPPY BIRTHDAY STACY!


Criminal Minds: Please join me in wishing a very Happy Birthday to Stacy. Without her the Criminal Minds Fanatic website would not exist. She is the Criminal Minds' fandom's encyclopedia on all things Gibson and a friend to all of us. Happy Birthday Stacy! :)

Sunday, February 03, 2008

CRIMINAL MINDS ACTOR THOMAS GIBSON ~1999


Criminal Minds star Thomas Gibson, Aaron Hotchner on Criminal Minds, shows that he is a romantic man in the old Redbook interview from 1999. Thanks to Stacy for finding this wonderful Thomas Gibson interview!

ON TONGUE KISSING, GOLF RAGE, AND WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE THE SANER HALF
OF DHARMA & GREG.

As the uptight, buttoned-down calm in the center of the wacky storm created by Jenna Elfman on Dharma & Greg, 35-year-old Thomas Gibson holds his own against his free-spirited, yoga-teacher wife. Playing the straight man in one of TV's most unlikely pairings is a long way from the Casanova he portrayed on Chicago Hope, or his somber character in the upcoming movie Eyes Wide Shut, but hey, that's why they call it acting.

COMPARE YOURSELF TO GREG. "His fatal flaw is he thinks things should make sense, that if you work hard everything's supposed to work out. I'm not that anal retentive."

BUT EVERYBODY HAS A FATAL FLAW. WHAT'S YOURS? "I overreact to things that aren't exactly life-and-death. Lately, I've been trying to take out my frustrations on the golf course. I'm getting over that, though. Occasionally, if I miss a golf shot, I'll scream. But I'm not a club thrower anymore."

HAVE YOU EVER LOST YOUR COOL DOING A ROMANTIC SCENE WITH JENNA? "We were doing a scene in bed and Jenna was wearing this thing to make her look naked, and she was afraid she had popped out of it. She said, `I know you saw my breasts.' And I said, `I didn't.' She said, `I know you did. Just fess up!' I had to swear to God that I hadn't seen her breasts."

SO, WHEN YOU KISS ON CAMERA, DO YOU...? "I've always been of the school that you keep your tongue in your mouth--save it for your personal life. You can simulate a lot of passion without sticking your tongue down somebody's throat."

YOU'RE MARRIED. HOW DO YOU KEEP YOUR PASSION HOT AT HOME? "I'm actually very romantic. I surprised my wife, Cristina, by planting a diamond ring in the bathtub. After her bath, I asked, `Did you find anything in the tub?' She said, 'No.' I thought, `Oh God, it's gone down the drain!' Then she found it, so the surprise worked. I also surprised her with a bracelet for her birthday. I took her to Newport to play golf. I gave her a new driver and she thought that was her present. She hit the ball beautifully the first time, even though she'd never swung that driver in her life. I said, `That was really good. I think you deserve this diamond bracelet, too.'"

CRIMINAL MINDS: SHEMAR MOORE PARTIES AT THE MAXIM SUPER BOWL PARTY.


Maxim Super Bowl Party – Hosted by Maxim magazine, this party is more intimate than most, this means you have a good chance of spotting and chatting with celebrities. Last year where Fergi performed, celebrity guests included: Nick Lachey, Michael Strahan, Tony Romo, Craig Ferguson, Matt Leinart, Andy Roddick, Jamie Foxx, the Williams sisters, Alex Rodriguez, John Salley, Jamal Anderson, David Spade, Lennox Lewis, Kid Rock, Shemar Moore, Terrell Owens, Carson Palmer, Jeff Gordon, and Jimmy Johnson. This all happens at the AAA Five-Diamond Fairmont Scottsdale Princess resort.
http://uscitynetnews.blogspot.com/2008/01/super-bowl-parties.html

CRIMINAL MINDS SHEMAR MOORE AND CM IN THE NEWS MODS NEEDED.


Criminal Minds: We need additional co-mods for the Shemar Moore and Criminal Minds in the news threads on the Criminal Minds Fanatic message board. Let Stacy or me know if you are interested. Thanks. :)

Saturday, February 02, 2008

CRIMINAL MINDS: LOOKS LIKE THE STRIKE IS FINALLY ALMOST OVER!


Criminal Minds writers may well be back to work soon on new episodes of Criminal Minds. Fingers crossed that this means we will have some wonderful new Criminal Minds episodes in a few months!

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood's striking writers have made a key breakthrough in contract talks with film and television producers, leading to what could be a deal between the two parties by the end of next week, The New York Times reported on Saturday.

Negotiators in the bitter labor dispute reached an understanding late on Friday on how to deal with payments writers would receive when their work was streamed over the Internet, the newspaper reported, citing unnamed sources.

Follow the link for the rest of the article:
http://www.reuters.com/article/email/idUSN0235380420080202

THANK YOU TO CRIMINAL MINDS WRITER MAX COLLINS


Criminal Minds: Thank you to Max Collins, author of Criminal Minds: Jump Cut and Criminal Minds: Killer Profile for joining us last night in the Criminal Minds chat room. A transcript of the chat will be available for reading only on the Criminal Minds Fanatic message board on Monday. Thanks Max. www.maxallancollins.com

CRIMINAL MINDS: THOMAS GIBSON TALKS ABOUT GOLF



Criminal Minds: Thomas Gibson, Aaron Hotchner on Criminal Minds, talks about his golf game in this bit from an article about stars and the sports they play that was in the August 1999 issue of InStyle. "Hey got game" By: David Hutchings, Lisa Simpson, and Mark Morrison

HOW I STARTED: "My grandfather played golf and gave me some clubs when I was 13. I had lessons one summer in Charleston, South Carolina, and got completely hooked, and broke 40 for the first time for nine holes, which is a big deal. Then the next summer I went on to tennis because there were no girls at the golf tournaments. When I moved to New York, there was really no money or time to go play golf--I probably played once a year. Then five years ago I moved to L.A. and got bit again completely. Now I'm obsessed."

THE ROUTINE: "I don't get to practice a lot, which is the bane of my golf game. Maybe I'll play three or four times one week when I'm not working [Dharma & Greg, Eyes Wide Shut], and then I'll go two weeks before I play again. I joined a club last year, and it's some of the best money I've thrown away in my life!"

THE PAYOFF: "Golf is about being outside surrounded by green. It clears your head. It's also about the concentration it takes to play well. There's nothing like the feeling of hitting a great shot and watching the ball fly. And it teaches you lessons about life, about being patient, about things going your way and not--good breaks and bad."

THE SCORE: "I have just enough talent to fool myself that I can be a good player. I think if I work at it, I might be able to beat par occasionally. But it's tough. You can have it one day, and it can just vanish the next. It's really sad!"