Today I took part in a benefit to raise funds for the devastation in Haiti. It was a lovely event and help raise money as well as awareness for a situation that is by no means settled....please remember their struggle and if you can help, please donate through Worldvision Canada.

http://www.worldvision.ca

Thanks so much,

mj

I have been fortunate also, in that my old friend Olivia Newton-John is playing my on-screen wife and I have been able to learn so much from her. She's been so generous in helping me learn this new craft and I think we created a good dynamic within our characters..

So there we are...first block of shooting done and I have loved every minute...it's opened up a new 'voice' for me and I like that. As a songwriter my job is to tell stories and whilst I am green as an actor...I see that these crafts align because in both, I am required to tell a story.

Off now to Nashville and then Florida....

So as I prepare for the shoot, I have been using new technology to run lines...as I mentioned before, I am playing the father of a hockey protege in a new movie called "Score : A Hockey Musical". My wife in the movie is being played by Olivia Newton-John who is an old friend and someone my real life wife, Amy Sky, has produced a couple of albums for. In fact Olivia and I have had some success with a duet called 'Instrument of Piece'.....anyway, the point of this blog is, that I have been trying to find a way to practice and run lines with Olivia. We're both in different parts of the world and won't be in the same city until we start shooting next week. Having tried by phone but unable to see one another's reactions, someone suggested we tried Skype.....and it has completely transformed how we do things...now we schedule time and can sit facing one another in different cities and run and learn our lines, working out our characters as we go.....it's great fun and makes the process, which is somewhat daunting, very enjoyable.....

Roll on next week !

Dom picked me up and we set off in his car, a big Land Rover and perfect for the bad road conditions we have tonight in Toronto. It's freezing and snow flurries have made the roads like ice...on the way, we came over a bridge on Dundas and as the lights changed and Dom braked, his wheels locked and the car just kept moving....closer and closer to car in front... I was sitting there wondering what the impact would be like and how it my effect MY insurance....just as I was sure the car was about to hit the one in front, Dom made an incredibly adroit manoeuvre and pulled the car right off the road onto the empty sidewalk.....we sat for a second...hearts pounding....

Too close for comfort......he understands if I never drive with him again !

So, I spent the day in the studio recording tracks for a new movie that I will be acting in...it's a cool musical and I will be playing the father of the main protagonist....it's going to be awesome and will be released in the fall.....more later..