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83 IN THE SHADE

Check out the latest edition of Chris' first novel: 83 In the Shade. The second edition is now available on Amazon, as well as a Kindle version.  Skylight Books in Los Angeles still has some copies of the first edition (get em' now, they may be collector's items in the future!).  And there are already numerous versions of the second edition.  It's all so confusing; and exciting!

83 In the Shade
 Christopher Reidy:
Is from Massachusetts.  He is lucky to have lived through two and a half of the 20th century's most exciting decades!  During the 80's he did a lot of dancing in Boston night-clubs and also managed to go to college at Boston University.  He commuted to school from a town called Saugus which is well know for a lot of roadside kitsch and the first iron-works (which somehow allows the town to claim itself "the Birthplace of Steel").  The man who invented Wonder Woman was born in Saugus; and Chris thinks the town is missing out on a great revenue source.  After college, Chris journeyed to Los Angeles for an exciting and eventful embrace in the arms of Hollywood.  They/them was quite a moody mistress of a place; but Chris wouldn't trade that experience for the world!  He's busily penning his mega-name-dropping-no-holds-barred-tell-all as you read this.  Some of those names? Carol Channing, Henry Winkler, Morgan Fairchild, Ann Miller and Harvey Sid Fisher to name a few!
Chris currently lives in the mountainous Blue Ridge Mountains of Southwest, Virginia.  He does quite a bit of acting in local theater and has appeared in several regional television commercials; including the legendary "Lewis-Gale Emergency Room" spot.  Chris lives with his husband Joseph and their two cats and two turtles.  Chris is also a fully sanctioned citizen of Ireland and plans to visit his homeland soon.

BLOG INDEX:

August 2015:         My First Novel, Wow!

June 2020:             The Cardinal Rule (an essay re: plagiarism).

September 2020:
                                Fragrant Musings (info re: my perfume reviews).

November 2020:
                                How I Got Into Harvard Without Really Trying

December 2020:
                               So, Do You Want Long Novels or What?
                               Mrs. Reidy I Hardly Knew Ye

January 2021:       
                               Be Careful When You Google Yourself

February 2021:     
                               WWUWD (an essay about Walt Disney)
                               Bloggers Anonymous (includes a movie review of The Little Things).
                               Memories of Cicely Tyson
                               In With The Old, Out With the New

March 2021:       T.M./Pat Pend
                              The Liberated Young Women of Saturday Mornings of Yore
                              Q and Maybe A
                              The Night That Changed the World (or was it morning?) (an essay about The B-52's).
                              Saturday Night Live Needs Seniors!
                              Massholes, Potato Heads and Yaw Cuzin' From Bawstin
                              Art From the Artist Part 2
                              Art From the Artist
                              Mean People

April 2021:         My Intellectual Property Lawsuit
                             Mean People Part 2
                             An Open Plea to Fox TV
                             When a Whale Isn't Just a Whale
                             Memories of My Pal Linda
                             83 in the Shade is Now an E-book (I think)
                             Spec Jokes

May 2021:         Third Time Wasn't the Charm
                            21st Century Problems
                            And Mr. The Opposite of Mean Person (an essay about Robin Williams).
                            More Mean People. And Some Not So Mean People. And Maybe Some People Who Were Just Shy?
                            The Great American Gun Show! (an essay about the proliferation of firearms in movies).
                            Third Time's the Charm

June 2021:          Afraid I'm Naked
                             Q and A: The Theater
                             What Life Was Supposed to Be: A Gay Fantasia for Pride
                             Notes on Pride
                             I Think I Got It This Time
                             Time O' the Signs
                             My Sophomore Novel, 84 on the Floor: A Sneak Peek (the book is finished btw; just waiting for a publisher!).

July 2021:           Career Paths Part 2
                             Career Paths, Vicissitudes, Makin' It or Not
                             Prospective and Perspective; Respectively
                             Talismans (an essay about John Travolta).
                             Covers to Covers
                             Men Are From Venus (worries about the environment).

August 2021:     Was Charlie God? (an investigation into the metaphysics of Charlie's Angels).
                             Celebrity, Celebrity Endorsements
                             Why I Watch Soap Operas
                             Celebrity Products You Never Knew You Needed!
                             Showbiz Chat: The Brady's
                             TV Notes (a review of the Fantasy Island 2021 version).
                             Q & Q & Q & A's (a roundtable discussion re: creativity).

September 2021: 
                              Toast of Both Coasts!
                              Spec Joke #2
                              Pangolin Pride! (worries about animals).
                              Let Them Eat Fish Sticks! (more worries about the environment and suggestions for change).
                              Those Glasses Are Killer! (some thoughts re: "murder shows").
                              Please Stand By...
                              What's Your Sign, Baby? (thoughts on fabularian Sagittarians).

October 2021:
                              Time Out
                               50 Shades of Fox News (a parody of the work of E.L. James).
                               Stealing Laughs (a look at comedy theft).
                               Why Would Anyone Marry a Royal?
                               Weird Things Found at Discount Stores
                               Cat-A-Blog (cat "Dad" newsletter).
                               Nicole Kidman Goes to the Movies: A Spoof 
                               Anyone Can Make A Sitcom! Part 2
                               Anyone Can Make A Sitcom (a step-by-step creation of a situation comedy out of thin air and paper bags).

November 2021:
                               Anyone Can Make A Sitcom Part 3 (the script).
                               Vanity Cahds or A Reply To Chuck Lorre
                               The World's Oldest Profession & Moi
                               I Heart New York (but I don't think I'd wanna live there anymore...)
                               A Letter To Tom Hanks For My Mother

December 2021:
                                Yet Another Mean Person or Am I Above Pandering? or Myself, The Host and The Little Red Velvet Rope
                                The Synchronicity of Disco Nikes or Why Does This Person Keep Coming In and Out of My Life?
                                Anyone Can Make a Sitcom! Part 4 / The Final Script
                                Blue, Blue, My Mind Is Blue (an examination of the dirty mind).
                                50 Shades of Fox News / Part 2: Miss Laura the Victorian Spankstress
                                Is It Me...? (or is my stuff on TV already?).
                                Why I Wouldn't Make a Very Good Goodfella
 
January 2022
                                It's 2022
                                JAWS! The Musical?
                                7 Deadly Sins Card (#1 in a series)
                                Awards Season
                                My Dinner With Farrah
                                Does Everybody Love Aaron? 
                                Dear Chloe Fineman 

February 2022
                                What About Natalie and Emmaline?
                                Things to do When You're Bored (A sing-a-ling to Joni Mitchell's "Free Man in Paris").
                                A Memory for Black History Month
                                American Beeotch Company
                                Singing Shark Flick Flounders in Development Hell
                                Dear Blackish (or why did you make your father figure felonious?).
                                Comedy Sketch #1: Lady Bubbles (a spoof of the old Calgon commercial).
                                Celebrity Love Pass
                                Hey Hey Hey, Tina Fey-yay-yay! 
March 2022
                               
Just What Is "The Male Gaze" Anyways?
                                Thoughts On The Slap Seen 'Round The World
                                Jaws!...The Musical!
                                Celebrity Slut Support (No judgement. Okay, maybe a little judgement. (Judgment?).
                                That Time I Wore A Onesie
                                FOX News Ad Campaign
                                File Under Orwell
                                The One That Got Away (Thoughts On Adrienne Shelly)
                                Breakfast Burrito At The Tiffany Network      

​April 2022
                                A Second Missive to Chuck Lorre
                                Pretty Please
                                An Actor's Diary: Pt. 1
                                An Actor's Diary Pt. 2
                                Cat-A-Blog #2
                                Things To Do When You're Bored #2

May 2022
                                Revisiting Good Will Hunting (Although it Was My First Visit)
                                Comedy Sketch #3: Spinning Salad
                                Red Hot Reidys #1
                                Even More Technical Difficulties
                                Red Hot Reidys #2
                                Bro Woes
                                Red Hot Reidys #3
                                Ranking Reidys
                                An Actor's Diary: Pt. 3
                                I Just Got A New Roommate!
                                The Great "83 in the Shade" Giveaway!
June 2022
                                Grand Funk Railroad
                                Cat-A-Blog #3
                                Why Don't...? (an homage to Diana Vreeland)
                                Synchronicities (Or It's All Connected, Isn't It?)
                                Dr. Seinfeld: Or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Com
                                We Need to Talk About Woody...Again
                                Just Callin' 'Em Like I Sees 'Em

July 2022
                               An Actor's Diary: Part 4
                               #&!$ the F-Word
                               More Shit to Worry About 2022
                               Make Me An Offer Only Offer!
                               Art Therapy
                               Comedy Sketch #4: Whatever Happened to the Scotch Tape Store...?

August 2022
                               Please Stand By
                               Sung Genius (thoughts on Olivia Newton-John)
                               Gobstopper?
                               Things You Can't Unsee (like yours truly, twerking)
                               Practiquemos Nuestro Espanol
                               Podcasting! Yeah, I Don't Get It...
                               Road House Re-Make Blues (or, if you prefer, Road House Re-Write)
                               If You See Something, Say Something!
                               The Eyebrows Have It!
September 2022
                                3 Degrees of Reidy-ation
                                Jaws In 4-D
                                An Actor's Diary Pt. 4 (Oh, Wait, or Is This One #5? I Feel Like I've Been Doing This G-D Play Since My Voice Changed...)
                                Pop Culture Analysis: All's Not Well That Ends All Too Well (Or A Little Ditty 'Bout Jake and Ms. Swift)(?)
                                A Little Ditty 'Bout Jake and Taylor: Part 2
                                Let's End It All (Too Well): Jake and Tay-Tay Pt. 3
                                Move Over Harvard (Wink, Wink!)
October 2022    
                                Dear Chloe Fineman Pt. 2
                                Meet Maggie Slater or (Taylor Who?)  A video
                                What, Me Worry? Well, Actually, Yeah.  I Have OCD
                                It's Official! I'm Butch!
                                Butch Too: Fantasy Football Fantasies
                                An Actor's Diary: The Final Chapter
                                Football: Share the Fantasy
                                Disney Sit-Com-A-Nomics
                                Daddy...Are You A Zaddy (an essay re: Christopher Meloni and his armpits).
November 2022
                                Photo Finished
                                Football: The Final Fantasy
                                Let's Write A Screenplay!
                                Seeing Star Crossed Stars in NYC or I Almost Walked Into Brooke Adams!!!
                                Uncaged Hearts: A Screenplay / Act 1
                                Baby Remember My Name (how to pronounce my highly mispronounceable surname)
                                Even More NYC Synchronicities 
                                More Synchronicity (Number 7 Will SHOCK You!)
                                Maggie Slater; or My Niece the Rock Star
                                Miscellany of Self-Absorption?
                                Free? It Must Be Good! (Win a piece of original art...but wait, there's more!)
                                Have It Someone Else's Way: Fast Food Notations #2: Burger King
                                AHS NYC WTF? (AIDS as entertainment)
                                Gazing In My Navel In A Mirror
December 2022
                                The Best Effin' Rock Band Ever...
                                Happy Holidays From Macho Chris (video Holiday wishes)
                                Pop Culture Analysis: Am I Wrong or Is This Really Weird (and Kind of Unfair)?
                                Daddy Chris Will See You Soon...
                                A Man Named Taurus
January 2023
                                Hey, It's Not 2022 Anymore
                                Uncaged Hearts: A Screenplay / Act II
                                Heartfight: A Screenplay: Act II (New and Improved!)
                                I'd Like My Money Back Please
                                Things to Do When You're Bored Part 3 (Takes 1 and 2)
                                Pandora Spocks(es) (Includes a Seinfeld spec script: "The Peekers")
                                Sorry Boys, I Want My Money Back Again (Includes reviews of "The Banshees of Inisherin" and "The Whale"
February 2023
                                Saving Face
                                Human Generated Seinfeld Script
                                Heartfight: A Screenplay: Act 2 / Part 2
                                Filmed Comedy Sketch #?: Fun Times At the McDormand Diner
March 2023
                                International Women's Day 2023
                                Okay Uncle Walt...This Is WAR!
                                Heartfight: A Screenplay: Act 2/Part3
                                St. Louis Synchronicities
                                Can I Get Those Two Hours and Thirty-Eight Minutes Back? (An analysis of the movie: TAR)
                                Looking For Mr. Good Will 2
April 2023
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Link to 83 IN THE SHADE on AMAZON.COM :
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