STRIKE!!! No not me this time...

Once again, the news coming out of Los Angeles is big. At least the networks think it is a big deal so they talk about it a lot. Last week it was the fires, this week a strike. So who does TundraTalk go to for any news that is huge in La La Land? That's right Marty Frey. I sent him a note yesterday to see if there were strikers outside his building and if he could send me pics, and yes, he did.

We are big time here at TundraTalk. We have bureaus all over the world. We have a bureau in Edmonton, Regina, Minneapple, Seattle, Fargo, Bismarck, Garrison, Florida, of course Wisconsin, and well, you name it we got it.

So lets do it like the big timers....NOW lets send it out to our Hollyweird Bureau, with Marty Frey to report on the strike that is affecting EVERYONE's TV set. What are you seeing where you are at? What is the feeling on the lines at NBC?...

Oh yeah.. good times.. Only it's not like when you were doing it.. The two groups involved in this strike have plenty of money and blame to go around on both sides. The issues here are very different and the people who are really getting hurt by this are the people who work on the shows.. The carpenters, Electricians, stagehands and all the companies that make their livelihood around the production of TV shows and movies. The people who can least afford this - are the ones that will be most affected.

Here are some pics for you..

Jay Leno has stopped by for the last two days to drop off doughnuts for the striking writers.. They aren't neccessarily his writers as the WGA was smart enough to take Warner Bros. writers and have them striking over here and take our guys and have them in front of the Warner Bros. lot. That way it's not personal with the people you have to work with. Some other wacky stuff going on.. A man dressed as a giant yellow taco tried to interview some of the strikers - he left rather abruptly.

The Burbank cops stop by every once and a while.. I don't think they really are here to deal with any strikers getting out of hand as they are the most polite strikers I have ever seen. The cops pull up and chat for a minute - maybe hand out a couple bottles of water and then head on over to another lot. These guys aren't the most dedicated strikers - they show up about 9 AM - knock off around Noon for lunch. Back by 2 pm and then they are cleared out by 5 pm every day.. I'm in by 8 AM and I don't leave until at least 7 pm at night so I don't really have any interaction with them. I'm thinking of maybe going on strike as the hours are better.

NBC Studios has had to lay off a bunch of my friends who normally work on The Tonight Show starting today. Again - those are the people who are going to be hurt by this - not the studios or the writers.

Back to you Chris....



Sweet report Marty. Nice work. Yup it sounds completely different from my strike. Goons, scabs, and a lot of swearing on mine. Yeah, good times. I just hope the people who got laid off during this dispute will get thier jobs back. Strikes are bad most everybody involved.

Good luck and I hope that this ends sooner rather than Later.


NEXT: It is viqueen week again so any of you queen fans feel lucky, bring it!!!! The Pack are 7-1 and on a roll. Was that sweet on Monday night or what? The game against the Chefs was equally as awesome. Number Four is truly on a mission this year and I am glad to be along on the ride.

ALSO:

I also added this to my car this week. That's right, I am down. I am the most dedicated Pack fan around. Everywhere I go now people know not to mess with me. All those queen fans, step aside. Don't F with that guy. He is down with the Pack. Thank you, and Good Night Now!!!!

I will leave you with a joke courtesy of the PackerPalace dot com. Enjoy.....

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