My Visit to SAG

By Tony Vallone

Yesterday at 11:30am Dan (producer) called me on the phone and frantically explained how a check needed to be dropped off at SAG (Screen Actors Guild) and that I was the only one available to do it. That didn’t sound so bad except for the fact that it had to be done by 12:30 and that check was in Culver City. That meant I had to go from Westwood (where I live), to Culver City (where Dan lives), to Hollywood (where SAG lives), in less than an hour. In Los Angeles this trip will take you an entire day.

So this sounds like an introduction to an exciting tale about me driving 100mph through the streets of LA barely missing old women and baby carriers to deliver the check… But sadly, it doesn’t get past the “sounds like” part. The reality of the situation was that it was July 3rd and many people took a four day weekend. That means barely any traffic. I got there with 15 minutes to spare and even went to lunch afterwards. Sorry this story isn’t better.