How does one write about his life?

 

I was thinking of writing in the third person with something like “Louis Bardel moved to Los Angeles in 2006.  Originally from the Big Apple, Louis…” Naah.

 

I’ll cut to the chase.

 

I want to produce a beautiful story. I want the viewer, the reader to be enchanted by gorgeous images and solid ideas. The feelings must be strong.

 

Ideally, I get a job producing, finding talent, or scouting locations. Currently I teach drama to youth in South Central Los Angeles.

Oh yeah, I'm a writer too.

 

Of all the jobs I’ve had I’m most proud of my stint as a researcher at the Village Voice, America’s largest alternative weekly. Rubbing shoulders with the likes of Wayne Barrett, Ron Plotkin, Frank Owen, J. Hoberman, Pulitzer Prize-winner Mark Schoofs paid large dividends. I got the chance to publish several articles and learn the craft of reporting.

 

My interests include politics, education, voodoo, chemistry, fashion, Latinos, literature, family, Arabs, extreme sports, humor, travel, movies, Blacks, automobiles, history, romance, Europe, North Africa, dancing, Asians, and bicycles.

 

-Louis Bardel
323-491-3740
louisbardel@stageandscreenwriters.com
myspace.com/louisthepoet

 

"Qué está arriba?"





Louis Bardel on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles. 3/15/2008

In the foreground is Jesus Monroy, a mariachi singer from East LA who I met at 1st and Boyle.



The poet and the mariachi singer at work.