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Behind the Scenes – Model Casting Call

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I started scouting dying department stores at the beginning of 2025. I realized with my first model, Miss Ethel Gladys Antoinette Dubois busy at her modeling gigs, I’d need more models.

Macy’s Department store in Fairview was closing. Tore and I had to make multiple trips because it takes time for the mannequins to be available for purchase. And when they were it was a frenzy of excitement (at least for me). Continue reading Behind the Scenes – Model Casting Call

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Forest Theater in Dallas, Texas Part 1

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Very few things get me up early on a Saturday morning, especially on a cold winter day.  But the chance to see the inside of a dilapidated building is on the TOP of the list! 

On Saturday, January 24th, Tore Bellis and I bundled up and headed to the Forest Theater at 1914 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd in Dallas, Texas.  There is a group, Forest Forward, that is leading the way in revitalizing the building and the community… and they are giving tours! Continue reading Forest Theater in Dallas, Texas Part 1