There’s a film screening coming to Des Moines that you all need to see. . .
Des Moines Dear Jack screening with & Q/A:
Date: Friday, November 13th
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: Fleur Cinema & Cafe
After-party: The Grand Piano Bistro
RSVP on Facebook & help spread the word!
*There will also be a screening for for Dear Jack on November 12th in Ames.
Dear Jack is a documentary that chronicles the year that Jack’s Mannequin and Something Corporate singer Andrew McMahon spent battling acute lymphoma leukemia at the age of 22. (Read the full synopsis here.)
ISU alum Corey Moss co-directed, wrote and produced this 78-minute feature documentary. Moss is an executive producer at Yahoo! Originals, where he created “Primetime in No Time,” the highest-rated show on the Web. He has also written and directed short films starring Jackie Chan, Brett Ratner and Jamie Kennedy. Moss will be in Des Moines for the upcoming screening, and there will be a Q&A with him following the film.
Learn more about Dear Jack and the Dear Jack Foundation:
Film website: dearjackmovie.com
Dear Jack Foundation: dearjackfoundation.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/dearjackhq
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/dearjackfoundation
How Andrew’s story hit home for me in 2005:
In 2005, I was working as a Project Manager at A.D.D. Marketing in Los Angeles, CA. My job was to coordinate street teams in major cities all over the nation, arm them with swag, and send them out on the streets to promote movies, music, extreme sports and various other products. There was one project in particular that I was really excited about working on during the summer of 2005 – Something Corporate singer Andrew McMahon was getting ready to debut his solo album Everything in Transit for his side project Jack’s Mannequin, and I was assigned to coordinate street teams to promote the album.
But then the news came. I remember riding my longboard to work that summer day in June (cuz that’s how I rolled in Cali) and arriving at the office to hear the news – Andrew had been diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. I thought, “This can’t be – he’s only 22… and he’s got a new album coming out… and he’s awesome and invincible!” But it was true. Andrew had just told his record label Maverick Records, and they had called us to put the project on hold. Our office, normally high energy and rocking out to satellite radio, was silent that day as we all sat in shock of the news. I remember thinking to myself, “He’s gonna get through this – his fans will help him.”
I’m really looking forward to this screening, and I hope you all will join me. If you don’t know Corey Moss yet, you should come to the screening and meet him. He’s one of the most driven people I know, and he’s representing Iowa like a rockstar in LA with all of the amazing things he’s accomplished and currently working on. I can’t wait to see what he does next!
Hello, bangs.
I’ve got my eye on you. . . just one.
Sometimes it helps if you scream.
For the Vitus gals, my “ooh la la” face.
And last, but not least – my “serious” face, which can also double as my “Are you serious?” face. I think I’ll use this for Twitter, so people know I mean biznass.
In true Des Moines “International” Airport / Midwest Airlines form, we got to board our airplanes like The Beatles.
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On Thursday night, we went to this club called 
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It was a unique set up because the (liquor) bar was the main element with just a few tables surrounding, and the sushi bar was in the back of the restaurant. I ordered the Rock & Roll: It has eel, cream cheese and 2 kinds of fish with masago inside. It is deep fried on the outside with 2 types of chef’s unique blend of special sauces. I also enjoyed a Kirin Light and Green Tea Ice Cream for dessert. Yum!
I loved this painting that was hanging above the tables.
Erin Simpson and I as Margot Tenenbaum. We were both rocking something amazingly faux – her, a wooden finger and me, a fur borrowed from Atomic Garage.
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