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Blood, Sweat, and Tedium

Michael T. Taylor

I was a juicer in Hollywood - set lighting technician - for forty years, and now I'm not ... so instead I tell stories about life inside the belly of the film and television industry beast

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    Born and raised in the Bay Area, then did 40 years of hard labor in Hollywood -- but now I'm back for the duration, however long that may be. Go Giants!

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