La La Land recap

Our LA adventure begins at 6am Eastern Time, in our home just 30 minutes south of Atlanta, GA. Ginny is a caregiver for an autistic girl so she had to go get her ready for the day before we headed to the airport to catch our 11:15am flight. Four hours after takeoff we landed at LAX (ok, why do I hear Miley Cyrus singing in my head right now? Haha!) Our Executive Producer Chas Thomas and Endangered Entertainment’s Mark Haynie picked us up and we headed straight to RED Interactive Agency in Santa Monica to meet the people behind the scenes of our project. RED’s office was very cool and laid back. I think what excited us the most was they had a ping pong table and had tournaments all the time. We told them next time we come; we want a piece of that action! In case you didn’t know, Ginny and I are ping pong champions and will take on any challengers – but you better bring your “A” game… Haha!

After we left RED, we checked in to the beautiful and iconic “Beverly Hilton Hotel” in Beverly Hills. It is amazing how you can just feel the Hollywood history that has taken place on the grounds and inside this hotel. The halls and lobbies are lined with pictures of guests like Marilyn, Dean, Audrey and Frank – there is no need to even type the last names of these legends, you know who I’m talking about ;-)
Every morning I would get up around 6am Pacific Time – 9am Eastern – and I would just walk around the hotel and try to open doors I am sure I wasn’t supposed to open… not guest rooms, just common rooms. I went to the top floor where there are only two doors. One goes to the penthouse suites and the other goes into the Stardust Lounge. I went into the Stardust and instantly I was taken back in time. I was completely alone yet I felt like the room was crowded with the spirits of Hollywood past. There was a dance floor and a very small stage where a piano sat. My mind begin filling with the thoughts of who had tickled those ivory keys, who had busted out notes through those speakers, and who’s shoes had scuffed up that dance floor. Just outside the Stardust was the rooftop patio. As I walked around, I could somehow hear stories being told and jokes and laughter from one of many awards shows and parties that had taken place in the courtyard and pool deck below. I’ve been in museums and seen movie props before but I have never FELT the history like I did during those moments in the Stardust. [Read more...]

Walking in L.A.

Well our trip to LA has come to an end. We can’t believe it has only been 3 days because so much has happened in the past 72 hours… We didn’t really know what to expect coming out here. People say Hollywood is the town where dreams are made (and destroyed) and they tell us to keep your guard up and not to trust anyone because all the Hollywood types care about is themselves and the bottom line. We have had many conversations with Chas Thomas and Mark Haynie, of Endangered Entertainment, over the past six months, but this was going to be the first time meeting them face to face. Everything they had been telling us sounded amazing and almost too good to be true. Coming out here, we had our guards up for sure… but now, 3 days later, we can say with complete confidence that they are no longer just “TV producers,” they are our FRIENDS! These guys have been nothing short of amazing and have greatly exceeded our expectations.

Their vision for this project – and the magic they possess – will allow Ginny and I to do great things in the name of love and romance for many, many people.

We learned that this project will be much more than just an inspirational TV show – Red Interactive Agency and William Morris Entertainment will also develop numerous “Matt and Ginny” online platforms that cover everything from romance and “popping the big question” to weddings, health, fashion, relationships and more.
We can’t say too much just yet, but we certainly feel honored and Blessed to be part of such an amazing project!

So, if you’ve been wondering what all we have done in LA on this first visit, you can pretty much see and hear the whole trip on Facebook and/or Twitter. We’ve posted a lot of pics! We are going to write another BLOG later today to share the entire break-down of the trip, if you are interested… We can’t wait to come back out here and get to do even more site seeing, learn more history, and hang out with the really amazing people behind the project of Matt and Ginny. We hope you join us on this journey, its going to be a BLAST!

Please Vote!

Hey y’all!

Well a lot is going for us right now. We found out we are having a little girl, we have started changing the whole house around for the babies nursery, and thank goodness the Ultimate Proposal Contest we are in ends at noon! haha

We entered this one and only contest because we thought it would be fun but it really turned into something that wasn’t very much fun at all. We really enjoyed seeing all the other really creative proposals out there and even voted for a few of them ourselves. We were just shocked when we got a few negative comments on our video. I mean, we got kind of used to it with the few negative comments on the youtube page but we never thought we would get any in this contest. There is even some copy cat proposals entered but we didn’t mind at all, actually we thought it was really cool! Needless to say, we wont be doing any more of these contest…haha [Read more...]

Tales from the big apple

This is the kind of story that we are all about….TEAM Matt and Ginny will be bringing light to stories like this in the very near future….PLEASE READ and Be Blessed :-)

A NYC Taxi driver wrote:

I arrived at the address and honked the horn. After waiting a few minutes I honked again. Since this was going to be my last ride of my shift I thought about just driving away, but instead I put the… car in park and walked up to the door and knocked.. ‘Just a minute’, answered a frail, elderly voice. I could hear something being dragged across the floor.

After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her 90′s stood before me. She was wearing a print dress and a pillbox hat with a veil pinned on it, like somebody out of a 1940′s movie.

By her side was a small nylon suitcase. The apartment looked as if no one had lived in it for years. All the furniture was covered with sheets.

There were no clocks on the walls, no knickknacks or utensils on the counters. In the corner was a cardboard
box filled with photos and glassware.

‘Would you carry my bag out to the car?’ she said. I took the suitcase to the cab, then returned to assist the woman.

She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the curb.

She kept thanking me for my kindness. ‘It’s nothing’, I told her.. ‘I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother to be treated.’

‘Oh, you’re such a good boy, she said. When we got in the cab, she gave me an address and then asked, ‘Could you drive
through downtown?’
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Rock the vote!

Did you like our proposal? Did you think it was the Ultimate Proposal? If so, let the world know and help us in a contest we are in ;-)
 
We are in a HUGE proposal contest right now where there are currently there are over 450 entries in this “Ultimate Proposal” contest where they are looking for, you guessed it, what people think is the ultimate proposal (haha). This contest will be going on till May 8, 2012. They are looking for the proposals with the MOST VOTES and comments. It would be awesome if you would help us out and vote for us to win this contest. You can vote once a day, not just one time so if you can spare a few seconds a day to vote for us we would be very grateful. What will REALLY help us is if you post the link below on your Facebook and twitter and ask everyone to vote for us once a day. It only takes a few seconds and there is no emails they send out. It sounds silly but winning this contest would really help us get our story out there more and THAT is going to help us and TEAM Matt and Ginny do some really amazing things for people all over the world.

Ok, so this mission, if you choose to accept it is….post on you Facebook and Twitter accounts links about this contest. Also ask people to follow us on our Facebook and twitter. We are getting real close to the beginning of something very positive that millions will be affected by.

Here are some examples if you just want to copy and paste them to make life simple…haha…Tag us in your tweets and on Facebook and we will Retweet and repost you on our facebook and twitter :-)

FACEBOOK

Have you seen the “greatest marriage proposal EVER” on YouTube? It has almost 22 million views and counting! Well go watch it here and vote for them to win the “ultimate proposal” contest. It only takes a second and you can do it once a day. Afterwards check out their website, www.mattandginny.com , and you can see other videos they have posted. This couple wants to bring a positive message about love and compassion to the world. It’s a strong message that needs to be heard. Thanks ;-) here is the link to the video and where to vote. Click here!

Twitter

U have 2C this marriage proposal! It will make u laugh&cry! After watching,vote for them to win ultimate Click Here!

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