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Book Signing, Ridiculously Inspiring Stories, Cartoons, and Espresso!

6/25/2014

L-R, Darrell Fusaro, Deputy Director Michela Magri, Ed Biagiotti, Acting Director Massimo Sarti.

I was happy to hear that Italy's Consul General Giuseppe Perrone was impressed with the What If Godzilla Just Wanted a Hug? book signing event at the Istituto Italiano Di Cultura Los Angeles. He stayed after to personally share how much he appreciated the evening's underlying spiritual message–that life flows in a positive direction. By the feedback, most all of the guests shared how much they were surprised by and appreciated hearing all the practical benefits of meditation. They found it refreshing to learn how easy it is for anyone can get started.

The personal stories I shared from my new book began by highlighting the positive side effects of being Italian-American, and rapidly expanded to include the positive side effects of being true to ourselves. With Ed Biagiotti joining me on stage as moderator and host, the crowd was treated to a real Funniest Thing! with Darrell and Ed evening. On our radio show and weekly podcast we share stories of how stepping out boldly always leads to better-than-expected outcomes, and this evening was no different. As I signed copies of What If Godzilla Just Wanted a Hug? for guests after the presentation, I was thrilled to hear them compliment us with, "What a great message. The two of you really made everyone feel great. You should do this more often."

Special thanks to the Istituto Italiano Di Cultura,
as well as Acting Director Massimo Sarti and Deputy Director Michela Magri
for being just crazy enough to risk hosting this event. Grazie Mille!

What If Godzilla Just Wanted a Hug?
Now Available in Paperback and ebook!

The new book by Darrell Fusaro encourages the talented and timid to trust their gut, act on intuition, and step out boldly. Even if you just bought it for the chapter titles and Darrell Fusaro's illustrations alone, you'd be getting more than your money's worth for this book. Darrell Fusaro's old-school charm and no-nonsense approach to spirituality will keep you laughing and inspired. His wit and wisdom is packed into easy-to-digest, bite-sized stories of how he transforms chaos into tranquility and succeeds in the entertainment business by doing the opposite of everyone else.

Order your copy today.
To request a personally signed copy, click here.

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How to Draw a Dog!

6/15/2014

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As you can see from the above diagram it's easy to draw a dog and her bone using simple shapes. The dog is 1 rectangle and 9 triangles. Her bone is 1 rectangle and 4 circles. A class of first graders were able to do it within minutes of instruction.

L-R, Darrell Fusaro in class with elementary school teacher, Jan Glusac

I made this discovery by accident one day during the school year. My friend, and co-host on Funniest Thing! with Darrell and Ed, Ed Biagiotti decided to surprise visit our friend Jan Glusac at lunch. Jan is an elementary school teacher in "The Heart of Screenland", Culver City, CA. We dropped by her classroom at lunch time while she was alone. At the end of our visit, Jan asked if I'd draw one of my cartoons on the board before I left. She said to draw whatever I felt inspired to. So I drew my dog Gabby and a bone. Then I had got a hunch to ask her what she would be teaching her kids that afternoon. Jan said, "Geometry." Instantly the thought came into my mind to re-draw Gabby and her bone above the original drawings, only this time broken down into simple shapes. It was one of those divine ideas that originate somewhere beyond my thinking. I know this because I had never considered the simple shapes that formed Gabby or her bone before. Jan was ecstatic and asked Ed and I if we would be able to stick around until her class arrived, so they could meet us. I'm glad we did. We all learned that geometry is a lot of fun, when you use it to draw cartoons. Here is the results, below is a gallery of the student's work done in class that day.

Keeping it simple makes drawing fun for everyone. Above by teacher Jan Glusac.

I'm still amazed at how the decision to surprise a friend at work, (and the willingness to draw a cartoon of my dog for her), blossomed into an unexpected lesson and fun-filled afternoon for everyone.

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"Say Cheese!"

6/11/2014

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Yes, that's me. On a recent photo shoot with photographer David Kaptein.

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