Creative Mills Productions

Our family has 3 dogs:  Sammy, 17 year old chow mix; Jordan, 8 year old beagle mix; and C.J., 6 year old pure good ‘ole American golden retriever.  I few years back, for some unknown reason, I decided to let the dogs come into our main studio while I was working.  Maybe I felt sorry for them, maybe I thought they would add something to the creative process…or maybe I’m just an idiot.  Actually, I think they did help the creative process.  I remember working on some lyrics for a jingle and hitting a roadblock.  I looked at C.J. and said “now what?”.  Of course, she responded with a not so delicate post treat burp which prompted me to pen the lyrics “….just let it all out”.  Of course, old Sammy “added” to the process by making his mark.  Everyday. In the same spot.  On the same studio carpet.  This went on for months before my wife came in one day, took a deep breath, looked behind the main door, and gagged.  Jordan really did nothing.  She was just happy to be hanging out with her “Pack Leader”.  Well, $1,500 worth of carpet later, the dogs have been officially banned from that studio.  There were tears all around.  And now when I hit a writer’s block, there are no sweet burps to be found.  Who let the dogs out?  Me.