Luke: Look, I don’t want to blackmail you. I just want you to operate on Noah so he can see again. That’s it.
Reid: That’s it?
Luke: Yeah.
Reid: Why didn’t you say so? Here. Call my office in Dallas. Schedule yourself an appointment. I should have an opening this time next year if you’re lucky. You can wait in line like everyone else. No? Okay. I can’t be bought, and I’m not easily pushed around. That leaves you all out of luck, doesn’t it?

— Luke and Reid

ESS News: Lefty Loosey Righty Tighty updates, Reid Oliver comes to Holland, and John Hancock includes ESS ad on its website

Eric’s indie film, Lefty Loosey Righty Tighty is finally done, and was screened this past weekend for Eric Sheffer Stevens fans in New York City as part of the itinerary for the Trip of Epicness (TOE).

In the meantime, the Reid Oliver auction to benefit Vermont Shakespeare Company comes to a conclusion, and that Harvard Diploma makes its appearance on televisions across Holland this week.

Details after the jump…

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Transcript | 25 March 2010

After Bob tells Reid he’s going to have to slash the budget for the neurology wing, Reid chases down Luke at Java. After trying to make small-talk with Richie Rich, Reid doth protest too much that nothing happened between them the other day. Luke tells him to just spit it out and much to Reid’s surprise, Luke agrees to make up the difference in funding for the wing.

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Transcript | 17 March 2010

Mr. Judd gives Reid a piece of his mind (and his fist) while Luke watches in horror. Reid tells Luke to butt out, but later shows up at the Lilypad (to make sure his message got across)?  Reid insults Luke, Luke pushes back, and the two share a Tense Moment.

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‘I Hate My Teenage Daughter’ premiere date announced!

Sources are widely reporting that I Hate My Teenage Daughter will premiere on Wednesday, November 23rd. As TVLatest.com says, it’s a “somewhat baffling move” as it’s the day before Thanksgiving.

OTOH, it’s lead-in, the highly anticipated The X Factor premieres on September 20th, so it’s not quite clear to me what will be airing afterwards between September and November. I didn’t think X Factor is one of those elimination shows where you start off with a cast of thousands (a la Survivor) and then people get voted off, meaning either there’s more fluff as the show gets further into the season, or the shows need to get shorter.

Incidentally, if you haven’t seen it already, the show now has:

More as I hear about it!

P.S. The auction of Reid Oliver memorabilia (Reid’s Harvard Diploma and Eric’s final script from September 7th) continues through THIS SUNDAY, 26th June. Bids are currently at $460 for the script and $525 for the diploma. Proceeds benefit Vermont Shakespeare Company. For more details on the items, photographs, and information on how to bid, please see the June19th post on this site, or visit the ESS.com forum.

P.P.S. I’ve posted a new LuRe Links reference page with links to all of the major (and a few not-so-major) Luke and Reid sites I’ve come across. Happy surfing!

Filming Dates Announced for ‘I Hate My Teenage Daughter’

AudiencesUnlimited.com, who handled the pilot filming tickets, have three dates for filming up on their website filed under “future dates:” September 13th, 20th, and 27th (Interesting – these are Tuesdays). So if you live in (or can get to) the Los Angeles area, here’s your chance to catch Eric Sheffer Stevens live on stage!

Free tickets usually are available about a month in advance (currently tickets are available for July tapings), so check out their ticket order form in August for more information. Let’s just hope it has a new name by then!

Stay tuned for updates!

-LL

P.S. Check out Greg Hernandez’s birthday column for Eric.