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I got a new manager, signed with Buchwald and CED. Then, all in one month I booked a Toyota commercial, became SAG, got a guest star on ER and booked a Series Regular role in Head to Toe, a Nickelodeon show Whoopi Goldberg is producing. The show has been picked up for 13 episodes! I think this will be a good launching pad to get into film. I am finally making a living acting and I definitely could not have done it without your training. Thank you so much!
Jerad Anderson |
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After studying with you for only two months, I can already see a huge difference in my booking percentage. I had three auditions this past weekend and booked all of them! You're a genius.
Marguerite Insolia |
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I booked a lead in an independent short this week. YOU ROCK!! My bookings have gone up tremendously since being in your class!
Dee Smith |
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Amy! I cannot believe I'm getting to write this. I just booked the starring role -- the actual title character -- in a pilot presentation owned by 20th Century Fox! We're filming it this week for a presentation to network. Fingers crossed that it all goes well, that the network loves it, buys it and keeps me in it! Regardless, I feel so excited! The writer called me to tell me that they had more than 1500 submissions, they auditioned 150, and I was their first choice, but they had to get Studio approval, so they put a few girls in front of the studio, and every single studio exec picked me! I called my agent to tell her that they called me directly to let me know I was booked, and she said, "It's that Amy Lyndon." Seriously. I guess she's been sending lots of folks your way because I've raved and raved about you, and she can see the difference you've made in my work. I can see the difference! So thank you! Thank you! Thank you! It's apparently going to be an intense few days of filming, but I'm sooooo up for it!
Jen Nikolaisen
Series Regular – IRIS EXPANDING (FOX TV) |
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Ok. I haven't even had my 4th class with you yet, but since I started on July 19th, I've booked "The Mentalist", put on avail for "The Parenthood", and just an hour ago, I was put on avail for "Private Practice." I guessed I learned something, huh? ;-) THANKS, AMY!
William Christopher Stephens |
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I just booked my first SAG feature and they are Taft Hartlying me! Thank you for your great technique.
Meli Paige |
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AMY!!!!! I booked Criminal Minds today just like you said! I am ecstatic! Thank you for coaching me and for giving me amazing insight into the scene and character...I am on Cloud 9! Thanks to YOU!
Anzu Lawson |
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Amy’s classes are ground breaking! Once I followed her 15 Guideline Technique, my breakthrough as an actor truly began. I owe so much to this woman it honestly took me almost 2 hours just to write those 3 lines.
Hosea Chanchez
Series Regular - THE GAME |
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When PopStar Magazine asked Cory Hardrict if he took acting classes, he responded: "Yes I do. I have a wonderful acting coach named Amy Lyndon out of Studio City. Every Monday evening, faithfully when I am not working I am there." ~ Cory Hardrict |
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Thank you so much for the invaluable help and support you have provided for my son, Matthew, this past year. Your insightful coaching and powerful classes have given him greater confidence, and a professional package that shows him off at his best. Matthew has grown so much as an actor by studying with you. Your amazing insights and direct approach are great for zeroing in on the actor's needs, no matter what their age. Matthew booked an important role in the feature film "Bad Teacher" with Cameron Diaz, and it was clear that the audition skills he learned from you made a significant contribution to his success! I highly recommend your classes and coaching sessions to anyone who is serious about a career in film or television - "The Lyndon Technique" works!!!
Leona Evans – Matthew Evan's Mom |
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So, I couldn't wait until the 3rd to tell you.... Went in yesterday to read for a co-star role on ER (went straight to producers). Felt really good about it and three hours later got the call that I booked. Couldn't be more thrilled! Wanted to thank you for being a great teacher. Your class has been awesome and a really good boost for my confidence.
Melissa O'Keeffe |
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| I just booked two more shows. Principal roles in Daughters of Joy with Robert Duval and September Dawn, which will apparently have Costner in it. Both shoot in Aug/Sept. I use your Guidelines as my Bible. You're the best.
Peter Skagen |
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I booked a job on Saturday. It's a series of films that Master P is producing and directing. We already finished one, where I co-starred with his son Lil Romeo. You guys helped me a lot, I wasn't even nervous when I went up to audition. Thank you.
Jay Costelo |
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| I got a call saying I booked that film we worked on and it's shooting in Ireland. Thanks for your help in our privates. I definitely think our approach to the scenes were different than anyone else's. You're a smart girl Amy Lyndon!
Rick Yudt |
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| Los Angeles has been my home for a mere 5 months. I told myself that I was not booking because I was green. Despite this being true, optimistic ignorance only goes so far. I've been taking your class for only a month and have discovered that I possess the tools to book. By following your 15 Guidelines I am beginning to worry that this next month is going to be too busy with work. In the past two weeks alone I have received 4 callbacks and a lead! I feel as if I have been given the momentum that I so disparately needed and had the urge to share my excitement. Expect many booking notices to come... Thank you
Cory Blair |
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I had an audition today for Liberman/Patton for a TV show. I worked on it last night and this morning. I went in confident and in the waiting room I heard your voice "for TV cut it in half." So I made the mental adjustment and she said it was perfect and then put me on tape. And she is bringing me in this afternoon for a lot larger role for the same show! Your voice carries!
Landall Goolsby |
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I can honestly say that since I started studying with Amy Lyndon I have become a booking machine. Her technique, insight and experience are immeasurable. In the few months I've been studying with Amy I've: signed with an A list commercial agent, signed with a manager, booked principal work on Sons of Anarchy, booked the lead role in a feature film, booked the starring role in 6 different (paying) shorts, shot several killer scenes for my reel, wrote my own killer scene which is being developed into a pilot episode, and most importantly (and probably one of the most difficult challenges for an actor) figured out what I'm selling. Her passion and commitment to her students, and the work, is contagious.
Mike Pfaff |
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I just got the call that I booked a part in Sofia Coppola's "Mary Antoinette". I'm a messenger and my scene is opposite Kirsten Dunst and Jason Shwartzman. I'm so excited!!! It shoots May 1st in Paris!!! Thanks so much!!! I couldn't have done this without your teaching over the last year or so. I'm really glad I went to you first for acting class. It has really paid off.
Bo Barrett |
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Taylor Benning, one of my best friends from Yale, was checking out my pics and resume on NowCasting.com and noticed I was studying with you. She said, and I quote, "About a year ago I was so impressed with the work of one of her students that I practically begged her to come do a workshop in NY. I was thinking of flying to L.A. just to take her beginner intensive!" Now you're bicoastal! I can't tell you how happy I am to have found your class and to have found you. I feel like I have grown TREMENDOUSLY as an artist. Equally important, I have learned so much about business and marketing in the short time we've been together. Just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate you.
Anita Maria Taylor |
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Seeing what you get out of your students in such a short time is amazing to watch. I am not just saying this, but your class and the environment you have created is the first I have found in LA to allow me to be free to just focus on the work and not feel nerves. I have audited quite a few!
Valmike Rampersad |
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I just wanted to drop you a quick line to say how your technique is still resonating with me. I applied for a couple of roles, applied your technique in the auditions and lo and behold - I have booked both jobs in the past two weeks.
Suzanne Lee |
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I just booked two commercials in one week! Thanks Amy for all of your help, I wouldn't have been able to do it without you!
Lisa Marie Zaura |
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Amy is the most amazing teacher I've ever had. She really helps her students not only understand the material at hand, but to understand the genre, how to make the story work the way it is written, and to have the confidence performing any role. She has helped me many times to think outside the box about ways to get into a casting office or breakdown a scene. Ever since my start with Amy's Technique in 2008, my stagnant career has taken off because she makes you set goals and holds you accountable for yourself as a self-promoting actor...she is the Jesus of Acting Coaches.
Alexis Zibolis |
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Hey this is Ethan. About a week ago I read in class an audition piece that I was going to audition for, last night I finally had the audition and felt very confident due to your class. My reading went great! I could not have been any happier. I walked out of that place knowing that I had the part. Today they called me and let me know that I did get the part. I received this job all because of you Amy. Thank you very much.
Ethan |
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Amy's classes are ground breaking! Once I followed her 15 Guideline Technique, my breakthrough as an actor truly began. I owe so much to this woman it honestly took me almost 2 hours just to write those 3 lines.
Hosea Chanchez
Series Regular - THE GAME |
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I just wanted to thank you for being such a wonderful teacher. I had an audition two weeks ago for an independent feature film titled "Juarez Mexico." When I went to the audition I read completely cold & applied what I've learned from you. I felt good about the audition & what's funny is that the character has a very tough scene (strong character), just like what we had started working on. I ended up not holding back & went crazy, which worked. The director loved my "intensity" is what he called it. So, we started shooting on Tuesday!
Carmen Perez |
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I booked another film! It's also one of the leads. It's a feature called ALONDRA SMILES. It's a SAG ultra low. I think I told you about the initial audition for this one. So I went to the callback and when I signed in, there was like 10 other actors that had come back; for the call back! Anyway, I did my thing and when I was done, the producer asked where I had been training, because she was really impressed with how calm, relaxed I was, and how I took my time to feel every moment. Those were her exact words. She also was impressed by how good I did even with the reader who didn't even look up at me once. I responded with my previous training and emphasized you and your class. So she booked me and we start shooting in January. Thank you!
Anthony Marquez |
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Amy, Thank you so much for everything, the audition was the best one I've ever had! The executive producer said that they loved how I controlled the room and how much they liked that I was very bold. They also said that they felt I had a lot of confidence and they would be casting for another film and wanted me to audition for the lead as an FBI agent. I might never hear from them again but to walk out of an audition feeling that good is the best feeling in the world and I owe it all to you for putting up with me. I just want to say thank you! You are changing my life and my career in the most amazing way! See you in class.
Erica Braun |
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Your guidance in one Coaching Session allowed me to walk in to the audition room with a newfound confidence and relaxation. Not a moment went by that I felt I didn't have every angle covered! I am certain that no matter whom I compete against, I now have the edge to succeed. I can't thank you enough and I look forward to continuing my career with you on my side!
Kyle Slabotsky |
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I booked a lead in an independent short this week. YOU ROCK! My bookings have gone up tremendously since being in your class.
Dee Smith |
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Troy got the part!!! Troy just got a call from the director of "My Life Undecided" and it's all because of you!!! Thank you!
Marie Osterberg – Troy Osterberg's Mom |
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Amy is inspirational. She cares so much about each student. She takes time to learn who they are, what they can bring to the table, and how they can improve. She is able to draw from that personal relationship and help them grow in a nourishing, positive way. She creates a fear-free environment and helps people feel comfortable to grow. She has a wide breadth of knowledge about her industry, and she loves to share it and help people achieve their goals. Amy is hard working, and dedicated. I recommend her fully.
Iselle Slome |
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Amy is an amazing teacher and her class is the ultimate actors' boot camp. She's the drill sergeant, coach, director and casting director. It's the greatest place to be challenged, tune your audition and acting muscles, learn new skills and get stronger. Always inspiring, Amy knows what she's talking about, is always right and has a wealth of knowledge about what it takes to be a working actor. Survive her class and you will be ready to actually succeed in the real world. There is nothing else like it!
A.J. Tannen |
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I have been acting my whole life, but not until I started Amy's course have I been as confident in my abilities as I am now. I have gotten jobs and representation due to her practical and effective methods. Thank you Amy for making me a better working actor!
Walter Delmar |
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I went straight to producers this morning at Paramount Studios for the show Second Time Around. They handed me sides when I got there! No worries! Your training rocks! They kept me till it was just me and one other girl. Then they chose her. She was more Puerto Rican than me by far! And looked like the lead's sister. But I'm FUNNY! And made sure they knew that! The main producer walked me out and said, "I'm going to work you into this show. Now that I know who you are ...I can write for you."I told him awesome ...that I looked forward to working with him.
Maria Arce |
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Amy, I love your courses! I am not a typically fanatical person, but I was telling a friend yesterday that when I listen to your lectures I feel like jumping up and down, throwing my arms into the air and shouting, "AMEN! HALLELUJAH!" I love your no-holds-barred method of teaching! You hit the nail on the head every time. I actually get chills when I listen to you speak -- that is the true sign of inspiration! You give so much hope. Not false hope, but the empowerment of truth -- about the acting business and about booking. I've learned more from you than I have from all of the acting courses I have taken.
David Hodges |
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Listen, I wanted to tell you the other night when I was driving away, that I have taken class EVERYWHERE in this town. EVERYWHERE. And you are by FAR my favorite coach and class. I am not just saying that, really. It is tailor-made for me. Love it. It keeps me active. I actually look forward to going every Monday! So for that I thank you!
Annette Chavez |
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Well long story short I got my sides and was clueless for about 15 minutes and then I said you know this, I've done this a million times so get to it... BREAK THIS SCRIPT DOWN!!!! Well, I did and I used your guidelines that I had buried in the back of my acting notebook and I ROCKED THAT AUDITION AND BOOKED IT!!!!! It was YOUR guidelines that got me ready and made me feel comfortable enough to go in that audition room and feel like I knew exactly what I was doing because I actually did know!! I just want to thank you for being a great teacher and creating the guidelines that WILL GET YOU BOOKED!!!!! YOU ROCK!!!!
Bridgette Wright |
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Amy, do you have any idea how instrumental you were in me booking this role?? Tell class to pay close attention, your supportive words have a creative life all their own. Long ago you mentioned to me during a critique,". . . who wears plaid pants like that? You're unique and brilliant at comedy!" Well, I never forgot that day and your words lived in me for the past year. Remembering your critique, this time I went to the audition as me, just me. No audition clothes, I wore my favorite britches, the plaid pants and my converse tennies. I felt unstressed and you know, as myself with which I threw in a bit of my dry wit and they loved it. At the shoot the Show Runner and Producer complimented me on being funny, that's pretty cool. I sent thank you notes to everyone. There you go sister; this is a win for both of us. Thank you for the gift of your friendship, I couldn't have done it without you!
Channe Nolen |
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I just want to say that I think you and your class were the best thing that happened to me and my career. I really mean it, and I'm not just saying it, but I think you need to hear how you profound, astute and smart you are..I just think you are an unbelievable teacher and mentor..WOW..So there.
Lauri Janover |
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Amy Lyndon's approach to booking coaching gave me the footing I needed to land work in Hollywood's television and film industry. Before I met her adorable smile, stunning mind and brilliant sense of humor, the entire film and television audition process was an enigma to me - even after 15 years in professional theatre! Now I get a call back for 85% of the roles I go out for and book 3 out of 5. Better yet, I don't rely on stats to tell me how I am doing - I know when I walk out of the casting room! Amy's relationship to her actors goes beyond the classroom. She shows outstanding support for our careers and health that I wish every teacher would emulate.
Tonya Kay |
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I had heard the name Amy Lyndon for years in actor circles and was so happy when I got an opportunity to co-teach with her (and other leaders in entertainment) at an industry event for actors. WOW, was she amazing. She has a vast knowledge of what it takes to make it in this business and has a fresh & fun way of delivering it to her fellow actors. I particularly connect with her no-nonsense approach to taking action. Having now read her book, I also highly recommend that for actors of all levels who want to get an edge on their auditions and their work. Amy is a true leader in the acting community.
Kari Nissena |
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I went in to read for producers for the new feature "The Bucket List" with Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. In the room, Rob Reiner asked me to take a look at the sides for the Third Lead character. They handed me eight pages! After only 10 minutes they called me back in. I was able to break down the script and deliver a performance that Rob Reiner and the rest of the producers said, "wow, that was awesome. impressive!" I finished the session feeling great, knowing I had given a wonderful audition, and as my agent confirmed for me afterwards, they were very impressed. With Amy's coaching I have developed a strong and consistent process that has certainly increased my confidence and final product! I LOVE AMY!!!!
Roy Vongtama |
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Thanks. My audition went well thanks to your couching and making me believe I had it whatever it is. Confidence that is what I learned from you that I still had it. I will be working as a whistling character in the new show that will tour North America Cirque 2005 is the present name. I dreamed big and now I am working with the largest entertainment group in the world CIRQUE DU SOLEIL
Sean A. Lomax |
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Amy Lyndon is by far the BEST coach on, not cold reading...because there isn't any such animal these days.... it is the audition that should almost be like a final performance, with the exception of still holding on to the script and looking down occasionally. She is also a proactive working actor who goes out in the world and just doesn't teach. She is privy to every casting director, every show and does her homework and passes it on to her students. She is hard, yes.... but kind, warm, generous and so cute and funny. She NEVER makes an actor feel inadequate. She will work you till you are there at the callback. I could go on and on.
Maray Ayres |
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Amy - you are AWESOME! Thank you so much for helping Justin get to where he is today, without your fantastic teaching methods, The Lyndon Technique, and your amazing coaching, we'd probably be back in Colorado instead of booking jobs! Not only do you have a superb and successful teaching method - you also really care about your clients! YOU ROCK!
Jennifer Tinucci – Justin Tinucci's Mom |
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Amy Lyndon is the best in the game for a reason. Not only does she prepare actors for work on camera but she seasons them to be prepared in every aspect of the film industry. I attended her Thursday night class where she had an exercise on how to nail the "Tell me about yourself" question with producers, agents, writers, etc...and the very next day I found myself being asked that same question by one of the top agents in the game. Not only did I nail it but I "WOWED" them so much that they offered me a 1 year contract within the hour! I felt like I was in high school and had the answers to the final exam written on my shoe! Having Amy is like having an industry cheat sheet! She simply is the best! Thank you Amy!
Carlos Pratts |
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Thank you so much for all your help and lighting a fire up under my ass. Seems like once I got really proactive about my career, I've been auditioning on average, twice a week, all on my own, and I'm feeling way more confident in front of casting people. I booked two Independent Film and I'm also up for an actual paying gig for an MTV documentary. It's crazy how fast things move when you do the moving yourself. Thanks again.
Marcus F. Briscoe |
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You are a great teacher because you are a great example. You are specific, relentless and passionate in your own life and you expect the same from all of us. Your technique translates to all styles. I'd been doing a particular Shakespearean monologue for years. Using your technique I was able to take it to the next level, making it so much more personal and fun for me. The director and producer had a ball watching it and I booked the show! Thank you.
Jacy Gross |
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Thank you so much for putting up with me for all these years. I appreciate every ass-whooping you give me, and I would never make it this far without you. Luv ya!!!!
Alexandra Finkel |
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Thank you for everything. You are the most awesome coach in the world. You have moved me forward so much in acting. My entire approach to my entire life has changed from taking your class.
Alan Keith Caldwell |
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Thank you so much for everything you do for us. Nothing you say is wasted - actually that is true in 2 ways -- not wasted on me, but also - everything you say has a purpose. I love coming to class and filling up with all that you give us. It's easy to get in our own little world and get bogged down with the everyday stuff (the survival job, the other survival job, bills, traffic...) and coming to class is like someone focusing the lens for me and helping me get that clear vision of my goal again. Thank you for your wisdom and energy and support!!
Ashlee |
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Last night was the best class we have had. In a city where everybody just says, "you're great!" it's refreshing to find somebody who cares enough to say, "here's what you need to do to become great!" even if it's tough love. Thank you!
Jared Thompson |
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I wanted to say thanks for such a great class. I'm learning so much! Yours is the first class where I can actually feel what it's like to do sitcom the right way.
Alyssa Lobit |
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My ambition has ignited like never before to be who I am supposed to be in this industry. Reading and responding to the few questions from the 4 Week Booking Kit has already begun to center me and it fuels my drive for this. It is vital we remember why we do this. Why I wake up at 5am to serve coffee so I have my days free for auditions and ready for bookings. Why I wake up more motivated each day knowing I’m another step closer to working more as an actress. I know you understand the passion that jolts our reasons for turning around what can be known as “the monotony” of this industry to “the motivation” to press through and win. I am so blessed to have found you all at TLT and I look forward to learning and growing in class every week. Cannot wait for tomorrow’s email.
Christie Brooke |
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Hey Amy, I had to email you today and tell you how much YOU ROCK!!!! I really can't tell you how much I appreciate you and your brilliant method. I think last night it finally sunk in. I don't know if you believe in fate, but I've been looking for someone like you for awhile to give me a big kick in the ass! I really appreciate what you do and have a lot of respect for you.
Trey Parker
Signed with MCA records for 7 years (wrote and produced 7 top 20 hits) Australian Grammy Award for Best New International Act |
