Journey with Richard as he travels over 1,000 miles in thirty days within Los Angeles County equipped with only a mini-cassette recorder. Experience the daily grind of visiting over 60 of the top Casting Directors in Hollywood, UNANNOUNCED! Step inside a general audition with one of Los Angeles' commercial agents. Go one-on-one with a Hollywood acting coach. Venture inside Culver Studios as Richard Pines auditions for the role of the Humphrey Bogart photo-double in Michael Jackson's music video--Dome Project. Feel the grueling pace of the audition process as this author strives to break into a business of talent, look, and a little bit of luck. Arrive in Beverly Hills for a promotional television photo shoot, and receive monetary rewards via Chinese delicacy. Go face-to-face with numerous security guards as he goes from office-to-office. It is not all what you might expect! This book will put you in the mind and day-to-day moment of an actor pounding the pavement in a tumultuous city filled with happiness and despair. A must read for all who have Hollywood interests or desires.