The Totally Mind-Blowing Show has been granted a Winner Award at the 1st Monthly Film Festival. It’s Blake’s first European (Belgrade, Serbia) win and for those counting his fourth award.

Here’s what the 1st Monthly Film Festival says about itself: “We’re a dynamic platform dedicated to celebrating independent cinema from around the world. Now in its sixth season, the festival continues its mission to showcase groundbreaking films, highlight emerging talents, and foster a global community of filmmakers and cinephiles.

Each edition brings together a curated selection of short films, features, documentaries, and experimental works, offering a fresh perspective on storytelling and artistic innovation. With a commitment to excellence, the festival provides a space where filmmakers can connect, share their visions, and gain well-deserved recognition.

Join us in this cinematic journey as we honor creativity, originality, and the power of independent filmmaking.

Well, when I think about Belgrade and Serbia, these are the things that come to mind:

1. The city is the capital of Serbia and is situated on the Danube River.
2. It’s the home of Nikola Tesla. Yes, they do have a museum in his honor.
3. A Serb assassinated an Austrian archduke and World War 1 started.
4. Tito and his Yugoslavian soldiers battling the Nazis.

Now, when I think of Serbia, I’ll remember our first European win.

Thanks, 1st Monthly Film Festival for the honor, and congratulations to Blake and his team for sharing their vision, and gaining their well-deserved recognition.

As I reread the article about Rabbi X, I started singing, “If you like piña coladas and gettin’ caught in the rain.”

Tasting the combination of cold, creamy coconut, pineapple, and rum, I thought about Rabbi X being the shonda of the rabbinical community and Israeli society. This married American member of the cloth was convicted of rape by deception by a Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court. He used a fake identity to trick unsuspecting young women into having sex.

Now that’s chutzpah!

Yes, you read that right—a rabbi did such a sinful act.

I wondered, “Did any of these fair maidens even bother to notice the untanned white line circling his left hand ring finger?”

Probably not.

Then I asked, “Does Rabbi X know any of the lyrics to Rupert Holmes’s 1979 Piña Colada song.

 I was tired of my lady
We’d been together too long

like a worn out recording
Of a favorite song

Did the rabbi sing this national anthem of folks seeking extra-marital affairs as he drove to meet his prey?

Then my mind jumped to a question most of my readers have asked themselves at least once in their lives.

If I wanted to cheat on my spouse, what words would I use in my ad?

Readers, don’t you dare to pretend you’ve never had such a thought.

Okay folks, now let’s all pretend we’re a horny American rabbi trying to get some side action in Jerusalem.

What words would you write in your personal column?

For the cost conscious, remember your paying by the word and the line.

Fun-loving, Handsome, Single, White, Ashkenazi Jew in his late twenties seeking a discreet young lady for a lasting relationship with hopes of tying the knot.

I am the proud owner of a set of Giza 45 Egyptian white cotton sheets with strategically placed holes.

I’m a strictly kosher guy when it comes to makin’ love, no kinky stuff.

Let’s party.

Then I wondered, “Did Rabbi X do a Google search to see if there’s a bar in Jerusalem named O’Malleys?”

Probably not.

So you want to know how hot Blake’s TV pilot, “The Totally Mind-Blowing Show” is in India.

Well, the pilot has been selected to be included in its third Indian film festival. This time it’s the Indian Independent Film Festival. (See below)

That makes the show hotter than the black and brown mustard seeds in your curry.

That makes the show more fiery than red chili powder.

That makes TTMBS so hot that it is hotter than ghost peppers and we all know that according to the Guinness Book of Records ghost peppers make the hottest chili in the world.

Thanks, Indian Independent Film Festival for this honor.

And Congrats to Blake and the cast and crew of “The Totally Mind-Blowing Show.”