I DID get to meet Billy Dec! That’s right, Virginia Madsen took home the big trophy last night at the Best Of The Midwest Awards. The swank affair (read: FREE Effen Vodka drinks!) was held at Rockit and we definitely got our party on. Schadenfriend, Steve Delahoyde, who was up for “Best Short Film” and “Best Editing” for our opus “Regrets: Kid”, also went home empty handed — so at least I was in good loser company. My favorite moment of the night was when Richard Roeper (one of the presenters), mixed up Queen Latifah and Jennifer Hudson in his effort to make a point about how more films should be produced in Chicago. Lots of bizarre and funny little moments like that made this loser feel like a winner. (Awwwwww!) Thanks to the Schad.net readers who voted for me — Delahoyde and I will be back in 2012 to take back the swing states!

Hey guys! Voting for the Midwest Independent Film Festival’s “Best of the Midwest Awards” ends soon so vote NOW Kate and Delahoyde’s work in “Regrets: Kid.”  So go vote!  Do it!  “Do it! Do it now! Get to the chopper! Jim Harper! They didn’t disappear — they were skinned alive! There’s something out there major, and it ain’t no man! What’s the matter, Dillon — FBI got you pushing too many pencils?  She says the forest came alive and killed the village!  They mostly come out at night . . . mostly.  I prefer the term artificial human myself.”  I’ll leave it at that. Here’s the link again.