Christian Lyon

Just got off our latest call regarding my TV show and I have to say, it gets better every time! Everyone loves the pitch and the agents/managers said they’ve never seen anything like what we have put together. And to top it off, Eddie Cibrian offered up a song that his wife, the great LeAnn Rimes wrote that is perfect for this! We’ve been secretly hoping that would happen and tonight it did.

We will be rehearsing our pitch over the holidays as we already have 10 places lined up with 10 more in the works.

The package we’ve put together, coupled with the timing of things in the universe, I don’t see how we can miss!

A few screen grabs sent to me by a friend /fan of my work on 9-1-1 opposite the great Angela Bassett.

Getting ready to fly “home” for the Violet Festival in Dolgeville, NY next weekend.

Twenty years ago I was there as the “kid drummer” with David Carradine & The Cosmic Rescue Team. That band featured not only Hollywood legend Carradine but also John York of The Byrds and Carrie Park of Bruce Hornsby & The Range. What a treat to play in my hometown on the same stage I played numerous band concerts, school plays and walked across when I graduated high school. After that concert David gave me a big hug and kiss and said, “Thank you, I finally got to hear my music they way I had envisioned it!”

Six months earlier after a concert in Los Angeles I asked David if he would do me a favor and play in my hometown during the festival. Without hesitation he said yes. I got to work organizing the event with publicity, promotions and ticket sales. Fast forward a few months and David calls, asking me to come over to his house. When I arrived he said he has good news and not so good news. He informed me that he booked the starring role in Quentin Tarantino’s new film, Kill Bill and that it starts shooting in Beijing the week before the festival. While I was thrilled for him my heart sank for our scheduled concerts in NY that my family and I had worked so hard to organize.

To make a long story short David flew to Beijing to begin filming Kill Bill. He told the producers and director of his commitment in Dolgeville and they reorganized his schedule. He jumped on a flight and 14 hours later he arrived in NYC before hoping on one more to Albany. A limo picked him up and a little after midnight, 20 hours from leaving China, David made it to Dolgeville. I was at a local establishment dancing and listening to the live music when someone came up to me saying they just saw a huge white limo driving through town.

I headed to the bed and breakfast inn that he was staying at and for the next few hours he would play the piano and sing, still wired from his very long trip.

A few hours later and David would be seated on the back of a convertible waving to the massive crowds along the parade route, the band and I right behind on our own float. Later that night was the first of our two concerts. They went off great and everyone there enjoyed the experience. While greeting the crowd and signing autographs it became emotional for me and I had to excuse myself, walking back behind the curtain where my dad met me and gave me a big hug.

David left on Monday morning to head back to China. While it’s been 20 years since, it’s a memory I’ll cherish as long as I live. Cheers…

Nice hearing from friends who are just catching up with 9-1-1 on Fox and letting me know they saw me. 🙏🏻😎

It’s a great day when a bunch of acting residual checks arrive and I received the first check for the TV show I created!
While it’s not the end all, I’ve never been more confident that there is more to come! 🙏🏻❤️