Interesting stuff on the San Diego sports and entertainment front. Same story with our friends and neighbors in RSF.
All of the locations mentioned are exceptional environments in which to raise kids, that’s why it’s so unbelievable that the stats reveal only 1-2% of these kids actually achieve their dreams in sports, entertainment, etc., and that’s what’s shocking. It’s definitely not for lack of effort on the part of the parents.
Two of our kids have great careers on the corporate side of the entertainment business. They interact with “stars” everyday, but on the other end of the spectrum, they also see a side to the business that is heartbreaking.
Families move to LA or NYC from all over the world for a kid to get their chance in film, theater, music, modeling, etc., etc., but when they get to the “big leagues” sometimes, in less than a year or even a day, it’s over for them.
To add a true story. We were all recently at a very famous persons home in Malibu for a party, and an entire family tried to crash it to get their kid an audition for an upcoming movie role. Apparently, an agent had already given them a thumbs down, but they were determined. Unfortunately it did not work out well.
