I seem to have uncovered the brutal truth that Luke Sidewalker is not immune to the forces of gravity.  During the summer it seemed that my star was rising. I had a story published in the Jersey Journal about me written by Troy Dreier. I had written a series of articles for FiLife about my experiences finding money on the sidewalk, and they had sent me to do a special on the tennis at the US Open. I had also been approached to appear on Dr. Blogstein’s web radio show, and more recently I was attempting to get a part in the upcoming sequel to the 1980′s hit movie Wall Street.

Let’s take a step back and see how things stand today. Well I have not attracted anymore attention from the professional journalists, I have no press interviews scheduled. I really enjoyed writing the articles for FiLife but they have taken their website in a different direction. Instead of being an article based outlet they are going to focus on a Q & A format, which means they no longer require any more of my drivel! The radio show was all hot and heavy for my appearance during the slow news days of Summer, but their courtship has waned with the colder temperatures and shorter days,  like any true Summer romance it did not stand the test of Fall. And as for the movie role, well lets just say Oliver Stone has not been returning my calls!

So what do I need to do to arrest my fall from the heavens? It sounds like I need an agent.

What am I going to do about my fading star? Absolutely nothing. I’m going to get back to parenting Sidewalker Jr. and Little Miss Sidewalker whilst finding the occasional coin on the ground…

-Luke Sidewalker

-Current balance $24.86

If I remember correctly Gordon Gekko once said in the film Wall Street,”Lunch is for whimps”. Well Mr. Gecko, I beg to differ, I find lunch rather agreeable especially when I miss breakfast because Sidewalker Jr. is dragging his feet on the way to school.

Despite being philosophically opposed to most things Gordon Gekko stands for, I found myself rather captivated by the lead character played by Michael Douglas in the 1987 hit movie Wall Street. His other famous quote being, “Greed for want of a better word, is good…” . There is some truth to that statement, if you want to use that statement as an advert to put bums on theater seats.

Here we stand 22 years later and Director Oliver Stone is shooting Wall Street II in the New York area. Nothing unusual with that right? Correct, unless you happen to have received an email from the production company looking for extras of English heritage to play some minor trading floor roles!  I submitted my photograph and have high hopes of making the  cut. I tick all the boxes in their selection criteria. I’m English and I live in the New York Metropolitan area. My only problem seems to be whether I should be listed in the credits as Luke Sidewalker or as…?

The original film was based on insider trading and tip-offs, one of the more famous lines was, “Blue Horseshoe loves Anacot Steel”. With Anacot Steel being a fictitious company of course. On reflection though over the interceding period Anacot Steel performed rather well when compared to Eastern Airlines, Enron, Worldcom, Lehman Bothers, Bear Stearns…

-Luke Sidewalker

-Current balance $24.81