I Was a Dropout at Starbuck's Screenwriting Workshop.

What a fabulous idea!  'James Bond' meets 'When Harry Met Sally'.  It can't miss.  I had this brilliant inspiration -- it came to me in a dream.  Let's face it James Bond can do anything -- he's strong, virile and has almost magical powers.  Harry, on the other hand, is more like a member of our family.  We know him -- he's sweet, kind, considerate and sort of nerdy.  He's like one of your neighbors  Would it be possible to merge the two men?  I have nothing against films like Transformers and CGI stuff, but I adore character-driven movies so much more.  This morning I set out to join the literati on Ventura Boulevard at Starbuck's.  I found a parking space near Barnes and Noble and proceeded to Starbuck's to set up shop among the other Hollywood scripters.  I gasped when I opened the door -- every table was taken!  Every single chair had something on it.  How could this be?  What time do these people get here?  I ordered a large iced latte and eventually took it back to my car.  It's the first time I ever used the cupholder.  My God, it was shocking.  I was a Starbuck's Dropout.  Yes, I know, there have been lots of super successful people who were real dropouts -- Patrick Henry, Charlie Chaplin, Ansel Adams, Richard Branson but they didn't drop out of Starbuck's Screenwriting Workshop, did they?  Maybe tomorrow I'll just stay home and write.  Or, I might try another coffeehouse -- maybe Peet's or Coffee Bean won't be so crowded.  What would Patrick Henry say?  How can I write a boffo screenplay without being at Starbuck's among the super successful literati?  What would Mario Puzo have done?  I guess I'll try again tomorrow...