Cast


@kirsteno –Story narrator. A culturally-challenged Chicago to Coronado transplant – a former Prada-heeled agency CEO, noted feminist, Economic Club of Chicago member and Entrepreneur Magazine writer thrust into a world of Navy SEALs and flipflops.

 

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Matt Claymore – From Chicago to Coronado’s male love interest. Stoic, jaded, regimented. A former Navy Seal turned President of a privately-held San Diego security company. A divorced dad of 3 with shared custody, he was raised in the same Coronado house in which he now lives on Third Avenue. He prioritizes family, business, and fitness – in that order. Twitter page: http://twitter.com/mattclaymore

 

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Nado Dee O’Gee -Matt Claymore’s 15-year old black lab. Lives in Coronado on Third Avenue. A wee bit snarky. Suffers from selective hearing. Loves steak, bones, Dog Beach. Still thinks she is a pup. Twitter page: http://twitter.com/nadodeeogee

 

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Chicago CEO Chick – A Chicago entrepreneur and friend of @kirsteno. Workaholic. Loves high heels and weekly blowouts. Knows the dirty secrets of many Chicago business leaders. Twitter page: http://twitter.com/chicagoceochick

 

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Phillip Dale – CHICAGO TO CORONADO’s very own love and relationship coach. Phil offers wise tips and advice to any one looking for true love. He is a closet hopeless romantic, secretly harboring affections for kind-hearted women who pass friendly smiles his way. Of course, Phil keeps this all to himself – he has a reputation to uphold. He lives vicariously through his clients because deep down he is frightened to love and lose yet again. Twitter page: http://twitter.com/phillipdale

 

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The Granny Flat – @kirsteno’s Coronado granny flat. Dusty breezeway (not even an attic). 15 Prada shoe feet by 30 Prada shoe feet (because mansion-ization is frowned on in Coronado). No working stove, no bed. Separate hot and cold water faucets. Only 1 window opens. Tweets Coronado heritage and facts. Twitter page: http://twitter.com/thegrannyflat

 

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Ed Scalan – Esteemed and sage 60-something year old Chicago attorney and Economic Club of Chicago member, mentor to @kirsteno. Doesn’t say much – but when he does look out. Twitter page: http://twitter.com/edscalan

Academy – @kirsteno’s Navy SEAL neighbor. Also called “Radar” by his Platoon brothers. Part of the @kirsteno/@mattclaymore love triangle. Twenty-something year old Naval Academy graduate and Lieutenant Officer who recently completed BUD/s training. Passionate, educated, vibrant, charming, romantic. Raised on the East Coast by his mother, a high ranking corporate executive. Twitter page: NONE

Carly – Tall, athletic, blond beauty with a hidden temper to boot. She is the new gal pal to @kirsteno and ex-love of Chance – @mattclaymore’s estranged son – and granddaughter to ‘Nado local, Jerry, a former ‘Nado high school water polo coach. Executive assistant by day and waitress by night, she is a lover scorned. Vibrant, attractive, determined, jaded, and now pregnant – Carly is a force to be reckoned with. Twitter page: NONE

Chance Bach – Estranged son of @mattclaymore and ex-love of Carly. He is a ladies man with secret insecurities, like his father. He has a tough exterior with a soft interior. Quitting his job to start a new business which is already on the rocks and failing to replace the woman who loved him has left him out for the count, but not out of the game. Feeling hurt and abandoned by a father who lost interest, Chance plans to keep @kirsteno away from the man who ignored him as a child. Twitter page: NONE

K. Brady Calhoun – “Kbyte” for short, buddies with “Academy”. Master Chief, ST-5. A troubled, tattooed, bare-knuckle fighting UDT/SEAL diver. An enlisted man with a degree from the school of hard knocks. A real rootin tootin shootin paratroopin SCUBA divin demolition double cap crippin Frogman. He drives Navy trucks 2by’s, 4by’s, 6by’s and those big mother truckers that go Shhh Shhh when you step on the brakes and bend in the middle.

Organized in 1927 “to aid in the creation and expression of an enlightened public opinion on the important economic and social questions of the day.” A powerful representation of the deep commitment of Chicago business and professional leaders which has served the metropolitan community so well for so many years.

The Hotel del Coronado – A Coronado landmark, built on the then remote, rural Island by Chicagoan Hampton Story and 4 other men in 1887. The Del was purchased by Chicago born Larry Lawrence in 1963. Lawrence became one of the leading Advocates for the Bay Bridge. After a career high as appointed Ambassador to Switzerland, he was buried upon death in Arlington Cemetery and later disinterred because of falsified military records.

Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale (December 23, 1923–July 5, 2005) – War hero and one of the most highly decorated officers in the history of the United States Navy. Retired to Coronado and lived there till his passing in 2005. Opened the 1992 Vice Presidential Debate with his famous quote: “Who am I? Why am I here?”

The main storyline on twitter:
http://twitter.com/kirsteno

The Chicago to Coronado Facebook Group:
http://tinyurl.com/chicago2coronado

Chicago to Coronado on Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kirsteno_coronado/

The Bubbletweet video channel:
http://www.bubbletweet.com/channel/kirsteno

The Vimeo video channel:
http://www.vimeo.com/chicago2coronado