And all that stuff

Just a couple random things:

So in our little Indiana town. Only 12,000 in the closest one - 3000 in mine. My buddy Bill the Art Director comes out to do a little work for what we think is the movie getting ready to go at any point.

Turns out - the next day - we all go to Puerto Rico for the summer and don't come back.

But Bill had this giant white van. Exactly like this red van. And he parked it outside Shawns house - and then we all left.

In our little town. No real punchline here - but I sure wondered what the neighbors were thinking. Everytime Bill drove this big van.

And Bill has had nothing but bad vans.

Bill makes it a point of honor to drive horrendously crappy vans. Each time I see Bill - he has a new bad van. We shot one set of commercials where we actually turned Bill's van into a Superhero vehicle. We painted it - added racing stripes and a huge rocket powered booster. It looked cool for a piece of crap. Two weeks later the engine fell out.

This summer when I worked for Bill again - He was driving another van. Our shop was out on a lonely stretch of country road - and driving into work one day - Bill flew by us doing at least 100MPH.

When we got in the driveway - he was laughing - explaining that he hit 110.

And his van was vomiting smoke. It had to be taken into the shop that day. And while he got it back two more times during the summer - each time - it returned to the shop that day.

Which brings me to this:

And try to follow me here. Not that having an old creepy van means that you're trying to lure kids inside for sex acts - and not that Bill does that in any way -

But what is up with Dateline NBC?

I don't get to watch TV much in the hotel - but every time I spin by - it's that guy in the kitchen catching online predators.

Every week.

Is this a series now? Do we love to watch grown mean grovel in front of the camera? These guys shouldn't be getting any publicity at all. Shame yes. Scorn and a scarlet P - but geeze... Is this entertainment?

Must be - cause there it is again and again.

And speaking of entertainment:

(most awkward segueway today)

For you regular readers - both of you - you know my buddy Blair - who I love to post pictures of from time to time.

He is now the star of a soon to be broadcast only on the internet show about a radio show that doesn't exist.

Blair is so meta and post modern.

Anyways. He is also a star. Here is a link to his latest work. Wait for the commercial in the little box.

He is the carrot top.

http://www.explorationpodcast.com/

Brilliant!

BTW - took a chance yesterday. Gave my report. Went over like gangbusters. They loved it.

But.

I didn't give them a budget.

So - while I am heading to China at the end of the month - nothing else is happening until they see how much things will cost - which will be figured out next week.

SO there is no rejoicing in Mudville... Yet....