EdFred
Taxi to Parking
Back in '98 I was at a 2-3 day golf school outside of Phoenix, and met a guy and his wife while sweating our asses off in August. Yeah, golf is cheaper out there in the summer time - and after that weekend I know why. Turns out he was roommates with Rodney Peete while at USC. Yeah, the quarterback, and Holly Robinson's husband. At the time he was an assistant director/producer for a show on the WB network that got axed pretty quickly after we met.
But, we kept in touch through the years as he moved up to shows that made it a little longer, He would fill me in on his progress within WB, and after he found out about me picking up flying in 2002 he'd always ask about what I was doing with that. But we've never actually been in the same place at the same time since we met on the golf course. He calls me up last night says that he and his wife are flying out here next month. I say there's no way they are staying in a hotel, and they get the spare room at my place.
I ask why they are coming out here and he said Warner Brothers gave him the reins on a show they are going to be filming here in West Michigan that will have some sporadic aviation content. He told me he wants me as a aviation content advisor for the show and also wants to have me audition for the role of a pilot. I was like, WTF man, I haven't done any 'acting' since a 3rd grade play. He said not to worry about it, he knows me well enough I should do just fine, and it's not like the part is going to be that big.
He's sending me the scripts from the first six shows next week for me to go over. So, that's pretty cool and probably the best early 40th birthday present I can think of.
But, we kept in touch through the years as he moved up to shows that made it a little longer, He would fill me in on his progress within WB, and after he found out about me picking up flying in 2002 he'd always ask about what I was doing with that. But we've never actually been in the same place at the same time since we met on the golf course. He calls me up last night says that he and his wife are flying out here next month. I say there's no way they are staying in a hotel, and they get the spare room at my place.
I ask why they are coming out here and he said Warner Brothers gave him the reins on a show they are going to be filming here in West Michigan that will have some sporadic aviation content. He told me he wants me as a aviation content advisor for the show and also wants to have me audition for the role of a pilot. I was like, WTF man, I haven't done any 'acting' since a 3rd grade play. He said not to worry about it, he knows me well enough I should do just fine, and it's not like the part is going to be that big.
He's sending me the scripts from the first six shows next week for me to go over. So, that's pretty cool and probably the best early 40th birthday present I can think of.
