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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Five Years Ago Yesterday

Posted on 7:10 AM by Unknown
First photo.
It was five years ago yesterday that I started a blog post called "16 hours - The Search for Johnny Depp".

And all hell broke loose.  The very first photo of Johnnie Depp arriving in Columbus to be broadcast around the world , people screaming outside Josh and Jennies house, girls with light jackets on shivering in the cold for 16+ straight hours.

Thousands of spectators from literally around the world ringing Columbus saying what an amazing town this is.

As I was walking around taking photos I met a woman who was also taking shots. Her name was (and still is) Michelle Martin.

I believe that in the entire town of Columbus Michelle and I are the only two people that took the ball and ran with it from the filming of Public Enemies and we have become success stories.

Now the movie is barely a blip on the movie radar and I feel Columbus dropped the ball on this one.  Once again, let's not brag and call attention to ourselves.   DRIVES ME CRAZY!!

A major motion picture closes the town for 2 weeks, the #1 R rated mobster movie of all time staring Johnnie Depp  and  - zip - nothing.

The little town afraid of success.

Remember all the players we were talking about?  What have they done in the last 5 years.

Johnnie Depp - 9 movies and 4 in post or pre production.  The one I'm really waiting for now is The Lone Ranger which looks outstanding.

Link to trailer - looks GREAT

Michael Mann - director did one more movie and two TV series. The ill fated LUCK and Witness

Bob Wagner - 1st asst Director, remember him? that high strung guy that yelled at everybody (including Grahm man and I in Oshkosh) - he contacted me a few months after filming and said the cast would read my blog and while it was not always 100% accurate it was always entertaining.

He's been 1st asst Director in two movies since PE, Social Network and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

I could go on an on but that would take many many pages. Anyway - to relive that first day, and what got me mentioned in Vanity Fair.

16 hours - The Search for Johnny Depp 4:00 to 6:45

16 hours - The Search for Johnny Depp 7:00- 8:30

16 hours - The Search for Johnny Depp 9:30 - 12:45ish

16 hours - The Search for Johnny Depp 1:00 tp 6:00 

16 hours - The Search for Johnny Depp 6:00 to Frozen

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Many of my friends were all excited over the new season of The Walking Dead.  I was not that excited because I'm not a Zombie sort of guy.  Along with vampires and other things of that nature.

But I was looking at Netflix and I saw The Walking Dead and with nothing else to do  I thought I would watch it for 10 minutes just to get an idea of what it was all about.

I AM HOOKED!!!

It has received a number of award nominations, including a Writers Guild of America Award and a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Television Series Drama and has become the most-watched basic cable drama telecast in history.

The basic premise is a sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes, awakens from a coma to find a post-apocalyptic world dominated by flesh-eating "walkers", resembling zombies. He sets out to find his family and encounters many other survivors along the way.

Here is a cool thing - the entire production is paper-free.  The production strives to be "green" in every way including little things like reducing vehicle idling.

I can't wait to watch another episode.

That's it for today - gotta run

Rod  

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