How cool is this...

Ok, well for me at least this is very cool. I just left my local Hollywood Video where I was picking up some soft porn...err Disney films and I decided to ask the clerk if they were going to be receiving this film called Fugitive Hunter on September 13th. I am thinking she is going to check a computer or a book, but she walks over to this file cabinet and opens up this huge drawer and starts scanning the mass quantities of DVDs inside. She pauses and says "Yep."

I can't believe it... it was right there. "Can I see it? I promise I will give it right back." She relents and I got to finally hold a copy of the DVD with my first film role. Only 3 days left -- pick one up and tell everyone "I know that guy!"

My name didn't make the credit list on the DVD packaging... oh well. To John Jimenez I say Congratulations! I know this means far more to you than me and it has been a long time coming!

Side note -- One of the people I am now working with, Matt, used to work with me way back in the day (about 6 or 7 years ago) and we have been getting re-acquainted. I got the opportunity to go to his house and play some Texas Hold 'Em. One of the other players there was his Dad Guy, who showed up with these small publicity handouts. Turns out his wife works with the producer of this local film opening next week called "Fugitive Hunter". It took us about 5 minutes to convince Matt this wasn't some practical joke, and Guy was equally stunned that I was in the movie. Also, Matt had just shown the trailer of the movie to one of his other guests!

To keep the surrealism of the night theme going, another old co-worker George was there. I hadn't seen him in since I had left New Horizons. We started chatting and I mentioned working for the Legislative Data Center, to which George replies "My Dad works there." Now, there are more than a few hundred employees working there, so I am completely stunned when he tells me his dad is Ruel Jones! Yep, I worked there right next to him, and we had lunch together more than once. Tremendously nice guy!

I am thinking about playing the lottery today.