- 11:38 AM,
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014:
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- I shouldn't be
writing this as utterly annoyed as I am, but the truth
is this video was completed yesterday in record time
and I have no idea when it will successfully be
uploaded. It uploaded for 14 hours, got to 100%, and
then said "The video has failed to process." - with a
link to supported file types, but of course it's a
supported file-type as it's the same file type I've
used for 100s of videos and years of uploads. So
I re-upload the entire file again and hope this
time it works. Now I'm going to play make-believe like
you watched that because at some point you will and
even I am going to sit, watch the entire thing again,
and remember how freaking happy I was when
I finished editing it last night.
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-
- I adore this show.
In fact, I adore this episode more than anything
on the planet right now because it's proving to me
(the biggest critic) that it can work with every
personality type. Eventually, I will have a guest
that is political or a sports figure where comedy
can't be the forefront. It has to still work. Joel is
a great insight into a comedic energy that, like all
of his brothers, isn't in your face. It's a subtle,
standing behind you type of jab that honestly
doesn't always come up in a normal interview setting.
Here? Tons of them. His line at the 9th hole about men
not in hats playing real golf is so, so,
so, funny. It's quintessential Murray. And did any of
you notice that? The resemblance in cadence with his
brothers? No other way to describe it other than
"Murray". From what I've read, they all have that same
subtle wit that again, in the right setting? Is
pee-your-pants funny, but it's indeed a slow-burn. The
Hole 9 jab is 10x funnier if you watched the entire
game, because you have to key into his rhythm... and
then BOOM. He hits you over the head with
brilliance.
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- This was also the
moment where I really, really felt like "holy shit,
what is this man doing in my backyard." His background
as a golfer, the fact that he's Freddy Freaking Rumsen
on one of my all-time favorite shows... there were
times I stepped back and watched him thinking
"woah. this is really happening." I really do
have something that attracts well-known people
who have no business being in the valley in my
backyard, yet are finding a way to get there. Just,
whew.
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- Now the actual
episode... how insane is that Johnny Cash story? I was
on the edge of my seat the entire time. What a
wonderful thing to share. I adore moments like
that. When else is that going to come up in interviews
that he does? So glad he got to share it, people are
going to LOVE it and I'm THRILLED to have given
him the opportunity simply because we spent enough
time to GET to it. Ya know? Things like that have to
happen organically to even have your memory jogged. So
cool.
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- Also, technically
speaking, Joel sat on his recording device for his mic
in the car and I believe it knocked the connection out
- thus I had to use MY mic to capture HIS audio
and it was a bitch to make it even work. Also a full
charge on my GoPro battery only lasted 25 minutes?!?!
Thus, the button where you see me changing to a
2-shot. So I think I'm going to take the time to
completely wire the Delorean for power and mic it
separately so it's basically a mobile studio and this
shit never happens again. This of course is where an
actual budget comes in. Better cameras, better
equipment and more help. It's great I can pull it
off now, but there could be a noticeable bump in
production value with very little
investment.
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- Final thoughts
on the episode:
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- - I love that I
was able to show that a real golfer can do really
well on that course. That lends a ton of
credibility to it for future guests.
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- -So you know?
I have never eagled 7 in 2 years worth of
tournaments. That's how ridiculous it is that I
have done it 4 times in a row.
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- -The kid
answers "It's a 2002." LMAO.
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- -FINALLY A HAT WITH A STORY!
I mean, Gedde had one since he traveled with
it, but THIS was what I envisioned when I
thought of the concept. Having a picture of the
guest wearing the hat either in a show/movie or at
some huge event - and then wearing it on the show.
Joel wearing that hat at the Irish Open and then
wear at on Hats & Minigolf is perfect.
Yay.
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- So I am
elated. Looks like I'm also sneaking in a Halloween
episode this week with Dean Haglund from X-files which
will certainly test the format as he's not a comedic
actor whatsoever. Looking forward to it...
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- ...but moreso
looking forward to hearing Joel's reaction to the
piece and seeing where that takes us. Would love to
get every single one of the brothers on the course so
they can have their own plaque and compete with each
other.
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- :-)
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- Adam
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