- 12:30 PM, Friday,
May 1st, 2015:
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- The moment
I became an adult has always been very clear to
me. I got my own talk show on WTVN when I was 19,
and a few months later my father came down to sit in
the studio and watch it all go down. Our relationship
changed at that moment. He was legitimately impressed,
not as a father... but just man to man. He knew
I could sing and play piano, write songs - but he
did those things. No, this was the moment he shook his
head and said "Ok, you've got something here..."
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- It continued with
4tvs, when he came up after the first set, almost like
a little kid: "Adam, this is gonna work. This is
gonna work! Might not work in this city, but this is
gonna work!". And he was quite realistic with me
before he saw it. How hard it was to get paying
gigs... but he saw it and was generally impressed. The
to LA, The Comedy Store, CBS National in NY (what a
thrill to have him be part of that show and on the
set), the Comedy Central pilot... he's become
accustomed to my outlandish ambitions and my
determination to achieve them.
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- It's with that
set-up that I had to ask my dad a few questions
after he saw the insanity that is RentTheDelorean.com
in action at a corporate event...
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- I love
interviewing my parents. My dad is very comfortable
and smooth, while my mom is also comfortable but
lacking every possible filter necessary to be smooth.
LMAO. I'm clearly a combination of both. Isn't it
crazy how much you still want to make them proud? I'm
15 years older than my father was when he had me, yet
I still feel 10 half the time... and I dig that. That
was a good time. That's the "seeing movies every
weekend during visitation" time frame. Me around 10,
my dad in his mid-30s.
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- But yeah, showing
my dad my new business, especially one this "showy" is
a huge thrill. It's interesting for "us" because
it has very little to do with me. Moreso than any
success I've ever had. Sure, I do the web-work and the
videos and have the determination and ambition to get
every possible gig... but it has nothing to do with my
talents when it comes to the actual event. To me?
That's just awesome. As I said in the last
entry... you just show up! Park and leave! I mean on
Tuesday we woke up late and sat at breakfast for 2
hours talking while the show floor was opening and
starting. Finally went over to the convention out of
boredom. So fun. What a great couple of
days.
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- Also glad I set up
the cameras and shot that small interview when all I
wanted to do was relax. We see each other so rarely
now - ya gotta do all you can to capture the moments.
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- Good
times.
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- Adam
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