It was one of
those things that only an Adam in "Swagger mode" could
have done. That's really what 2006 handed me.
A big bowl of swagger. A big portion of "why
the hell not?". Mr. Realist looked at his overall
position in life and said: "I'm ready for this, let's
just see how far we can go?"
It can go very,
very far. Tomorrow I'm shooting an entire Egos episode
on...
Jim, I can't
believe it...but a goofy little email a month ago has
turned into one of the coolest things I may ever do in
my life. I'm shaking my head as I type this.
Tomorrow, all day long, I will shoot all 5 Egos
with a half a dozen cameras, all but 1 locked down to
allow for 2-4 way split screens... on the Price
is Right set. To top it off, I wrote in Bob Barker at
the end to basically tell me off and have me leave his
set which we all snuck onto when we thought no one was
looking...
Are you kidding
me? This email on December 11th:
SUBJ:
I'm gonna put this out here now...
...because
it may take 11 more weeks to make it
happen - BUT:
4 Egos
bidding on an item on The Price is
Right Set. When they shoot
the
show, that morning, it's set-up and
empty for hours. I noticed
it
walking
around waiting for Tyson to get there
last time. We wouldn't
have
to do it all in one day either - we
could do one character a
week
or
something...
I know
this seems ridiculous, but it would be
an AWESOME finale /
clincher
for the last episode and would blow NY
away...
...matched with
Jim's determination - and finally the producer, Roger
Dobkowitz, liking the Egos bit adds up to us shooting,
not just contestant's row - but the wheel, the
showcase showdown, all the lighting and stuff for the
ENTIRE day, luckily because Bob is on a press
tour this week and Thursday (our shooting day as well
as Price is Right's shooting day) is completely open.
#%^&#^&!@
Are you
KIDDING me. I mean has anyone done this?
I mean for all intents and purposes it's a short
film on the set of The Price is Right! I've never even
seen a TV show other than a news program be able
to get that access... and if we get Bob to pull off
the end? !?!?!? Talk about lending credibility to my
characters? $#^*&%&@~!. That's an
understatement. With the amount of press Bob leaving
the show in a couple months will garner...the timing
of this just couldn't be more perfect. This has the
chance to be gigantic. And personally? Oh come on.
Heh, come on down actually... but COME ON.
I would venture to say there are many people
whose careers are much further along than mine, that
would give ANYTHING to be in my shoes tomorrow to
shoot this piece. This is just awesome. I just
finished the script, it's a perfect little 4-5 minute
romp around the set as all of Egos go from one thing
to the next together and apart...I am beside
myself! I have GOT to get some sleep...not
that it will matter. Adrenaline will get me through
this day without a doubt.
Now, to prepare,
I lifted some stills from the broadcast and
printed them up and they'll allow us to hit
EVERY single angle - dead-on. I'm gonna be the
perfectionist I always am, and we're gonna nail
this. We are going to NAIL it.
Must sleep.
I just had to let you guys know. I am living in a
dream. The only limit is my imagination. What an
unbelieveable feeling that is. Just...
...sorry,
I have to use it again:
Incomprehensible.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO MADE THIS HAPPEN!!!
YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED!!!
Adam
PS -
Ironically, last week I had
DEWEY
go up to the wheel and be in awe.
I figured it was the closest I'd ever
get. Ha! And of course Kenny's Birthday
song is just so classic now showing how
sneaky I had to be just to get close
to it... This is too much man.
