The End is Nigh

FIRST - HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN MICHAEL BOLGER!!!

In your honor I submit this - John is the guy sitting down for the uninformed.



John - you have an open invitation to come to The Kurth (well, only Wednesdays and Fridays). We will hoist a beer to you and sing songs of your village.
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say it ain't so - what started is ending? We will always have memories of the Spring of 2008. Friendships made, the beginnings of the rejuvenation of Columbus, whether the business owners want it or not (don't get me started . . . . I have a "Letter to the Editor" just itching to get published). OH . . . I HAVE THOUGHTS!!

It was a great way to get out of the ROTTEN Winter of '07/08.
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This was in the Beaver Dam Newspaper Tuesday. I hope there is a bigger piece in the Columbus Journal tomorrow!


What I'm real curious about is how many of YOU guys will stick around. I'm still surprised I have 1000 unique readers a day. WHAT UP!! I was looking at where people are coming from, 81% are from the U.S but a few people from Swindon England (birthplace of the original band XTC), Santiago Chili, Taipei Taiwan, São Paulo Brazil, Tehran Iran . . . (well - I can thank Mary for that one, in a comment on March 31st she was talking about the "Say It With Me" dude and shortened it to SIWM - some guy from Tehran Googled "siwm women film" - this blog is #1 for siwm women film on Google.

BUT - I Digress.

Marcella will have (I think) the last big blurb from Standing The Line in ILL.

WELL - I guess this is actually about Tuesday and NOT from Marcella . . . and probably a different movie.

Good afternoon:

I've posted this statement before, but here again, Johnny and I just weren't meant to meet:(

Drove to Chicago Tuesday (from Madison), heading to Jefferson Park. Had never been to that neighborhood, but was easy to find. Sign for base camp was right on the main drag, along with a sign for the PE Shuttle. No one was around base camp, so drove around for awhile until I found Gale St., which is where the post on Hollywoodchicago pointed me.

Strange shoot, as Gale St. was an extremely busy short street - bus route. No barricades, either. VERY noisy, what with constant traffic and jets directly overhead. Spoke with a resident who said this building being used for shoot had been the old police station, and had a jail that hadn't been used for years. Truck with huge pipes pumping air conditioning inside. No other PE "fans" hanging around, that I noted. Lots of locals, asking ME what was going on! Told 'em what I knew.

Spent most of my time jawing with a couple of crew members from Chicago, who handed out a bit of info. This was to be an interior shoot with Marion. Ladies prison (or jail). Mann was there, but didn't see either the actress or director. Quite a few female extras, which I assume were other inmates.

The crew members weren't exactly enamored with Mann. In fact, were a bit brutal! Won't state exactly what was said, but let's just say it has to do with his perfectionist nature. One of the guys was with a special effects crew and felt that Mann took too many chances with the gun shots. Like, blasts going off too close to actors!

(I can attest to that from Oshkosh)

Also mentioned the night shoot downtown was a closed set. Johnny and Marion in the bathroom. Hmmmmm. Said they didn't know where the shoot was (they're actually with the 2nd unit, but since Mann was directing they'd taken base camp to Jefferson Park). I'd read a post earlier in the day that it would be around Lincoln and Wells.

Found Lincoln and Wells FINALLY around 8:00 pm. 3 Universal trucks were unloading furniture. No one else around, so I decided to head out. Being night blind, the drive back home would be a challenge.

Wish I'd known that some of you guys were there and I'd have stayed. I'd even brought my Jack Sparrow doll along for Mr. Depp to sign. Ah well.

Jack Sparrow is a nice addition to my doll collection. Don't go for out of the ordinary dolls, and he isn't! If you want to see photos, email me @ jmsylvester@peoplepc.com. There are also Elizabeth Swann and Will Turner dolls, and the details are amazing. Were created by Robert Tonner, a well known fashion doll sculptor in the doll world. Demi Moore is a big fan of his.

Will keep checking in on this Friday shoot deal. Only way I'm driving anywhere else is if they show up in Columbus.

Thanks Marcella
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Today's weather could get dicey - I'm looking at a total rain event of up to 4 inches in the next 24 hours! Could be hail and high winds tonight just before sundown. I have to assume at some point we will be in a tornado watch. Oddly we could use some rain with only 0.08 inches falling in the last 2 weeks. Remember a garden needs an inch of water every week and most new trees need 15 gallons of water every week.

Speaking of trees - did you know that studies have shown that patients with views of trees out their windows heal faster and with less complications and that children with ADHD show fewer symptoms. Exposure to trees and nature aids concentration by reducing mental fatigue.

Also studies show that the more trees and landscaping a business district has, the more business will flow in. A tree-lined street will also slow traffic – enough to allow the drivers to look at the store fronts instead of whizzing by . . . . IF THEY ARE OPEN!!!!

I have heard that Columbus is going to plant a lot of Ginkos and Linden trees in the near future.

I contacted the City of Madison about what kind of tree they were planing on East Wash. A few days later I received the entire plans all the way down to perennials!! I love their choices.
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Dogs see beauty - there was some study about dogs and scenic views (in Scientific America in think) and somehow they determined that a dog does appreciate his view.
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OH - I went to the DR yesterday and all is well. You guys must think I'm falling apart . . . . and I was starting to think that also. But all is well.

HOWEVER - I almost had to bust one nurse that was scheduling a follow up appointment in the chops. She was treating me like her pet dog. I though at one point she was going to start scratching behind my ears.

She has this sing songy kind of voice. "Hi Rodney, I hear you had a little tummy ache" F U. "OH, Mr. Computer is being very slow today, good thing we have Handy Dandy Papers to fill out!" MY GOD WOMAN!!!!

And it went on and on, I felt a hair ball starting to pile up with gag reflex. AND, she did not give me a sucker OR treat of any kind!!! I wanted to take my blood pressure again, it was 98 over 75 when I went in, probably in the 150s leaving.
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No blog tomorrow - I golf early