On my way to work just now, I hit the Subway across the street to grab lunch. As I walked through my building's lobby, who should I see but Tom Arnold, trailed by a camera crew. Tom + crew headed for the elevators. So did I. As luck would have it, I wound up in the same elevator with Tom, his crew, and a couple other people. We all crowded into the corner so as not to block the crew's shot, but then Tom noticed the Subway bag in my hand and addressed me. "Doing the Subway thing, huh?" The camera, lights, and boom mic swiveled toward me in unison.
"Yeah, it's cheaper than the employee cafeteria."
"Are you getting one of those low carb wraps? Have you had those?"
"Nah, I'm not that extreme."
"They're pretty good. You gotta eat five or six of 'em, though."
Then it was my floor (thankfully I work on the fourth floor and it wasn't that long a trip.) So I wound up being an unwitting straight man for Tom Arnold. I hope they'll edit this out -- not sure I wanna wind up in some reality show or whatever they're doing.
Wouldn't you need to sign a release to be shown on TV (or you could be a blur-faced guy).
Posted by: Matt Haughey | May 25, 2004 at 12:56 PM
Yeah, I figured as much. So I probably won't be appearing. (Good thing I'm dull enough that I wasn't selected.)
Y'know, I work in the teevee biz, but I'd always rather be behind the camera rather than in front of it.
Ever since that uncredited appearance as "Shirtless Drunk #2" on Cops a few years back, that is.
Posted by: Vidiot | May 25, 2004 at 01:15 PM
How could you let Tom Arnold stroll past without asking him all about superstring theory?
Posted by: dong resin | May 25, 2004 at 02:09 PM
Huh?
Posted by: Vidiot | May 25, 2004 at 02:32 PM
So I wound up being an unwitting straight man for Tom Arnold.
Probably better than being an unwitting gay man for Tom Arnold.
(or you could be a blur-faced guy).
Actually, due to a rare genetic anomaly, vidiot is a blur-faced guy, although they prefer to be called "Pixilated-Americans."
But yet again you have interesting shit happen to you at work. I spent my afternoon across from the projects being probed by a Filipino.
Posted by: jonmc | May 25, 2004 at 04:56 PM
I spent my afternoon across from the projects being probed by a Filipino.
Hey, but you paid good money for that...
Posted by: Vidiot | May 25, 2004 at 06:20 PM