Greetings DTF!
Since I am still in the 'getting to know you' phase in my new relationship with this crazy place, I thought I'd share this video clip of me on Samantha Brown's "Passport to Great Weekends". The episode took place in Austin, TX & was filmed exactly 3 years ago today.
I'd normally view this type of self-promotion on the internet to people I don't know as rather tacky, but what the heck. Might be a good way to make a few more friends around here & provide everyone with a few laughs during this rather crazy week for my fellow DT fans.
This may be familiar to any former MP.com forumers like myself, but chances are, you paid no attention to my post because I didn't have a high post-count and/or the thread wasn't about worshiping at the altar of Mike Portnoy.
It was for a show on The Travel Channel called "Passport to Great Weekends", hosted by the stunning Samantha Brown.
Long story short, one of the shows was centered around fun things to do and see in and around Austin.
I got a call from a friend of a friend (who happened to be the producer for the show) who asked me for suggestions on places to go, things to do, etc. about 2 or 3 months before they came to town to film the episode.
We went back and forth for a month or so, shooting the breeze about cool things to see when the show's producer went ahead & asked me to be one of those people that shows Samantha around & talks about what it's like living in Austin, yadda-yadda.
We filmed two segments in April of '08 & of course, the most embarassing one made the cut. I just found the advance copy of the show they sent me before it aired & edited it down to just my part (my name is John Wells, btw) to share with some family and friends and uploaded it to youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dkpggPQ0cgAlso, just a word to the wise: No matter how nervous one becomes prior to appearing on national television with no tan & a beer gut, NEVER smoke the wacky tabbacky with the camera guy 10 minutes before filming starts.
Cheers,
John