@tomshillue So you're guest hosting for Greg tonight? What's he doing? Best wishes to Kat - and welcome back!
You get to have a preview of the monologue . I’m just here in my office rehearsing.
The A block will make more sense when you’ve seen this video. You will have special insight into a bit which may or may lot have worked. We shall see!
Thank you for reminding me. I wanted to talk about our post-show hangout in Memphis and here it is:
Big’un, Movie Star?
Yes, I was in a major motion picture.
Staring, Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, and Sean Young.
“No Way Out”
You may watch the movie and never know I’m in it.
Then again, I’m the only one that knows I’m in it.
I was sent to babysit a film crew taking external shots of The Pentagon.
The Pentagon’s five main entrances on each side are named for their locations.
South Parking, North Parking, The River (faces the Potomac) The Mall (faces the US Mall in DC), and The Heliport (I’m not sure if it’s been renamed after 9/11).
The Mall Entrance is where they were to be filming. Only SES (Senior Executive Service) and other dignitaries could park in the small lot on that side of the building.
They ran around for 3-4 hours, putting in temporary lights in the old decorative exterior lights that no longer worked.
They were waiting for sundown to get the shot.
The shot they wanted was the stairs, entrance, and lights with the western sky at sunset.
The parking lot was completely empty by the time they ...
“A man with ‘kind eyes’”
I was working evenings at The Pentagon, when one night I received a call to report to the ‘Heliport Lounge’ for an escort.
On the Washington Blvd side of the building was the Pentagon Heliport. It was accessed via a small driveway from Pentagon South Parking.
Today it is the 9/11 Memorial, it no longer exists.
The heliport, like the name implies was a landing pad for helicopters, it had its own three story tower and fire truck.
The 9/11 video of the airplane was taken from the heliport tower.
The base of the tower had a garage and area for the fire crew, and a ‘lounge’ for dignitaries and flight crews.
I pulled up outside the darkened tower. There were two small but tough looking men on each side of the entrance.
I walked in and sitting alone inside was a distinguished looked older gentleman with ‘kind eyes’. He rose from his hair and took my right hand in both of his.
“I am so sorry to cause a fuss…”
“No worries Sir, I’m glad to be of assistance, I’m officer ...
