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Astin's Diary 9
TITLE: Safety Dance – Men Without Hobbit Feet
AUTHOR: Pecos – PecosPhil@sprintmail.com
RATING: PG for silliness and naughty language
FEEDBACK: remember the golden rule, (please!)
DISCLAIMER: I don’t make the toys, I’m
only playing with them. No money made,
nor disrespect intended
WHO’S IN IT?: People whom I’ve never met
and hold no actual grudge against
NOTE: I’m pretty sure Sean Astin is actually a
really nice guy. Ditto the other dudes
From the Journals of Sean Astin:
Wednesday the fourth.
Number of days we’ve had ‘Skirt Steak’ offered for lunch – 6! WHAT IS IT?
Knew all day that we were going to have to fly into location across Wellington Harbor. It was on the Call Sheet. SEAN BEAN does not read the call sheet, evidently.
1:12 – We drive the three whole minutes to the airport. Viggo manages to run over three traffic cones, with Orlando hanging out of the window of the car and screaming like a girl, in full Legolas regalia.
1:19 – Sean Bean is dragged to the helicopter by two Orcs. He is given a bottle of Whisky by Richard Taylor. Looks expensive. I do not think we are approved for drinking on commercial aircraft, even ten-minute flights.
1:20 – I do a cursory visual exam of the craft I am assigned to. Ask pilot a few technical questions about his qualifications. He abruptly gets pissy, and then asks me how much I weigh. This is the FIRST time they’ve done a Weight & Balance check on a helicopter in all of New Zealand! I am greatly relieved. Our craft goes first.
1:30 – Off on ten-minute flight – or it WOULD be if not for Orlando insisting that we hover over the Chocolate Fish Café until all of his mates (fry cooks and waiters) come out to wave. I do not know how Peter puts up with this foolishness.
1:45 – arrive at filming site, which is in very rugged, roadless area. I disembark, thanking pilot and reminding him that there are there is another ‘copter’ coming in behind us.
1:53 – second ‘copter’ arrives safely, Bean is screaming like a girl when they open the door. He falls to his knees and kisses the ground.
2:25 – Filming commences. I am perfectly in character.
4:17 – Return trip. Orlando wants to drop ‘water balloons’ (which look suspiciously like filled condoms) on his rental house, as Liv Tyler is at home. I argue hotly against opening a door in mid-flight, no matter how low the altitude!
4:24 – apparently helicopters have ‘windows’. Orlando scores a hit on balcony. Liv runs out in her swim attire – at least I HOPE that was a bikini. Much hilarity is had by everyone but myself.
4:29 – Land safely. Shooting over early today.
Find out later that no one else had to give their weight. I am NOT amused.
AUTHOR: Pecos – PecosPhil@sprintmail.com
RATING: PG for silliness and naughty language
FEEDBACK: remember the golden rule, (please!)
DISCLAIMER: I don’t make the toys, I’m
only playing with them. No money made,
nor disrespect intended
WHO’S IN IT?: People whom I’ve never met
and hold no actual grudge against
NOTE: I’m pretty sure Sean Astin is actually a
really nice guy. Ditto the other dudes
From the Journals of Sean Astin:
Wednesday the fourth.
Number of days we’ve had ‘Skirt Steak’ offered for lunch – 6! WHAT IS IT?
Knew all day that we were going to have to fly into location across Wellington Harbor. It was on the Call Sheet. SEAN BEAN does not read the call sheet, evidently.
1:12 – We drive the three whole minutes to the airport. Viggo manages to run over three traffic cones, with Orlando hanging out of the window of the car and screaming like a girl, in full Legolas regalia.
1:19 – Sean Bean is dragged to the helicopter by two Orcs. He is given a bottle of Whisky by Richard Taylor. Looks expensive. I do not think we are approved for drinking on commercial aircraft, even ten-minute flights.
1:20 – I do a cursory visual exam of the craft I am assigned to. Ask pilot a few technical questions about his qualifications. He abruptly gets pissy, and then asks me how much I weigh. This is the FIRST time they’ve done a Weight & Balance check on a helicopter in all of New Zealand! I am greatly relieved. Our craft goes first.
1:30 – Off on ten-minute flight – or it WOULD be if not for Orlando insisting that we hover over the Chocolate Fish Café until all of his mates (fry cooks and waiters) come out to wave. I do not know how Peter puts up with this foolishness.
1:45 – arrive at filming site, which is in very rugged, roadless area. I disembark, thanking pilot and reminding him that there are there is another ‘copter’ coming in behind us.
1:53 – second ‘copter’ arrives safely, Bean is screaming like a girl when they open the door. He falls to his knees and kisses the ground.
2:25 – Filming commences. I am perfectly in character.
4:17 – Return trip. Orlando wants to drop ‘water balloons’ (which look suspiciously like filled condoms) on his rental house, as Liv Tyler is at home. I argue hotly against opening a door in mid-flight, no matter how low the altitude!
4:24 – apparently helicopters have ‘windows’. Orlando scores a hit on balcony. Liv runs out in her swim attire – at least I HOPE that was a bikini. Much hilarity is had by everyone but myself.
4:29 – Land safely. Shooting over early today.
Find out later that no one else had to give their weight. I am NOT amused.
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This is just so funny, I can actually hear his voice when I read this. It's just so perfectly Sean Astin!
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