I know some people have a love/ no love link for social media. I respect that. I love Facebook. It’s my place to connect, reconnect, introduce friends, share laughs and good recipes, and learn what’s going on wherever I am.
Life Lesson: I saw this ad on Facebook last week, when I was planning our Alpine adventure. I immediately signed up, after getting the green light from Mark.
After a few emails for logistics, we were scheduled. On Wednesday morning we headed to the first shoot location, 3.5 miles from our hooch, a charming church right off the road. The preacher, who also participated in the video shoot, made the huge cross on the wall. We were warmly welcomed in by Meg. Quentin, the director out of Nashville, directed us to sit in the pews, with a hymnal, and pay attention to the preacher. During the camera-lense-switch, we gathered outside the church and chatted. I met a flight attendant, a rental house owner, and a former art history professor and current musician and columnist. We went back inside to film another scene, this time, passing the offering plate. I was thrilled for my 15 seconds of fame. We were told we’d all be in the video. We completed our ‘job’ in a few takes, and did exactly as we were told. It was a wrap!
After we cooked and ate, we headed to a second video shoot, one mile up the road. This place was famous itself! Opened in 2007, it’s an iconic neighborhood bar. As the sign says, Harry’s Tinaja, where everybody is welcome at least once. We milled around outside, meeting each other and waiting to begin. I chatted with Keller and Lucas, two cowboys who work a many thousand acre ranch. Upon my inquiry, they explained that they work from 3:30 am to sunset taking complete care of hundreds of black Angus cows. They were charming and gracious with their explanations to this city girl.
On cue, a beautiful young woman came outside to announce ‘time to shoot.’ But since I did my homework, I knew that that woman was our country artist, Jenna Paulette. @jennapaulette She is sweet and smart ( business major) and extremely talented ( as we heard inside the video shoot). We were called in to the bar to begin. Jenna welcomed us and shook hands and exuded gratitude and joy. We took our places and her music began and we acted! Ask me for more details if you’re interested. The filming time flew by and Quentin called it a wrap. Meg gently called me over to pay us both for our time. What a FUN experience.
“I love when a plan comes together.” Hannibal Smith
Aloha,
Denise
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