Posted: 8/2/2008 8:29:39 PM EDT
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I get a call around 1500 hrs asking if I want to work an off-duty detail on short notice. Of course I do because I have five kids and always need extra money. So it turns out that Tom Arnold is filming an episode of "My Big Redneck Wedding" at a local mud bog and his staff has requested extra security. Arnold seemed like a nice guy. He was personable and never turned down a request for a photo or an autograph and was genuinely nice to the kids. I never realized how hard all of the TV people worked to put on a show. There were a LOT of behind the scenes people and all of them had plenty to do. And for the "pics or it didn't happen people"  
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I worked on a couple of movie sets as security. Met Willie Nelson and Chris Christopherson when they did the movie "A Pair of Aces". Willie is cool, and treats you like he's known you all his life. Chris is / was an arrogant, stuck up prick. It's neat to watch how they make the movies. There's a LOT of stuff that goes on behind the scenes, and LOTS of people there who make it all happen. I figure Tom Arnold would be cool to party with. I'd like to get a few beers in him, and get his real opinion of Roseanne, though I'll bet I can figure that out for myself... 
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For those in the Boston area. A while back I was the head of a 3 person team for Boston Bruin's Coach Terry O'Reilly. He commented that my guys were very professional and never asked for anything like pictures or anything. He gave us all signed autographs but had asked before hand that no photographs be taken. He was easy to take care of and one of my guys commented that he was a Bruiser when he played for the Bruins so someone would have to be insane to take a swing at him. We were all armed anyways. |
