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A BodegaVision Interview

Isn't the Net a wonderful thing? I received an e-mail from Gregory Rossi asking me if I'd like to be interviewed for his "pop-oral history project featuring man-on-the-street interviews over a game of Connect Four," as his website puts it. Intrigued, I watched his video interviews on YouTube. Seemed like a fair-minded person, asking broad questions of average folks to get at what they think and what drives them. I agreed and we set a meeting date for 10 o'clock this morning.


From left to right: Jenny, Du (sp?), and Gregory

This was the very first time I've been interviewed and had a pleasant experience. Most of the "Connect" interviews dealt with very personal issues and mine was focused almost entirely on my politics and socio-economic beliefs. Other than a few moments of stumbling over my words, I am actually quite happy with how I did.

We set up in Waterloo Park on one of the elevated wooden platforms. I was worried about the weather because the forecasters were predicting rain today, but the sky remained overcast and the temperature moderate, sprinkling on us only once. I was glad to have the park to ourselves. Aside from a Brackenridge Hospital helicopter taking off and landing and a few ambulances tearing away to some medical emergencies, there weren't any distractions.

Greg and crew want to have their material edited and ready for submission to film festivals by the fall and have distribution by 2008, so hopefully there'll be a nice formal DVD or something to own.

...to see my own name on a screen five feet long and luminous...
I'm looking forward to seeing the final cut.


Me with Bodega Vision

And, damn it, he beat me in both games of Connect Four! I failed to break his Texas winning streak.

Posted by drizzten on March 11, 2007 05:10 PM |

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