Mar. 29, 2006 - BOB
Scottsdale, AZ
T-Minus 27 hours...and counting. I'm seeing that theater in my dreams. It's a huge space. I have huge hopes and huge fears.
We had a great interview on local Ch. 3 this afternoon. It'll run tonight at 8:00 PM. We also have an interview tomorrow morning at 6:30 (cock-a-doodle-whoooooooooo that's early).
We also had a great time at Arizona State University with Mike O'Leary and his girlfriend, Linda (both Parkinsonians). We spoke to a group of students studying to be physical therapists. Dad and I got to share our story along with Linda and Mike. They asked a lot of great questions and showed a lot of interest in coming to the screening tomorrow -- we'll see...
Had an awesome lunch today, too, at the Streets of New York Brewery. Annamaria's good friend, Kristy is the GM there and it was great to see her.
We actually have a little downtime right now and we're laying low before taking in a movie at 7:00. Ahhhhh, downtime...:)
Mar. 30, 2006 -- screening day
We get up at 5 AM and I didn't sleep well -- too much on the head. Among other things, I had misplaced a $100 battery for my video camera -- maybe at ASU yesterday? -- and I was just feeling a kind of buzzing irritation.
Why 5 AM? We have a live TV spot in downtown Phoenix to plug the screening. That's cool. We drive down there and just as we're a block a way, Erica (our AWESOME PR Rep) calls and says there's been breaking news and we're being bumped back an hour.
Oh...
So we find a parking lot, grab some pillows and a blanket, recline the seats and catch a few minutes of shuteye...or at least relaxation. Erica finds us and we go hang out at a McDonalds 'til the shoot. As one who is not "lovin' it" I didn't eat anything, but enjoyed using the bathroom in between a couple of homeless men -- bless their hearts.
The interview went very well. Live interviews are a bit more pressure-packed than the taped deals as the interviewer encourages you to be brief and actually make sense. Thankfully we know the subject matter well.
We go back to the hotel and get back into bed. Ahhhh...
Erica calls at about 9:00 and asks if we would mind doing another interview at noon. Would we mind? Are you kidding me? This is the stuff we dream of! We beg for coverage. Noon in our hotel lobby we're at it again. This time it's to be an edited piece so it's all gravy.
I hope we can get copies of these pieces.
We take a walk to get lunch in old town Scottsdale -- quite a charming place. It's nice to walk, too, as we've been driving a bit. We eat on the patio at the Salty Senorita -- delicious -- then have the famous (well-earned notoriety, too) "Pizzookie" at Oregano's next door.
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