The other day, I did a live shot outside my station in the parking lot. This live consisted of a fuzy pink character named Slider. Slider is the Cleveland Indians mascot. The whole premise of our live that morning was to help promote Dollar Dog Day. Hot dogs at that days ballgame were $1.00.
Let me intoduce Slider:
Slider is around 6 foot tall. When you have a grown man inside a goofy outfit, the man tends to become more animated. Hey it's his job, right???
Well, we planned one of the hits to have Slider throwing hot dogs, fully wrapped in their foil packaging, at the camera. The shot started and Slider started to throw the hot dogs. Ok, throw isn't the right word. Rear back and throw at the speed of a Nolan Ryan fastball is more like it. I was pummelled with dozens of freshly cooked hot dogs, still warm...some hot.
Most of them bounced off the lens.
Some missed me entirely.
Some hit my hands.
Some hit me SQUARE IN THE FACE.
And I came away with a slightly bleeding and swollen lip.
I love my job...ehhh.
Let me intoduce Slider:
Slider is around 6 foot tall. When you have a grown man inside a goofy outfit, the man tends to become more animated. Hey it's his job, right???
Well, we planned one of the hits to have Slider throwing hot dogs, fully wrapped in their foil packaging, at the camera. The shot started and Slider started to throw the hot dogs. Ok, throw isn't the right word. Rear back and throw at the speed of a Nolan Ryan fastball is more like it. I was pummelled with dozens of freshly cooked hot dogs, still warm...some hot.
Most of them bounced off the lens.
Some missed me entirely.
Some hit my hands.
Some hit me SQUARE IN THE FACE.
And I came away with a slightly bleeding and swollen lip.
I love my job...ehhh.
1 comment:
Again, you have made me LOL. Thanks
The Colonel
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