PLEASE READ: JULY 30th, 2007
AFTER LEAVING THE KWIK-E-MART, WE HEADED TO HOLLYWOOD, PLANNING TO GO TO GRAUMANS CHINESE & KODAK THEATRES. DRIVING DOWN HOLLYWOOD BLVD. FIRST CLUE THAT SOMETHING WAS UP - BARRACKED RIGHT LANE. HEART SANK AS I REALIZED MY AFTERNOON ADVENTURE WAS NOT GONNA HAPPEN...
I'D PLANNED TO SHOT VIDEO FOR MY NEXT SHOUT-OUT...NOW, WHAT WAS I GONNA DO? FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS WAS TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS COMING DOWN - RED CARPET BEING ROLLED OUT & A CROWD GATHERING ACROSS THE STREET GAVE ME A HINT THAT THE CELEBS WERE GONNA BE CRAWLING OUT OF THE WOODWORK ERR.. I MEAN LIMOS SHORTLY...
WELL, AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW FROM TITLE OF THIS VID...IT WAS THE WORLD PREMIER OF RUSH HOUR 3...NO BIGGIE - EXCEPT, I LOVE JACKIE CHAN! WOO HOO. SHOULD WE STICK AROUND FOR HOURS JUST FOR (MAYBE) A GLIMPSE OF JC? WE REARRANGED OUR PLANS FOR CHOW, DECIDING TO WOLF DOWN AT BAJA FREASH. WE STAKED OUR CLAIM TO A SPOT DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE LITTLE STAGE POWER 106, A LOCAL RADIO STATION, HAD SET UP.
IT DIDN'T TAKE MUCH FOR ME TO DECIDE TO STAY WHEN SOMEONE MENTIONED THAT SOMETIMES THE CELEBS BRAVE THE TRAFFIC & RUN OVER TO GREET US. IMAGINE THAT! I'D HEARD THAT JACKIE WAS VERY FAN FRIENDLY, SO IT WAS AN EASY DECISION FOR ME. NEVER IN MY WILDEST DREAMS COULD I HAVE IMAGINED THAT NOT ONLY WOULD HE COME OVER, BUT THAT OUR HANDS WOULD TOUCH, OUR EYES WOULD MEET...AND I'D END UP WITH TWO TICKETS TO THE PREMIER...
AFTER HANGING AROUND FOR A FEW HOURS, GOT TO KNOW A FEW OF THE PEEPS - ONE YOUNG COUPLE FROM MISSOURI ON VACATION...I FELT BAD CAUSE THEY DIDN'T GET TICKETS, AFTER TRAVELING ALL THAT WAY. SO I GAVE THEM OURS. THEY PROTESTED, BUT LIKE I TOLD 'EM, WE CAN POP UP HERE ANYTIME & DO THIS...IT THRILLS ME TO KNOW WHEN THEY GET BACK HOME, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE A FEW COOL STORIES TO TELL THEIR FRIENDS...
OH ALMOST FORGOT - CHRIS TUCKER CAME OVER TOO & GAVE OUT HIGH FIVES...DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE EVER HEARD OF SUN MING MING BUT HE BLEW ME AWAY WHEN HIS 7' 8" BODY STEPPED OUTTA THAT LIMO...SEE, I'M 4'10" - HE'S ALMOST 3 FEET TALLER THAN ME! WOO YEAH!
OTHERS THAT WERE THERE, MAGIC JOHNSON, PARIS HILTON & QUINCY JONES (WHO I'VE MET BEFORE). AND A BUNCH OF OTHERS THAT YOU MAY RECOGNIZE SPRINKLED IN... OH YEAH, ONE MORE THE FEMALE INTERVIEWER WAS "LUSCIOUS LIZ" FROM POWER 106 FM.
I was in the crowd that day. I was on holiday from Ireland and I couldn't believe my luck to come across a world premiere and see al the stars arriving. It made my hols
TheDebbles 2 years ago
TheDebbies - Wasn't it awesome? Did you get tickets to the movie?
All the way from Ireland - wow & I thought we were lucky to have driven up (about 25-30 miles) lol
NiteBlogger 2 years ago
damn i sure would like to get a picture with jackie chan and chris tucker wish i was there lol
T6Y 4 years ago
T6Y
thanks for stopping by & leaving comment :)
NiteBlogger 4 years ago