I'm still in shock from the events of today. I got an email from a guy in Cali yesterday, saying he was coming up for a movie shoot in Van, and he needed animals and help. I thought it was cool, but obviously I couldn't use my breeder animals, and the commute to Vancouver would have been impossible. So one of my friends does this for a living, so I pass the offer on to him, as he's 10000x more qualified for the position than I ever will be.
So today after work, I get a call on the phone to make sure the info got passed on and all that. You'll never guess who it was. I didn't recognize the name (stupid me), but as soon as he started talking, I KNEW who it was. It was Jules Sylvester!!! The guy is my freakin' idol! He did the show called the Big Squeeze, and Jules Most Dangerous and Wild Adventures, on Animal Planet, Discovery, and National Geographic. He's the South African version of Irwin!! He's been on Leno, Letterman, Conan, ER, X-files, CSI, Bernie Mac, etc etc. I was like, HOLY CRAP! Talked to the guy for what was like an hour! Nicest guy ever. Said he'd like to come visit and see some of the Jungle Carpets when they shoot the movie.
I'm still in awe.............. The guy was so cool. Remember the scene in Most Dangerous where he catched the Retic in Singapore behind the dumpster in the alley. And the giant African Rock he nabbed out of its hole.
Unreal day. Too cool for words.
In case the name doesn't jog your memory, the pictures will:
http://www.reptilerentals.com/jules_news_4.html
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