We knew an attack was coming. Kelley had been getting harassing phone calls for the last half hour telling us not to report the story, so I made sure to have our escape plan ready. And, as soon as our live shot was over - they came.

A shadowy car tore into the parking lot as I finished packing up. I jumped in the live van, as Kelley yelled, "Go! Go! Go!" Out of habit, I reached around for my seatbelt. "Forget it! Just go!" she screamed as the car screeched to a halt nearby and several passengers jumped out and ran towards us. I drove off. Eggs started flying all around us, as the guys chased after us.

Out of the parking lot our truck slammed to a halt in the intersection, just under the red light. They guys kept coming - throwing egg after egg, and hitting everything around us. The light turned green, and I slammed on the gas. In the mirror, I saw them running back to their car to follow, but there was no way they'd catch up. Free journalism prevails.

The best part about it: not one egg hit the van.


Best Tuesday. Ever.
My vampire story finally aired. At the last minute, I got rid of some old archive footage and taped our writer, Dave in the studio pretending to be a vampire - watch for the 'drinking blood' shot. The best thing I've put in a news piece all year. [video link]



And then there was the car stripping story - which was live. I was wired with a camera and ran from the election studio to shoot Kelley, and then run back to the other studio to shoot the SUV getting stripped. These three (from what I'm told) former car thieves - now working for an insurance company - demonstrate how your car can be stolen, and then completely stripped for parts in under 10 minutes. It was amazing. I had to stay out of their way, since they were tearing this car apart and throwing parts everywhere. It was even more amazing when the put the entire thing back together in just under 20 minutes.

Here's the video links:

Right before the car was stripped. [video link]
(I also made the quick open segment at the beginning).

Eight minutes later [video link]



Random geek stuff:
So which one will it be for QT? Bond, or
Hell Ride?

One of the best comics in recent years, Global Frequency, was optioned by the WB to be a TV show (when it should've been HBO, or at least Showtime). But, now it's being postponed. Not sure where my feelings are with this. I WANT it to be a show, but not on the WB. However, I want it to be a show so soon, that I wish the WB would hurry up.

Oh man! Grand theft Auto: San Andreas. I guess I won't throw out my crappy PS2 just yet.