Thursday, April 16, 2009

been there?

A dolly grip dies and goes to Hell. He arrives at the craggy gates and is shocked to discover that Hell is one big film shoot. The hours are endless, the sets an inferno, and the cameraman is a complete dick.
Centuries go by, and one morning the dolly grip looks up and sees that a door to Heaven has materialized on the far side of the set. This is it, he thinks. My ticket out of here. He throws down his tool belt and races across the set as fast as he can. The closer he gets, the better it looks: green fields, cool streams, and happy people lying in hammocks. It's Paradise, man. He gets to the door and glances back for one last look at Hell. To his surprise, the entire grip department is staring at him and shaking thier heads.
"What's the matter, pussy?" one of them shouts. "Can't take it?"
from Based On The Movie, by Billy Taylor

2 comments:

Daniel Hoffmann-Gill said...

I like that.

Reminds me of being on set.

Lydia said...

Been there.