Before we went to Carl Weathers' house to record his voiceover, we were warned that Carl was sick. I didn’t catch anything, but how cool would it have been to walk around with Apollo Creed’s cold?... No exaggeration – he is the nicest, most outgoing guy. Way friendly with a big laugh… He has incredible decorating sense, with a really gorgeous home… It’s a bit of a shame how few people know that before he was an actor, Carl played linebacker for the Raiders… It was his birthday, and may we all be solid as a rock at age 62… Remember when his arm got shot off in Predator, but his finger kept squeezing the trigger of his M16? That was awesome… How about when he played himself as a total cheapass in “Arrested Development?” That was his idea… In high school, my friend Rob and I would constantly do Apollo’s “Daaammn man!” I did it nonstop all weekend.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Unmitigated Namedropping.
Before we went to Carl Weathers' house to record his voiceover, we were warned that Carl was sick. I didn’t catch anything, but how cool would it have been to walk around with Apollo Creed’s cold?... No exaggeration – he is the nicest, most outgoing guy. Way friendly with a big laugh… He has incredible decorating sense, with a really gorgeous home… It’s a bit of a shame how few people know that before he was an actor, Carl played linebacker for the Raiders… It was his birthday, and may we all be solid as a rock at age 62… Remember when his arm got shot off in Predator, but his finger kept squeezing the trigger of his M16? That was awesome… How about when he played himself as a total cheapass in “Arrested Development?” That was his idea… In high school, my friend Rob and I would constantly do Apollo’s “Daaammn man!” I did it nonstop all weekend.
