Sunday, October 24, 2010

I win 2 flights in a row!

The "Screaming Baby Beside Me" lottery! How is it I am this lucky?
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Saturday, October 23, 2010

While stuck in Rome...

Germans have some decent beer however I'll stick to my beloved Dogfish.
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The line

Which leads to a longer line before having to re-book to fly out tomorrow. Ze excellent.
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Mayhem in the seat beside me

Seated. With screaming 2yr old and disheveled, clue-less, oblivious, control-less mother beside me.
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Thursday, October 21, 2010

Minutes

Before the start of the film, as I sat on stage waiting for the mic to start working...
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Brian and Rolf

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Movie star Mark

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Well branded

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Catering putting the finishing touches on things

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Hard to explain how big this place is!

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Massive

See that little guy sitting in a chair on stage? That's going to be me in a couple hours. Satellite check - all systems sync'd.
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Game time!

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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Taylor Swift

Literally bumped into her coming out the lift (tho I admit I have little more than a clue as to who she is)
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Hmmm

This must be the place
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Quiet, Cold Day

After catching up on sleep I've ventured outside. A bit nicer than the dark rain of yesterday. Not a cloud in the sky here. Perfect day for hot chocolate. About to head down to the BBC to meet Cav.

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Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Ahhhh London

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We are everywhere! This is Cinema Center downtown London

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Game on!

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Saturday, October 16, 2010

Dogfish Head

The source of many good things for Gripped Films.
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Friday, October 15, 2010

The Rolf & Brian Show

I asked the guys for some quotes to feed to the UK press.

This from Bernhard Eisel:

"Just put some words in my mouth about the movie. I trust you!
Just make something cool! Great inside movie, amazing pictures and rolf and brian are too funny. In my opinion they whould get a reality show!"

Here is what I got from Brian Holm:

"Chasing Legends maked me realize, what my biggest Challenge during a 3 week long Tour de France is.
It to stay in same car as Fritz Aldag 5 hours daily and Listen to his bollocks $"+@;-"+¤"
-Brian

And from Rolf Aldag:

"If I would have known that jason is such a pain in the ass, I would have never talked to him.
Or:
Jason just got lucky on that movie. His real level of filming is at a mountain bike race, not the tour de france.
Or:
The only time I enjoyed working with jason was, when I missed the team bus and he gave me a lift with his camping car, including a pizza stop and a beer out of the fridge.
Or:
Great movie, who did it?
Or:
Every time I see the movie, a lot of great memories come up. It was a once in a liftime expirience and all of the team members loved to be part of it. It really shows the inside of the team and the tour and brings all the emotions across. That what the tour is about. "

Let me guess which one you take. If none of them is good, do your own.
-Rolf

Monday, October 4, 2010

Broadway Success

Huge thanks to everyone who came out to the CL screening on Broadway last week. It was a great success and I had a great time during my short visit to the city. Some images from the show and NYC:
Grand Central Station - I've always found beauty in small details, even in a hall as large as GCS. The details speak to craftsmanship of another era.

The classic NYC markets

Bikes everywhere, many with tape covering every inch, many with massively huge chain locks

Someone buying sunflowers on a rainy day

The very classy Symphony Space

Friend, fundraiser and first time marathoner next month Nancy Faingar and I in front of our display. Huge thanks to PowerBar for such much product to give away.

Big space to fill but we packed it

We gave the new cycling magazine "Peloton" a shout out for their great article about the making of CL. Online abridged version here: http://www.pelotonmagazine.com/
Check newsstands next month.

A happy director after the show