Last wednesday we broke our blog daily visitor record !! Almost 500 people came by in one day to read about my filmmaking adventures.

Wow. I had no idea I was THAAAAAT entertaining....

Then again  ... hehehehehe...

Roaming around at the GNRS a few days later, I was sitting down, minding my own business, stuffing my face with one of those extremely decadent grilled smoked beef sausage sandwiches (yeah, you guys who went to GNRS know exactely what I'm talking about here, don't you!! )... The sausage was twice as big as the bun (??) and I was still trying to figure out how to eat this without making a total ass out of myself, when hunger prevailed and I took one huge premature bite which ended up being a bit more than I could chew (story of my life?? LOL).

I look up, a nice gentleman has just sat down at the table and is now smiling at me.

ME (caught with a mouth full)... "mhhhmmfh fhfhdofyyf ??"

HIM: "You are the girl who is making the movie right?"

ME: "MMHHhhhhhhmmm grrrrellllpppp"

HIM: "It is YOU! This is great! I have been following you for a long time now! Everyday at my lunch break, I read your blog while eating my sandwhich"

(no, no please don't mention eating any sandwhiches right this instant... I'm still trying to figure out how to move the bite I took out of mine around so I can finally chew it and - with a little  luck - swallow it)

(Other note of interest: I could have swore that reading my blog entries about the struggles involving each shoot would be enough to cut anyone's appetite")

ME: " MMHhhh slurp GGrrrrlllllpppppfff ?? "

HIM: "Yes! I am a great fan. I am hooked on your blog!! I bought your DVD and I can't wait to see the film!!"

I finally manage to swallow.

ME (finally articulate): " It is a great pleasure to meet you"

HIM: "I'm sorry... I didn't understand what you just said"

LOL - must be my French accent LOL... Did he really say that? NO, not really silly, I was just pulling your leg.

HIM: " I recognized you right away! From looking at all the blog pics, you know..."

Well, I see my infamous reputation precedes me HAHA!

It was truly a pleasure to meet hHenry (his name was Henry), as well as the few other fans who also spotted me, recognized me and walked up to me to shake my hand that day. Signing autographs is one I am not quite used to just yet.  But it's fun. I guess I'd better get used to it quick though, cause from the look of it, everyone is talking about my filming exploit  and those who aren't yet, soon will be ...

Below: Henry and I (after I was done eating LOL)

The GNRS was wonderful but also rather exhausting and I quickly found that my injured knee resented me for not consulting it prior to taking the decision to go to the show and walk all day. I am paying the price for it today. Will this thing EVER heal???

Probably not.

Ah the price we pay for the film...

Now here's another story from the trenches. for those of you who are new to the blog. My going to the Grand National Roadster Show (GNRS) was like coming full circle.

For was it not here, three years ago that the little light bulb went TILT inside my head?

I had registered the deuce for the show, for the very special 75th anniversary of the deuce. At the time I was hesitant because it necessitated me to take 2 days off of work to drive up there and set up my car display etc, plus registration costs plus RV parking cost, plus gas, plus food... And money was sparse, since I had just bought the deuce.  I almost voted against it but at the last minute I thought to myself: IF I MISS IT THIS YEAR, I WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR ANOTHER 25 YEARS before the Deuce celebrates a birthday again (it would then be the centenial of the deuce).... And I might not be alive by then ... So I said "to hell with it, I'm going" and I made it happen.

Now check this funny story. Funny how life works... They asked us to do a nice display for our cars. I decided to do an EL MIRAGE DRY LAKE display. Was at a car meet two months before the show and overheard a friend of mine saying he;s going to GNRS. "Oh cool I'm going to!!" then I had to open my big mouth and ask him (out of curiosity) "So, what's your display gonna be?"

"El Mirage dry lake" he says. ...

Oh noooooooooooooo....  RATS! CRAP!!! DARN!!! Oye.

He had NO IDEA he had just pulled the carpet from under my feet. I didn't want him to think I had stolen his idea so I decided to abandon it and try to think of something else. Something no one else would be prone to think about.... Something like....

Making a video about women and roadsters??

So I did. I made my little documentary, about one hour long, and finished it JUST IN TIME to drive out to the show. I mean litterally. I burnt the DVD all night and drove up at dawn to the show.

That little documentary, shot on a $300 camera, from the hip, edited at home on a $60 software, was to charm the audiences for 4 days at the show. I had a blast filming it but had an even BIGGER blast seeing people love it, watch it, laugh because of it, get excited, engaged, happy.

I was hooked.

And THAT is when I thought to myself (such little innocent thought it seemed to be at the time LOL)

LIGHT BULB: Wouldn't it be CRAZY to make a home made feature film??? One person does it all. Woud be a REAL CHALLENGE... Probably real hard to do...

(exactely how hard, I was not sure, but I definitely found out over the next three years!! LOL)

Two weeks later, I dived right in.

The rest is well beyond history ...

Below: "Last of the Hiboy Girls" my little home made docu - and NO it is not available to the public... but maybe down the road after DOS is released and all, I might make it available, just for laughs.

Back to GNRS, I was about to leave when I bumped into a lady who was my neighbor at the show back in 2007. she remembered me, and my little documentary.

"Oh hi!! It's good to see you!! how are you, what have you been up to?"

Funny you should ask ...

So I told her about DOS. And I told her, "Remember my little docu? Well... I've kinda GROWN a LOOOOOOT as a filmmaker since. You'd be surprised".

She nodded but I doubt she believed it. So I SHOWED her the DOS teaser and I must say she was like:

YOU DID THIS?????

Me:  Yop. Sure did Ma'am. Me. Little ol' me. Me me me me me me

It was way cool to see the look on her face.   

Her husband and her loved the clip and I left the GNRS with not only a smile on my face, but also two new fans

Amen.