I get to
Patna. I have lots of extra time. Feel like crap still, but thinking I should not
loose the chance to get more b roll. There is this tourist office in the
airport so I go in there and ask if I could get an English speaking driver to
take me around town for an hour or two. They get this guy who works in
security. He does speak pretty good. They say 1500 for 2 hours. Hmmmm…kind of
steep…but in two hours if it goes well….which by the way….always assume it f’ing
won’t!…..I am saying this to me…not to you…..because I never listen and must be
told things repeatedly….NEVER assume in a Jennifer story ….ow my stomach is
killing me….sorry….never assume it will all go right. JENNIFER!!!
So…I hop in
his personal car…..umm…..am I making a good choice here? Maybe another will in
whatsapp would be a good idea…or just to let someone know how I died. For closure.
Of
course…everyone has their own ideas about what would be great to film…like old
statues and concrete buildings. I can explain till I am blue…but the only thing
I have learned is NEVER BRING ANYONE ALONG!!! It always fucks up your shots.
They want to direct….they have no idea how long it takes to get the camera in
the right setting and to get the right framed shot….what works when people
suddenly move into another position…NOTHING!..THEY UNDERSTAND NOTHING. AND THEY
WILL DRIVE YOU TO KILL KITTENS!!!!
So…we finish
and head back…and then the usual questions come in. Guess.. GO ahead…I am sure
you can…So you married?….why not?….no kids?….why not?…..want to marry me?
….hmmm……I see….you are old enough to be my mom….let me consider this….yeah that
is fine.
And then the
unusual…..so can you give me money to build a school? And get me a job in
America?
Ok. So far
the answers are no….no….and no. An uncomfortable silence falls upon us. We are
still not back. He asks if I will remember him….I am wondering if I will taste
good when they boil me up to feed me to the local cows. I decide I should give
an emphatic yes….if only he knew why.
You may be happy to know…or maybe unhappy to know….that I actually recorded some of the above on film. See below.
You may be happy to know…or maybe unhappy to know….that I actually recorded some of the above on film. See below.
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