[Public-List] So Cal A-30 casting call

Wed Jun 24 08:37:45 PDT 2009

wow this is truly unbeleivable. what ididot would claim things that can be shown are false just by watching the credits at the end of a movie. guess they all figure no one will wait and read the fine print. which reminds me, that russell crowe guy siad it was him in that movie and not me.

--- On Wed, 6/24/09, Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net> wrote:

> From: Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net>
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] So Cal A-30 casting call
> To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
> Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 9:55 AM
> Good morning Roger -
> 
> That's almost not funny...
> 
> The swordmaster's on M&C have come across several
> imposters who claim credit
> for choreographing the fight scenes in M&C.  Dan
> Speaker has told me that
> when he goes to auditions he brings a copy of the 'making
> of' book so that
> he can quash claims that appear to supercede his.  In
> my own case, there was
> fellow in Canada who claimed on his website and in various
> presentations
> that he had my job.  This was while we were still
> making the film.  As he
> was the past-director of the Canadian War Museum this
> caused a pile of
> confusion.  After the film, presumably when it was
> apparent that his name
> was not in the credits, he started a hate mail campaign via
> email that I
> turned over to the police.  He sent me what looked to
> be a sincere apology
> but starts up again whenever my name is in the media. 
> I used to consider
> him a friend and colleague.
> 
> Oh humans are strange creatures.  People who have been
> in this longer than I
> have offered the consolation that such doings are not at
> all unusual.  Back
> to my own case, when I finally got back from M&C's
> principal photography, I
> showed up at our sailing club's Christmas dinner with my
> wife.  Nobody had
> seen me since April.   A fellow member who I
> knew only casually, perhaps a
> little tipsy, came up to me and said aggressively "so I
> hear you think you
> are quite the naval historian.  Well I've got a buddy
> who really knows what
> he's talking about.  He's a real pro..." and so
> on.  Then he said "my friend
> is way ahead of you, you're just playing at it, he is just
> back from working
> on the new Russell Crowe movie..." I stopped him and said "
> (name deleted)
> just a minute - I think I am the friend you are talking
> about".  He looked
> shocked and abruptly turned away.  He has never spoken
> to me since.
> 
> I guess the lesson is there is a cost to doing things that
> draw attention
> that I certainly would never have been able to
> predict.   That is why I was
> more formal than I think you folks expected about putting
> my talk up on the
> web.  The stories etc I told were all true - but I was
> talking to a room
> full of friends and not so formally as I might have if I
> were talking to the
> world.  
> 
> Gord #426 Surprise
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 6/24/09 8:53 AM, "Roger L. Kingsland" <r.kingsland at ksba.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > Gord,
> > 
> > Don't you remember, I was the skipper on the lest
> three races SURPRISE won.
> > I have it on my sailing resume.  Let me know if
> you need any tips on how to
> > make her go fast.
> > 
> > Roger 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: public-list-bounces at lists.alberg30.org
> > [mailto:public-list-bounces at lists.alberg30.org]
> On Behalf Of Gordon Laco
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 8:42 AM
> > To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all
> > Subject: Re: [Public-List] So Cal A-30 casting call
> > 
> > I don't know this fellow apart from seeing him do a
> talk at a sailing ship
> > operator's convention during which he described in
> great detail how he'd
> > done my job on the film Master and Commander.  I
> introduced myself to him
> > after; he went pale.
> > 
> > I noticed this morning that he had removed his M&C
> claim from his rack of
> > film credits but still has pictures from the project
> in his photo album.
> > 
> > I'd guess what that means is keep your eyes open and
> get a firm deal before
> > committing anything!
> > 
> > Gord #426 Surprise
> > 
> > 
> > On 6/23/09 11:51 PM, "Rick Leach" <rixquik at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> > 
> >> The request below just came in.  I have no
> affiliation or knowledge
> >> beyond what you see here, but didn't see any harm
> in passing it along.
> > Cheers!
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Dear Skipper,
> >> I am looking for an Alberg 30 in the Los Angeles
> area to be used for a
> >> one day shoot for a show on CBS the week of July
> 30. Do you have any
> >> contacts  for any L.A. based area Alberg
> owners.
> >> 
> >> Thanks
> >> 
> >> Mike Neipris
> >> Nautical Film Services
> >> www.nauticalfilmservices.com
> >> 310-729-6920
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