Now, I am happy to say, that even though I had little clue I would meet any of the crew, that I did conduct myself as would be befitting a ye olde antiques shop worker.
I was minding my own business. You know, answering phone calls. Greeting customers. Ringing up sales. Having a great time as I usually do being surrounded by happy customers and browsers and lots of cool antiques.
One of my antiques buddies, who also has a small rental space in ye olde antiques shop came zipping in to tell me that the production crew was a few doors down in another shop.
"Cool," I replied.
"Yeah!" he enthused," When I heard what they were doing in there, I went up and asked if I could be an extra."
"You didn't!?"
"I did!"
"And what did they say?"
"They looked at me like I was crazy."
"OK, what did they really say?"
"They said that wasn't their area."
Ah, the hopes of another antiques dealer's dreams of 15 seconds of fame--squashed.
I did read in a few newspaper reports that it would be announced when and if there were opportunities for extras. Extras, not stalkers. LOL!
My antiques buddy is not a stalker, but they probably didn't know that.
For those of you who don't know, Florence has been chosen for filming of a Netflix movie based on Kent Haruf's novel, Our Souls At Night. The late Haruf was a Colorado resident.
Jane Fonda and Robert Redford will be in town sometime in September. They are wonderful actors. And they seem like lovely people. I wonder if they are ready for Florence, though.
Shortly after my stalker buddy, I mean my antiques friend, left--several members of the production crew came in ye olde antiques store. I could immediately tell they were interested in vintage items, not extras, for the movie. That's why they occasionally let me work in ye olde antiques store, because I can usually discern what people want.
They were looking to rent some items for filming, so I put them in touch with the owner of the items.
Apparently filming will be starting around Sept. 12, but no firm shooting schedule is set right now.
Even though the items the crew was inquiring about renting, were not my items, I recalled that many years ago, I sold many items to a set decorator for Drew Barrymore's film, Riding In The Car With Boys.
I sold the items via Ebay. The items were to go in a scene of a vintage store. I still have the receipt.
I was excited to see my items in the movie. Of course, I rushed to see the movie and see my handpicked items that some set decorator loved.
MY SCENE WAS CUT!
But it was still exciting.
And I hope I get to see the items I work around in Florence, actually in a movie. Please, don't cut that scene. LOL!
