my life is leading me to a very happy place. i have opportunities to do things that nobody else that i personally know get to do. this tuesday, i was given the chance to go with paul, one of our grooms, to the premiere of the pacific (the 10 part HBO mini-series). the pacific is a story which follows three marines involved in the pacific theater of WWII. i am a big history buff, so naturally i love this, let alone the fact that it is purely some of the best cinematography i have seen. steven spielberg and toms hanks are two of the 3 producers, who have teamed up before on band of brothers and the film saving private ryan. now that you all know a little bit about the series, we can move forward. paul works for Dolby, and does the audio for these premieres. he works a very long day, ours was about 18 hours when you consider our travel, and he has to get it perfect, because after all, this is a major motion picture. you simply can’t mess up the audio at a premiere. so his job is kind of a big deal. so i was able to learn about what he does, and also helped out wherever i could. it was the coolest experience and all of the people that he works with were so kind.
the red carpet was rolled out later that evening and guests of honor began arriving. joe mazzello and james badge dale were in attendance and also many veterans of WWII. two soldiers portrayed in band of brothers, bill garnier and babe hefron were also there. it was such an honor to see these men who served our country in that terrible war. also in attendance were four members of the tuskegee airmen and it was a pleasure getting to shake all of their hands, and say “thank you.” overall, i must say that HBO Playtone and Dreamworks hit yet another homerun with this mini-series. check out the pacific on HBO, sunday, march 14, 2010 at 9pm.
after part one of the mini series ended, we broke down the screen, the projectors, the drape, the wiring, and the speakers. we said goodnight and went on our way. a one and a half hour drive home from philadelphia. i got to really know paul well over the course of this long day, and i am so glad that my friend invited me to go with him. thanks paul.
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What an amazing experience this was for you! If I said I wasn’t jealous I’d be lying. Haha!
I am loving this series so far, not just for the stories, but like you I am a history addict. Dad is a former history teacher so it must be in my blood. But this is REALLY George’s thing. He was literally doing a countdown until the series started.