When the movie was over Eric had one goal in mind. Find a way into the after party. So while
the rest of us went to find more wine, Eric was off schmoozing trying to find a way into the after
party. In his typical style he found it and we were packed into an Uber and off to some other
location with a goal of meeting up with Molina and company.
At this point some of us have been drinking for about 8 to 10 hours. I like to look back and
think we were charming but that may not have been the case. We reach the party, and while it’s
pretty well attended it’s pretty lame. What I mean by lame is polite. Eric disappears to the bar
and quickly finds himself in the company of two ladies. The rest of us take a table and drinks
soon arrive. At this point
things become very hazy.
Looking around I notice
that Alfred Molina, and
Shane McGoey are in
deep conversation about
who knows what. More
crew and another cast
member from PEOPLE
have shown up. Eric
is still at the bar with
two ladies, not sure if
they were the original
or different ones. Either
way, it did appear like
they were no longer
amused.
Molina leaves, the crowd
thins, and the hours start
to catch up with us. Eric
comes back to our table
still hyped and ready to
go. So off we go. At
this time I must say that
things get pretty hazy.
To be honest I know of
two basic things that
happened, and I’m not
sure if weren’t ultimately
kicked out of the bar.
At this new bar
everything seemed to be
going well. Drinks were
pouring and everyone
was laughing. As so
happens after drinking you tend to need to go to the restroom at some point so off I went. Shane
McGoey joins me after a minute or two. We talked about some shitty movies we’d seen and
laughed about the lack of urinals in the restrooms. When we walked out the bartender was
standing there waiting for us. We didn’t really understand why she was so angry but she yelled
“What the fuck are you guys doing” to us. We explained that we were just taking a piss and she
pointed out that we weren’t in the men’s room, we were actually in the ladies room. We were
confused because we’d used that restroom a few times, but this explains the lack of urinals.
After returning to the bar Mustafa asks us what happened. We told him about the restroom mix
up and he says that he has also been using the same restroom. So we were all idiots.
Morning came fast. My first realization was that I
had left my card somewhere. Possibly at the last
bar we were at. I’d have to find some time to go
and investigate. Luckily I had some cash on me for
the time being. My second realization was that we
had interviews first thing that morning and I needed
to get moving.
The hotel bar doesn’t serve doesn’t open until later
in the afternoon. A little hair of the dog is in order.
The clean up crew is there and at first they’re not
too keen on the idea of serving drinks. Not even
sure if they’re allowed. A little sweet-talking,
and few bloody marys show up. They were a
welcomed pre interview relief.
I meet with Margot and Mustafa Harris in a vacant
conference room where some one from The
MacGuffin is there to do the interview. I can’t say
it was the best interview I’ve ever seen. Everyone
but Mustafa was hungover, and maybe he was the
only one making any sense. Other than him it was
comments of strife during the making of the film
and general frustration. The bloody marys have
maybe done they’re job in making me feel better
but they also loosened some lips. The interview
was never aired.
The next few hours were spent in a nail salon
drinking wine while waiting for Margot to have her
nails done. Then we all joined back up and went
to the Grassy knoll where we blasted Bullet by The
Misfits and conned some school children to take
some pictures of us.
As the morning buzz was starting to wear off we