Dinner with Irvin Kershner – this Friday!!
I’m absolutely thrilled out of my mind. A dream come true!
Irvin directed the absolute best Star Wars “Empire Strikes Back.” I saw it on opening day in 1980, I was 4 years old and went with my father to the theatre, a small one outside Bexley, Ohio. We had a great time and really bonded over this film, and it is one of the very few memories I have of my father, and it’s a damn fine one to have.
He’s done a gang of other stuff and probably can spit so many stories it’ll make my head spin off. I can’t wait!
As a token of my appreciation and to get to know him a little better, I’m going to help him with some of his errands and chores; help him fix his intercom system, do a goodwill run for him, coil phone cords, sweep, whatever comes up.
Although Kersh is a stellar cook, we’ll, actually Hak (I’ll just chop garlic and pretend I know what I’m doing), will be cooking for him and some of his guests – on a measly $ 50 – wish us luck!
It’ll be filmed, so tune in for some snippets next week.
Other (un)related business:
I’m really tired today and feeling sort-of uncreative; however, I embraced these fine moments and held the First Annual Junk Food Conference in downtown Beverly Hills. It wasn’t the smash hit I expected and only a few people took interest, but I think next time we need numbers and more props.
