Stop the presses!
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008I guess it was time for the obligatory newspaper photo. I’m not even sure what local rag this was in, but here it is. A couple of people have come up me while popping kettle corn and mentioned they saw it. I suppose this can only help the biz. It kills me that there will always be an error in whatever newspaper article I’m mentioned in. I even gave the guy our magnet which has our name clearly identified as WICKED delicious. Sigh.
I’m also a professional videographer when I’m not making this stuff, so I had a good repertoire going with the newspaper photographer. If you notice during a broadcasted baseball game, there is basically only one good spot to catch most of the action, it’s behind the pitcher zoomed way in so you can see the batter and catcher all in one shot. As with kettle corn, there is only one good spot to catch the “action”; in front of the kettle, opposite side of the popper.
So when this photographer arrived, he immediately got behind me and close to the kettle. I point out to him the universally accepted spot to take the photo; which is in front. He just kind of waves my comment off and continues to crouch behind me. At this point the load of kettle corn I was making goes off and starts to splatter hot oil and kernels in his direction. He makes a yelping sound and scampers off. I start doing Kevin Costner from the J.F.K. movie; “front..and to the side, front…and to the side.” I should mount a little plaque that says “picture spot” onto the side of the sifting bin.
