On 15/8/05, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: >>they don't sell pornography in books any more? > >I dunno. Ask Cotty. :)
Actually I have a very funny tale to tell you. The other day we were doing a story about fuel prices approaching the dizzying heights of one pound a litre for pump petrol. We had to do some voxers (vox pops - accosting members of the public - whoever they are- at random and asking their opinion on tape) in a car park. It was a major services area (freeway rest area) and the female reporter and i strolled about for ten minutes asking motorists as they pulled up and stepped out of their cars for their reaction to news of ever-increasing fuel costs etc etc. One car pulled into a space over by the trees and we sauntered over. The window was down a few inches and so the hack shoved the mic through the opening and said "excuse me sir, ITV news, we're asking people about their reaction to petrol prices reaching nearly a pound a litre - can we interrupt you...?" The man's face on the other side looked pretty horrified, and slowly shook his head 'no'. As is natural in these instances, we said 'thanks' and walked away. Only after the reporter broke into a sustained giggle did I find out what she had seen. The poor wretch had a copy of 'Big Ones' or some such on the passenger seat, and slid it under a paper bag, but not before the reporter (who precedes me on approach to the vox pop prey) had seen it. There you are, on a long journey, and you fancy a quick stopover with your favourite copy of 'Big Ones', fresh off the news-stand, you pull in and find a secluded spot away from prying eyes, you switch the engine off and pull your prized periodical from its bag......and suddenly a TV camera is shoved in your face with some bimbo asking you about petrol prices. If you wrote this into a comedy script, people would say 'naaaah it's too obvious, it wouldn't happen like that....' Now one of my favourite stories :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________
