They put the mike in the front of my shirt and run the wire to the mike pack which is in my pocket. That makes it very complicated when you have to take a dump. Seriously.
Anyway yesterday I looked down and the wire for the mike had ripped. Now I break most everything I come in contact with. I always break shit. So I call over the sound guy and has to give me a new mike. Today he comes over with this belt that I have to wear around my chest. It holds the mike in place so there is no slack and it won't break. He told me that LA was losing their shit because the mike thingy costs around $500 and they have to replace it. Hey I didn't say hardly two words yesterday. It ain't my fault.
(Chuck is laughing his ass off right now)
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Can we get the MP3 of you taking a dump?
You can always handle stress this way...
Chuck, the commenter here?
Yes. He is a very good friend of mine and a great sound man. So he is laughing his ass off right now.
Anytime you want to hear the sounds of me taking a dump just call and I will be happy to bring the phone into the toilet. Just sayn'
Just think Linda Blair in the Exorcist.
I look forward to Chuck's comments. He's in a position to corroborate a lot of what you say about the inner workings of the show.
Not that I don't think everything you say is the gospel truth, blogfather.
I wanted Chuck to work on the show but they always put somebodies nephew in those spots.
When I have more power it will be a different story.
Remember your boy Nixon and those pesky tapes. Also, remember Johhny "Danger" Chase choking his chicken to relax while miked w/ the entire crew laughing as they listened.
I took my mother on a surveillance w/ me one day. She really wanted to go. Mom LOVED to talk. I told her if something starts happening you have to be quiet because the mike picks up anything. Sure enough, a couple hours later this lying "disabled" shitbird starts working on his house. It took me ~5 "Shhhh", but not before you could hear her giving me directions like Coppola! We edited out the sound. I actually would sometimes shout expletives that needed the Nixon secretary edit.
Oh my mistake--I thought Chuck was working on the show. His arrival here seemed to coincide with the filming.
or not?
No Chuck has been reading for a long time but just started commenting now.
I don't want him to comment too much...he knows to many secrets. Just sayn'
Makes me think of
This movie scene
So, in season three, Chuck will be digging up the bodies...
Here's a few fun facts about working Audio in the tv industry...
1. The sound guy hears all. And that includes when someone is hitting on him (who is now the wife). And when someone wears the mic to take a bathroom break (happens more often than you think). And when the actor rips on the producer (happened on CNN once, and once to me).
2. Mics arent cheap! Holy crap! The Sanken lavalier microphone is my favorite but it costs $400 to $500. When the wire gets pulled out of the head, you CANT fix it.
3. Coughing, sneezing, & burping can give a sound guy a headache. The only person who is in point blank range of those loud noises is the audio guy with headphones on.
4. Hiding a mic is easier on a female because of cleavage. Being a guy, I have to explain to a woman how to put the mic on. Because 19 out of 20 times, they do it themselves. (The first time a woman let me place the mic in her cleavage, I married her).
5. Hiding a mic is harder on a male because of chest hair. Chest hair makes NOISE. As does anything made of silk. Once a guy shaved a circle into his chest so I could place the mic there.
Yes, Jim, I laughed. Not for the poor sound guys mic, but laughing because I been there. I get the talent all mic'd up, and then I get the "I gotta go" line. And when ya gotta go, ya gotta go!
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