Redline!

As some of you know, besides the art gallery thing, from time to time I am involved in the production of events. One such event I was hired to help produce was for the new Fast and Furious style movie - Redline.

Totally unknown movie, that is, previous to the event. I am sure you all heard about Eddie Griffin totaling a $1.3 million Ferrari Enzo. That was this event.







There has been talk that this was staged for publicity. I can honestly tell you, No Fucking Way. He almost died. He jumped in the car, sans helmet, and plowed into a barrier that, if not there, would have killed about 10 reporters. But thanks to that barrier, some lucky camera-man caught this:



Take a look at that guy on the cell phone... doesn't even flinch!

One of the nice things about producing an event like this is getting to do things no one else gets to do. This is a video of us "cruising" around in a $600,000 Saleen S7, which is that orange car in the photo up top. 0-60 in under 3 secs.



And of course, the people you meet. On site was Mike Clarke, guitarist for Suicidal Tendencies. Back in High School, I wore out my CD player with "Lights, Camera, Revolution!" This guy is, for lack of a better term, fucking rad. Looks like anytime they play in LA, I get VIP treatment. You are all invited of course. He is the guy on the left.


All in all, it was a nutty event: watching several celebrities get high, staying clear of the Samoan mafia and total non-chalance about losing a million dollar car.

mike
www.project.bz