BS: Fame At Last Part The 2nd

Subject: Fame At Last Part The 2nd
From: Clinton Hammond2
Date: 24 May 00 - 12:46 PM

So, my good buddy Heath calles me yesterday... he's the publican who owns The Kildare House... The #1 pub in Windsor... and my home away from home...

Today (in a couple of hours as a matter of fact) they are filming the TV comercial for the House and he's needing folks to come in and sorta fill out the scene... I told him I'd be more than happy to be seen #1 infront of the Guinness tap... the bar stool already has my butt crease in it!! LOL!! He says no... he was just calling to ask if I would call my chums to come down... My heart sank.. I've been banned from the shoot! Besdides, he says... you'll be too busy playing yer guitar for the folks to be sat at the bar!

So, last month the paper, now I'm gonna be in a commercial!!

If I can swing it, I'm gonna post an MPG, or AVI of the commercial as soon as I can on my web page...

How cool is that eh?!?!?!

I must be living right or something!! Spleen and all...

{~`

Subject: RE: BS: Fame At Last Part The 2nd
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 24 May 00 - 01:08 PM

TV commercials for pubs? We don't have any of those. Nearest we had to that was when two pub regulars featured in a hilarious documentary about cowboy builders.

"Cowboy builders" may mean something different in America.Here is means they charge the earth and haven't a clue what they are doing, and can't be traced when it all comes to pieces. A bit offensive to cowboys I suppose. (When the poor old Duke of Edinburgh tried a variation on the expression, and said that a bit of electrical wiring "looked as if it had been put in by Indians", he caught hell.)

Anyway, the next night after it was broadcast someone brought in a video-recording of the pair doing some terrible workmanship, putting up a vastly overpriced garden fence, without realising they were being filmed. The whole pub fell about laughing all evening, and they haven't been seen in the pub since. Which is a pity, since one of them is a hell of a good singer.

Subject: RE: BS: Fame At Last Part The 2nd
From: MMario
Date: 24 May 00 - 01:09 PM

another coupla' years and you'll be an "overnight success"

Subject: RE: BS: Fame At Last Part The 2nd
From: Clinton Hammond2
Date: 24 May 00 - 01:17 PM

That's what I'm hoping MMario!!

LOL!!!!!

{~`

Subject: RE: BS: Fame At Last Part The 2nd
From: Clinton Hammond2
Date: 24 May 00 - 06:48 PM

Went GREAT!!!

Couple of weeks and I'll likely have an AVI or MPG of the commercial fer my web page...

I even got to do some voice over work...

{~`

Subject: RE: BS: Fame At Last Part The 2nd
From: Metchosin
Date: 24 May 00 - 06:57 PM

Congratulations Clinton!! Feels good eh? Looking forward to seeing it.

Subject: RE: BS: Fame At Last Part The 2nd
From: Rick Fielding
Date: 25 May 00 - 12:08 PM

I got it Clinton! here's the scam.

Call up the newspaper and tell 'em that since that photo, you're wracked with guilt about being a smoker in an "angry non-smokers world." Tell 'em yer gonna give up the weed, and they can serialize your struggle. Go meet with the most agressive anti-smoking lobby in town and tell 'em you need their help. (make sure the news-photographer is there) Call the local talk shows...get on TV. Tell 'em "Irish music made me do it!" Better yet, tell 'em ya never puffed until you saw Michael Flately!

If all else fails....set yourself on fire outside city hall.

You'll make it, guy!

Rick

Subject: RE: BS: Fame At Last Part The 2nd
From: Clinton Hammond2
Date: 25 May 00 - 12:36 PM

LOL!!!!!

Yer a very strange little man aren't you Rick!!??!!

Must be why I like you!! LOL!!

But I don't think anyone would buy me quitting smoking...

{~`

Subject: RE: BS: Fame At Last Part The 2nd
From: Mbo
Date: 25 May 00 - 12:43 PM

Oh, I thought "puffed" had a darker meaning there, Rick...

--Mbo

Subject: RE: BS: Fame At Last Part The 2nd
From: Devilmaster
Date: 29 May 02 - 04:23 PM

Just an update:

The commercial was finally placed on his website, its in his clips section, but check out the whole site.

And the website is Sword4Hire

steve

Subject: RE: BS: Fame At Last Part The 2nd
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 29 May 02 - 04:26 PM

Heh...

The cheque is in the mail Steve...

;-)

Subject: RE: BS: Fame At Last Part The 2nd
From: Devilmaster
Date: 29 May 02 - 04:49 PM

how about the maille being in the mail.

For those out there who don't know, Clinton does some really good chainmaille. Mostly bracelets and such.

You can see his work on his website, under the 'for the everyday viking' section.

Once again, his website is Sword4Hire

Steve

Subject: RE: BS: Fame At Last Part The 2nd
From: Devilmaster
Date: 30 May 02 - 12:05 AM

refresh for a couple people.

Steve

Subject: RE: BS: Fame At Last Part The 2nd
From: Metchosin
Date: 30 May 02 - 12:21 AM

Thanks Steve, unfortunately none of Clinton's downloads work on my computer anymore. Perhaps he changed something on his webpage, all used to be accessible on my machine, but now all I can get when I click on something, are a bunch of weird symbols instead of music and such.

Subject: RE: BS: Fame At Last Part The 2nd
From: Devilmaster
Date: 30 May 02 - 03:01 AM

Its an mpeg video..... if you right click on the link for the commercial, and click 'save target as' you should be able to download the file into your computer, and then load up windows media player and play it through that...

Hope it helps
Steve

Subject: RE: BS: Fame At Last Part The 2nd
From: katlaughing
Date: 30 May 02 - 05:16 AM

It came right up on my RealPlayer, Steve.

HeyaClinton, pretty kewl! I am guessing that was YOU doing the "traditional Celtic folk!" Nice rendition of Wild Mtn. Thyme by your friend and you, too.

Thanks, Steve, for letting us know. It's a lot of fun to see!

kat

Subject: RE: BS: Fame At Last Part The 2nd
From: Banjer
Date: 30 May 02 - 05:43 AM

Kewl, where is this place? Looks like a neat place to visit! Hey Clinton, can I have yer autograph? Pleeeeeeeeeeze??? Just sign yer monicker across Franklin's face for me and send it, I'll provide the stamp, it's the least I can do! **BG**

Subject: RE: BS: Fame At Last Part The 2nd
From: Rick Fielding
Date: 30 May 02 - 11:03 AM

Kuhler than Kuhl!

This is it Clinton....the world has opened it's doors to you...crash through and capture the moment.

Rick

Subject: RE: BS: Fame At Last Part The 2nd
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 30 May 02 - 01:05 PM

Metchosin

It doesn't stream to the best of my knowledge... I'll put a warning up that it has to be downloaded and then watched...

ta fer the heads up...

Thanks also fer the support folks...

Now if I can just find backers for MY solo cd...

:-)

Subject: RE: BS: Fame At Last Part The 2nd
From: katlaughing
Date: 30 May 02 - 01:19 PM

Clinton, have you looked at the Mixonic link that Amos has in the latest Mudcat CD thread? You can send them your mp3's, design your own album cover and order as little as one CD for a couple of bucks. Looks like a nifty way to get one out with little outlay.

Good luck!

kat

Subject: RE: BS: Fame At Last Part The 2nd
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 30 May 02 - 01:26 PM

KL...

Looks like Mixonic is an America only company...

At least after the cursory glance I just gave it...

Neat idea though...

;-)

Subject: RE: BS: Fame At Last Part The 2nd
From: Devilmaster
Date: 30 May 02 - 01:35 PM

Banjer - The Kildare House is on the corner of Wyandotte street and Kildare rd.

That would be in

Subject: RE: BS: Fame At Last Part The 2nd
From: Devilmaster
Date: 30 May 02 - 01:40 PM

huh? what da hell happened there? My html code stopped everything

Anyways, what I was trying to say banjer, is that the Kildare House is on the corner of Wyandotte St. and Kildare Ave. That's in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Right across the river from Detroit, Michigan.

Kat, you're right, Clinton said 'live Celtic folk' and also said the final 'The Kildare house'.

Steve

Subject: RE: BS: Fame At Last Part The 2nd
From: katlaughing
Date: 30 May 02 - 02:32 PM

Thanks, Steve...but was that also him on stage with the "gee-tar?"

I vote we all have a party at Kildare House!!!

Subject: RE: BS: Fame At Last Part The 2nd
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 30 May 02 - 02:59 PM

I'm up fer that!

;-)

Subject: RE: BS: Fame At Last Part The 2nd
From: Devilmaster
Date: 30 May 02 - 03:06 PM

Kat - yes it was him playing.

Planning a party, although odds are it would be cold.... perhaps next february, cause I just checked Grit Laskin's booking page and it shows that he and Mr. Fielding will be playing the Windsor Folk Society at McKensie Hall the 8th.

Steve

Subject: RE: BS: Fame At Last Part The 2nd
From: Devilmaster
Date: 31 May 02 - 05:02 AM

Just a bit of info for banjer and for anyone else who cares, he asked about the Kildare House

Steve