I HAVE HOPEFULLY ATTACHED THE VIDEO OF THE RUNNING OF THE DANES VIDEO OF THE CALENDAR SHOT. OR WILL FIGURE OUT HOW TO PUT IT ONLINE SOMEWHERE LATER...
.II IF YOU CAN STOP IT T 14 SECONDS-- ALONG ABOUT WHEN I AM HEARD TO SAY "OH SH#T" IT LOOKS LIKE THAT IS THE ACTUAL SHOT WILLIAM USED FOR THE COVER.
JUST IN CASE YOU THOUGHT THE DOGS AND DONKEY BOOK OF JANINE'S WAS THE LAST IN THE STORY... IT MIGHT PAY TO RUN THRU THE PRODUCTION OF THE COVER OF THE CALENDAR.
I WAS CONVINCED I WANTED PHOTO'S OF DANES DOING SOMETHING INSTEAD OF JUST SITTING DRAPED IN A COSTUME-
-AMONG OTHER THINGS.. JANINE ROLLERBLADES BIG TIME-- LIKE WITH A BIG GROUP WHO HOLD ROLLING WEEKENDS IN VARIOUS US CITIES.... I.E. SHE IS NOT A BEGINNER.
SO I DECIDED A SHOT OF A TROIKA OF 3 DANES PULLING HER WOULD BE SPECTACULAR.
FRM HER BOOK YOU CN TELL SHE IS TOTALLY USED TO "BE AT THE FAIRGROUNGS AT 2:30 WITH ROLLERBLADES. AND SHE WAS.
WILLIAM HUBER ( PHOTOGRAPHER PAR EXCELLENT) MET US THERE-- AS DID KITTY (EXCELLENT ORGANIZER/STYLIST ETC) PLUS BENTLEY OPAL AND CHAOS(NOT FAR INTO HER PREGNANCY)
WITH CORRESPONDING DOG CREW.
WILLIAM TOOK THE FOLLOWING PICTURE... WELL I CAN'T GET IT TO COPY BUT IT IS A SIMPLE SHOT OF 3 DOGS PULLING HER AT THE FAIRGROUNDS...
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I LOVED IT-- THE DOGS WERE GREAT LOOKED PERFECT IN 3 OLD RED HORSE HALTERS AS HARNESS...JANINE'S HAIR BLOWING ETC... GOOD PICTURE... FROM A DOG PERSON'S POINT OF VIEW.
I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD COVER SHOT- EASILY MY FAVORITE SHOT...
WILLIAM HATED IT AND DIDN'T EVEN WANT IT IN THE CALENDAR.
WE WENT BACK AND FORTH FOR DAYS-- WITH KITTY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM ( SHE IS UNBEATABLE TO JUST HAVE AROUND WHEN A DAM IS BEGINING TO CRACK) THEN WILLIAM OFFERED TO RESHOOT IT AT A LOCATION OF HIS CHOOSING. AND FURTHERMORE NO SLEEZY OLD RED HARNESSES, HE WANTED LEATHER-- AND 4 DOGS.
THE LEATHER WAS NOT IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE THOSE ARE HORSE HALTERS UPSIDE DOWN AND BACKWARDS-- THEY MAKE GREAT ( CHEAP) DOG HARNESS...
BUT THE 4 DOGS??? BY NOW CHAOS WAS "GREAT WITH CHILD" AND NOT UP TO RUNNING AROUND A PHOTO SHOOT.
AND THERE IN LIES THE PROBLEM.
I HAD BENTLEY AND OPAL-- IN SHELIA'S CAR NICE CAR--( KNOWN FOR STARTING AND HAVING FULL GAS TANK.)
MEGAN HAD NOEL,MIA,GINGER, AND KHAKI. WITH MARIA.... IN THE COA VAN...
JANINE ARRIVED STRAIGHT FROM GOODWILL INDUSTRIES DONE UP LIKE SOME FRENCH ARISTOCRAT IN A $2 SPECIAL BLACK COAT--- WHICH KITTY FITTED TO HER WITH HER MAMOUTH COLLECTION OF SAFETY PINS AND DUCT TAPE.
DOGS IN LEATHER HARNESS-- WITH MY OLD ( LONG) DRIVING REINS- JANINE HAD THOSE CAREFULLY COLLECTED AS SHE STOOD THERE ON HER ROLERBLADES.
MARIA HAD BENTLEY AND OPAL AND MEGAN NOEL AND MIA
LOOKING TERRIFFIC .. LINE THEM UP--- I CALL BENTLEY FROM THE "FINISH LINE" ...
EVERYBODY LETS GO--- OPAL AND MIA JUMP FORWARD TO RUN AND BENTLEY FIGURES IT IS PARTY TIME SO HE JUMPS SIDEWAYS AND MOUNTS NOEL
EVERYBODAY STOPED REGROUPED SPOKE HARSHLY TO BENTLEY-- WHO DID THE SAME THING AGAIN...
OK GET RID OF NOEL-- WHO UNKNOWN TO US HAD APPARENTLY JUST COME IN HEAT -- PUT HER BACK ACROSS THE FIELD IN THE VAN.
START AGAIN WITH GINGER IN NOEL'S PLACE
ALL SYSTEMS LOOKED GREAT-- READY SET GO -- EVERYBODY LETS GO-- OPAL AND GINGER RUN DIRECTLY FOR ME-- AND BEING SNAPPED TOGETHER, RAN ON EITHER SIDE OF ME KNOCKING ME FLAT-- WHILE BENTLEY TOOK AN IMMEDIATE LEFT TURN DRAGGING MIA TOWARD THE VAN- AND NOEL, KNOCKING MARIA OFF HER FEET INTO A BUSH..
SO WE STARTED AGAIN..
LAURA IMMEDIATELY SUGGESTED SHE HOLD NOEL AT THE FINISH LINE TO KEEP BENTLEY HEADED THE RIGHT DIRECTION...
THIS IS WHERE THAT VIDEO STARTS..
THE SEQUENCE GOES SOMETHING LIKE
? WILLIAM .. YOU READY??
" YES GO"
"BENTLEY COME... BENTLEY COME -- OPAL HERE --BENTLEY COME"
"JANINE SMILE" --SHE DOES
JANINE THROWS REINS INTHE AIR WHILE FLYING BY AT 30 MPH
I AM HEARD TO SAY "OH SHIT I MISSED HIM--"
AND MEGAN RUNNING TOWARD US SCREAMING "DON'T LET HIM RAPE NOEL"
I STUMBLED TOWARD LAURA WHO WAS NOW TWISTED IN NOEL'S LEASH AS BENTLY CHASED NOEL ON 2 BACK LEGS.
I GRAB THE OFFENDING BODY PART 1/2 INCH SHORT OF IT'S TARGET AND ANNOUNCE "I GOT IT"
NOW IF YOU STOP THAT VIDEO AT ABOUT THE 14TH SECOND--- IT IS THE SHOT WILLIAM CHOSE FOR THE COVER
I BET YOU NEVER THOUGHT OF THE COMPLICATIONS.
