Thanks for the kind comments.
Good eye Harry on the J-1772. Her husband had their Volt and the only car in the garage was her old Rav-4 EV which has the old paddle connector and I knew if I had her pretend to hook up the J-Plug to the Rav people would cry "Fraud." But I wanted her to do something with the J-Plug so I came up with the quick draw action and she was game.
As far as the Hasselhoff connection, you are only two degrees away (or is it only one?)! I worked with him on The Young and the Restless in 1978 long before he was Michael Knight or Mitch Buchannon or the "German Elvis." He and Wings Hauser shared Cher's old dressing room from the Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour since that was the stage at CBS that they shot Y&R.
FreepZ: In answer to your question, it was pretty easy to get both of them. I know Alexandra really well from our mutual volunteer work for Plug In America.
She is a sweetheart and when I told her what I had in mind she was all for it so we picked a day and I went to her house and gave her my script and we shot it. I do have to say it is really great working with a professional actor. She is VERY good at what she does. But also, she REALLY believes in the cause.
I knew Fabio from the interview I did with him on the day he shot the Plug In America spot. I coached him a bit on EVs and Plug In America so he could have a few facts for the interview and he seemed to appreciate it. We hung out a bit that day and he really was very approachable and open.
Later when I saw him at the Plug In Day parade on his Zero he told me that he basically was given it because of his appearance in the PIA spot and my interview which was seen by the Zero people. That sparked the idea for me to shoot the story.
Contacted his manager and told him what I wanted to do and he asked Fabio and he was all for it. Went to his house and shot it.
He also is a kind, humble, and sweet guy and was a complete pleasure to work with. Did everything I asked with no reservations and really put an effort into doing it right. A very enjoyable project.
As far as him "needing a haircut": I'll let you tell him that because he is one strong guy. He is twice as fit as he looks. He always hugs me now when I see him and afterwards my chest is black and blue because his pecks are like rocks.
He has asked me to ride with him if I ever get a Brammo which I think would be a complete kick.
My next EV project is going to be shot in two weeks and I'm as giddy as a school girl about it. It's about Volt owners and them being "mad as hell" about all the Volt trash talk by Fox "News" and Rush Limbaugh. My first subject is a person that I've been a big fan of for 40 years so I'm really looking forward to it.
Again, thanks for your feedback. It gives me motivation to keep doing it.
