Shame you're not in Cork - Cillian's hometown - where everyone has some "connection" to him. Mine is I've had a lovely little chat with his mum. I'll be sure to give you a glowing recommendation if it ever happens again.
Went for an early morning swim in the lake at the Latitude festival. As I swam a musician started playing nearby - the same song, again and again. It was a bit surreal. Got out, threw my clothes on and walked round the corner to see the final performance by Michael Kiwikana (?) joining a small crowd cheering that song yet again. Puzzled … when it finished Danny Boyle walked onto stage for thanking everyone for getting up so early. I was thus an accidental extra in a Danny Boyle film ( Yesterday) - dripping wet ! No Cillian Murphy !
Nooooo!! What are the chances of that!! That man gets everywhere!! You should write about that time you accidentally became a festival going extra for Danny Boyle. Shame about the elusive Cillian. One day he will be mine 😁
Story you didn't get the part. You'd have been an excellent dead body ... or undead body. I don't know...
Anyway your story was very familiar. And funny. My wife worked in the business for years.
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Why do things always clash? Arghhhhhh! I was meant to be in a play, then realised it was on at the exact same time as I was away on the French Exchange! I did sign up to an extras agency but never got called in. People I knew who did got to wear police uniforms and get cold and muddy in the background of an episode of Dalziel and Pascoe - I think I can cope with that! 🤣
1) Paddy - *Mumbles to someone, “this is what I have to live with.”
Join the ranks, Paddy. My husband lives in insufferable toil
2) Succession was such a painful hot mess of conniving, backstabbing, passive-aggressive angst … sitting through it felt like hot knives; but Hubby laughed through every episode. Still not sure why.
3) Shaun of the Dead reference checks out
4) Substitute Bradley Cooper for Cillian Murphy and I am a compliant, method mud zombie
bahah great story about nothing actually happening, the best kind - i once produced a short film in which i forgot the spooky atmosphere effect guy had been sitting in a field for 4 hours waiting for me to tell him to push the button on the smoke machine - i forgot to tell him we'd changed plan and wouldn't be needing him for a while oops!
Zombie extra, you would have been a star
Thank you. I can see you are a man who can spot real potential 😂
Showbiz is a cutthroat racket, kiddo.
It sure is. But with Cillan by my side I can…
oh sorry, I drifted off again there. Thanks for reading Dan and subscribing to the nonsense. Good to have you on board 😁
Shame you're not in Cork - Cillian's hometown - where everyone has some "connection" to him. Mine is I've had a lovely little chat with his mum. I'll be sure to give you a glowing recommendation if it ever happens again.
Marci I will forever be in your debt. I’m sure as soon as he sees the lengths some of us are willing to go to he will be over here like a shot 😁❤️
Kate, we will make this happen 💪🏼🤣
You can be my bridesmaid 😁🙏😁❤️🙏😁
Woo hoo! It's a deal! 😃😂
You make me laugh out loud! Believe me that’s a gift!
Thank you Phoebe. And thank you for subscribing. I’ve just noticed the email. Great to have you on board! ❤️
Oh absolutely my pleasure! Making me chuckle is a gift! 💖
That’s absolute gold! Sorry you didn’t get the part but your experience is definitely something to dine out on.
Thank you 😁❤️
Went for an early morning swim in the lake at the Latitude festival. As I swam a musician started playing nearby - the same song, again and again. It was a bit surreal. Got out, threw my clothes on and walked round the corner to see the final performance by Michael Kiwikana (?) joining a small crowd cheering that song yet again. Puzzled … when it finished Danny Boyle walked onto stage for thanking everyone for getting up so early. I was thus an accidental extra in a Danny Boyle film ( Yesterday) - dripping wet ! No Cillian Murphy !
Nooooo!! What are the chances of that!! That man gets everywhere!! You should write about that time you accidentally became a festival going extra for Danny Boyle. Shame about the elusive Cillian. One day he will be mine 😁
Story you didn't get the part. You'd have been an excellent dead body ... or undead body. I don't know...
Anyway your story was very familiar. And funny. My wife worked in the business for years.
Your post has been selected as a candidate for the Ernie Award.The award is made monthly for the best article/story/post for the month.The only rules are: 1. Must be an original work (not created by AI) 2. Tasteful AI graphics are allowed. 3. No inappropriate, graphic, sexual references. 4. Writer must be a subscriber to TexasErnieLee.Substack.com free site.
5.The Award recipient receives a $50 award.
Congratulations, the award will be announced on or soon after August 1st.
Thank you Ernie 😁
Honestly, I would watch a whole film about YOU trying to become a dead zombie extra just to meet Cillian Murphy.
I’ll pitch it to Danny next time I see him 😂
Well, you tried, that's the main thing!
Why do things always clash? Arghhhhhh! I was meant to be in a play, then realised it was on at the exact same time as I was away on the French Exchange! I did sign up to an extras agency but never got called in. People I knew who did got to wear police uniforms and get cold and muddy in the background of an episode of Dalziel and Pascoe - I think I can cope with that! 🤣
😂😂😂 Yes I think I can live with it too. Imagine lying in the mud for hours then finding out the Murph wasn’t even in it. I’d have been devastated 😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣
What a character you created! I loved it. I also wanted to shake her lol
1) Paddy - *Mumbles to someone, “this is what I have to live with.”
Join the ranks, Paddy. My husband lives in insufferable toil
2) Succession was such a painful hot mess of conniving, backstabbing, passive-aggressive angst … sitting through it felt like hot knives; but Hubby laughed through every episode. Still not sure why.
3) Shaun of the Dead reference checks out
4) Substitute Bradley Cooper for Cillian Murphy and I am a compliant, method mud zombie
5) Cillian Murphy is secretly *my* boyfriend
😂😂😂
bahah great story about nothing actually happening, the best kind - i once produced a short film in which i forgot the spooky atmosphere effect guy had been sitting in a field for 4 hours waiting for me to tell him to push the button on the smoke machine - i forgot to tell him we'd changed plan and wouldn't be needing him for a while oops!
😂😂😂 that’s hilarious. Poor bloke!!!
It was their loss, Kate ! A great essay. I particularly loved the bit when the doctor joined in !
Haha! Thanks Maureen 😁
"You can’t sit still through a whole episode of Succession..."
🤣
I love Succession, but he’s right I can’t usually still through a full episode of anything!!
I cannot believe the shortsightedness of Danny Boyle. He must be kicking himself now.
You bet Anna. I’ve already included all this in my acceptance speech when I win the Nobel prize for literature. He shall rue the day 😁
Hilarious!
😂