Re: D Rex on WGN TV Chicago, Dec. 12, 2003

["d_rex_2002" <rich@xxxx>]

Man, was it cold out there early this morning, but even in
this bitter cold, the D Rex and GT40 RC started up at 5am.
Everything went well with everything Steve and I had to do,
but of course, you cannot control everything that happens.

What is it about interviewers that they wait until the last
minute to shoot some video, then do not follow directions.
I refer to this as the "Dennis Gage" syndrome and those
of you at the Evansville Car Show last year know what I
mean. Dennis tried to start the D Rex several times with
the push button start without the ignition switch turned on.

Yes, it happened again - they just do not follow directions.
They cannot start D Rex on camera, then I start it OK off 
camera. Oh well, that's showbiz. At least they did the first
segment of the interview with me with both the D Rex and
the GT40 RC running in the background, so at least viewers
heard both vehicles running and know they worked just fine.

The segments were shot with the temperature in the single
digits and the wind chill at about -10 degrees by 7am.
Needless to say the door struts did not hold the doors on
the D Rex all the way open, adding to some disappointment.

Overall, the segments went well and if anyone looked like
they didn't know what to do, it was the two interviewers.
I'm sure Tamir will will cut a couple of segments down and
post them to both his website and my D Projects website.

BTW: We were asked to come back next spring, when the
weather is a little warmer for more outside LIVE TV.

Later,
Rich W.