Dec 17, 2009 – Jogging With Brad Pitt
Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 1:06 AM
Subject: Good Morning Alexis
Thanks … I really enjoyed last night!
Robert
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Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 5:22 AM
Subject: RE: Good Morning Alexis
You’re welcome….
Great big ditto on this end too!
Alexis
ps – Sorry for talking so much!!!
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Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 9:48 AM
Subject: RE: and……
I need to be entertained… crazy stupid day here.. they have us on a cleaning binge… ‘a place for
everything and everything in it’s place’… can’t believe the stuff they’re throwing out!
It’s no wonder we’re in the position we’re in.
(tiny little rant there)
… tell me a story….
pretty please?
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Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 10:53 AM
Subject: Re: and……
Ranting! I love it … Don’t get me going … Ok …
Once upon a time there was this wounded little boy who was verbally assaulted every day by the big bad
…. oh wait a minute … you probably want to hear another story … right???
Ok … I was in the middle of my leave my wife, leave my present jobs, leave Toronto, I want to EVERYTHING about my life kind of situation a few years ago …. The Gemini manic guy moved to Meaford and started having dinner parties almost every night and was setting up a non profit foundation for abused kids called the “Logos Foundation” …. Logos is a word that I fell in love with … ancient Greek … simple definition is 2 or 3 pages long … I was reading Aristotle at the time …
Yikes … this is really going to be a long story! I got so much to tell you! And I have SOOOO much to do right now ….
Keep checking back I will continue when I have a spare moment …
Robert
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Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 10:58 AM
Subject: RE: and……
tease…..
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Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 11:13 AM
Subject: Re: and……
tease … please …
Ok, I’m in the middle of all this non profit stuff and I get a phone call from an old friend of mine who
connected with a dot com startup in Calgary who were looking for internet software similar to some code
that I spent 4 or 5 years developing. I spoke to both the president and CEO who seemed quite interested
in a demo of said software. But where to demo? … they offered to fly me and a friend out to Calgary
and put us up in a suite in the most expensive hotel in Calgary. Ok … which friend to take???
Have to go … back at you soon !!!
Robert
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Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 12:15 PM
Subject: Brad Part 3
Long story short … decided to take a woman who kept showing up at my dinner parties who had never beenout of the province …
Also took my new wonderful soul suckers … http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/CanonEOS1DMkII/ and http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-70-200mm-f-2.8-L-IS-USM-Lens-Review.aspx … these are a big part of the Brad story …
Few days later … limo to airport … partied in departures lounge … got on plane … partied in plane … too much brandy … arrived in Calgary … picked up my bags … hers??? … nowhere to be found … waited … waited … getting very late … finally we checked with customer service … bags are being searched by RCMP … what??? finally she tells me that her husband (first time I heard of him) was in a US high security prison for 7 years for drug smuggling and her bags always get searched! Now you tell me!
Ok … finally taxi to hotel in downtown Calgary … check into suite … crash … get up too early … wanted a Timmies so I elevator (verb?) down to the lobby, get directions and leave lobby … ok … when I left Ontario it was late fall but very warm 20+ …. didn’t notice the weather in Calgary until I stepped out of the lobby … around -5 with wind … I’m in shorts and a T shirt … ok … I’m a runner so I often run in cold weather in shorts … so I sort of jogged up the street to Timmies … This is an early weekday morning and I’m passing many people heading to work … In heavy coats, hats and gloves … they are staring at me … I think I had on my flourescent orange running shirt that said “Nike Toronto Island 10 k run” on it.
They really start staring when snow flurries start to fill the air. More stares in Tim Hortons in line … back to the hotel jogging with a coffee … my lady friend is still sleeping so I drank the coffee in the lobby. Decided I needed to take some pictures … My first meeting with the dot com people with dinner that night so I had the day free.
Went to the room got my killer camera … it is huge with that lens but very comfortable to carry … still haven’t figured out how to carry it with a neck strap. Warmer clothes …. camera … leave hotel … I’m a block away oblivious to my surroundings … I look back and there is a group of people that seem to be following me … can’t be … walk faster … turn corner … another corner … look back … larger group of people following me! WTF So I turned around and started taking pictures of them (maybe would help with evidence later on) … this kind of freaked them out … Bull by the horns … “Why are you guys following me??” Answer: We figured you knew where Brad was. Me: What? Group person: Brad and Angelina are staying in your hotel and we saw you leave the hotel with THAT camera and we figured that you knew where Brad was. Me: No … I didn’t know he was here and no I don’t know where Brad is!
Sorry … I REALLY have to get some work done …
Robert
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Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 12:31 PM
Subject: RE: Brad Part 3
you’re mean……
and…
you shall be punished !
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Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: Brad Part 3
Threat or promise??
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Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 12:35 PM
Subject: RE: Brad Part 3
promise…..
you ok with that?
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Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 12:41 PM
Subject: Re: Brad Part 3
Possibly … make that possibly yup … make that I’m usually open to anything …
R
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Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 1:25 PM
Subject: RE: Brad Part 3
good to hear !!
meeeee tooooooooooo
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Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 3:25 PM
Subject: RE: Brad Part 3
ok… so when do I read about Brad’s jiggly parts????
I’ve been glued to my seat (don’t go there!!) all day….
Sighhhhhhhhh.
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Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 4:00 PM
Subject: Re: Brad Part 3
Didn’t I tell you that there was no jiggly parts?? I do have a business to run here … I hate email because I can’t put the smirk on my face when I say “I do have a business to run here” because I can’t wait to tell you the rest …
Ok where was I? Oh yeah … went back to the hotel … turned on the local news and half it was that Brad and Ang were in town but nobody … NOBODY … had seen them … there was a contest running where if you could spot them and verify the sighting there was a prize …. there was a frenzy of Brad this and Brad that … he was in town filming a movie with “Jesse James” in the title … there were film dudes waiting for buses to take them to “the shoot” always waiting outside the lobby. I was two floors below THEM!
Enough of this … I wanted to run .. not away … but to get some quality miles in … I hate running machines but with my experience outside and no knowledge of available jogging trails I decided to go to the Hotels fitness club …
I arrived and there was two running machines in the “club”. There was a woman running on one and I proceeded to the second one. I said hello and she gave me a look that basically said I was the biggest perv in the world. Ok forget about God’s gift to men and start running.
I put earbuds in my ears and turned up a Classic Rock track and started to run. The Holy Woman left (thank God) and I had the room to myself. I mentioned that I usually avoid these machines … I feel like a hamster on them … I usually run in the forest when I can … and I run with a bear on my back … I made up that phrase to describe pushing the old heartbeats to the max and then some. I closed my eyes and ran for 15 or 20 minutes and the endorphins kicked in and I sort of forgot where I was … I know that because I dropped my towel that I had put over my shoulder and guess what I did? … I stopped to pick it up … remember I’m on a running machine! … what happens when you stop on a running machine that is cranked? … yup ended up against the back wall. Not much in the way of injury, only to my ego … went back to the machine and turned it off … climbed back on and started to run again …
A few minutes later a guy came into the club and took over the other machine … I think he said hello but at this point I didn’t want any conversation because I was in a groove and I didn’t want idle chit chat to destroy the moment … I kept running …
Back soon … sorry …
R
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Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 4:20 PM
Subject: RE: Brad Part 3
Arrrrggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 6:50 PM
Subject: Brad Part Four
After a few minutes of ignoring the, dishevelled black haired guy that was jogging beside me I happened to look up at the mirror that was in front of us. It seemed like the whole city of Calgary was on Brad alert and here I was running and ignoring the famous guy … although to be quite honest he didn’t look anything like the dude in the movies. Black hair, loose fitting clothes, he looked hungover with black circles under his eyes and messy black hair … sorry no jiggly (I’ve never used that word in my life and here you have gone and made me say many times in 24 hours!) parts.
I looked around and the only other people were 2 obvious body guards sitting at a table outside the fitness centre. Now I didn’t know what to do or say. The following is the best recollection of our very brief interchange.
Me: You are ruining my stay in Calgary.
Him: Why? What do you mean?
Me: I can’t leave the hotel without hordes of sweaty masses following me.
Him: Why again?
Me: Just because I have a big assed camera. They think I’m paparazzi and I know where you are!
Him: (Laughing) Where’s your camera now? Do you want a picture?
Me: Its in my room and thanks but no thanks. You have caused me enough problems.
Him: (Still laughing) Sorry!
Me: It’s alright …
I got off the machine at this point and left saying “I hope you leave soon!”
Alexis … sorry about the delay in this but you must admit that it added some excitement to a boring old clean up day at work …
I’m bad … real bad … hee hee
Robert
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Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 7:12 PM
Subject: RE: Brad Part Four
Ok…. yes Robert… it did add some excitement to a boring old clean up day at work……
You have to know though that if that were me on the treadmill next to Bradley… the conversation would have gone much differently…
Me: You are ruining my stay in Calgary
Him: Why. What do you mean?
Me: Knowing you’re here…. I can’t focus on anything but your jiggly bits.
Him: Excuse me??
Me: Your jiggly parts… you know… the ‘jewels’
Him: (Laughing) I’ll show you mine… if you show me yours….
Me: Can I get my camera first?
Or something like that!!!! Uh huh.
So… will you teach me to run? I love cycling… rollerblading…. rowing…. walking… anything cardio (other than running). This body wasn’t made for running Robert… just loathe …. absolutely…. every….. freaking….. step.
How long have you been running for? How long would it take for me to train for a 10k? My head says yes… but my body says no. (funny…. usually it’s the other way around !!!!!!!!!)
Ok… I’m hungry. What’s for dinner?
and….
what time would you like me to call you?
A
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Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 8:31 PM
Subject: Re: Brad Part Four
Ha ha … I’m sure wish you had been there instead of me … it was, how should I say, kind of weird … not exciting at all … just wanted to get out of there … I kind of felt sorry for him … He didn’t look like he was having any fun at all … like running was a job for him … I was there because I love running.
And if I was being harassed because I might know where this guy was can you imagine being that guy????
As for dinner … made pineapple, pork, Bermuda onions, red and green peppers, water chestnuts and some other stuff stir fry with a kind of gingery soy saucy brown sugary sauce on basmati rice … how ’bout you?
Running? I started about 15 years ago and I run in cycles … 4 or 5 months on and a few to too many months off ….
I’ve only done one marathon and number of half’s and a few 10 ks. I’d love to do more. I’d love to run in Marathons around the world … there’s a charity that helps you do that. If I was more on the ball I’d start doing that but maybe you might be my inspiration to do it.
In terms of teaching you … I don’t know … I’d love a running partner … maybe it just isn’t your thing … I love cycling but mainly crazy style through the forest and if I haven’t ended up upside down at least once I haven’t had fun. Actually I love cycling on a trip too … I love doing the Niagara River …. I’d love to do a cycling trip across Ireland from lodge to lodge … or pub to pub.
Phone me any time! 999-666-8765
Thanks for that conversation with Brad … broke me up!
Robert
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