LOST THE BEARD. GAINED A FRIEND.

This is the part of my blog where I brag about meeting famous people and rub it in your face about it. Over the past 6 years I've had the pleasure of working with and meeting such cool people as Lance Armstrong, Will Ferrell, Richard Petty, The Big Show (Pro Wrestler), Dale Earnhardt Jr., Pedro (Napoleon Dynamite), Three Doors Down, Webster (Emmanuel Lewis), Reggie White, Joe Gibbs, Tony Stewart, Hootie & the Blowfish, Jeff Gordon and several others. This past weekend I was working on a music video in Savannah, Georgia for none other than John Cougar Mellencamp. I find it ironic after posting in my 'Who I'd like to meet' section "anyone with the middle name 'Cougar' that I get to meet he and his lovely wife (and supermodel), Elaine Irwin-Mellencamp.

Here's a small exert from my initial conversation with Mr. Mellencamp:

COUGAR: HEY MAN, CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION?
ME: SURE.
COUGAR: WHAT'S UP WITH THAT F--KING BEARD, MAN? ARE YOU AMISH?
ME: NAH...
COUGAR: SO WHY'D YOU DO IT?
ME: I GAVE UP DATING WOMEN A WHILE BACK.
COUGAR: HAHA... I KNEW IT HAD TO BE GIRL RELATED!


Later that day, John told me that I HAD to shave it. I told him that I liked it too much and I'd feel naked without it. He then asked the rest of the folks in the motorhome (including his hot supermodel wife) if they thought I should shave it. The all agreed in unison and were getting a bit millitant with their persuasion tactics. I eventually broke and agreed. John's personal stylist ($6,000/day stylist) demanded that she help get rid of the beard. Not only that, but she offered to give me a 'Coldplay' haircut at no additional charge. John and his entourage were all incredibly friendly people. Here are a few pictures (before & afters) of the beard, also some pictures with me and his smoking hot wife.