I remember YOU were scared...

Perhaps Affleck's greatest ad-lib, that will never see the light of day theatrically (along with the rest of 'em), due entirely to the fact that it was completely out of character. He knows how militant I am, yet he forever endeavors to pop in a line or two, God love him. Perhaps on the laser-disc.

Anyhoo, we're heading into day four of our six-day shooting week, and now's as good a time as any to update the faithful.

First off, we answered an age-old question on Monday - one that's plagued this board since its inception. Hopefully, Brad and Chris will hurry this tid-bit into the Summaries, so the fly-bys and newbies are spared the indignity of a barage of flaming posts.

That age-old question "What ever happened to Randal?"

The newfound answer: "Why, he's in , of course."

That's right - Jeff came to town for a quick cameo in the gun shop scene. He turned in a great peformance - one that made this ol' romantic pine for days of yore. He held his own (and then some) against the Golden Boys, and closed out the day nicely when he said to me "It was nice being behind the counter with you again."

Also on that day - Ben and Lee, together again. It's their only scene opposite one another in the flick (along with Matt - which makes it 'Ben, Lee, and Matty, together again' as they were all in a scene together in 'Amy', way back when). Lee continues to be tremendous, and the boys were just as fetching (performance-wise).

Tuesday, we did the 'opening ceremony' scene with the boys, Carlin, and a crowd of hundreds. We created (literally) panic in the streets (thankfully, only within the scene), and were able to squeeze all the shots we had to get in between the downpours. To those of you who joined us that day, I offer many thanks for your 12-to-15 hour patience. Like the man said: film-making is repetition.

Today, was both good and bad. The good: we shot our first footage on Rock, who turned in just about the best film work he's ever done. The bad: it was Carlin's last day. Chris and George got to hang out and talk shop between the set-ups in Glick's office. Fiorentino was once again the rock upon which our little potboiler is built, and me and Mewes got to do what we do best: say stupid things, and make stupid faces.

We're averaging about 15-17 set-ups a day, from what Scott tells me. It may not seem like much within the standard film community (especially when you consider Robert was doing... like... four thousand set-ups a day on 'From Dusk 'til Dawn'), but for an Askew picture, it's about ten set-ups more per day than we've ever really done before.

Me takes an opportunity to pat myself on the back.

We spend the next three days doing the train sequence, with Linda, Rock, Ben, Matt, Mewes, and me, which'll close out our third week nicely (which means I'm going to sleep all of Sunday).

Word came down from the >'Max that the dailies are terrific (always a boon to have the studio cheering you on), and I'm inclined to agree with them. Watching the 2.40:1 projected dailies makes me wish we were done, and close to release.

I've gotta say - thus far, it's a pretty good picture (knock wood), and I'm enjoying the hell out of myself. With all the great performances and footage we're getting on a daily basis, I'd have to be a prick to not be enjoying myself.

My apologies for not getting to posts tonight, but the 'Man without Fear' beckons (let it never be said that I don't understand the stress of holding down two jobs at once).

Speaking of comics, Duncan sent the first ten sketched pages of the Jay and Silent Bob mini-series for us to check out. They're gorgeous and funny; fuck, can that man draw!

I'm out for now.