>>I agree with FireBreath, Chris, and others about Maria's pleasant and professional phone demeanor, and also the annoying use of high caps to express oneself.
Makes me wonder if the two subjects might be related...?...if in fact verbal High Caps were used on the phone with Maria, she might well have kept the conversation short and to the point. I certainly would, although I would probably lack the grace of Maria to express myself in a constructive manner...having been told by a former boss that I lack certain professionalisms. I'm glad I got rid of the boss now that I work for myself **widea**grins**, and that the organization we both worked for at the time got rid of him altogether...! Sometimes what comes around, goes around, and it's just a beautiful day...
About the R9 in Hollywood... When I was at the new factory facility back in February Karl told me about this story. It seems someone in the industry and working on this picture owned an R9. Somehow it was brought to the attention of the director and he loved the gun...!...and decided to make use of it. While telling me about all this Karl was just finishing up some special black R9 grips (heavy lacquer, as I remember) for the gun in use on the Jolie thigh and other scenes in the final cut...TW<<
