Parading for Rob Thomas

usually when I go to a shoot, I am the bottom person on the totem pole -- I have no union or agent. So I am not allowed speaking parts and I get paid less. (Upon writing that, I wonder why I even go????)

Today I showed up at 5am to be an extra in a Rob Thomas video. I had to go to the Church of St Sava on 25th Street between Broadway and 5th.

Apparently, I was considered VIP because I was getting paid (all of $100 but that's not bad when it's in cash.) There were about 25 of us.

All the other scads of people were from Rob Thomas' fan club! When he arrived at 9a, some were crying and fanning themselves a la Beatle Invasion circa 1964!

I have to say that Rob Thomas is a nice, cool guy. He posed with the fans and said hello to everyone.

The video depicts a parade of people with various messages of peace and equality, etc. I was dressed simply, like a girl from the 1970s, holding a sign that said "Peace" on it.

Other people dressed up like trees (and could hardly walk, but were great sports about it). We had a bunch of little kids dressed as bumble bees and flowers (and were soooo cute!) Then there was a gospel choir and a Scooby-Doo-looking bus.

I think they turned it into a gay pride parade because there was an archway of rainbow-colored balloons over the whole thing. So -- while I am not gay, but I play one on TV!

Then we marched singing the refrain:

"Sometimes
we don't notice
How good it can get.

So maybe
We should start over,
Start all over again."

Not bad, even in the drizzling rain! Rob Thomas played someone watching the parade go by with all the onlookers.

http://www.robthomasmusic.com/