The Fox interview was a comedy of dropped phone calls, and I could imagine the panic in the control room as they tried to get me back. I was still laid in bed, with at one point both of my phones ringing. They did manage to get me on the show eventually, but it was all a bit of a rush. This is the phonecall from my end, which is about a half hour of carry-on edited down to about two minutes.
The Today show first presented my story in March when the website went live. I have been back a few time since to give them an update on the auction. TODAY is an early morning show and with the time difference with the Eastern States, it usually means getting up very early to be in the Perth studio by 5 AM.
Interviews with Channel 9 News. The cameraman and News reporter can be seen on the video taken by my friend when the auction went live as as they arrived 30 seconds before it did.
It was pretty chaotic as the auction went live today, with one TV crew already here, and another just arriving with thirty seconds to go!!
Didn't get much video of it happening, but this was the moment it started!
I started filming at work this morning, and there was meant to be a bit more in this video, but the shop got pretty busy, and the day flew by, so this is pretty much what I managed to get. Anyway, meet Matt and Chris, and take a quick look around the shop.
My job at the shop is part of the complete package that is being offered for auction. To find out more, take a look at:
http://www.alife4sale.com/list_Job.htm
Music: Viva! by Bond
At last, I get mentioned in the same sentence as Ron Jeremy and brothels!
Well, how often does that happen - you go looking on the internet for a news article for your blog, and find that you have been mentioned in the same headline as Ron Jeremy? Oh dear!
There have been a few questions asked about whether the auction is targeted at single males, or whether a female or family could buy it. i have always said that the house would make a great family home, and was built with that in mind. And just because I live a bachelor life here doesn't mean the new buyer has to.
My friend Melanie has kids, and has made a video to show how family-friendly Perth is. This shows a selection of the great family facilities and entertainment Perth has to offer. So here it is, in place of my usual chat.
Music :
Mission Impossible Theme
Love Generation by Bob Sinclar
When we first arrived in Perth Laura and I rented Series 1 of The Sopranos and got hooked then, but that was six years ago, and I never got any further with the story until now.
However, Laura, Marty and I made a Perth-based video inspired by The Sopranos theme, filming most of the material in and around Northbridge, Perth's entertainment area. Because we have tried to capture the gritty feel of The Sopranos, the video probably doesn't present Perth in the best light!
Music: Woke Up This Morning by Alabama 3
Another ten days gone, another ten days closer to auction day - only 10 weeks to go now! I am looking forward to actually starting the auction.
I am currently on a long weekend away south of Perth at a friend's place in Margaret River. He lives in a lovely leafy street just back from the main street through the down, and I decided to use his front garden as the backdrop for the video.
I came down here to watch the Drug Aware Surf Pro Competition, but so too did thousands of others, and what is usually a very quiet street was pretty busy, and it took nine attempts to film a one minute video without cars rumbling by.
The first time I got a quiet minute without traffic I stuffed it up too - very frustrating, so it's a bit short this time round.
Speak to you again in another ten days.
Ian
You can also find links to some videos I found on YouTube and recommend on the "Links" page.
