Hey folks.

Perfectly miserable morning. Dropped off Ted at the airport just now. Ted was our PA/Swing grip/set buddy. He's also a Naval Aviator (Lt. Commander). He's also one of my closest- if not the closest- friend that I have. And he's one of the greatest people that I have ever known. If you had the privilege to get to know him onset or at the wrap party, you know exactly what I mean. He is one of the most generous and loyal people you will ever meet.

AND he's headed into some really ugly shit. In a few weeks he'll be going to Iraq and will remain there for the next several months. He'll be flying in and out of Baghdad with a dangerous frequency. And it is a source of increasing anxiety for him and his family.

Cut to the point- I have placed Ted at the top of our myspace list (under "Chachi" which is his aviator call sign) where he will remain until his safe return in July. If you haven't already done so, maybe you might consider adding him to your friends list? You can keep in touch with him and- as the time comes and he heads off to duty, we can drop him a line periodically and let him know he's in our thoughts.  

He had a blast on the set and loved working with everyone (if any of you have any inkling of what military life is like you can only imagine what it's like to hang out with us nutjobs). We were both laughing about his fondest memories- Ed using the "Book of Song" during Karaoke and doing the "Interlude Dance", the everpresent onset chorus of  "It's my dick in a box!" and a dozen conversations he had with Danny, Mikey, Matt and everyone else. 

Anyhow- life is pretty tedious when he's out on duty. The internet can be a godsend and- short of the telephone- the only really solid way to keep in touch with the folks back home. When we start up in April/ May we can post pictures and send them to the little bald headed motherfucker and let him know we wish he was here with us.