Denzel Washington and my abercrombie & fitch kid

by Trace on May 3, 2010

Originally published Friday, February 4, 2000

Considering my reasons for going to the trouble and expense (!) of publishing this site, let me tell you the last and final irony in working toward My Life Goal.

Atlanta Cast, 1999, Titans

My 18 year old son (the Abercrombie and Fitch kid in my life) strolled in one day with a new t-shirt that said: “Remember the Titans, A Jerry Bruckheimer Production, Atlanta Cast 1999, Titans”

When I asked (shrieked) where did that shirt come from?, his answer was, “Uh, they gave ‘em to us for, like, being in this movie they were shooting at school.”

Uh, child, do you recall, my, like, goal to be published? To have, like, somebody read my stuff?

“Uh, No.”

Did you see – uh, producers, writers, actors – did you see anybody like that?

“Well, Mom, the only person I saw that I knew was DENZEL WASHINGTON, and I, uh, really didn’t think of running up and going, uh, you need to talk to my mom… she’s a writer.”

Did you think about calling me so I could come over there?

“Yeah, Mom, I did. I thought, Boy, the last thing I want in my life right now is for my Mom to be running around this football field asking everyone she doesn’t know if they’re important enough to read her screenplay. . .”

Oh.

If you’re read Harvey Mackay’s networking book, Dig Your Well Before You’re Thirsty you’ll know that his theory is – everyone you want to know is only six people away – you know someone, who knows someone, who knows someone, who knows someone until the someone you want to know is in the list . . .

My son, Abercrombie and Fitch kid, . . . Denzel Washington !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And, EVERYBODY who filmed “Remember the Titans” . . .

Ah, life goes on and on and on.

My kid is in a movie with Denzel Washington, and, wait for it, I got the T-Shirt.

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