So I had some trouble uploading to wordpress since they changed the process, but here is the youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/aimeegeddes
The commercial shoot was AWESOME! I pretty much just got to play all day and pretend I was famous! In fact, while we were filming at Wheeler Farm on Friday, one girl stopped me and asked if I was “famous or something.” I just laughed and said “No,” but at least it made me feel good for the day.
I don’t know how many times I sang the Hertz jingles, but it was A LOT! Friday, at the farm, I had to get in the pen with a baby cow! It freaked me out, but I didn’t want to say anything. It wasn’t so scary, except for the mucus all over it’s nose and the saw dust sticking to it, ick! I think I scared the cow more than it scared me though, I almost wacked it in the head a few times with the acoustic guitar.
Saturday, we went out in the middle of NOWHERE to shoot. I got to peel out in a 2008, Black, 500 horsepower, Shelby Mustang GT, with Gold racing stripes! It was so cool! But, I have to be honest, it was a little (Ok, a LOT) more car than I am used to driving. It was kind of hard for all 4′11” of me to see out of, but I managed. I also got to drive a big Lincoln truck, and believe it or not, it was easier to handle, but the mustang was a lot cooler!
I also got to play a black $8,000 electric guitar. It would have been really cool If I knew how to play a guitar, he he:) It was fun to pretend though, except for the scabs I incurred on my two middle fingers. Oh, well, it looked cool on camera.
The commercial starts tomorrow (Thursday, April 17th.) I don’t know which stations it will air on, but I know it will air in northern Utah, Boise and hopefully Billings Montana. You can all laugh when you see it. It actually turned out really well and I am excited to see the finished product. I will post a link or something if I can figure it out. If not, you’ll just have to catch it on TV.
So Saturday, after my big movie star shoot as the hertz girl, Aaron and I booked it up to USU to catch his little sister, Kristi’s, senior violin recital. After seeing her perform, I feel so honored to call her my sister-in-law. I have never seen anyone put so much passion into an instrument. The music that came out from it was absolutely incredible! She is so amazingly talented! Not to mention that she got so good by playing since she was 5 and works on it hours and hours night and day. It just goes to show you that you really can do anything if you put your mind to it and will take the time to work at it. The lady who did my make-up for the commercial said something to me that really sums up many of the lessons I have given and taken in music all of my life and now I share it with you:
“If you can pay enough attention to notice the subtle differences, you really can be good at anything.” -Paula J. Dahlberg
She was a very different personality from myself, but by the end of the shoot and two hours in the car together, I got to understand her much better. She is a very talented make-up artist and that one statement she said on Saturday, has really stuck with me. It is so true. This is America, and you really have the freedom to become anything you want to. BUT, if you are going to be great at anything, it is the subtle differences that matter. It is the sublte differences that set you apart. I have been pondering this as I practice my own singing, and find that you can’t just let the one note that you’re not quite happy with stay there, you have to fix it. I guess it is the same with cleaning your house. That’s probably why my house isn’t as clean as it should be.
