tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958990354598975042.post7277154806677210036..comments2024-03-26T16:33:07.870-07:00Comments on Round Seventeen: Everywhere you ever were.Rich Siegelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01863451214232651917noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958990354598975042.post-43459717016790223852018-03-07T17:54:34.805-08:002018-03-07T17:54:34.805-08:00Rich - your normal great bombast isn't quite u...Rich - your normal great bombast isn't quite up to its usually accurate hyperbole on this one -Ed was much, much more than all that. First, beyond scribbling his own script notes, Grover would normally kick off his shoes and pull out a stopwatch which was invariably held at sort of an improbable 90-degrees angle, crooked over his head. Believe-you-me, his fucking timing was better that your fucking timing. Secondly, your experience to the contrary, he wasn't a mere 7-take charley. A spot he did for me involved roughly 75 attempts because he, far more than we Was. Not. Satisfied. Ed: "Not right." Us: "We're thinking if you combined the back half of take 35 with the front of 43, it would work". Ed: "Got it." And, damn it, he did it—to the point he got me both a CA Advertising Annual, a One Show pencil and a Radio Mercury award. Final correx: He was also, considering that Chiat/Day probably made him the next richest voiceover on the planet (Riney bought a CaribbRich - your normal great bombast isn't quite up to its usually accurate hyperbole on this one-Ed was much, much more than all that. First, beyond scribbling his own script notes, Grover would normally kick off his shoes and pull out a stopwatch which was invariably held at sort of an improbable 90-degrees angle, crooked over his head. Believe-you-me, his fucking timing was better that your fucking timing. Second, your experience to the contrary, he wasn't a mere 7-take charley. A spot he did for me involved roughly 75 attempts because he, far more than we Was. Not. Satisfied. Ed: "Not right." Us: "We're thinking if you combined the back half of take 35 with the front of 43, it would work". Ed: "Got it." And, damn it, he did it-to the point he got me a CA Advertising Annual, a One Show pencil and a Radio Mercury award. Final correx: He was also, considering that Chiat/Day probably made him the next richest voiceover on the planet (Riney bought a Caribbean island of his VO proceeds, fercrhrissakes) extraordinarily approachable. It really didn't matter to him: If he liked your spot and you were moderately professional, he would play ball. Oh yeah, one last thing: He worked for scale-an impossibility given the demand for his talents. Then again, all Ed wanted to do was do the work. And we are all richer for his having voiced it to perfection.ean island of his VO proceeds) extraordinarily approachable. It really didn't matter to him: If he liked your spot and you were moderately professional, he would play ball. Oh yeah, one last thing: He worked for scale-an impossibility given how popular he was. But, then again, all Ed wanted to do was do the work. And we are all richer for his having voiced it to perfection.Jef Loeb - Brainchild Creativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02006182057149312883noreply@blogger.com