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[farang_noi]

Hi All. I just wanted to reiterate my thanks for all of the great suggestions on here. I was a bit apprehensive to approach these people out of the blue without any examples to show them so I went ahead and did my first interview with someone I had easier access to.

Gary Wick is a lifelong Prince Rupertite who is most well known for Gary's Lock Shop and more importantly, as Santa Claus to many children and adults alike.

Please take a gander at the video and let me know what you think. I am by no means a professional but I feel like I've captured the essence of the interviewee.



http://youtu.be/B_qO7aT-_w8

[MrGonzo2006]

Nice job with your interview with ol' Santa Gary. Keep them coming.

[isabelydancer00]

Hi all ... Gary Wick is a lifelong Prince Rupertite who is most well known for Gary's Lock Shop and more importantly, as Santa Claus to many children and adults alike.
Please take a gander at the video and let me know what you think. I am by no means a professional but I feel like I've captured the essence of the interviewee.

http://youtu.be/B_qO7aT-_w8

This is great, Aaron!!! I'mm living in Europe right now, so I'mm happy to see stories, news, vids of things and people back in mmy hommetown. I look forward to seeing mmore of your interviews!
isabelydancer00

[farang_noi]

Here is the second interview in my series. This time it is with Rob Gruber of Good Times Games and Electronics. Enjoy!

PS. Thanks to fellow HTMFer Amy Moore for the suggestion.



http://youtu.be/8T8nq4wJmBg

[AndrewMorgan444]

Herb Pond?

[Pantagruel]

How about the english sign painter? He also did the Santa Claus for the coast guard for many years.

[chalk]

awesome job man, these are really well done. it's dudes like rob that keep this city alive.

[farang_noi]

Hey all. Just a quick update.

Thanks again for all the positive feedback. When I hear that people enjoy the interviews it gives me more of a boost to keep going. With that said I will be taking a bit of a break as I will be traveling to Asia again for a couple months, returning in September.

I have already recorded a short interview with Jim West of Jim West Signs but I have to collect a bit more footage before I can post a finished product. Hopefully I will get to that on my return.

If you guys enjoy my work please check out my travel blog at http://gatherthewind.tumblr.com . There is no content yet but I hope to post frequently when I'm on the road. On this trip I should be stopping by Japan, Korea, Thailand and hopefully Laos.

Aaron