MAN ABOUT TOWN — by Steve Nadis
I’ve long wanted to break into the movies and came close to literally doing that this evening. I was in Harvard Square, in a hurry to get down Dunster Street, so I could buy burritos around the corner at Dunster Street. Except Dunster was closed because they were filming the Ben Affleck picture, “The Town.” I was in a rush, as I said, because our babysitter was leaving in 15 minutes and I didn’t want to get caught in a long line with a bunch of kids on the burrito meal plan. So I barged ahead on my bike, practically riding right through the movie set. All the while, I was imagining the director or A.D. saying: “Film this guy on the bike. That’s gonna make our movie realistic because Harvard Square is full of these nuts.”
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They came to my street, too, in the North End, apparently; although I never saw them. I didn’t realize they were doing the whole city (+Cambridge), I just figured it was a Mafia flick. I was waiting for vintage cars to show up, and people in period dress. I was afraid they would complain about the music on my stereo being anachronistic. If I’d known otherwise, I would have opened the windows so they could hear it all the more!
It seems that Hollywood was after you, GM. Maybe they’ll have better luck next time. I would have appeared in the movie if I hadn’t been in such a hurry about those burritos… –Snake