Noteworthy* because it was possibly the most random appearance of my life and just what a way to start things off so surreal, for such a surreal absurd event.. -->
Stopped in amsterdam was posted up in the back of the business class/skylounge for an hour or so till the plane for Venice was ready, keeping the buzz going, sippin on Remy XO and eating some crapes with fruit on my macbook, killing time. Demographic of this especially top shelf skylounge is typical 30-60 yr old white as they come, wealthy Netherlands business men and women. Not a single drop of diversity. Im watching homies at Stept Weight trailer for the first time since I had been busy, and hadn't seen it yet.... Look up for a moment see two black dudes walking down to my end of the lounge, where there was only a couple tweed couch things left. Don't think anything of it and go back to watching. Feeling nice responsible tipsy
They sit down on the couch adjacent to me and I look up quick, while taking a sip of XO and choke on it slightly. Kinda do a double take then look back up over my macbook and yup, no, there was no mistaking it. Took an awkward big sip of XO, spilled a little on my shirt.... and just looked at him for a moment.
would of been less surprised if it was george bush by far....
after looking away for a second, just said vertabem: "50..... haha wha... what the fuck are you doin here...6am Amsterdam skylounge?"
Don't and never really given a fuck for celebrities (People Magizine shit) , people need to chill, people are just huma... but this put me so off guard it took a couple minutes to react. For next 30 or 40 mins, while my dad read the new york times next to me and was busy with shit on his phone, I proceeded to get drunk to calm my sudden nervousness and had some real talk with 50 Cent, from music to his films to skiing, his plans , my plans , our film premiere and his tour in Norway that he was headed to..... he seemed rather fascinated and confused by the short bit of Stept slaying urban playing on my screen and about my deal with our film that was premiering later that day...
So regardless if you dislike his music, I can unbiasedly say the dude was surprisingly friendly and genuine and even with $400,000 on his right finger alone, and an entourage of about 15 deep, including unmistakeable angry looking tony yayo and a bunch of people I vaguely recognized from MTV Jams, and Get Rich or Die Trying.... seemed to genuinely take in a lot of the shit we talked about, and threw him my card.
Yeas cool story, but shit was just far too classic, my dad just looked up at one point once I stopped being shook and introduced them, so fucking funny. And no , I don't have a pic with me and him posing with 'gangsta' signs...... He probably gets that shit 24/7 all day, and Curtis was just tryin to lounge like myself and I did not want to be that kid.... as funny as it would of been to have one, respect gets respect.
Anyways:
world & US premiere schedule, official english trailer (should be online soon), red carpet pics etc most available to peep on the official movie site if ur interested..
Got bored threw this sloppy joke edit together in about 5 minutes on the flight back..... after the world premiere of the movie in Italy put on the spot pretty intense in front of a lot of media press and broadcasting networks.... hadn't slept in over 24 hours and was drinking cognac and champaign more or less the entire trip in.... needless to say I was not exactly my normal level of articulation and intelligence in response, but sometimes real full version of the press conference available around online.... but it's not that interesting. Everyone was beat. haters gon hate. chill & have some fun...
