Aaron Riveroll | Photographer

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Makes me hungry, and sick, just thinking about it. In the spirit of BBQ and 4th of July, thought I would share this story. I’m gonna go have a hot dog now.

One of my favorite things to do is watch cop shows with my dad. I can remember when I was younger, watching shows like COPS (of course), Adam-12, and my absolute favorite, Dragnet. Jack Webb is the man…with his walk, his stern demeanor, and his tell it like it is/just the fact’s ma’am style. Dragnet is by far the best police drama ever…especially for its time (circa 1950s-70s). I bought another Dragnet DVD today…but it has episodes from the 50s, which are still cool. One of the trademark things about the show is that after every major scene, Joe Friday always has a some sort of exhortation followed by a “dum dee dum dum.” And no matter what, my dad and I always look at each other. It’s the funniest thing. It’s not that Joe is incredibly deep or philosophical…but sometimes he just hits the nail on the head, you know? *smile* But it seriously is a great show…I actually want more episodes from the 60s to come out…those are some of my favorites.

For a great article on Dragnet, check this out.

I always love watching people watch my movies. For instance, the first time I had people watch my NGS Cops movie, I loved watching their reactions (good and bad). Months after I gave Jenny and Joanna their junior recital DVD, I loved talking to Jenny’s mom and hearing how much she loved it. And then Deanna…Brian and I got to watch a little of it with her…and I got such a kick out of her expressions and her favorite parts, etc. And then today, when I gave my grandparents the DVD of their 60th anniversary and they watched it with some of their friends, everyone had good things to say. And even though I had seen the footage way more times that I would have liked, it was neat to watch people watching it for the first time. I may not be the greatest videographer…actually, I know I’m not…but I like doing this kind of stuff for people and watching them enjoy the product. Makes me feel good about the time I put into things.

Well, it’s time for sleepy time. Night.