Josh Haslup is one of the Art Department's PAs (Production Assistant) which means he's around to build and dress sets. He's one of the most helpful PAs on set willing to help any department that needs an extra set of hands. He is also invincible.
Last Friday was wet and disgusting. It rained all day and all night. And since we're filming in the middle of nowhere Maryland, the roads were all kinds of slick. Josh was sent out to pick up some equipment for the shoot and on his way back he hit a really wet patch of road and ran off the side into a ditch. He wasn't the only one. Moments after, another car slipped at the same spot and ditched next to him. A third car slipped and smashed Josh's car. One of those other two cars nearly killed Josh. But did he shit his pants? Did he run crying to the hospital? Did run home and hide under his bed for fear of rabid cars coming to attack him in his sleep? NAY! Josh called his parents and had them drive him all the way back to set so he could drop off the equipment he had picked up.
That's dedication!
Josh is an inspiration to us all. I'm sure most of us would have just gone home and said "fuck this shit!" But Josh believes in this project enough to literally risk life and limb to see it through to the end. Not only that, when he's not building something or running an errand or standing in as a extra, he's filming all the behind-the-scenes goings on for a documentary on the production of C-47. And he's doing so without pants! One of his extra roles required him to stand around in nothing but tight ass boxer briefs. In between takes, he was walking around with just a t-shirt that covered up most of the boxers. So here's this guy walking around set with no pants on filming a documentary! Priceless. I expect much more pantless documentary film making this coming weekend.
So here's to Josh, the Invincible Pantless PA! You, sir, are an inspiration.
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Might I also add to the Josh love--despite doing 2,034,983 other things on set, he's always got an eye out for the actors! I had a couple of whiny actor moments during filming this weekend, and Josh was there almost immediately with a solution. I was concerned about my bag getting spilled on--he showed me where to stash it safely. I pinched my hand in my own costume (we actors aren't known for our intelligence) and within seconds he provided me with an icy cold bottle of water to minimize the damage. Hooray for Jesus, I mean, Josh!!
Jesus walks among us!!
Jesus walked on water, but Josh walked on Jesus.
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