jackassworld

I recently read an old article intro in Big Brother written by Tremaine talking about the fear he and the staff had in their hearts before a skate road trip. It might have even been one of the first trips they did … maybe the Midwest tour in ‘94? Or maybe it was Mardi Gras? Whatever. But I know exactly what he was talking about. The fear. The sheer terror and thrill of the unknown; you’re not sure where you’re going, but you’re strapped in and Kosick is there. You know you can count on Cliver for some fucked-up inside joke but you will never be prepared for what Carnie’s gonna do. Dimitry fades in and out. Jeff is behind the wheel. Then I was like, Wait a second. Whoa? Tremaine can write?

With The Big Brother Memoir’s rough-cut deadline looming in the shadows, I’ve recently taken the time, as in right now, to reflect on the things (with the help of some photos) that may have stood in the way of me having more work done.

1. I find myself, more times often than not, obsessing about how I can somehow incorporate weird, archaic ’90s technologies into my editing style. Plus people, read those labels. You know I’m wasting time checking out those rarely heard interviews. Larry Flynt. Slayer!

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The following quotes were all selected by Lauren Graham, who is currently the sucker—I mean, director for the always forthcoming Big Brother Memoir.

“can you guys be quiet? we’re making a hit in this office.”
—rick kosick, telling people to shut up while shooting an interview for the big brother memoir

“if you’re making a documentary about yourself, you’re an asshole.”
—dave carnie

“people were scared.”
—ed templeton, regarding big brother in general

“tremaine’s role on the big brother road trips was to be the biggest steaming pile of shit he could be. and i think he accomplished that.”
—dimitry elyashkevich

“my pee tastes like beer.”
—dave carnie

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Interviewing someone like Dave Carnie can be terrifying. Writing blog text about interviewing someone like Dave Carnie can be even more terrifying. You want it to be cool, smart, and even witty maybe? But it’s never going to be as good as his writing. So fuck it. I also wanted a cool set for his interview for the Big Brother Memoir (yeah, that’s right, it’s a memoir): books, a typewriter … but come on, people. It’s Carnie. He has a company named Whale Cock. Whale Cock. Anyhow, Knoxville became obsessed with hanging a giant photo of Rick Kosick behind his interview to see what his reaction would be. So here it is, kids. Enjoy. —LG

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One of the many colorful people that stop by the jackassworld offices is Scott Manning, a good friend of the cast and crew for years now. For the past few months he’s been planning an art show inspired by Michael Jackson. Of course, never expecting Mr. Jackson’s death, he and the other artists kept working on their pieces with the same inspiration in mind. A lot of people from the office were involved or submitted work, even Mr. Johnny Knoxville himself. Check it out! (more…)

Last Tuesday, Mikey G., Moises the Dickhouse intern, and I went to talk with Michael Jackson fans outside of his memorial. There’s not much more to say except we definitely captured “pure gold,” realized the power and awe of a sparkly glove, and learned about a new tasty and healthy treat: aloe vera juice. Inside joke description not included. —LG

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The final adventure in SXSW actually started at the beginning. On our first night, we were introduced to the velvety smooth vocals (and charm) of county music singer Dale Watson. Now, to be honest, I didn’t know about Dale Watson’s music until Knoxville gave me his phone number. Dale was polite as could be when I called him and he invited us to see him play that night at a place called the Broke ‘N’ Spoke. (more…)

Being a huge fan of all things that sparkle, Knoxville had his assistant Dennis run all over town today for a sparkly glove to honor Michael Jackson. He also sent us out to cover the event by interviewing the late Mr. Jackson’s fans in the streets of downtown Los Angeles. This is about as close as we got to the “real” press while filming, but it doesn’t matter cause we got to “the people.” Look forward to seeing the footage soon! Sparkle glove included. Peace out, MJ.

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I randomly met Norman Reedus this April at an art show in Canada. I was shooting the event and had a production office in the basement of the show. Amongst the chaos, my friend came in with Norman saying something like, “This guy needs help and he’s obviously cool, so we should help him.” Sure. I asked him where his photography in the art show was from. He said a John Carpenter film called Cigarette Burns that he’d worked on, and I’m pretty sure I punched him. Sorry, Norman, but Halloween is my favorite movie of all time. So to me, working with Carpenter is pretty fucking rock and roll. Not to mention Norman was in The Boondock Saints, also a top caliber piece of film-making. Watch that shit if you haven’t. No, I mean it. So good. Besides killing the mafia on film and doing great John Carpenter Impressions, Norman spends his time running around the world making art. Check it out. (more…)

When I told Knoxville I was driving an RV with five of my friends to the SXSW music festival, he suggested that we hang out with some of his friends while we were in Austin to get a real Texas experience. Man, I bet he regrets that now. Just kidding. Well, maybe not. No, but seriously, how cool was that? Not to mention he and Derek hooking us up with gas money to make it there. Thanks, guys. You’re the best. (more…)

I’d never had the opportunity to spend any time in the south until a recent trip I took with a bunch of friends to the SXSW music festival in Austin, Texas. We drove an RV from LA to Austin and parked it downtown just blocks away from the madness of the festival. It was off the hook. Amongst all of the raging and listening to bands, Johnny Knoxville suggested that we meet up with some of his friends to see if we could get anything cool for jackassworld. One of the random activities with his amazing friends (which I’ll be posting more videos of soon), was to go hang out with Mark Zupan and the TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls. (more…)