The Dumbest Kid in Gifted Class by Dan Ryckert

Author:Dan Ryckert
Language: eng
Format: mobi, azw3, epub
Publisher: Up To Something Publishing
Published: 2016-11-02T04:30:00+00:00

Nugent’s cameo falling through was a disappointment, but I was still determined to nab a big star. For weeks, I sent out requests to PR people and tour managers, trying as hard as I could to garner even a shred of interest.

After sending out e-mails to every notable act that was coming through the area, I heard back from one of them. A tour manager for George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic was up for chatting about the idea and asked for a script. I was working on one about a young Canadian hitman who moves to Kansas to try to corner the local assassin market. It would be easy enough to write in a mafia godfather character, and naturally, I’d have it played by the Godfather of Funk.

I finished the script, adding a scene where George Clinton orders the Canadian hitman to assassinate one of his organization’s enemies. Not long after I sent it in, Clinton’s manager responded enthusiastically. She had brought it up to Clinton, and he was all for it. She was setting up me, my actor, and my second cameraman with passes to a P-Funk show in East St. Louis, Illinois.

Since I was already going to be there with cameras, she had another request: footage of the current tour. I immediately agreed. She wanted one roaming cameraman onstage throughout the concert, one in the crowd, and one stationary wide shot from the back of the room. I wasn’t about to pass up on the onstage role, so I took that and tasked my actor and cameraman with the other spots.

In the weeks leading up to the concert, the plan was for my friend Chris to drive us to St. Louis in his car and serve as one of the cameramen. The hitman role would be played by Tyler from my floor in Hashinger. He and I may not have been great friends, but he was a theater major with an acting background, so I picked him for the role.

Days before we were set to head out, Chris told me he wouldn’t be able to go because of a school commitment, leaving us without a driver. Tyler didn’t have a license and I was terrified at the prospect of driving for four hours on the highway. Merging on a highway was enough to give me a panic attack, let alone driving across the entirety of Missouri. At one point, I was actually researching ways to get across the state without getting on a highway. MapQuest told me that the drive would take four hours if I took I-70. I wasn’t able to find any routes that would take me across the state exclusively on local roads.

Thankfully, my friend Nick stepped in and offered to drive. He also had video production experience, so I could trust him to get good shots from the crowd. A couple of days before the concert, we packed into Nick’s car and made the drive. For those who haven’t taken I-70 through Missouri, just

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