the milktrix

May 2003


While in Cleveland for a swim meet, I saw a film crew shooting a commercial of a car driving down the road. The camera man was following in an SUV standing in the sun roof. I immediately decided that shooting with the camera-out-the-sun-roof technique needed to happen and the milktrix was born.
The problem with the the camera-out-the-sun-roof technique is that it is apparently illegal on many levels. As we were filming, my ass half-out the roof of my mom's car, I have the driver go around Joe's car so that I can get the shot. Joe was following th posted speed limit of 45 mph which meant to pass him we were banging out about 55-60. This was not a problem with any of the other cars around us except for the police officer.

After we got the shot, we pulled over to thank the police officer for clearing traffic for us...

"Are you guys crazy?" He said, not calmly at all. "I oughta impound this vehicle and slap you with reckless opp."

"Hello officer, I'm Michael and this is Andrea. And we are filming a short for a photogr..."

"You guys were driving 60 miles an hour without a seatbelt, half out the car."

"Officer, I apologize, we just needed that one shot to finish our film and we have gotten it and so we're done."

"Well you have also got a pair of tickets for speeding and failure to wear a seat belt."
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