New url for Peach Buzz
Bookmark this new url for Peach Buzz.. We have moved to Wordpress!
Access Atlanta > Blog > Archives > 2006 > June > 13
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
DJ dishes on the dirt, shirt and grub on ‘Marshall’ set
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Star 94 “Steve & Vikki” show prankster Tom Sullivan can now add thespian to his résumé.
Sullivan spent the better part of last week at Herndon Stadium at Morris Brown College, filming pivotal scenes for the upcoming sports flick “We Are Marshall” with stars Matthew McConaughey and Matthew Fox. Sullivan was cast as an Xavier University assistant football coach, a team favored to beat the underdog, tragedy-laden Marshall team.
Alas, with the broiling heat, 12- to 14-hour days, polyester costumes and a whopping $72.10 per day salary, the experience was, well, less than glamorous.
But Sullivan reported to Buzz that the film’s stars were equally nice. “Matthew Fox introduced me to his wife.” Fox was quieter off-camera, according to Sullivan. “McConaughey was the more social one, talking to the extras and stuff.”
Sullivan says both Matthews had some off-camera tobacco vices. Fox chain-smoked and McConaughey frequently expelled chewing tobacco.
“I wore the same XU polo shirt for three days!” says Sullivan. “In those temperatures, it got kinda gross, too. On the third day of filming, they had this roll-on stuff used to create grass strains and also liquid dirt. I made myself a little messy. On Saturday, I got a clean shirt.”
Lunchtime was no picnic, either.
Sullivan says that extras were fed Chick-fil-A for a week straight. “When they announced that we were having Papa John’s pizzas, the extras acted like they’d just won the lottery.”
There was a two-piece-per-person limit, however.
“Overall, I really liked the experience,” Sullivan says. “In the future, though, I’d like it to be maybe 10 degrees cooler. And I would have liked to keep one of those inflatable fans they used in the stands as extras. One of those would be great for the HOV lane.”
And the most dramatic thing Sullivan got to do while pacing up and down the sidelines for four days?
“I got to take McConaughey his bongos,” Sullivan says.
We’re almost certain he’s kidding.
Quote of the day
In honor of the multiple spit-take-inducing quality of the upcoming NBC interview with media-saturated mom Britney Spears, Buzz will proudly excerpt portions this week via our “Quote of the day” segment. The full Q&A with Matt Lauer airs Thursday on both “Today” and at 9 p.m. on “Dateline.”
“I can’t go anywhere without someone judging me. … I did it with my dad. I’d sit on his lap and I’d drive. We’re country.” — the pregnant pop tart explaining why her baby Sean Preston was riding in her lap (and not in a rear car seat) as she recently sped away from paparazzi.
Seagal cancels local gig
Well, this bit of news certainly blows a crater into our social activities this evening. Action superstar Steven Seagal and his band Thunderbox have canceled their scheduled concert tonight at Variety Playhouse in Little Five Points. According to the press release sent to Buzz Central, “Steven’s sound is part classic Delta blues and part swamp stomp.” The gig would have been “the Variety debut of this multitalented musician, actor and martial artist.” In observance of this tragedy, Buzz will be in seclusion and not taking calls tonight.
Babs returning to ATL!
In other concert news/signs of the apocalypse, Barbra “I’m through with touring” Streisand will appear on Nov. 2 at Philips Arena. Via a press release, Streisand’s longtime manager Martin Erlichman announced the tour, citing her commitment to contribute to “charitable organizations as her motivation to return to the stage.” Translation: Her Meineke spokesman hubby James Brolin’s 401(k) plan. The legendary diva has booked popera boy band Il Divo to open the dates for her. In a partnership with American Express, card-carrying fans (credit card, that is) can secure “a special opportunity” to score tickets early for the Atlanta date, all this week through Sunday at www.ticketmaster.com. Ah, yes, which brings us to the price of said tickets. The best seats are $750, followed by seats economically priced at $350, $200 and $100.
Stork report
Matt Damon and his wife, Luciana Bozan, are the parents of a baby girl, the inexplicably normally named Isabella, their first child, the actor’s publicist said Monday.
“Mother and baby — everyone — is wonderful, fine,” publicist Jennifer Allen said. The baby was born Sunday in a Miami hospital, Allen said.
Jason Bateman and his wife, Amanda Anka, are expecting their first child.
Bateman, who starred in the Fox comedy series “Arrested Development,” announced on Los Angeles radio station Star 98.7 last week that Anka is 5 1/2 months pregnant with a baby girl.
Celebrity birthdays
Magician Siegfried of Siegfried and Roy is 67. Actor Malcolm McDowell is 63. Actor Richard Thomas is 55. Comedian Tim Allen (“Home Improvement”) is 53. Actresses Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen are 20.
Contributing: news services. If you have a tip, call 404-526-2749. Or fax 404-526-5509. Or e-mail: buzz@ajc.com.
If you have a tip, call 404-526-2749. Or fax 404-526-5509. Or e-mail: buzz@ajc.com.
Permalink | |
