You may say, "Waffle Street?" It has a reason for the name. The synopsis of the book that they are making into the movie is an adaptation of James Adams' 2010 memoir. It is named Waffle Street as chronicles his foray into food after being laid off from the hedge fund that he worked at during the financial crisis. James chose to work at a popular 24-hour diner where he claims "most of his financial knowledge has been gleaned" under the tutelage and friendship of Edward, the best short-order cook in town (who is also an ex-con).
I am really excited to read his book and to see how it compares to what I learned in school. James took some time to do a speaking event and book signing at work that same night and I got to chat with him for about 20 minutes or so. It was really interesting talking to him and about his experiences.
In addition to James, I got to meet the stars of the movie, minus Danny Glover. Depending on what genre of tv and movies you watch, you may or may not know the actors.
Julie Gonzalo James Lafferty
Julie has been in A Cinderella Story, Freaky Friday (the new one), Must Love Dogs, and a bunch of tv shows. James was one of the main characters in One Tree Hill and has been in a lot of other tv shows as well. James was a whole lot nicer than Julie and I had a good time chatting with James.
Post-production meeting
Some of the trailers and other support vehicles from filming.
It was a pretty cool day at work today. It almost rivaled this day:
Ummm, on second thought. It was cool but it did not compare to meeting and talking with the current prophet of God and leader of the LDS Church, President Thomas S. Monson.
