Well, apparently quite a few of you want to see me get eaten by a wild animal. I received the following e-mail this afternoon:

Hi Mark,
I've been getting quite a few emails from your supporters. If I haven't already sent this to you, please see below to be considered further:

In our host we are looking for a combination of expertise and personality. True knowledge and experience in the wild animal and outdoor fields as well as the charisma and communication skills to engage us.

To be considered further, please film yourself or have someone film you answering the following questions and send me the tape (VHS, DVD, or mini-DV formats only) by Friday, February 15, 2008. Materials will not be returned. 5-10 minutes max. Shoot outdoors if possible.

- Your name, where you live, your occupation
- Describe your expertise relating to wild animals and the outdoors.
- Describe your experience working with wild animals, specifically in the field
- If you're hiking a mountain and a lion approaches, explain what you should do. Further explain what to do if the lion attacks you.
- What is the most dangerous encounter or experience you've ever had (animal related or other)?
- This show will have you out in the wild, communicating to viewers what to do in the event of an encounter with a deadly animal. The experience will be authentic -- you really will be on location encountering wild animals. Are you willing to do that?
- If possible, show us you working with or encountering a wild animal.

Thank you,

Amy Rapp | Head of Development
NorthSouth Productions

Thank you all who wrote her on my behalf! Now I have two days to shoot/edit/burn a DVD screen test. Wish me luck!

-Blast

Do you have to work with kitties?

Sue

Good luck Blast!!! I was wondering what happened to this post. It seemed to get buried pretty quickly.

If anyone can do it buddy it's you. What does the Wifey think?

Best of luck,

Blitz

Go for it dude! Just remember to put kitty in the foreground and yourself way in the background so the kitty looks large and ferocious.

Best of luck Blast.

Blast's first assignment,




















Mark good luck with your screen test, just leave the wet kitty's out of the picture.

OMG!! Those are hysterical. Now I'm going to have trouble not bursting into laughter when I'm making the demo disc.

Thanks for everyone's support. I figure there's no chance in hell they'll actually pick me, but it's the shot of a lifetime.

I'm taking a vacation day this Wednesday to shoot/edit/mail off the video. I can't help but think they gave me the short deadline as a way of saying, "Thanks but no thanks". I know where a gator burrow is that was full of babies a few months ago. Maybe I can work them into the act...

-Blast

Very cool. Best of luck.

Good thinking to start small with gators, then working your way up to bathing the cat

Very cool man.

Sorry I didn't get a letter in for you- I've been tailbone over ears for most of a week.

Okay, here is the video I submitted for the host gig:
Blast's Video Demo

The glitch in the sound was were I removed my real name before putting it up on YouTube and I also have different title screens. Other than that it's what's sitting on the producer's desk right now.

-Blast

You have my vote!