Yes, my high school mascot was a Talbot. And, yes, it is an extinct dog at that.
Anyways, the source of my pride today has nothing to do with our mascot, the four time state champion swim team, the WPIAL champion girls swim team, or our Blue Ribbon School status. Although I am proud of each of these things.
Today's pride swells from the fact that the new Taylor Lautner movie Abduction is being filmed at my alma mater. Camera crews are onsite TODAY.
According to some reliable Hampton gossip, the high school marching band will be featured in the film (for all of 3 seconds). Additionally it is rumored that while touring the high school the director was shocked by the fact that there are no locks on the lockers in the school (never have been). Supposedly the director opened one of the lockers during the tour and it was littered with pictures of Taylor Lautner and the rest of the cast from the Twilight series. The director supposedly set up a meeting/lunch between Taylor Lautner and the girl whose locker was opened. (These rumors are unconfirmed at the present time.)
Details about filming are available here.
The school district's web site confirms that the school will be closed today and tomorrow for a facilities rental. I'm hoping the rental fee is made public. I'd love to know how much money a school can make for hosting a movie...
I'm thinking about going to see the movie when it is released (or several month later when it is available for rent on iTunes) just to see my alma mater in all its lock-less glory.
Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. ~Ferris Bueller
2 comments:
That's pretty cool. Had no idea what a Talbot was. But, of course, that does not beat the mythological man-bridge-steelworker creature that is the Ambridge Bridger.
P.S. Ambridge has its own parole / police officer stationed at the school. But we do have locks. I once had my discman stolen.
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