Rockstar Jon Hillenbrand, June 10, 2008October 17, 2019 I was just emailed this question from a client for an upcoming photo shoot I will be working: Jon, do you need any special arrangements for the luncheon on 6/27? – Let me know – Thanks,(name withheld to protect the innocent) Here was my reply: I will need the following items: All gloss-black trailer with a single white star on the door, no name. The trailer should have a 12 speaker Bose sound system and all my songs loaded onto the player, and good lighting inside Ice box full of Desani water, not Ice Mountain Fresh Lipton Iced Tea made with the Desani bottled water every hour with two ice cubes per glass, no more, no less A Chia Pet – type doesn’t matter One apple picked at the start of the apple picking season – I’ll know A Honda or Yamaha 4-wheeler ATV 60 packages of 3 or 30 packages of 6 golf balls and one 5-iron (titanium) Stainless steel bucket Astroturf with embedded golf tee 12-foot ladder 10 Ray-ban men’s sunglasses styles to choose from 10-DG sunglasses in women’s styles – not for me Alienware computer with high-end 5.1 speakers, 26” widescreen monitor, Saitek FCS HOTAS, and TrackIR head tracking system High-Speed Internet access Some cokes A pug (for my sister) Collar and leash 15 assorted kinds of incense All leather surfaces will need to be removed and replaced with suede or cashmere 50 bottle rockets 60 packages of Snickers Crunchers (for my other sister) 60 packages of PB Twix (for my friends) Fannie May Turtles (quite a few) A good collection of country music CDs or MP3s (doesn’t matter which bands as long as they are popular) A plasma sphere at least 24 inches in diameter Bed with at least 1200 thread count sheets and artificial down comforter and pillows Disco ball Dog walking service on standby Alarm clock with three alarms that can be individually set for weekdays and weekends The King Of Queens seasons 1-8 on DVD Access to a Ferrari F430 or Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder at a moments notice I think it’s a pretty good list! Important Life question, “What would your Rockstar request list look like?” Photography Thoughts photography
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