This afternoon, GWE caught a great video of Garrett enjoying some music by Justin Timberlake in his brother’s room. I think we have another performer in the family!
Justin Timberlake Better Watch Out!
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Daddy is My Caddie (Golf for Kids)
I have an expensive addiction. It’s called “Golf.” It’s well known that I am a terrible golfer, but I still love to play. I even enjoy watching it on TV, but sometimes the soothing sounds of Jim Nance (and the Irish wit of David Feherty) lull me to sleep on a warm and sunny Sunday afternoon.
As a Hollywood Executive, I’ve seen many “addictions” go one of two ways. Either the person hides their addiction from their friends and family or they never shut up about it and seek out the company of others who share in their addition. I’ve gone one step further! I have created one (possibly two) offspring who share in my obsession. At the age of 6 ½, Justin has accepted my addiction as his own….and it is good!
I started him on his “(Golf Cart) Path to Ruin” slowly…through food. There is a local diner at the Balboa Golf Course by the house that serves pancakes. I casually suggested Justin join me for breakfast one morning. (‘Cause who doesn’t like pancakes??) I might have also mentioned that I had a couple of golf clubs and golf balls in the back of my car if he was interested in trying some “putt-putt.” Together, we did this a couple of times. I knew he was ready for the next step when he asked me to take him to the golf course one morning…unprovoked!
I took Justin to Roger Dunn to purchase his first set of clubs. As I discovered, there is not a large selection when it comes to golf for kids. There aren’t that many club choices….especially for a lefty! After getting fitted and taking a few practice swings in the store, we walked out with a brand new set of “Tour X“ clubs and Angry Bird Golf Balls!
It only took Justin a few moments to get the hang of how to use his new clubs! Here are the results:
As I said before, addictions can be a dangerous thing. Some people choose to “Chase the Dragon.” We choose to “Chase the Little White Ball!”
Pestering Celebrities on Behalf of My Son!
As I’ve mentioned before on this blog (click here to see), Justin is a huge fan of “America’s Funniest Home Videos” with Tom Bergeron (or as Justin says, “Fur-geron.”) To Justin’s way of thinking, Tom is not only the host of the show, but he must also be the person who selects each video and chooses who wins the grand prize each week! GWE and I have even witnessed Justin talking to the television during the show as if Tom Bergeron could hear him.
Since I represent celebrities, a “star sighting” is a daily occurrence and not that unusual. And, since my wife does a lot with the Television Academy here in Los Angeles, she is not immune to the occasional sighting as well. Fortunately, we were together when we ran into Tom Bergeron at a Television Academy event (where two of my clients were presenting!)
We could not pass up this opportunity. When Tom was done with the Red Carpet, GWE pulled him aside…explained who we were (not lunatic stalkers)…explained that our son was an “AFV Uber-fan”…and politely asked if we could take a picture with him for Justin. He happily agreed. (GWE even went on to explain our son’s mis-pronunciation of Tom’s last name. He laughed and told us a few of the variations he had heard as well.)
The following morning, GWE and I walked into the living room and found Justin playing on a iPad while sitting on the sofa. We asked him to put the iPad away so that we could show him something. GWE pulled up the picture and showed it to Justin.
At first there was a mild recognition of what he was looking at. After a few seconds, it finally hit him and his eyes almost popped out of his skull. I could see the synapses in his brain exploding.
“YOU MET TOM FUR-GERON????????” asked Justin.
“Yes, we did!” exclaimed GWE. “And, we told him all about you and that you were a fan of his.”
“Cooooooooooooool.” he responded.
Justin looked at the picture one more time, smiled….and then went back to playing on the iPad as if nothing had happened.
“…And That’s The Way It Is.”
Justin has decided to follow in the footsteps of those great newscasters who preceded him. Much like Walter Cronkite and Edward R. Murrow, Justin has taken it upon himself to bring “the truth” to the masses. Here is the truth – there WILL be pizza for lunch today…there WILL be a choice of juice or water…and there WILL be ice cream sold for a dollar. (And as part of his economic editorial, he informed his viewers that for a dollar, the ice cream really was a bargain.)
At the school Justin attends, they have the children do a pre-taped morning announcement show that is broadcast internally and online. For weeks, Justin begged us to inquire about having him host the morning show. Finally, Justin decided to take matters into his own hands and he approached the Principal directly to announce his intentions. She politely informed him that Kindergarteners weren’t allowed to host the show. It is a privilege reserved for the older boys and girls at the school.
However, she did tell us that “Host of the Morning Show” was an item up for bid at the annual silent auction. GWE and I agreed that come hell or high water, we were going to get this for Justin. When the event arrived, I ran interference with Garrett while GWE continued to use offensive and defensive maneuvers to ensure that we would win the bid. Needless to say, Justin got what he wanted…two days of providing the morning announcements to his fellow classmates
Here is Day 1:
Here is Day 2:
Justin was so well received by his classmates, that he was asked back to host THREE MORE TIMES!!
Based on the feedback (and ratings bump), I am currently fielding offers for my son at all the major networks and news outlets. If you need a new morning host (I’m talking to you – Today Show!) who is charismatic and can deliver hard-hitting journalism – you know how to reach me!
Justin’s AFV Moment
Justin’s goal in life is to be on “America’s Funniest Home Videos.” He really, really, really wants to hear Tom Bergeron call out his name as the $10,000 winner. Believe me, he’s done some very funny things over the years, but they’ve never been caught on video…until now.
Thanks to my sister and the Flip Camera she bestowed upon us, I now present you with “Garrett Discovers Justin on Porcelain.”
I think I see a lotta lawbreakers up in this Blog tonight…
Each of us have “defining moments.” These are the moments when something so profound happens to us that we are affected for the rest of our lives. For example, I remember the moment I met my wife. That was a “defining moment” because it affected so many other things (including the creation of other, smaller human beings many years later.) Another “defining moment” of mine was the moment I decided not to get into a car with some friends from high school during my junior year because I didn’t trust the driver. l discovered that they were involved in a car accident later that afternoon and I could have been seriously injured – thereby, possibly affecting (or ending) what could have been. I also remember the “defining moment” of hating a job and a boss so badly that I knew I had to take control of my own career.
I would like to present you a moment in Justin’s life that could be considered a “defining moment.” Let’s call this moment “Dancing with Mommy.” How could an innocent moment dancing with mommy to a video game affect the rest of his life? Well, let’s see….
Based on what I witnessed, Justin either has the potential to discover that he could be a great dancer like Gene Kelly or Mikhail Baryshnikov….or, my wife has just taught our son how to ‘shake it’ for screaming women and dirty money like he was “Magic Mike.” (By the way, the sound of destruction coming from the background is Garrett…giving his stuffed animals a lap-dance!)
I was leaning towards the classier end of the dancing spectrum until I witnessed my son do “The Moonshine!” You decide!