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A long time ago (2004, before I became a writer), in an upstate New York town far, far away (Athens), yours truly had the pleasure of being an extra on a Steven Spielberg film ("War of the Worlds") for one night. It was the scene where a flood of refugees rushes down a hill toward a ferry in hopes of escaping the alien ships, and the experience was nothing short of incredible. Throughout the shoot, I could hear the director's voice projected over microphones strung along the street we were running down, but I never saw him until the very end, when he came out and thanked everyone -- all 1,000 of us. He said, "You've all been fantastic -- I wish I could take you back to L.A. with me!" I'll always respect him for that. And I still have my Paramount pay stub to prove I was there.

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A long time ago (2004, before I became a writer), in an upstate New York town far, far away (Athens), yours truly had the pleasure of being an extra on a Steven Spielberg film ("War of the Worlds") for one night. It was the scene where a flood of refugees rushes down a hill toward a ferry in hopes of escaping the alien ships, and the experience was nothing short of incredible. Throughout the shoot, I could hear the director's voice projected over microphones strung along the street we were running down, but I never saw him until the very end, when he came out and thanked everyone -- all 1,000 of us. He said, "You've all been fantastic -- I wish I could take you back to L.A. with me!" I'll always respect him for that. And I still have my Paramount pay stub to prove I was there. With...