Beep beep! The Open Florida TV-RV is rolling into a Florida town near you. We're shooting videos and photos to enhance the new VISITFLORIDA.com. Explore this site to discover what's going on with the crew, including behind-the-scenes videos of our antics on the road. If you spot the TV-RV, be sure to stop by. The new VISITFLORIDA.com is all about experiences, and we have plenty to share.
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The Keys to NYC
I think today is Thursday but it feels so much more like a Friday. Hold on...wait...wow...it is Friday.
The first two above lines are what I like t read more
Fri, 20 Jun 2008, posted by Amon
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One Year Later
It's been a little over a year since the crew first hit the road and it's been quite a ride. Here's a quick list of the highlights from the past year read more
Mon, 9 Jun 2008, posted by George
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A Few Parks, A Beach, and A Fort
I know after reading the title to my post you are wondering what I'm going to write about. It's pretty simple actually. I'll be writing about a few pa read more
Wed, 4 Jun 2008, posted by Amon
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Eastside Blog
It’s been a while since my last “traditional” blog…and psych! This one isn’t going to be one! I’m addicted to lists and other means of c read more
Mon, 19 May 2008, posted by Emilie
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This is Why I Have an Awkward Tan
Last time I posted (no need to check when it was, let's all just pretend it was a week ago) I said that my next post would be about a trio of nature s read more
Mon, 12 May 2008, posted by George
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On the Road in Northwest Florida
Claude, Amon and I are in the TV-RV heading to our last destination in White Springs near Lake City. We have been shooting beaches and state parks all read more
Fri, 9 May 2008, posted by Missy
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Music to my Ears
Hello world!!!
I know it's been such a VERY long time since I've relayed any... events to you.
My ever-elusive laptop is once again visiting the I read more
Fri, 9 May 2008, posted by Samantha
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Fact-o-blog
We blog week to week about our current happenings. What are the Crew members really like? Here’s 25 things you may not have known about everybody in read more
Thu, 8 May 2008, posted by Emilie
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Walk with Me
The last few weeks have been almost nonstop filming with a few days of rejuvenation in between. I'm writing this post from the Hampton Inn in breezy D read more
Thu, 8 May 2008, posted by Amon
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Blog-ku: The last week in haiku
--International Plaza --
Vibrant hues dancing
are Custo Barcelona,
in love with pink dress.
Smells waft and assault
at Lush, demanding my nose. read more
Tue, 29 Apr 2008, posted by Emilie
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Blog-oem
Blog-oem
I’ve been on the job for months, I’m on number seven,
at first I thought, no way, this can’t be real, I must be in heaven!
I’ve be read more
Mon, 21 Apr 2008, posted by Emilie
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Gainesville....Then and Now
Wow, it's been a very busy month. Picking up from the last time I posted a blog (or as close as I can get given my horrible memory) brings us to our read more
Wed, 16 Apr 2008, posted by George
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One Day in Gainesville
Back on the block or better yet back in the office for a day or so. To be honest, I'm feeling kind of good today.
I woke up this morning and my st read more
Mon, 14 Apr 2008, posted by Amon
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BLOranGe – The Citrus Blog
To the delight of my taste buds, the past week I found myself in the middle of an orange grove—two to be exact! Paco, the Skipper and I ventured in read more
Tue, 18 Mar 2008, posted by Emilie
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Strange Deuce! Crew Gone Wild!
NW Florida or BUST baby …. cuz I wanna ROCK…..WOOOOOOO circle circle twist! Ben (almighty), Amon and I drove 12-HUNDRED miles last week and I just read more
Mon, 17 Mar 2008, posted by Missy
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Pause for the Cause
Quite a number of days have expired since my last entry but I’m back. Back with another gist list to cover the latest activities of my Open Florida read more
Thu, 13 Mar 2008, posted by Amon
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Oh look! Another bruise!
I must FIRST say CONGRATS to Ben & Jillian for getting engaged!!!
VERY COOL!
Now... to continue with the saga of my never-ending collection of b read more
Thu, 13 Mar 2008, posted by Samantha
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Blog in the Hizz-ouse
So, last week brought us back to Orlando for round two of video madness. This time though, we were not pulling 14-hour days so we had a lot more free read more
Fri, 7 Mar 2008, posted by Emilie
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Parasailing in Venice
I discovered Venice from 300 feet in the air!!!!! Ahhhhh!
While Amon and The Skip were reeling in the fish with Captain Scott, Paco and I went div read more
Tue, 4 Mar 2008, posted by Missy
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You’re Blogmazing, Orlando
Back on the road on a whirlwind journey across the far stretches of Orlando. It’s a wicked awesome city. It has everything—seriously—tons of a read more
Mon, 25 Feb 2008, posted by Emilie
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My Disclaimer
Hi there!! I'm sure you all are just DYING to hear of the latest mishaps that have become what I deem a "typical" day... Then again, you may be more read more
Wed, 20 Feb 2008, posted by Samantha
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Seven Bits and Zero Pieces
Hello everyone out there I-Net land. It has been too too long since you (residence of I-net land) and I (Mr. Focus) last touched bases. To tell you th read more
Mon, 11 Feb 2008, posted by Amon
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Polk County and Circus Sarasota
We spent the last week in Polk County. We had two videos to shoot there, one about golf courses and the other about waterways. Now for someone with read more
Tue, 5 Feb 2008, posted by George
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Blog-it-to-Me Polk County!
This week our adventures took us deep into Central Florida to Polk County. This was my first trip to Polk and I was surprised by some of the things read more
Tue, 5 Feb 2008, posted by Emilie
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Interior Decorating 101
So here's a funny one for you...
This week I redecorated the downstairs kitchen at work (minus the ceiling) with New England Clam Chowder.
How d read more
Tue, 5 Feb 2008, posted by Samantha
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Wild Adventures!
I’m actually in the office this week planning for upcoming shoots and since it’s not all that exciting to write about, I went to the Open Florida read more
Tue, 29 Jan 2008, posted by Missy
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Amused & Abused
I know you all JUST are DYING to hear about the latest... events in my life.
So here they are...
First & foremost, my laptop (long-missed, even read more
Tue, 22 Jan 2008, posted by Samantha
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Collier County
Emilie, Amon, Claude and I drove down to Marco Island on the 8th to shoot several videos for the Marco Island Marriott. They set us up with two great read more
Tue, 22 Jan 2008, posted by George
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To Blogfinity and Beyond
We may not be fighting fires or chasing down criminals, but the Open Florida Crew is ready for adventure at a moment’s notice. After being away fro read more
Tue, 22 Jan 2008, posted by Emilie
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The State, The Cities, and The Towns
It’s been a long time and I'm back with another picture packed post for the New Year. Where has the time gone? The last thing I remembered was eatin read more
Thu, 17 Jan 2008, posted by Amon
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Cheers to New Discoveries in 08!
My nieces, Kelli and Sarah Midden, and I started our first annual We Three Queens club this Christmas where we will take advantage of the time togethe read more
Wed, 16 Jan 2008, posted by Missy
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Blogular
There’s a running joke in the office that I’ve seen the Crew more than I’ve seen Jason, my own boyfriend, and sadly it happens to be the absolut read more
Mon, 14 Jan 2008, posted by Emilie
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Alive & Well in Florida Once More
I know. I know... You're in shock I made it back into the country in one piece.
I am too. Only a few basic scrapes & bruises to speak of.
The s read more
Wed, 9 Jan 2008, posted by Samantha
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Daytona, Once More
Last Wednesday we returned to Daytona Beach to attempt to film the Richard Petty Driving Experience for the 3rd time (we've been plagued by rain-outs read more
Thu, 3 Jan 2008, posted by George
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Yule Blog
Maine in winter is like an old friend with a bad case of the blues. You’re happy to see it, don’t mind being around it for a little while, but to read more
Thu, 3 Jan 2008, posted by Emilie
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Ben Almighty!!!
So Christmas has come and gone and I have so much to write …but I couldn’t resist starting off with the picture of our fearless leader Ben Almight read more
Fri, 28 Dec 2007, posted by Missy
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Almost Vacation Time!
This week has been a hectic one so far (and it's only Tuesday!!), but I'm busily trying to get as much work done before the weekend...
Sunday I lea read more
Tue, 18 Dec 2007, posted by Samantha
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The Blogerful Blog of Blogney
Greetings! I return to you rested, refreshed and refueled after a much needed hiatus. No…wait…scratch the rested, refreshed and refueled…I’m read more
Mon, 17 Dec 2007, posted by Emilie
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My Shining moment of PAYBACK
Teheheeheheheheheheheheehee! I’m proud to announce my shining moment of practical-joking REDEMPTION! It was pure heaven!
read more
Sat, 15 Dec 2007, posted by Missy
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Blogmaster 3000
I apologize in advance for the lackluster past couple of blogs. I’m pleased to say, friends, that my time in the office has finally come to a close read more
Mon, 10 Dec 2007, posted by Emilie
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Desktop Musings
So here I am, AGAIN, this week without the elusive laptop.
I understand it had major internal surgery (they replaced the motherboard)... Would that read more
Thu, 6 Dec 2007, posted by Samantha
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Sponge Mania!
The crew went to Tarpon Springs this week to shoot a video about their famous sponge auctions!
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Thu, 6 Dec 2007, posted by Missy
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The Blog Monster Strikes Again
Hrmm. Where do I start? Well, for one, I am really excited about December being upon us. I LOVE Christmas time—the decorations, the excuse to sho read more
Wed, 5 Dec 2007, posted by Emilie
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Open Florida 24/7
It's Monday and it is the perfect time to add yet another post to my Florida adventure blog. WARNING: This entry is goin read more
Mon, 3 Dec 2007, posted by Amon
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Success has its Price
I am sad to announce that I survived the Turkey holiday without scrapes, scratches, bruises, blood shed, etc.
I DID, however, acquire a nice spee read more
Thu, 29 Nov 2007, posted by Samantha
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Blogulus Magnificus
Turkey Day Turkey Day, how much do I love thee? Even if I’m half Canadian, I still appreciate American holidays that involve food. Fantastic! The read more
Wed, 28 Nov 2007, posted by Emilie
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Hooray for Horsies
It was great having the Crew all back in the office after almost a month of separation. It’s weird how fast time flies when you’re going back and read more
Mon, 19 Nov 2007, posted by Emilie
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Technology Lives!
I wish I had some FABULOUS story to relay this week, but unfortunately, no. Now LAST week... a bit different!!
I had a major spill on my roller bla read more
Fri, 16 Nov 2007, posted by Samantha
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The St. Petersburg Arts Center
Sunshine and I had a shoot at the St. Petersburg Arts Center yesterday. I know I've said this before, but I'm really loving these St. Pete shoots bec read more
Fri, 16 Nov 2007, posted by George
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Back at the Lab
First and foremost, before I get going any further in this week's blog post, I want to give a BIG shout to the good folks at Bistro AIX out in Jackson read more
Wed, 14 Nov 2007, posted by Amon
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Bloglette
Although office life is fun, it doesn’t exactly make for great blog entries—“We filmed (insert something super exciting here) and it was awesome read more
Wed, 14 Nov 2007, posted by Emilie
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Greetings from Jax!
Wow! There is so much to do in Jacksonville!!! Once we braved the waters on a crazy, fast speed boat, EcoMotion Tours took us on a natural "roller coa read more
Tue, 13 Nov 2007, posted by Missy
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A Few Days In Jacksonville
We've been in Jacksonville for the last three or four days filming at numerous locations. The location we've been stationed at has quite the inspiring read more
Wed, 7 Nov 2007, posted by Amon
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Bloggy-Woggy-Doodle
I had a restful five days off after our whirlwind journey through Northwest Florida the week prior. I was going strong for about the first seven days read more
Wed, 7 Nov 2007, posted by Emilie
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Castaways in Jacksonville! :)
The crew just got to Jacksonville and we had the quite the wild time on a speed boat shoot! :)) We were focusing on the waterways in Jacksonville and read more
Tue, 6 Nov 2007, posted by Missy
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The TV-RV makes news on WJHG TV!
While on the road, the TV-RV encountered the Chanel 7 news in Destin. A young woman named Elyse apparently wrote a story about us, check it out:
h read more
Thu, 1 Nov 2007, posted by Emilie
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Blogalomaniac (aka The Tally Trail)
Riding around on this enormous RV, decked out with all the modern comforts of home (and then some) and decorated in an unavoidable exterior, makes you read more
Wed, 31 Oct 2007, posted by Emilie
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I SEE you! :)
SOUND THE ALARM ...it was an EYEBALL POPPING EXTRAVAGANZA in the office last week! Translation: The fire alarm went off and I passed the time eating c read more
Mon, 29 Oct 2007, posted by Missy
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untitled (sorta)
This blog post has no title and for good reason too—mostly because as I type this I really don’t know what I’ll be talking about. These next few read more
Mon, 29 Oct 2007, posted by Amon
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North Florida
We're 4 days into our latest trip through Florida. We started out Monday and traveled all the way from Sarasota to Port St. Joe (a 7 hour drive). It read more
Sat, 27 Oct 2007, posted by George
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And the saga continues
Can I tell you about the exciting drama we've had at the office this week??
I just want to clearly state the following:
The fire alarm was IN NO read more
Fri, 26 Oct 2007, posted by Samantha
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Home "Sweet" Home....
I finally moved into my SWEET apartment in the downtown area of Sarasota! YIPPEEEE! It was almost as exciting as when Amon and I found Sugar Heaven in read more
Mon, 22 Oct 2007, posted by Missy
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Amelia Island
When someone asks where Amelia Island or Fernandina Beach is located, the reply is usually, "somewhere up by Jacksonville!" Me, too! It seems we stumb read more
Mon, 22 Oct 2007, posted by Claude
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where's the love?
So the saga continues with my... how can I put it? I know! How about lousy luck with electronic equipment!!
The external drive that decided to t read more
Fri, 19 Oct 2007, posted by Samantha
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Thy bloginess, I presume
Hey gang!
So, I'm feeling particularly inspired this week...It must be the glory of the open road, cuz I thought I'd treat you all to a 2nd BLOG TH read more
Thu, 18 Oct 2007, posted by Emilie
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Zeke: Myth or legend?
Hi everyone. It's me, The Boss/Fearless Leader. I join you once again from Skip's blog spot because he continues to defy my authority. For those of read more
Thu, 18 Oct 2007, posted by Claude
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The Gist List #1
Alright, here is the thing; we have been so active on the road it has become quite the challenge to choose what I will write about from day to day. So read more
Thu, 18 Oct 2007, posted by Amon
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BlogFro (aka musician for hire?)
I am your lolcat jumping on the bandwagon of ToeFro posts...*jump*
So, I was left behind last week at the office while the rest of the crew apparen read more
Mon, 15 Oct 2007, posted by Emilie
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Meeting the Band
Last week, I received an instant message from Mr. Focus. He said he had something to tell me.
Immediately, I responded, "Did you go out and make ba read more
Mon, 15 Oct 2007, posted by Idoia
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Vf1: Behind the Music
Ok …I died laughing when I read Amon’s blog on The Toefros. “It just goes to show how easy it is to create a band.” Hahahha! We worked hard a read more
Sun, 14 Oct 2007, posted by Missy
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remember me?
Helloooooooo again!! Guess what?!! NO NEW BRUISES I am happy to announce (of course, it's thursday, so I may be jumping the gun here)... Maybe my bod read more
Fri, 12 Oct 2007, posted by Samantha
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The Toefros
The birth of The Toefros is something that I am very excited about. It just goes to show how easy it is to create a band.
Over dinner earlier this read more
Thu, 11 Oct 2007, posted by Amon
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Did THAT just happen:) :)
SHAKE and BAKE! “Did THAT just happen!?” We met up with our adventure expert in Daytona to burn a little rubber on the city’s famous race track, read more
Thu, 11 Oct 2007, posted by Missy
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On The Road Again
After being in the office for almost a month, it's exciting to finally be on the road again. The full crew (with new additions Sunshine and Wipeout.. read more
Wed, 10 Oct 2007, posted by George
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hello world =^..^=
Let me first introduce you to Jeremy & Diablo (my kitties a.k.a my heart & soul, respectively). They're cuter than I am, so I thought they'd make a b read more
Fri, 5 Oct 2007, posted by Samantha
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Off The Clockin' It
Since Adobe Premiere loves to take forever and a day to re-index files, I'm figuring this is the perfect time to post a new entry. As you may have rea read more
Tue, 2 Oct 2007, posted by Amon
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I Blog in My Cubicle
Although I have abandoned the Crew, I am still made to blog every week. Why? Why am I blogging from inside my cubicle, while the Crew traipses about t read more
Mon, 1 Oct 2007, posted by Idoia
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Blogtastic
Goooooooodmorning blogaholics!
I'm being harassed by The Fearless Leader (aka the Main Squeeze) to blog, so here we go...Let's recap the past week, read more
Mon, 1 Oct 2007, posted by Emilie
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Blogosaurus
It's Monday, kids, and this week we aren't slated to be traipsing around the state so sadly this week my blog won't be filled with tales of our advent read more
Mon, 24 Sep 2007, posted by Emilie
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St. Pete is SWEET ...
Hey…I've never seen a shrunken head with rabbit ears!!! :) We covered three museums in St. Pete this past week. Amon, Claude and I discovered everyt read more
Mon, 24 Sep 2007, posted by Missy
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The crew invades St. Pete
This week we were shooting in St. Petersburg. We did an overview video Tuesday with the entire crew (Me, Amon, Claude, Idoia and the two new addition read more
Fri, 21 Sep 2007, posted by George
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