I went to see the latest blockbuster "Pacific Rim" at the theatre near my house. They haven't converted to digital and still show 35mm. When I walked in, a friend who works there asked me if I was an expert at filing aperture plates. I said I've done it but I'm not an expert. My friend told me the picture had a shadow in the lower right corner.
I told him I'd check it after the movie. I watched the movie. I saw the shadow. The movie started good and then it just went on too long. 140 minutes later I went up to the booth, fiddled around with a screwdriver and a file and most of the shadow was gone. My friend looked really happy and I told him he could do the rest.
"How am I going to pay you? I know!" he said to himself. Then he got a pleased look in his eye and went downstairs.
I was thinking he'd give me a bunch of passes because I know he wasn't going to give me a twenty.
I went downstairs and as I passed by the concession stand my friend gave me a salted caramel bar made by some guy from Santa Cruz. Bartering is good.
