Driving a $200,000 Car While the Owner Watches
Holy crap, I was lucky to land a job as a TV host for a one hour car show special called Inside the LA Auto Show.
Part of the show entails me driving some of the cars. Well last night on the CBS lot, I was in control of an Aston Martin V12 Vantage. I must admit, before I got to set, I was a tad nervous that I would somehow crash this thing, or ruin the engine with my lead foot.
When I got to set last night, after my KROQ show, I was even more nervous because the owner of the car was there to watch it all go down. I could see the look on his face, “I am letting this crazed bafoon radio DJ drive my car?”
It was a worse feeling than how you feel when teeing off on the first hole playing golf, and there are 2 foursomes behind watching. The owners name is Gary Wong, AND, thank god, he was a great guy, he made me feel at ease and gave me a few pointers on driving his “baby”. Thank you Gary.
Another highlight of the night was meeting my favorite weather person named Jackie Johnson from CBS/KCAL. She could not have been nicer, AND, she told me the weather forecast for today. It was great to hear that she loves KROQ. You rule Jackie!
I just found out the show will air November 20th at 6pm on CBS 2 and at 7pm on KCAL 9 the same day. Thats all I got for now, have a great rest of the week and lookout for the cold wet fronts coming in.
