When voiceover people get together, there are two things for sure. There will be lots of fun. And everyone there is going to be some kind of nice.
Case in point was the latest get-together I was able to attend today while I’m in central Ohio on business. Thanks to the excellent planning skills of my friend Ben Wilson, we met at a charming little pub called The Old Bag of Nails.
There were six of us in attendance this time. As the meal drew to a close, I stood up and took a quick photo of the group with my phone’s camera. Here you see from left to right around the table Rob Ellis, Dan Nachtrab, Ben Wilson, Joe Szymanski and Roger Tremaine.
We gathered at around 11 in the morning and stayed until 3 in the afternoon, sharing war stories from our years in radio (all of us had spent at least a little time working for radio stations) and thoughts about marketing. There were all kinds of spontaneous outbursts of fake television or movie promo voiceovers and generally a great deal of fun was had by all. I know I will remember this time very fondly. And after more than I year, I finally got the opportunity to return the favor by paying for Ben Wilson’s lunch, since the last time we got together over a year ago, he had paid.
Of course, I owed Ben an additional favor since I’d had a huge brain fade this morning, forgetting that I had planned to meet him at his house so we could ride over together. By the time we talked on the phone, I was already well on my way and ended up just meeting him at the Old Bag of Nails along with everyone else.
Just before it was time to leave, we asked our waitress to take a photo of all 6 of us, which she did. This one comes from Dan’s camera phone. Here we are. Dan, Roger, Joe, Rob, me and Ben.
(edited to fix typos)