From: Richard Knoppow (dickburk@ix.netcom.com)
Date: 02/11/01-09:29:35 AM Z
At 06:43 PM 02/10/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>
>On Sat, 10 Feb 2001, Nelson Goforth wrote:
>
>> Ahh, here's one I can answer, being a Gaffer!
>>
>Your explanation about Gaffer being head electrician is interesting, by
>the way -- I'd always assumed it was a corruption of "go-fer" which the
>photographer's assistant is, like go for coffee. But I do not for one
>minute imagine ELECTRICIAN performed such lowly non-tech chore.
>
>Judy
>
Snipping here....
>
Try out "Best Boy". I once heard this job defined thusly: Whenever the
director decides to lower his fanny the best boy insures there will be a
chair under it.
Not quite accurate:-)
---- Richard Knoppow Los Angeles,Ca. dickburk@ix.netcom.com
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