Surfer Dude

Without hitting any traffic, we made it to set early in only 2 hours. When we reached the parking area we saw the usual signs that the production company put up but these didn't say "Surfer Dude". I thought maybe we were in the wrong place so I asked the security guard. He said that the paparazzi was looking for Matthew McConaughey and so they didn't want to use the actual title of the film. A van then took us to the set at a different beach about 15 minutes away.

Damien in his trailer

What a shock! Damien had his own trailer. It said "Boy Double" on the door. This was a first for him. This same trailer had rooms in this order: Matthew McConaughey, Alexie Gilmore, Scott Glenn, Damien, and the boy he'd double for, Mario Quinonez Jr.

Damien and Mario

(Mario just shot a scene "after" the fire)

It wasn't long till Damien met Mario and his little brother Tony. Turns out Tony was in an Eminem video (wearing a superman outfit and jumping on a bed). The crew on this set were so nice, along with Mario's Dad and the four fishermen. My brother's best friend, Rod, went out of his way to find us. Alexie Gilmore kept saying Hi to me every time we'd pass each other. Wow, she is absolutely beautiful and just as nice as can be. Matthew came up to us and shook our hands and introduced himself as "Mateo" (spanish for Matthew...though I speak no spanish). He is one nice looking guy!

Matthew McConaughey and the starring boy, Mario

Soon the paparazzi found Matthew anyway. I'm not sure how the stars take it with all those photographers around. They were on the beach practically in the water, climbing down cliffsides and hiding in bushes. I'm sure there will be plenty of photos of Matthew in his black and white striped shorts in magazines today!Damien was told to watch Mario in his scenes with Matthew, so that he could recreate them. They didn't cut Damien's hair and wouldn't until they absolutely needed to use him. We watched all day and would you believe it, they never used Damien. They did tell us to expect him to work tomorrow though, so looks like that haircut will be tomorrow.