Orson Welles
Orson Welles does whisky commercials on
Japanese television. It's strange to see him
here on television in Tokyo, recommending that the
Japanese people buy G & G Nikka whisky.
I always watch him with total fascination.
Last night I dreamt that I directed one of the
commercials. There were six black horses in the
commercial.
The horses were arranged in such a position
that upon seeing them and Orson Welles
together, people would rush out of their homes
and buy G & G whisky.
It was not an easy commercial to film. It
had to be perfect. It took many takes. Mr. Welles
was very patient with an understanding sense of
humor.
"Please, Mr. Welles," I would say. "Stand a
little closer to the horses."
He would smile and move a little closer
to the horses.
"How's this?"
"Just fine, Mr. Welles, perfect."
Tokyo
June 14, 1976
źródło: June 30th, June 30th
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tekst z archiwum "american dust" (brautiganarchives.xyz); z tomu "June 30th, June 30th" (Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1978)
11.06.2026