Page 34 - Sports Energy News, Cornwall, Issue No 140

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It was an Amazing day…

By Thom Racine

... And I missed it all…
rewind to early March of this
year. I received a call from
City Tourism’s Kevin Lajoie.
“Thom, I’m driving around
with some people from out of
town, they are film producers
looking for places to shoot and
I was thinking of the Vault.”
“Okay Kev, bring them over,” I
said. Wasn’t the first time I have
entertained press, TV crews, and
generally anyone who brings me
a medium coffee—just milk, as
the entry fee. This visit would
be a little different. Firstly, these
Photo Credit with permission Courtesy of CTV
six people took their lives in
their hands just getting up my our show in your basement, err, confirming that you told me the and Carol-Ann Allan. Shannon
icy driveway in the middle of ‘Vault.’” “Sure,” I replied, then Amazing Race was coming May Ferguson who embraced
an ice storm. Once in the house, asked, “what’s the show about?” 10th.” Yes, it is son… silence, organizing the twenty kids for the
sniffed by our dog Rookie, they “We produce The Amazing Race that pregnant pause. “That’s the game, and the refs, Ron, Jimmy,
were whisked to the ‘Vault.’ The Canada.” Of course I had heard day I graduate, Dad,” he replied. and Dan. To all the parents who
usual wows — can’t believe this of the show, have not really allowed their kids to play hockey
and what the hell, were followed And that is why, on May 10th, while playing hooky, all the
ever been a reality TV fan, but
by “can we take pictures?” I I agreed, signed a contract, and with twenty kids out front of while gaining an education on
was happy to entertain these my house playing road hockey, how a TV show is produced.
agreed on being available on
strangers and they left saying the morning of May 10th. A and six teams from the Amazing Long as the taping was, I didn’t
they might be in touch. Race in my house, I was not even hear any complaints. Thanks,
few weeks went by, and my son
A few weeks later I received a checked in from his new job, there. Thanks to everyone who Amazing Race Canada, for
call from Vancouver. “Thom, we attending courses at the OPP helped make the day memorable, choosing the ‘Vault,’ and good
would like to film a segment of academy in Orillia. “Dad, just my house sitters Andrea Duncan luck to the remaining teams.