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    Open the Gates

    Trying to do the impossible: to enter the gates of a studio and park for a meeting when it's the wrong studio and still maintain a small amount of personal dignity.

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    By Rob Long • Jul 8, 2015 • 3m Listen

    This is what happened. Make of it what you will. I had a meeting at a studio. That's not the story, okay. It's not unusual that I'd have a meeting with someone at a studio. Now when you've got a meeting set up, what happens is that the person who works for the person you're meeting sends the relevant parking and entrance gate information to the person who works for your agent, and then that all gets forwarded to you...

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