We met Aaron and Annie Rodriguez for an evening of reminiscing. Aaron and Stanford (Brad as I know him) participated in Up with People in the 1985 cast C. Aaron attempted to write a book about his experiences in UWP but placed that project on the back burner and decided to try the story corps/audio history path. One major production for the 1985 casts was performing in the Superbowl XX halftime show from the New Orleans Superdome. This is the starting point for Aaron's interviews.
We listened to some of his recordings of other castmates and watched performances. Initially, we were going to go out to eat and catch a comedy show. Listening to their stories and watching the old videos from 1985-86 ended up being a better alternative. I did not know Brad during this time of his life and it had been about 18 years since Aaron and Stanford had last seen each other. We had a great time reconnecting and getting to know one another. As I worked on the blog later in the evening, Aaron took the opportunity to interview Stanford. Here is a video of the beginning of their late night. I cannot wait to hear the recording.
