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• OKAY, KING. WHAT'S WITH THE POPCORN-EATING WITH JERRY JONES? From Tom Rice, of San Antonio: "Do you get residuals every time 'Hard Knocks' is played on HBO? It cracks me up every time to see you eating popcorn with Jerry Jones.''
Here's the deal. You go into Cowboys training camp this year, and you're eligible to be a TV star. The HBO cameras (actually NFL Films cameras) are omnipresent, even when you can't see them. I had no idea when I was in Jones' office that I'd be on the show, although I know from experience -- Hard Knocks in Baltimore a few years ago, when I saw the hidden camera in Brian Billick's office -- that the camera was somewhere. The only way a show like that can work is if they have about 100 times as much footage as they need, because so much of what they get is either colosally boring or guys acting for the camera. And evidently someone thought Jerry and I was worthy. But no, I get nothing -- other than a bunch of people in the past few days saying, "Hey, what's with you eating popcorn with Jerry Jones?''
• NOW I NEED TO SEE IT. From Bill Sweeney, of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisc.: "Saw your two-minute cameo the other night on Hard Knocks eating popcorn with Jerry. About as real as I've ever seen Jerry.''
I've got to see that. I haven't yet. But I've heard so much about it that now I'm going to have to see the rerun here, maybe tonight if it's on.
Here's the deal. You go into Cowboys training camp this year, and you're eligible to be a TV star. The HBO cameras (actually NFL Films cameras) are omnipresent, even when you can't see them. I had no idea when I was in Jones' office that I'd be on the show, although I know from experience -- Hard Knocks in Baltimore a few years ago, when I saw the hidden camera in Brian Billick's office -- that the camera was somewhere. The only way a show like that can work is if they have about 100 times as much footage as they need, because so much of what they get is either colosally boring or guys acting for the camera. And evidently someone thought Jerry and I was worthy. But no, I get nothing -- other than a bunch of people in the past few days saying, "Hey, what's with you eating popcorn with Jerry Jones?''
• NOW I NEED TO SEE IT. From Bill Sweeney, of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisc.: "Saw your two-minute cameo the other night on Hard Knocks eating popcorn with Jerry. About as real as I've ever seen Jerry.''
I've got to see that. I haven't yet. But I've heard so much about it that now I'm going to have to see the rerun here, maybe tonight if it's on.
