50 funny faces in cannes lions

# 1: Ted Royer

2008-06-23T09:12:00.003-07:00

1st guy I asked, first guy who said "sure".
Thanks alot Ted, there's your #1, like I promised ;-)

I guess some of you are putting your glasses on, just to be sure.

2008-06-23T09:12:00.001-07:00

Yes, it really is Bob Isherwood.

Mr Rowan Chanen

2008-06-23T09:11:00.004-07:00

Just a little bit stiff and not really willing to make a funny face. But then again, I was sort of very drunk at the time I asked and quite impertinent ;-)
Please accept my apologies, and thank you very much for being here, Mr Chanen.

The barbarian. The magic word. Ben Palmer

2008-06-23T09:11:00.003-07:00

Even before finishing the explanation Ben sais "Yeah man, I got it, I'll do it".
Later on, I had a tough case - that was until the one I was talking to said to the others "listen, he says Ben did it".

Curly 2007 Young Creative

2008-06-23T09:11:00.001-07:00

Martinez Lobby Girl

2008-06-23T09:10:00.002-07:00

Her I don't know. Met her in Martinez lobby, she was pretty, I took her picture

Eugene Cheong

2008-06-23T09:10:00.001-07:00

Friendly, easygoing Eugene.. Cheers, Eugene!

ihaveanidea guys

2008-06-23T09:09:00.006-07:00

I really must get Brett's hair designer's number. Not for me of course, but I have friends that have all their hair at its place, you know..

Here's looking at you, Evelyne

2008-06-23T09:09:00.003-07:00

I think I wish I had a bigger salary

The Leopard Ladies

2008-06-23T09:09:00.001-07:00

You're damn right they're here, too.

My facebook friends that knew my name by my face

2008-06-23T09:08:00.005-07:00

Google them if you wanna see some great ads.

Matt Brink

Adam Livesey

My favourite funny face: Mr. Piyush Pandey

2008-06-23T09:08:00.003-07:00

Don't know them either

2008-06-23T09:08:00.001-07:00

But that's a great pair of funny faces.

Chuck Porter

2008-06-23T09:07:00.001-07:00

This is what Mr Porter thinks is a funny face ;-)

The Bartender

2008-06-23T09:05:00.000-07:00

Excuse me, you said 7 euros, or was that 0.7 euros?!

That's me

2008-06-23T08:50:00.000-07:00

I'm younger than I look. Not much younger. Actually yes, much younger.

Gaya from Italy

2008-06-23T08:46:00.000-07:00

She's having a beer writing something at a table next to mine.. wow.. You got her picture, now you GOT TO get back to her and say something.. shit, man, you're such a looser..

Ladies and gents: Mr. Khai Meng Tham, looking for talent

2008-06-23T08:42:00.000-07:00

The talent standing in front of him with a camera, that is..

there's a free spot here

2008-06-23T08:39:00.000-07:00

hard to convince lady

2008-06-23T08:37:00.002-07:00

Tokyo or Kyoto pretty girl

2008-06-23T08:37:00.001-07:00

Tokyo or Kyoto pretty girl's friend

2008-06-23T08:36:00.002-07:00

there's a free spot here

2008-06-23T08:36:00.001-07:00

The only one to do it on a group of 4

2008-06-23T08:35:00.000-07:00

1st NYer to do it

2008-06-23T08:34:00.006-07:00

2nd NYer to do it

2008-06-23T08:34:00.005-07:00

hard to convince NYers

2008-06-23T08:34:00.003-07:00

Ze Germans on the ponton

2008-06-23T08:34:00.001-07:00

Greg Hahn. Yes. Greg Hahn

2008-06-23T08:33:00.015-07:00

The French Roxane

2008-06-23T08:33:00.013-07:00

Hope I'll meet her again next year

Amused about the idea lady

2008-06-23T08:33:00.009-07:00

Amused about the idea lady's friend

2008-06-23T08:33:00.007-07:00

Prasoon & Eric

2008-06-23T08:33:00.005-07:00

Mr. Prasoon Joshi, that's a big smile and a glass of beer.. that's not a funny face.. take a look at Mr. Eric Einhorn, you'll get my point

Attractive girls on the ponton

2008-06-23T08:33:00.003-07:00

Dancing Girls

2008-06-23T08:33:00.001-07:00

The Bodyguard

2008-06-23T08:32:00.001-07:00

They just don't let you inside the VIP area if you don't have the right bracelet..

Otherwise, they're funny people..

Sandwich chef

2008-06-23T08:27:00.009-07:00

Makes the best Orientale sanwich, has the weirdest haircut, knows nothing about his T-shirt

South Africa girl

2008-06-23T08:27:00.005-07:00

hot too..

Damian Kepel & Jesus Fuertes

2008-06-23T08:27:00.003-07:00

Shit, man I googled you.. You really are famous like you promised ;-)

I never thought I am that funny..

2008-06-23T08:27:00.001-07:00

Either that, or theese guys were on something, cause we had the laugh of the year.

This is a certain Mr. S.. He might be famous but has a fancy "lastname+f(irst name)@" e-mail address so I can't google him. See what happens when you have a fancy e-mail adddress, Mr. S? See what happens? ;-)

Jackson S

Tony gave me a complete e-mail address, but it was @gmail so I'll pretent I don't know who he is, too ;-)

Tony

hm..

2008-06-23T08:26:00.019-07:00

Every time I'll look at her I'll feel such an idiot to do this funny faces idea while I could have thought to do a Gorgeous Legs idea..

2008-06-23T08:26:00.017-07:00

The Story

2008-06-23T08:25:00.006-07:00

So here I am in Cannes for the 3rd year, on my own expense. After a couple of exhausting weeks. Lost a train in Milan at arrival. French railways started their strike at 1 o'clock in the night while I'm in Nice, I have to pay a 90 euros taxi trip to Cannes. Instead of arriving at 8 PM I'll arrive at 2 AM. My hotel closes at 10PM, it's a small one. I have to call them. I have the wrong number, good thing I got the idea of calling some friends to pick my keys from the hotel.Got into my room after 2AM, but... "I just got into Cannes about a while ago, took a look around see which way the wind blows".

Cleaning lady is making a terrible noise in the morning up the stairs. It's Tuesday. I'm in no hurry to getting to the Palais cause I'm so afraid of getting the "your application was rejected" (as I can't cover all my expenses I made a deal with the local station of Radio France Internationale to cover the festival for them but I don't have an answer to my journalist accreditation application, which probably means a "NO"). It was a YES, but "B" type, which means I don't have invitations at the Galas - I need to do something to get one for the Oppening Gala in the next hours. Spent the rest of the day studying The Delegate Book to see where and to whom I could drop some portfolios at the concierge and made a preliminary list. Got an invitation to the Opening Gala after midnight.

Droped 2 of my portfolio books at The Majestic for Mortier in Belgium and DDB in Paris. Shit, the rest of them in my bag are breaking my shoulder. Brought with me 25 the first year, 15 the next year and only 8 this year but I printed them on a heavier paper. Cigarette in front of The Majestic. Another one. Call my mother. Another cigarette. Another. Fuck, I can't take this anymore. Where the fuck is the next garbage can cause I won't have this no more!!! Dropped the rest of the portfolio books in a Croisette garbage can. I'm relieved. (kept 2, thought) Let's do something fun: this famous funny faces idea maybe?!? Yeah... it's good.. seems fun but also hard so I'll get my satisfaction if I'll get to convince them.

WOW.. they're willing to do it, Ted Royer wanted to, Ben Palmer said "I'll do it" even before I finished the explanation, Piyush Pandey makes the funniest, Eugene Cheong is the greatest guy and some others too. Drunker and drunker at the Gutter Bar. Cabral refuses. No matter how hard I drunkenly try to convince him he still refuses. Bob Greenberg refuses too. It doesn't matter, I have some, I'm drunk, I'll go to sleep.

Thursday: "Coffee. One more, the American espresso this time, please. Stupid stupid stupid! 50 funny faces idea is stupid! AAAGH! You stupid pathetic idiot, stop embarrassing yourself!" Too good Boxy, my former CD arrives in the evening and it's always a good time with him in Cannes.

Friday morning: Mark Tutssel passes by me in the Palais but I'm afraid to ask him. Then Judee T. but I'm afraid to ask her too. Then Bob Isherwood. Maybe he'll remember me from last year. He did. He agreed to do it. I got some courage now. Waiting to ask Mr. Sorell after Cannes Debate but here's Khai, I'll ask him. He sais ok.

Friday night: I'm in sort of doubt... I lost the courage to ask again, but I don't seem to see any magasine cover faces around anyway and "hei, this is a good pretext to have a small chat with some good looking girls" - I got the "fuck off" from a friend of one, but that's ok.

Saturday: You came here for nothing, you imbecile. Get your shit together! Got it. But Droga refuses. It's The Gala. Well... try and have at least 50 anyway! 62. Ok, you didn't come here for nothing.

2AM. Miss the last morning at the Gutter Bar?!!? Can I live with that? Well.. you got to get some sleep till 6AM when you'll leave Cannes.

Mesdames et Messieurs.. au revoir.