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Back in the 90s, a Vermont filmmaker named John O'Briend made a mocumentary about retired dairy farmer who runs for the US Congress. He cast a real 73-year-old Vermont dairy farmer in the lead role, and then to promote the film, he ran that same farmer in a real election for the US Senate.
Story editing for this episode came from Audrey Quinn.
Special thanks to Lucien DeLaBruere, Dan Kerrigan, Micky Haney, Jason Lovell, Ian Goldsmith, and Shannon Thwaites
Music in this episode is from Blue Dot Sessions.
To find out more about You Had To Be There, visit http://youhadtobethere.media
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By Will ThwaitesBack in the 90s, a Vermont filmmaker named John O'Briend made a mocumentary about retired dairy farmer who runs for the US Congress. He cast a real 73-year-old Vermont dairy farmer in the lead role, and then to promote the film, he ran that same farmer in a real election for the US Senate.
Story editing for this episode came from Audrey Quinn.
Special thanks to Lucien DeLaBruere, Dan Kerrigan, Micky Haney, Jason Lovell, Ian Goldsmith, and Shannon Thwaites
Music in this episode is from Blue Dot Sessions.
To find out more about You Had To Be There, visit http://youhadtobethere.media