DOING COMMERCIALS-part 4

      Have you ever heard of Jimmie's American Cafe in West Des Moines? During the 1980's, it was THE place after work to see and be seen! Each evening after work, especially on a Friday night, the huge bar area and covered patio was jammed with patrons. 

     On one ocassion, Jimmy Lynch, the owner, must have decided he wanted to do a TV commercial and yours truly got to be a part of it. There were two groups of actors picked. One group was placed around a table in the restaurant area, like they were eating, and there were two of us that were sitting in the bar area acting like we were enjoying the after work festivities.

       It took the better part of one afternoon to shoot that commercial and the funny part of it all was that Jimmy would not pay for lunch or dinner for those of us involved. He was a little tight with his money, but, he did run a "good ship" as they say.