Aside from being research head, publicist and field reporter din ang kaibigang Gorgy Rula ng Startalk who’s the local counterpart of Brenda Starr in his own right.
With access to most major stars, hindi nagiging mahirap para kay Gorgy to get interviews with them, whether sit-down or ambush. Nakapag-estabish na rin naman kasi siya ng friendly ties with the stars’ managers and handlers. Kadalasan, takbuhan din si Gorgy ng ibang mga programa (Showbiz Central, in particular) which find it quite difficult to access or pursue certain celebrities for one reason or another.
Nitong pag-alis ni Judy Ann Santos last Wednesday night for Paris, with the Startalk crew maaga nang nag-aabang si Gorgy sa airport. Juday’s schedule departure was 12:20 a.m., she arrived at around 11 p.m. sakay ng van na naghatid sa kanya. Naka-stand by rin ang Showbiz Central led by John Lapuz, plus other Channel 2 programs.
John did not wait for Juday to get off the van, pinasok kaagad nito ang sasakyan at doon nag-interbyuhan leaving the other TV reporters in sheer awe. Okey lang naman daw kay Gorgy kung naunang umeksena si John since he and Juday are close, puwede ring pre-arranged na rin ang paraan ng pakikipanayam ng Showbiz Central host sa aktres.
But time was ticking. Sa tantiya ni Gorgy, may beinte hanggang treinta minutos ding nagaganap ang interview sa van, to think Juday was just a few minutes away to her departure time. Napilitan nang katukin ni Gorgy ang van. No one responded. So Gorgy thought best to swing open the door. Sey raw ni Juday, “Pasensya na.” John echoed, “Pasensiya…” as he was coming out of the van.
Mag-aalas dose na nang hatinggabi ’yon, hinahatak na raw si Judy Ann papasok sa airport. Poor Gorgy, and the rest of the TV crew, had to contend with free-for-all. Kumbaga sa pagkain, he had all but left-over.
Hindi tuloy napigilan ni Gorgy na sumama ang loob kay John who could have at least backed up Startalk since pareho namang nasa GMA ang dalawang programa. Yung ibang crew from different channels were the least of Gorgy’s concerns. Besides, Juday also had a commitment with Startalk.
Naisip din daw sana ng Showbiz Central crew ang ilang tulong in recent past that Gorgy unselfishly extended to them even at the risk of incurring the ire of his Startalk boss. Gorgy vowed, no acts of charity ever again!
Will somebody please define ‘courtesy’ for John?