Ace Goes to Hollywood: Episode 14
by Jack Pendarvis
Ace Goes to Hollywood is the transcript of a ride from Oxford, Mississippi, to Memphis, Tennessee, during which Jack Pendarvis interviewed Ace Atkins about his work on the Pauly Shore film Jury Duty.
Episode 14: Coda: Elvis Stops the Train
GPS VOICE: Starting route to City Silo Table Plus Pantry.
ACE: I found a healthy place to eat.
JACK: Oh, no, we don’t have to eat somewhere healthy!
GPS VOICE: In one point two miles, turn right onto South Mendenhall Road.
JACK: You can eat… you can eat… I already ate my leftover chili.
ACE: I’m curious about this place anyway.
JACK: No, but I don’t want you to feel hobbled by my…
ACE: Well, I have another brush with greatness here…
JACK: My constitution.
ACE: Which is that, uh, at the Fresh Market, uh… was it Fresh Market? I was eating, and…
GPS VOICE: In about one mile, turn right…
ACE: Steadman, Oprah’s boyfriend, sat next to me eating a salad.
JACK: Wow. And you recently saw Griffin Dunne eating a gyro.
ACE: He was eating a gyro and he asked for—he didn’t have enough tzatziki sauce, and he sent his assistant to get some.
JACK: That is amazing!
ACE: That’s why celebrities are just like us.
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