Popeye's Dillingham = Mr. Cluck's

[adrian]

I took a bus which passed by Popeyes in Dillingham, and saw a movie crew doing something there. One of the signs was covered up, and another was taken down and replaced by a "Mr. Cluck's" restaurant sign.

Anyone knows what's that about? (or more importantly, what movie?)

[Glen Miyashiro]

Sounds like a new Lost episode!

[kupomog]

Hmm, I'm right down the street from there at school...I'm gonna go past there after class to see this "Mr. Clucks." I wish I had my camera...if it is for Lost, I know a bunch of people who would love to see any "behind the scenes" sneak shots.

[kupomog]

lol whaddya know? It IS Lost! I went there right after class and saw it. Then rushed home and begged my dad to take me there when he came home. Took the camera and snapped some pics of the place. Also got some pics of Hurley! It looks like this will be part os his backstory, he's a Mr. Clucks employee! I'll post them after I resize and stuff, okay?

[helen]

It makes sense. He was working at a chicken place before winning the lottery using the so called cursed numbers. His episode aired last night but I missed the first half.

[Glen Miyashiro]

Did the logo look like this?

http://logo.cafepress.com/9/2981613.734869.jpg

That's from the shirt Hurley was wearing in the first flashback scene of the Numbers episode of Season 1.

[kupomog]

Excuse the glare in some pics, I'm not a good picture taker, especially when you can't roll your car windows down since they've just been tinted :(

Covered Popeye's sign (http://members.aol.com/kudoshido/bwah/lost00.jpg)
Crew w/ equipment in background (http://members.aol.com/kudoshido/bwah/lost01.jpg)
Mr. Cluck's Chicken Shack (http://members.aol.com/kudoshido/bwah/lost02.jpg)
Close-up of sign (http://members.aol.com/kudoshido/bwah/lost03.jpg)
Misc. crew (http://members.aol.com/kudoshido/bwah/lost04.jpg)
Misc. crew (http://members.aol.com/kudoshido/bwah/lost05.jpg)
Hurley? (http://members.aol.com/kudoshido/bwah/lost06.jpg)
Hurley! (http://members.aol.com/kudoshido/bwah/lost07.jpg)
Hurley!! (http://members.aol.com/kudoshido/bwah/lost08.jpg)
Hurley, dude, and Burger King bush! (http://members.aol.com/kudoshido/bwah/lost09.jpg)
HURLEY! (http://members.aol.com/kudoshido/bwah/lost10.jpg)
HURLEY!! (http://members.aol.com/kudoshido/bwah/lost11.jpg)

I'm pretty sure he was the only cast member there, but it was still fun trying to take good pics when I suck at photography, heh.

[Glen Miyashiro]

Very cool. Thanks for the pictures, kupomog! And thanks, doc1456, for the heads-up about the shoot! :D

[D'Alani]

Saw the crew near Kawela Bay last week and they stopped us from going to pick some Pipipi(sp?) because we would be in line with the camera. So we had to wait about 45 minutes. Never could see where or what they were shooting though.

[pzarquon]

I could only drive by after work, so I didn't see Hurley/Hugo (just another, skinny Mr. Cluck employee and an old pickup truck). I posted one quick cameraphone shot (http://www.flickr.com/photos/hawaii), and took a few more with my "real" camera... especially of the sign.

It's cute and obsure enough, I'm thinking, that were I a less noble man, some "Mr. Cluck" fan T-shirts might have appeared on the horizon.

[scrivener]

It's cute and obsure enough, I'm thinking, that were I a less noble man, some "Mr. Cluck" fan T-shirts might have appeared on the horizon.
When can we count on your becoming less noble? I want one.

[Glen Miyashiro]

Where do you think I got that image in my earlier post? There's a CafePress store up already using it. :p

[scrivener]

Where do you think I got that image in my earlier post? There's a CafePress store up already using it. :p
I was counting on Pz becoming less noble and at the same time, remaining just as giving. I didn't say I wanted to pay for one! Besides, the whole sign is a lot cooler than just the chicken.

[pzarquon]

Well... I won't recommend doing anything, you know, naughty with it... but I'll post what I nabbed when I get home (am at my kid's soccer practice right now) for the good of all Lost-kind.

But Kupomog got a decent snap (http://members.aol.com/kudoshido/bwah/lost03.jpg) already. We'll see how comparatively well my obnoxious 12x lens did soon!

[Glen Miyashiro]

Perhaps this thread title could be edited, since we figured out what the "something" was. And moved from the Movies section to the TV section.

[adrian]

Very cool. Thanks for the pictures, kupomog! And thanks, doc1456, for the heads-up about the shoot! :D
Thanks!

I would have gotten off the bus and took some pics of my own, but then I'd thought of the security there.

[kimo55]

ebay already has them




I got mine'ses already
do you have yours?

http://www.tikitv.com/tshirt.jpg

[cezanne]

I took a bus which passed by Popeyes in Dillingham, and saw a movie crew doing something there. One of the signs was covered up, and another was taken down and replaced by a "Mr. Cluck's" restaurant sign.

Anyone knows what's that about? (or more importantly, what movie?)
Yeah I passed by there on my way home from work about 4:30. Saw the big chubby dude with the long curly hair... might have had some others but I only recognized that guy since I only saw the last two episodes.

[helen]

I'm pretty sure he was the only cast member there, but it was still fun trying to take good pics when I suck at photography, heh.
Since it's a flash back sequence it would be from a time before the flight. I am not sure but wasn't Hurley and Jack both from Los Angeles? Maybe Hurley might have run into Jack's dad, mom or wife.

And then again it's a big city.

[kupomog]

Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaybe...but I was just so crazed at seeing Hurley that if anyone else was there, I wouldn't have recognized them >.< I think they would've all been under the tent when I was snapping away, at least.

[pzarquon]

Well, here's my snap (http://www.lightfantastic.org/gallery/200509/01cluck03) of the sign.

I also applied some of my poor Photoshop skills to the original image to make the attached. No doubt it'll propagate quickly throughout the Lost-osphere. Just remember where you saw it first! And it probably won't be attached forever, as I shuffle files in the future.

And of course I made my own online shop so I could make myself a T-shirt or two. PM me if you want the link... but you can always make your own stuff!

[kimo55]

Just remember where you saw it first!
"saw it first"?!
check five posts ago.

[pzarquon]

Yeah, I saw. Cute. I was talking specifically about the version I posted.

[kupomog]

Oooh, nice shot of the Mr. Cluck's employees. He looks really familiar...

OH! I know, that's DJ Qualls, right?

[helen]

I wonder when this episode is going to air?

[kupomog]

Well, here's my snap (http://www.lightfantastic.org/gallery/200509/01cluck03) of the sign.

Here we go, full thingy from Spoiler Fix:

http://spoilerfix.com/images/new.gif 09/06 - DJ Qualls is rumored to appear as a fast food place employee according to THIS (http://www.lightfantastic.org/gallery/200509/01cluck05) picture (and especially if you compare to THIS ONE (http://lost-media.com/modules/coppermine/albums/ep-caps/season1/1x18-numbers/numbers055.jpg) from episode "Numbers"). Source: LightFantastic Gallery (http://www.lightfantastic.org/gallery/200509) [Note: By clicking on the "previous" arrows in this gallery, you can see more pictures from the set.] (Thanks Kyle for the tip.)


Can't get the site to load at school so I can make links but ya know ;)

[pzarquon]

09/06 - DJ Qualls is rumored to appear as a fast food place employee according to THIS picture (and especially if you compare to THIS ONE from episode "Numbers"). Source: LightFantastic Gallery [Note: By clicking on the "previous" arrows in this gallery, you can see more pictures from the set.] (Thanks Kyle for the tip.)"Holy cow. That photo has now has 3,700 views, and counting! Must be disorienting to land in the middle of some Lost photos, then end up seeing photos from a family picnic...

BTW, here's my Mr. Cluck's store (http://www.cafepress.com/mrclucks) (using the raw image off my camera). For however long it lasts...

[kimo55]

BTW, here's my Mr. Cluck's store (http://www.cafepress.com/mrclucks) (using the raw image off my camera). For however long it lasts...

hohaaa.
that is funny.
Is all that real?
can actually gettum?

[Glen Miyashiro]

Yup, until the lawyers make him pull it down. :D

[pzarquon]

Hush, now, they haven't shipped mine, yet! :)

Really, though, I'm not sure where this sort of thing falls in the grand scheme of things. Compared to some of the home-made "Lost" stuff I've seen out there, with the actual show logo or photos of the actors, I think "Mr. Cluck's" is more a fun, inside joke. One of many, sometimes infamous fictional companies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictional_company) (fun link!) to fill out a story rather than an icon.

Like the Oceanic Airlines (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceanic_Airlines) stuff on eBay (http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?cgiurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2 F&fkr=1&from=R8&satitle=Oceanic+Airlines). Or Ono Sendai (http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=611246) stickers for your laptop.

[Glen Miyashiro]

Holy cow. That photo has now has 3,700 views, and counting! Must be disorienting to land in the middle of some Lost photos, then end up seeing photos from a family picnic...What's the URL for the Lost fan site that's generating all your traffic?

[pzarquon]

What's the URL for the Lost fan site that's generating all your traffic?I'm guessing it's this one (http://www.spoilerfix.com/lost.php), but it's the nature of fan-sites to copy each other and propogate information far and wide. Photos I took of the set they built at 1 S. King (where Locke's wheelchair reveal took place) appeared on half a dozen sites within a week of my posting them, and only a couple bothered with any credit.

Of course, the converse is being a sole source and having your site crushed ("The Slashdot Effect"). So really, as a Lost fan, it's better to share, anyway.

[Palolo Joe]

Did they just steal the picture, or are they stealing your bandwith too?

[pzarquon]

Did they just steal the picture, or are they stealing your bandwith too?In the case of the Mr. Cluck's pictures? Neither. At the above site, it looks like they're directing people to view the photo on my site, which is ethically correct, but tough on my server. It's generally preferable to their taking the photo and posting it on their own site (though in context it might be confusing, as it is a personal gallery!), and definitely preferable to them displaying the photo on their site but served from mine (which is bandwidth theft).

[Palolo Joe]

Oh, okay. You said a few sites didn't credit you for the pictures. But if they're linking to your site, I guess that's credit in itself.

Do you incur extra fees if one of your sites gets slashdotted?

[kupomog]

Well, it's not Mr. Cluck's related, but I did just see Matthew Fox about an hour ago. I went to get a soda at 7-11, the one on on the corner of...um...it was by Grocery Outlet/HCC (shoot me for not knowing street names for beans). He came in and was standing behind me in line and I wasn't sure it was him until I snuck a quick look while paying. He's so much taller than me :/ He was wearing just a plain white shirt and black pants, and he had his nice stubblies...

Anyway, I forget what he bought, it was something from behind the counter, cigs maybe, wasn't paying attention since I was trying to pay for my own stuff and left immediately, but I sucked around outside for a little while outside. Then he left and went straight to the small City & County driver's license place (not the one closer to Grocery Outlet, the one right by the 7-11). I really wanted his autograph but I wasn't about to wait outside for him or go in there to bother him. Besides, I had to eat and get right back to my next class.

So that's my story for the day. A missed opportunity to bother Matthew Fox :/

[helen]

That would be the corner of Dillingham Blvd. and Kohou St.

[kupomog]

...lol that's hilarious since I live on Kohou St. and I can't even recognize it when I get farther down. Well, not so much hilarious as it is depressingly sad...

[pzarquon]

Just an update, got my shirts (http://www.cafepress.com/mrclucks) yesterday! If we can go to the advance premiere (http://www.hawaiithreads.com/showthread.php?p=38962) of Season 2 on Wednesday in Waikiki, we're going to wear them and see if anyone catches the reference. :)

[2daypoi]

I made a few of my own designs too because I wanted the design a little different. I made them mostly for myself, but if anyone wants one they can get them at:

http://www.cafepress.com/lostatmrclucks

Mine include "Honolulu, HI" as a location.
http://prodtn.cafepress.com/nocache/1/31937721_F_tn.jpghttp://prodtn.cafepress.com/nocache/1/31937721_B_tn.jpg

[mel]

Is this thread devolving into a t-shirt advertisement campaign?

And now a word of warning:


Me, I think I'm going to look for pieces of meteorite near that place on Dillingham blvd. ;)

[helen]

Two sources (one from the Star Bulletin, the other from IMDb) hints that this epsiode should air on October 12.

[kimo55]

If yer tired of it, choke the chicken.
pluck da cluck... whaddya got to lose?

http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2005/10/bizarre-non-medical-news-of-week_20.html

[EastCoastTropics]

Awesome photos!! Thanks!


Excuse the glare in some pics, I'm not a good picture taker, especially when you can't roll your car windows down since they've just been tinted :(

I'm pretty sure he was the only cast member there, but it was still fun trying to take good pics when I suck at photography, heh.