If I remember correctly Gordon Gekko once said in the film Wall Street,”Lunch is for whimps”. Well Mr. Gecko, I beg to differ, I find lunch rather agreeable especially when I miss breakfast because Sidewalker Jr. is dragging his feet on the way to school.

Despite being philosophically opposed to most things Gordon Gekko stands for, I found myself rather captivated by the lead character played by Michael Douglas in the 1987 hit movie Wall Street. His other famous quote being, “Greed for want of a better word, is good…” . There is some truth to that statement, if you want to use that statement as an advert to put bums on theater seats.

Here we stand 22 years later and Director Oliver Stone is shooting Wall Street II in the New York area. Nothing unusual with that right? Correct, unless you happen to have received an email from the production company looking for extras of English heritage to play some minor trading floor roles!  I submitted my photograph and have high hopes of making the  cut. I tick all the boxes in their selection criteria. I’m English and I live in the New York Metropolitan area. My only problem seems to be whether I should be listed in the credits as Luke Sidewalker or as…?

The original film was based on insider trading and tip-offs, one of the more famous lines was, “Blue Horseshoe loves Anacot Steel”. With Anacot Steel being a fictitious company of course. On reflection though over the interceding period Anacot Steel performed rather well when compared to Eastern Airlines, Enron, Worldcom, Lehman Bothers, Bear Stearns…

-Luke Sidewalker

-Current balance $24.81

Ever since I did my first video presentation (in the the post: Sidewalker busts $10 in video first!), I have been itching to do another. As premier coin finder and editor-in-chief of this esteemed publication, I allow myself the one indulgence of using this platform as a showcase for my nascent cinematography career. I do expect to get some constructive criticism from my readership, especially when I put my work in the harsh glare of the public spotlight.

Today’s video short highlights one of the many temptations for Sidewalkers the world over. I can only imagine what it would be like to live in Rome! Throwing coins into a fountain is a practice that is said to come from ancient Greece. It was an offering to the Naiad nymph of the spring or well. These offerings were to insure that the source of the water would not run dry. Needless to say, it is not in the Sidewalker playbook to pilfer coins from fountains. It is strictly taboo and not one cent of the Sidewalker Fund has originated in this manner. I’m not one to incur the wrath of nymphs!

I can envision the Oscar’s next year. Clint Eastwood on the podium, “And the Oscar for the ‘best independent short film shot on a cell phone by a newcomer’ goes to… Luke Sidewalker for Sidewalker Taboo”. Applause.

We all need a dream, right?

-Luke Sidewalker
-Current balance $12.29