>>>
>>> I
>>> I LOVE THIS SO MUCH. FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS, A GROUP OF
CHILDHOOD FRIENDS FROM SPOKANE
HAVE PLAYED AN ONGOING GAME OF
TAG THAT HAS KEPT THEM IN TOUCH
AND CONNECTED FAR BEYOND WHAT
SOCIAL MEDIA COULD EVER DO.
A MAJOR NEW MOVIE CALLED TAG
OPENS THIS WEEKEND, BASED ON
THE REAL LIFE STORY OF THESE
GUYS, STARRING ED HELM, JON HAM
AND JEREMY RENNER.
ONE OF THE REAL PEOPLE TRYING
TO AVOID BEING IT AFTER ALL
THESE YEARS.
THESE YEARS. HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M DOING GOOD.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >> HOW DID THIS THING GET
STARTED?
STARTED?
STARTED? >> BACK IN HIGH SCHOOL.
>> WHICH HIGH SCHOOL.
>> GONDEGA PREP IN SPOKANE.
IT WAS OUR JUNIOR YEAR AND
THERE WAS LIKE A 20 MINUTE
BREAK BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD
PERIOD.
PERIOD.
PERIOD. MEMORY WITH AGE GOES A LITTLE
BIT, AND I DON'T KNOW WHO CAME
UP WITH IT, BUT WITH WE JUST
STARTED PLAYING TAG IN THE
BREAK, AND IT WAS LIKE THE
CHILDHOOD GAME.
CHILDHOOD GAME. PHYSICAL, KNOCKING PEOPLE OVER.
AS WE RAN THROUGH THE HALLS AND
OUT THROUGH THE CAMPUS OF THE
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. >> JUST GENERALLY MAKING
TROUBLE.
TROUBLE.
TROUBLE. >> JUST BEING TROUBLEMAKERS.
>> DID THIS HAVE A PAUSE AFTER
HIGH SCHOOL AND YOU CAME BACK
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. >> IT DID.
WE KIND OF FIGURED IT WAS DONE
AT THE END OF THAT YEAR, AND
JOE TONBERRY WAS IT FOR LIFE.
>> WE'RE LOOKING AT PICTURES
FROM THE WAY BACK MACHINE.
>> LONGER HAIR.
AND YEAH, SO WE WOULD COME BACK
FROM COLLEGE AND GET TOGETHER
AND THANKSGIVING BREAK,
CHRISTMAS BREAK, AND AFTER
COLLEGE, WE WEREN'T ALL COMING
BACK.
BACK.
BACK. TWO
BACK. TWO PEOPLE WOULD BE IN SPOKANE.
>> AND THIS WAS A GROUP OF TEN
GUYS.
GUYS.
GUYS. >>
GUYS. >> AND THIS WAS TEN GUYS, AND
WE WERE ALL PRETTY CLOSE
THROUGH THOSE YEARS, SO I THINK
I WAS LIVING IN BOSTON, SO I
WASN'T THERE FOR IT, BUT I
THINK A COUPLE OF THEM HANGING
OUT SAYING WE SHOULD BRING THE
GAME BACK.
GAME BACK. I GOT A PHONE CALL SAYING, HEY,
WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED AND
MAILED A CONTRACT OUT TO ME,
BECAUSE THIS WAS PRIOR TO E-
MAIL, SO I GOT A PHYSICAL
CONTRACT, SIGNED IT, AND MAILED
IT BACK, THAT'S WHEN IT
STARTED.
STARTED.
STARTED. >> WHAT DID THE CONTRACT SAY?
IT'S THE TAG PARTICIPATION
AGREEMENT.
AGREEMENT. IT HAS ALL OUR NAMES IN IT, AND
IT LISTS THE RULES OF GAME,
WHICH IT'S VERY SIMPLE.
THERE ARE ONLY THREE.
>> WHAT ARE THEY?
>> ONLY PLAY DURING THE MONTH
OF FEBRUARY.
OF FEBRUARY. >> SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT SOMETHING COMING AT YOU
YEAR ROUND.
YEAR ROUND. THAT WOULD BE TOO MUCH.
>> IT WOULD BE TOO MUCH.
>> AND IT DOES MAKE IT FUN TO
HAVE IT THE TIME FRAME NARROWED
BECAUSE IT MAKES IT A LITTLE
MORE INTENSE.
MORE INTENSE. THE OTHER IS THERE ARE NO TAG
BACKS, AND THE THIRD ONE IS IF
YOU ARE IT AND SOMEBODY ASKS,
YOU HAVE TO ANSWER HONESTLY AND
PROPER.
PROPER.
PROPER. IF YOU SEE SOMEBODY COMING AT
YOU, THEY HAVE TO TELL YOU SO
YOU GET A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO
TURN AROUND.
TURN AROUND. >> INTERESTING.
>> INTERESTING. IT'S PRETTY MUCH FAIR PLAY.
>> EVERYTHING ELSE IS FREE AND
OPEN.
OPEN.
OPEN. >>
OPEN. >> YOU GUYS HAVE GONE TO PRETTY
GOOD LENGTHS TO TAG EACH OTHER.
ONE INVOLVED SOMEBODY DRESSING
UP AS THE MASCOT AT A GONZAGA
GAME.
GAME.
GAME. >>
GAME. >> I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY ONE
OF THE GROUP'S FAVORITES.
>> WHO DID THAT AND HOW DID IT
WORK?
WORK?
WORK? >>
WORK? >> IT LOOKS LIKE THAT IS BRIAN
AND HIS BROTHER SHAWN.
IT GOT LEAKED THAT HE WAS GOING
TO THIS GAME, ON THE LAST DAY
OF FEBRUARY, CENTER COURT,
THIRD ROW, AND THAT'S MARK
COMING DOWN IN THE GONZAGA PREP
OUTFIT, BECAUSE GU WAS USING
THEIR MASCOT.
THEIR MASCOT. ACTUALLY, THE MASCOTS RAN INTO
EACH OTHER, AND THERE WAS A
LITTLE STANDOFF BETWEEN THE TWO
OF THEM.
OF THEM.
OF THEM. >> OH, DEAR.
BUT HE HANDED HIM A NOTE SAID
TAG, YOU'RE IT, AND THERE IT
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED. >> THAT IS SO CLEVER.
WHAT DID YOU THINK WHEN YOUR
GROUP WAS APPROACHED ABOUT A
MOVIE BEING MADE OF THIS?
>> I THOUGHT, PAT IS THE ONE
WHO TOLD US IT WAS HAPPENING.
I DIDN'T BELIEVE HIM.
I THOUGHT HE WAS PLAYING A JOKE
ON HIM.
ON HIM.
ON HIM. EVEN WHEN I GOT AN E-MAIL OVER
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, I
HOVERED OVER IT TO SEE WHETHER
OR NOT IT WAS A SPOOF E-MAIL,
JUST TO MAKE SURE.
>> THERE IT IS.
THERE IS THE TRAILER.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT, WHAT DO
YOU THINK?
YOU THINK? >> IT MAKES ME LAUGH.
THERE'S NONE OF THAT, JUMPING
OUT OF WINDOWS.
BUT THERE HAS BEEN
HOUSEBREAKINS.
HOUSEBREAKINS. >> HOUSE BREAK-INS HAVE BEEN
HAD.
HAD.
HAD. >>
HAD. >> DID YOU SEE THE MOVIE?
>> WE WERE ALL DOWN IN L. A.
FOR THE PREMIER.
ALL TEN OF US, IT WAS ONLY THE
SECOND TIME IN THE LAST FIVE
YEARS THAT WE ALL GOT TOGETHER.
>> THANK GOODNESS IT DIDN'T
PREMIER IN FEBRUARY.
>> IT WOULD HAVE BEEN CHAOS.
>> THAT COULD HAVE BEEN
COMPLETE MAYHEM.
COMPLETE MAYHEM. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT A CLIP.
>> I LOVE ABOUT FREEDOM
ATLANTIC IS WE'RE NOT LIKE
OTHER INSURANCE COMPANIES.
WE ARE BIG.
BUT SMALL.
BUT SMALL. WE ARE GLOBAL.
>> YET LOCAL.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
SORRY.
SORRY.
SORRY. ONE SECOND.
ONE SECOND. HEY, COULD YOU MAYBE COME BACK
AT ANOTHER TIME.
WE'RE JUST RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE
OF SOMETHING, SIR.
>> I'M AFRAID NOT, BOB.
>> WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
HOW DID YOU GET PAST SECURITY?
>> I DIDN'T.
I WORK HERE.
YOU GOT A JOB AT MY COMPANY SO
YOU COULD TRY TO TAG ME?
>> COME ON, BOB, IT'S OVER.
>> YOU DON'T THINK I CAN ESCAPE
FROM MY OWN CONFERENCE ROOM.
>> GUESS WHAT, WATCH NOW.
THIS IS HAPPENING.
>> NOW, THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN,
RIGHT?
RIGHT?
RIGHT? >>
RIGHT? >> NO, BUT THERE HAS BEEN, I
DRESSED UP AS A JANITOR TO TRY
AND GET PAT IN HIS OFFICE, THE
WIGS, THE FAKE MUSTACHES.
>> DID YOU HAVE A WIG?
>> YES, I DID.
>> I'VE GOT A FEW WIGS.
>> NOW, WHAT IS IT YOU DO FOR A
LIVING?
LIVING?
LIVING? >> I'M A CHIEF OPERATING
OFFICER FOR A FINANCIAL
SERVICES COMPANY.
SERVICES COMPANY. >> I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT MAKES
ME LAUGH.
ME LAUGH.
ME LAUGH. >> VERY KIND OF CONSERVATIVE,
YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. >>
YEAH. >> BUT YOU DO THIS THING.
>> I DO PLAY TAG.
AND I HAD TO TELL THEM, BECAUSE
I JUST STARTED, I STARTED IN
FEBRUARY.
FEBRUARY.
FEBRUARY. >> YOU TOLD YOUR SUPERVISORS
THIS AND WHAT DID THEY SAY?
>> THEY KIND OF LOOKED AT ME,
OKAY.
OKAY.
OKAY. I
OKAY. I SENT IT OFF TO THE CORPORATE
COMMUNICATIONS, TO SEE WHAT I
COULD DO, ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT
WHAT I SHOULD DO.
HEY, THAT SOUND GREAT, HAVE
FUN.
FUN.
FUN. >>
FUN. >> THAT'S AWESOME.
>>> IN THE MOVIE, JEREMY
RENNER'S CHARACTER HAS NEVER
BEEN TAGGED.
BEEN TAGGED. IS THERE ANYBODY IN YOUR GROUP
THAT HAS NEVER BEEN TAGGED?
>> EVERYBODY HAS BEEN TAGGED,
BUT I DON'T THINK EVERYBODY HAS
BEEN IT FOR THE YEAR.
I HAVEN'T BEEN THE LAST ONE
TAGGED IN A YEAR.
I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE
OTHERS.
OTHERS.
OTHERS. >> GOT IT.
WHAT IS IT LIKE FROM AN ADRENAL
POINT OF VIEW.
>> THE FIRST PART OF THE MONTH,
NO.
NO.
NO. IT'S
NO. IT'S NICE TO BE IT BECAUSE THEN
YOU CONTROL IT.
IT GETS A LITTLE, THE NERVES
START AMPING UP AND ANXIETY AS
YOU APPROACH THE LAST COUPLE OF
DAYS.
DAYS.
DAYS. >>
DAYS. >> WAS THE JANITOR DRESS UP THE
MOST EXOTIC THING YOU HAVE
DONE?
DONE?
DONE? >>
DONE? >> NO, I DID, I WAS A
PANHANDLER OUT IN FRONT OF A
LOCAL DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT
THAT I KNEW BEEF WOULD FREQUENT
ON OCCASION, AND SO.
>> WHAT'S THE WEIRDEST THING
SOMEBODY IN THE GROUP HAS DONE?
>> WELL, THE GONZAGA OUTFIT.
THERE'S BEEN THE OLD LADY TAG,
THERE'S BEEN DRESSING UP AS
NUNS, TWO OF THE GUYS DRESSED
UP AS NUNS.
>> I HOPE YOU GOT PERMISSION
FROM GONZAGA PREP AND THE
CHURCH.
CHURCH.
CHURCH. >> IT WAS A PRIEST, WE JUST
ASKED FOR FORGIVENESS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE MOVIE,
WHAT FUN.
WHAT FUN.
WHAT FUN. I HOPE YOU GUYS DO THIS
FOREVER.
FOREVER.
FOREVER. THIS WOULD BE GREAT.
>> WE FULLY INTEND TO DO IT UP
UNTIL WE'RE IN AN OLD FOLK'S
HOME, CHASING EACH OTHER DOWN
THE HALLS.
THE HALLS. >> I WANT TO BE IN THAT HOME
WITH YOU WHEN THAT HAPPENS.
TAG OPENS IN THEATERS TOMORROW,
AND TODAY WE ARE GIVING AWAY
PASSES TO SEE THE MOVIE.
TO ENTER, GO TO NEW DAY'S
FACEBOOK PAGE AND FOLLOW THE
INSTRUCTIONS ON THE GIVE AWAY
POST, PENNED AT THE TOP OF THE
PAGE, SO TAG, YOU ARE IT.
>>> NEXT UP, BETTY WETTER
RETURNS TO JOIN EVENING'S