The actual billboards were a set piece that was removed upon the end of filming. The spot where the actual billboards were is about 2 miles north of Black Mountain. I rented it on Redbox last night because my time is winding down in North Carolina and I don’t know when I would have had enough time to visit the locations.Īll the town scenes were filmed in Slyva, which is about an hour west of Asheville. How I made it to last night without seeing it I will never know. The reason I was headed to Black Mountain was to visit some film locations for the 2017 movie, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. I ended up going to Black Mountain, but instead to get my cousin’s van to drive while my truck is on the DL. My original plan was to drive to Black Mountain and shoot some videos. I have to take it to the shop Thursday morning. It works perfectly fine and I drove home. I make some calls and just randomly decide to crank it up again. It being 93 degrees and me being in a long sleeve button-up and khakis didn’t help.
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I just stood there looking at what might as well be a UFO while people slowed down to stare at me. I don’t know anything about engines, but I felt obligated to pop the hood. The gas wouldn’t work, the steering wheel locked up, and luckily I got it about two foot off the highway before it came to a stop. Halfway there my truck just decides to say “nah I’m done” and proceeds to lock up and shut down. I get my meal and head home, which was about two miles away. I looked so stupid walking past about 20 cars back to my vehicle. I get out and walk around to the front of the restaurant and realize there isn’t a door. On my way home from work I stopped by Cook Out to get lunch.
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My plan for today was to post another journal about my favorites of the first half of the year.