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    Mr.Taxi's Idea
    Mr.Taxi's Idea
    Mr.Taxi's Idea
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    Mr.Taxi's Idea

    By Jeff Gee

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    Memoir of a long time North N.J. cab driver. Born in Hoboken and raised in Rutherford N.J. ,he starts hacking in 1983, , continuing for decades . He relays true stories of the most exciting and most dangerous job in the world. One day in 1997 he meets a tv producer in the cab whom he gives several ideas for a developing tv show that were used and became very popular . The book took me just about a year to write and is a true story. I am also open to making a movie based on the book; contact me through twitter.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJeff Gee
    Release dateFeb 17, 2013
    ISBN9781301826834
    Mr.Taxi's Idea
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    Jeff Gee

    I am a first time author who has written a memoir of my adventures of driving a cab in N.N.J. from 1983 till today.My hometown is Rutherford ,N.J. and was born in Hoboken .The main motif surrounding my book is how i met a tv producer on a chance ride to Newark airport & gave him ideas that were used in a now famous show. I received no compensation for this input . My email is mistertaxisidea@gmail.com or dtlltd71@yahoo

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      Mr.Taxi's Idea - Jeff Gee

      Mr. Taxi’s Idea

      By Jeff Gee

      Copyright 2013 Jeff Gee

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      Table of Contents

      Foreword

      Chapter 1—Rutherford

      Chapter 2, 1983—The Calling

      Chapter 3—1987

      Chapter 4, 1988-90’s—Bite the Apple

      Chapter 5, 1994—No Roof

      Chapter 6, 1997—The Idea

      Chapter 7—Poconos

      Chapter 8, 2011—Secaucus

      About the Author

      FOREWORD

      What makes a great TV show? Extraordinary writing, a casting agent with a gutsy hunch, an appealing premise, good timing, or acting that naturally stirs ? Probably at least a few of the above mixed into one production.

      A few years after a certain TV show had ended its run, I was relaxing home listening to the Glen Jones radio program when he said something about this certain show that struck me. Since he and his sidekick both grew up in Kearny, they discussed it often and his intuition led him to believe that the creator probably was not alone in developing the core ideas.

      I had been somewhat reluctant to say anything to anyone about my input about the show up to this point. It seemed nearly everyone loved the show, setting aside time in their lives to watch it, turning it into a grand ritual. To make such a assertion that I, a lowly cab driver had anything to do with it would only mean trouble for me. So I kept it to myself until Jonesy commented on it. I would be willing to take a lie detector test to relay my humble honesty. Details of what I am talking about are in chapter 6.

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      CHAPTER 1—Rutherford

      Growing up in Rutherford N.J. in the 60’s on through into the 80's was indeed a grandiose, magical, wild experience! About 7 miles due west of midtown Manhattan, it was originally a vacation-type settlement for New Yorkers, but morphed into a town. A lot of the houses are very large mansions, each one having its own character. It also was blessed with a high density of massive trees towering everywhere, adding to the majestic feel. Of course there is a main drag in town which ends at the train station aka Station Square as well as an old Rialto movie theater which was renovated after a fire in the late 70's.

      Route 17, starting in N.Y. state, ends in town at Route 3. As a kid, I often wondered what was beyond that point, looking rather nebulous off in the distance. It looked like a playground for Godzilla, with strange-looking hills (which are garbage dumps) and various, never-ending tracts of meadows and

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