Wendt co-owned a popular San Francisco vintage clothing store in the late 1990s. During this time, she met
Fred Medick, the writer and director of
Turntables (2000) and
The Story of I (2002). The two became friends, and Wendt agreed to let
Fred Medick shoot a scene from
Turntables (2000) in the store. During shooting, Wendt agreed to appear in a cameo role as a store employee.
