Saw da boys
Posted by delta on January 28th, 2009
I saw the about half the local A/V talent in the GW ballroom yesterday. It was strange to be in the same room with all of them and not have a ton of stuff to do (I really wanted to jump up and start working). It was a two stage setup with one in Hale II & III and the other in Hale IV and V, both stages facing Hale I. It’s only been about a month, but I already miss doing shows like that (a “real” show).
Funny thing happened midday in the office. We were going through a coming breakout in Hale IV and the tech team was calling it a GS (General Session), but as I looked at the gear and size of the show I just called it a breakout. They kept calling it GS, and I know that’s what it was, but my brain works by gear – and the gear in that room is just a breakout. I know it’s a GS to the client, but for setup and strike purposes it’s just a breakout. I didn’t want to get in a semantic argument, so I just said, “anything smaller than Hale I, II, III, IV, and V put together is just a breakout in my brain.” Just wanted to end it, ya know?
Then my A/V Coordinator said something funny (I like her, she’s quick) to make sure it ended. She said, “man! your hardcore about a few things! this is called this cause I’m Dave!”. Anyway, it was funnier to be there…
The whole thing left my brain until I was going around talking to “da boys” in the ballroom, on my way out for the day; I realized that if you ask any one of them they would have called it a breakout too…
Although, I am probably the breakout king of Maui, I love doing “shows.” They’re in my blood. I hope I get to jump on some (or hope my team sells some) soon – I don’t wanna lose “it” for lack of using “it”, ya know?