I was able to do this show yesterday! Originally, I was slated to be at the Grand Wailea for a Video setup with Staging Solutions, but that call time got changed to 17:00. Very stoked, I was able to run the stage for the Fest (I was there till 16:00). All was well when I left with only the last three bands to go…

Funny thing, when I got to the Grand Wailea, half my Video Crew had iPhones. I think it’s funny that people are just buying these for the “cool” factor. None of them actually use these things to their potential. The funniest thing of all is that “the next one” will always be better, and so on, and so on, and so on – and when “the next one” comes out, if they get it they will have to re-up for another two year contract with AT&T.

I always wait till at least the third generation for apple products. By the 3rd Gen the bugs are worked out, the feature set I was looking for when the product originally came out is usually standard, and, best of all (as far as this product is concerned) by the 3rd generation it will no longer be an AT&T thing…

I gotta say one thing, The Edge Network is screamingly slow. If I were to get something right now, it would probably be the iPod Touch. With the iPod Touch, I don’t have to worry about the AT&T Network (I have wi-fi everywhere I go anyway), and, as far as apps go, I can write my own into my website and just provide links to them on my homepage (an example of this is the “Netscape Color Chart” to the left – just write the app and incorporate it into your website)…

I did the Ukulele Workshop this morning at the MACC. I actually learned a few things! Cool!

Tomorrow is the Ukulele Festival – I’m working that as well…

I love the idea that I get paid for doing this…

This one ran from Sept 22nd to Oct 3rd. Actually it started about a week before that for me cause I set up the network for their offices, but the main setup for the show began on the 22nd. I was one of the riggers for the run of the show.

During rehearsal days, cause I had nothing to do inside, I ran around outside fixing network and computer issues…

I was kinda an all around A-Boy on this one…

The was in the same ballroom, with the same setup, as the Maui Writer’s Conference. Nice! No strike, no setup, just kept doing what I was doing…

Two weeks of talking heads…

Found out that my Clear Wire works really well in the Marriott ballroom though! 5 bars!

I was the A2 for this one – a week of talking heads. Pretty tough when you’re backstage with no vid monitor, but it was allright…

They’re actually moving to a different venue next year – so we’ll see how it goes…