4:45am - (3:45 central) Up, shower, check email in South Bend IN.
5:30 - Show rehearsal call time.
7:00 - 10 Client show.
10:30 - 1:30 strike show and load truck.
1:30 - 5:45 - drive to Peoria.
6:00 - 12:45 - Set show for a 5:30 call that morning.
1:00 - 1:45am - Gin and Tonic, talk about the day with Schmitty, then bed.
Long Day...
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Thursday, January 12, 2012
18 months...
It's been just about 18 months since I have posted here....why?
Heck in the past years if I sneezed four times in a row, I'd post about it.
So much has happened in the past year and a half, why not write about it?
Been thinking about it for a long time and I think I have pin pointed a few
events in this timeline that may have had an impact on my blogging. I will say one easy event to identify is me being let go from the Church I helped start and served for over 20 years. I was the arts director at our downtown Naperville campus.I was given notice when we were shutting down for a move into a new facility. I was told I was up fro the full time position but it would be up to the new campus pastor coming in. He takes me out for coffee to let me know that I was not up for the position. "We need someone who can relate to the college kids and we know that's not in your skill set" Huh? I have the terminal humor of a 7th grader.I felt old and useless.I was not going to go to my old friends and plea my case but after a few months I at least tried to explain how hurt I was that I was just tossed aside.Nothing but a
"Your departure should have been praised cause you did a great job, not feel like a punch in the gut". That was it....okay then.All they talk about is Church planting with their friends but what if one of your friends isn't good enough or young enough?
I haven't been to my home Church in an year and a half and only one staff member stayed in contact with me for about a month, after that? Nada...
I told many people that I wasn't phased that much, heck I even told Kim I wasn't phased that much. I'll say...I was phased.
How odd is this? I have many friends. I have had many people hunt me down after a service just to say they wish they could play like me or that my enthusiasm on stage is fun to see. I don't say this in a prideful way, I'm just saying, I know I can play. I'm not doubting my abilities, I'm just completely baffled that my years of friendship and service has been so quickly dismissed.
There are so many things that have taken place and I will get to several more in the near future. This first post is just something I had to get off my chest.
Here's to an interesting 2012
Heck in the past years if I sneezed four times in a row, I'd post about it.
So much has happened in the past year and a half, why not write about it?
Been thinking about it for a long time and I think I have pin pointed a few
events in this timeline that may have had an impact on my blogging. I will say one easy event to identify is me being let go from the Church I helped start and served for over 20 years. I was the arts director at our downtown Naperville campus.I was given notice when we were shutting down for a move into a new facility. I was told I was up fro the full time position but it would be up to the new campus pastor coming in. He takes me out for coffee to let me know that I was not up for the position. "We need someone who can relate to the college kids and we know that's not in your skill set" Huh? I have the terminal humor of a 7th grader.I felt old and useless.I was not going to go to my old friends and plea my case but after a few months I at least tried to explain how hurt I was that I was just tossed aside.Nothing but a
"Your departure should have been praised cause you did a great job, not feel like a punch in the gut". That was it....okay then.All they talk about is Church planting with their friends but what if one of your friends isn't good enough or young enough?
I haven't been to my home Church in an year and a half and only one staff member stayed in contact with me for about a month, after that? Nada...
I told many people that I wasn't phased that much, heck I even told Kim I wasn't phased that much. I'll say...I was phased.
How odd is this? I have many friends. I have had many people hunt me down after a service just to say they wish they could play like me or that my enthusiasm on stage is fun to see. I don't say this in a prideful way, I'm just saying, I know I can play. I'm not doubting my abilities, I'm just completely baffled that my years of friendship and service has been so quickly dismissed.
There are so many things that have taken place and I will get to several more in the near future. This first post is just something I had to get off my chest.
Here's to an interesting 2012
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Three months since a post...
My sister kind of nailed me down a few weeks ago.
Donna - "You're in a funk aren't you?"
Me - "What makes you say that?"
Donna - "When you're in a funk you don't blog"
Wow she's right. Much going on, plate full trying to escape a bit in creativity but that's not an easy task. I guess I need to blog about my parents, the grand kids, the crappy bar job.
I'll get to it soon...
D
Donna - "You're in a funk aren't you?"
Me - "What makes you say that?"
Donna - "When you're in a funk you don't blog"
Wow she's right. Much going on, plate full trying to escape a bit in creativity but that's not an easy task. I guess I need to blog about my parents, the grand kids, the crappy bar job.
I'll get to it soon...
D
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Missed February...
So I missed it eh?
That's a wee bit embarrassing. Quite a few things have happened since my posting.
I spent over twenty days in February on the road for TriMarq. Very very thankful for not only the work but that I didn't get fired from the bar for taking so much time off.
I got stranded in Atlanta again but it was the snow storm of he decade on the Chicago end that messed that up. It was quite a sight to land at O'Hare seeing dozens and dozens of snow plows working the runways. Green Bay, Chicago and Pensacola rounded out the shows for what turned out to be a very busy but good month.
The big news as it turns out is that my parents are moving in with us the first weekend of April. Mom's dementia is getting progressively worse and needs more attention.
They will basically take over the upstairs and with our work schedules, Kim and myself will be able to help them with the day to day tasks of living.
More to come...
That's a wee bit embarrassing. Quite a few things have happened since my posting.
I spent over twenty days in February on the road for TriMarq. Very very thankful for not only the work but that I didn't get fired from the bar for taking so much time off.
I got stranded in Atlanta again but it was the snow storm of he decade on the Chicago end that messed that up. It was quite a sight to land at O'Hare seeing dozens and dozens of snow plows working the runways. Green Bay, Chicago and Pensacola rounded out the shows for what turned out to be a very busy but good month.
The big news as it turns out is that my parents are moving in with us the first weekend of April. Mom's dementia is getting progressively worse and needs more attention.
They will basically take over the upstairs and with our work schedules, Kim and myself will be able to help them with the day to day tasks of living.
More to come...
Monday, January 31, 2011
Atlanta Rev.2
A full crew a great show and no gear...
It's noon and we're all ready and assembled to do a show build and I see one of our lead techs with an odd look on his face, "we don't have our truck". Apparently, the driver bringing our gear down took the advance money and never picked up the truck. Our crew (8 peeps) waiting for the truck find out it's never left Milwaukee. The gear company who hired the guy, hired two guys that could drive straight through. We got the truck at 12:30 this morning. We unloaded and started the build around 1:15. I got to bed around 5:30. A full blown blended image wide screen show with all the bells and whistles set up in less than 4 hours with minimal griping. I love working with professionals that have the all for one, get it done mind set. The rest of the crew is resting and I'm manning my four breakout rooms. I'm tired but love the fact we nailed this set up.
The weather is now saying horrible snow and cold when I am supposed to be traveling (again) I'm starting to think I'm a snow/travel jinx. Maybe I should hate snow more but I just can't help it, I love it!
Stay tuned to see if I make it home!
It's noon and we're all ready and assembled to do a show build and I see one of our lead techs with an odd look on his face, "we don't have our truck". Apparently, the driver bringing our gear down took the advance money and never picked up the truck. Our crew (8 peeps) waiting for the truck find out it's never left Milwaukee. The gear company who hired the guy, hired two guys that could drive straight through. We got the truck at 12:30 this morning. We unloaded and started the build around 1:15. I got to bed around 5:30. A full blown blended image wide screen show with all the bells and whistles set up in less than 4 hours with minimal griping. I love working with professionals that have the all for one, get it done mind set. The rest of the crew is resting and I'm manning my four breakout rooms. I'm tired but love the fact we nailed this set up.
The weather is now saying horrible snow and cold when I am supposed to be traveling (again) I'm starting to think I'm a snow/travel jinx. Maybe I should hate snow more but I just can't help it, I love it!
Stay tuned to see if I make it home!
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