Slammed in Off Season?

"Look at you bloggin". That's what my cyber-hip co-worker Ellen Winter says to me on her way out to afternoon pilates. It's Bradman, Director of the Field Production dept. here at GrassRoots TV. I've never blogged a bit in my life. And you won't find me in a one piece leotard, yoga mat in hand, trottin' over to the Rec Center. But given a choice between the two, I guess I'll try blogging. I am SLAMMED right now, though most of us are feeling the end of winter relief of off season! What, you ask, could possibly be keeping me busy at this otherwise peaceful, parking plentiful time of year in Aspen? Field production is slowing down for the off season so it's time to fix some broken stuff! As Director of the Field Production Dept. it's my responsibility (among other things) to see to it that the two tripods we have that are leaking fluid get repaired. The seals have gone on the tilt mechanisms on both of our field tripods (it happens) and need to be replaced. So I'll be sending those in, one at a time, for the $400 repair. Yep - this TV stuff is kinda 'spensive. Just got back a replacement BNC cable from Tecnec this morning FOR FREE! So even though this "TV stuff" is expensive, it is part of my job to make sure that the stuff we buy lasts. In the case of this bad cable, we bought one that has a life time guarantee so if it goes bad, we just send it back and get a free replacement. I LOVE those guys at Markertek! I wish all of our gear worked that way. hmmm- what else. Well, the JAS Band Battle is coming up in mid - May so I'll be putting together an estimate for that and starting the search for underwriters. Know anybody who wants to underwrite this production? Get in touch with me at bradman@grassrootstv.org if you do. I have some post production to do on the Chuchito Valdez show that we shot a couple of weeks ago waiting for me when I get around to it. That will be a lot of fun to work on. That is the short list of projects on my radar right now. But the thing taking up the most space on my desk right now is the post production on the 7908 festival that we shot back in March. I've got some vacation time coming up here in a couple of weeks and I really need to get this done before I take off. I am REALLY enjoying the time I get to spend on this project. It was such a cool event - I feel a HUGE responsibility to do the best possible job I can do. It has been on my mind for weeks - I am always thinking about how it will go together, how will I put it together, etc. It's for the folks at the Wheeler Opera House who, in my opinion, are total pros. So, yea, I am feeling the pressure to work extra hard to turn out an excellent product for those guys. It is work I really enjoy - one of the more fun things I get to do around here. OK - that was the last bite of my 520 Grill bison burger so it is time to end this for now. My first blog. Like it?