I write this in a very tired state so I may need to clean this up later...Anyway, last night was the last time this year the snow shack came out to play. It was Redfest at the U, Matisyahu the lead singer. But the shack seemed to me to be the center of the universe. Poor college students lined up a mile back to buy snow cones at $2, $3 and $4 a cup. Can you believe it? It was exhausting, but fun. If you didn't know, I run a snow shack as a side business, on top of PR consulting. I spent all day cleaning it out and getting it ready for winter storage. I am sore, tired, and thankful for the new wad of fun money in my pocket.
Adventures in waiting around
I'm waiting for my next live hit (15 minutes from now). I've been training to go live on the air for the past three days. The first part right after you've got your interview is a bit nerve racking. You've got to put it into your comp, edit down the sound bytes, send your best bytes into the system we use (4 good ones), then write and voice a tease, then write a lead, and of course write your story, and have all the tech stuff (sound levels, etc) good to go before you get on the air. But after all that there's a little down time after the first hour (and so here I am). I'm currently parked out in front of the KSL studios in the truck with my equipment. I took some time a bit earlier to lay down for 5 minutes under a nearby tree on the edge of the parking lot. As I lay under that tree I contemplated just how many homeless people may have been in the exact spot I was actually laying in just then. Then a large man dressed in black (probably a waiter for som...
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