The Search For A Voice

Colorful Hat Pictures!

I finally got my pictures from the Colorful Hat tour online. You can find them all on my picasawebsite. There are two albums posted, one has all the photos I took from the whole week, the good & the bad, and the other has just the one's I liked. I was a little disappointed by how few of the pics came out well, but I guess I couldn't really expect much better considering 90% of them were taken from FOH in very low light conditions. Anyway, here they are...

Chicago – Take 2

I'm back in Chicago again. I flew up here on Wednesday and I'll be here until next Wednesday. So far this trip has been far more enjoyable than the last trip. The work is pretty bland, but I have been making good use of my free time. Two nights ago I went to see Wicked and then last night I saw Jersey Boys. Both musicals were a lot fun and very much worth my time and money. The Jersey Boys production was so enjoyable that I immediately went back to the hotel and downloaded some music by The Four Seasons.

After both plays I spent some time thinking that I might enjoy working Broadway productions at some point in my career. I did find it interesting that the quality of the audio at both theaters was below my expectations. Note that I didn't say it was "bad," just not as good as I would expect it to be for such a large production. I frequently had trouble hearing and understanding the dialogue at both productions, although at the Jersey Boys production I was also alternately blown out of my seat by a few solos from the lead singer. I have to take into account that the challenges in reinforcing theatrical productions vary from those involved with concert productions, but that is part of the reason why I am interested in trying it. Another complication is that unfortunately most Broadway Productions are locked in to some extremely strict union contracts. I'm not a union worker, nor do I plan to be, so I guess I will just have to find some other way in. So who knows, maybe one day I'll find a fun job working with a Broadway production, I think that would be cool.

I'm going to upload some pictures when I have a chance. I've taken some really fun shots of the city during my walks around downtown.

I really need to get some fresh air!

Today I'm working a conference in Orlando, FL. It is currently a sunny 77 degrees outside, I am staying at a resort with a wonderful pool, as pictured here, (My camera died before I was able to get a good picture of it, so this one I stole from Google Maps) and I am not allowed to enjoy any of the wonderful surroundings. Instead, I am stuck inside a medium sized ballroom listening to sales meetings for a large medical research company. Wow, boring. During our last break I took a walk outside and discovered that it is the perfect weather to be outside sitting by the pool sipping, beverages... Oh well, perhaps later.