Been long gone for awhile..

I haven't posted in awhile because I've been busier than a possum tripping on mushrooms on the shoulder of I-75...This past Sunday wrapped up Georgia Shakespeare Festival's "Shake at the Lake". If you've never been, go ahead and block out the first week of May on next year's calander. It's a blast. It's free, you can bring in a picnic basket, the cast and company are amazing, and this year, it didn't even rain. Not at all. Not one night. Not a drop. Meaning that this year, my mix console didn't get soaked like it'd been sitting under Old Faithful. Everyone had a great run, and as Tim says "You all kick grass!". But I have to say that this year was by far and away my easiest year ever. And that means mucho gratitude to many people..so...on with the Tony award speech of many thanks...Big hugs, mad props, and uber gratitude to Richard, without you there would be no "GA Shakes"...Tim, it's amazing how you bring the whole thing together each year and inspire everyone around you to succeed in ways we never thought we could...Megan rocks, nuff said...Patrick Micheal Murphy, you are the dream RF tech and made me look good every day. I hope I told that enough. The cast of "Twelth Night" was amazing, even Enstwiler, who made me giggle all day long. The sound designer, Clay is incredible in the way he trusts me to "just do what ya gotta do, and I'm sure it will be great". No one has ever given me that kind of trust and accountability. Walter stepped up to the plate and made my tech so much easier than it could have been. And very importantly, we gotta thank Sound Associates, Inc, and especially Amy for giving me free reign in the shop to pull and build at will. Usually my load in day ends at 2am. This year I was home having dinner at 7.30pm. That's also a testament to the shop guys there, Colin, Leon, and Matthew. You guys rocked my world. End of Tony acceptance speech.

Unfortunately, I didn't think to take any photographs this year. That's too bad, because it was a very pretty event. And when I say "pretty", I don't mean in a precious sense, but in the sense that there is really no other way to say it. Maybe I can pirate some from someone else who was there. If so, I'll post them here.

Well, it's back to my job at the theater factory for now. A week in the sun was nice, but I'm so beat, I feel like Tina Turner after an ass whoopin by Ike...