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Last Night from the Hotel Room
Posted in Daily Pictures on February 6, 2014 by Vergeforgot to post this a few days ago.
fireworks video from my hotel room window, with Bon Jovi on the Howard Stern Birthday Show in the background.
After the Snow
Posted in Daily Pictures on February 5, 2014 by VergeMonday.
Tuesday.
Wednesday.
That’s that. Game over. Going home and taking my toys. See you on the flip side.
Strike Day
Posted in Reflections on February 5, 2014 by VergeYesterday was supposed to be the last day on compound. And, we got a lot done, to be honest. But with the snow on Monday, we’re still behind, and so I’ll be spending another day here, until Thursday. Last night went too late to blog, so tonight, I upload some pics, pack, and hopefully blog.
Just don’t be surprised if you navigate to my page, and find nothing there.
Everybody Wants Their Box of Chocolates
Posted in Reflections on February 3, 2014 by VergeI’ve got a lot of pix to upload from the last few days, but they’ve been long and tiresome. And so, I’m alone in my hotel room late tonight, and I’m feeling this.
If you don’t know this movie, you should watch it. I’ve always loved it, because it speaks to me. It’s not a terrific movie, but to me it means a lot. It’s almost impossible to say out loud what you truly feel in mixed company, and even more difficult for the people to “hear” you when you speak your true thoughts. So, often times, we remain silent, until the rare opportunity comes along for us to be able to say what we really want to express. Even when we have to hide it in codes, keys, and pseudonyms. Most of the time, we are together, even when we can’t admit it out loud. It takes courage to speak up for ourselves, and about the people we care about.
Half Time Show
Posted in Reflections on February 2, 2014 by VergeUpdate. I lied. Not on purpose. I got into the stadium for the half time show. But the credentials that I was missing that would have allowed me to watch the show from the field turned out to be a good thing. I had no choice but to find a seat to watch from.
Once I was inside the stadium, I started to climb. Up four long escelators, almost all the way to the top. Found the section I was looking for, and got inside the stadium. And I looked, and I called, and I texted, and then I got thrown out by the security guard, not because I wasn’t allowed to be there, but because I was standing in the aisle, and that’s not allowed.
So I resigned myself to watching from the hallway. Still better than nothing. Then Monika found me. She said that when she came down on her cel phone looking for me, the security guard told her, “your husband is out there looking for you.”
So, there I was. In the middle of it all. With my wife and best friend to watch the Half Time Show at my first Super Bowl. And it was “amazing.”
Big Events and Live Blogging
Posted in Daily Pictures, Reflections on February 2, 2014 by VergeWell, here we are. Super Bowl Sunday. Practically a national holiday. Just a game to me, though.
I’m in my trailer on the compound, my back to the stadium, the game being played just about 100 yards behind me. I can feel the end in sight. Two weeks of non stop work will be wrapped up in just two days. Banners torn down, fences taken away, furniture returned and trailers trailed away.
I’ll bring all the things from my office back to the hotel room, and Tuesday night, pack up everything that occupies my temporary home and say good bye. It’s been pretty grueling, but I’ve had plenty of fun, and my spirit hadn’t been broken until just yesterday, when too many people gave too many ridiculous requests, “talent” showed up and starting being pretentious, and they screewed up my credentials so that I’ll be watching Bruno Mars on a tv instead of from the field. Just another day of work.
Whatever. I didn’t come here for a holiday. I came to do what needed to be done. I can miss the half time show. Not a huge fan anyway. It does look like, as of right now anyway (because things change literally every minute during a live event, behind the scenes) I’ll be pulling cables on the field as soon as the game ends.
So, for everyone who hasn’t seen me in over two weeks, you can look for me on tv if your watching the game. I’ve got on a black Barley Legal Home Brewers tee shirt, a super bowl hat (with possibly a bright green X on the top) and bright yellow work gloves. I’ll be working on the sideline, at the Broncos 10 yard line, on the “B” side, pulling cables down the sideline and into the end zone, behind all the broadcasters.
Might even make people who normally wouldn’t watch the game, or the trophy ceremony, turn on the tv for half an hour or so. See everyone when I get home.
The Last Two Days @ Metlife
Posted in Daily Pictures on February 1, 2014 by Verge
a picture of the stage, without the talent.
morning in the domestic broadcast compound
an early broadcast, “good morning, somewhere”
I’m not saying it is his limo van, but I’m not saying it’s not
I have some amazing pictures, and ridiculous videos here, but I can’t share them for another week.
got to the compound this morning, and found this in the dumpster
the parking lot filled in with a few satellite trucks
my view changes every day, even though it must seem the same to my readers
none of these were here two days ago
brought my indestructable Field Notes book to use for the duration
a shot from the international broadcast booths that they literally built in the last few days
they started putting all the “gift seat cushions”
how could I not take a lot of versions of this image
a faux fish-eye
and, of course, when you want to be fancy, a black and white
inside one of the international broadcast booths
one of the international broadcasters shooting the same shot I’ve been posting for two weeks
inside the stadium, even the pyro technics have been branded
our catering tent have stepped it up
before I left for the evening, this is how it looked. will change again tomorrow
fireworks I missed. helicopters in the following video, I did not.
These pics are from a couple of days ago, when I moved that satellite dish.
But I’m actually present in these ones.
Posted in Daily Pictures on January 31, 2014 by Verge
Monika was in last night, so we went out to Park & Orchard, and I didn’t get a chance to post my new pics. But, it seems, every morning, the local radio station is addicted to this song that I didn’t even know existed, but now it’s stuck in my head.
Perhaps part of it is because Xtina is so hot in the video.
On The Verge of Tears 