Monday, November 17, 2008
Sunday, November 16, 2008
COLD HARD CASH
When coming back into Hong Kong, they paid me to come into there country!!! So awesome.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Karma's a bitch
So though it is hard to keep a blog running in my everyday life, i do still want to keep all my loyal readers in the loop as to the life and times of a stagehand.
As you know i am working now for 4 different production company's. For the purpose of not getting fired or seriously pissing somone off I will do my best to conceal the city, job, company, and show in which i am refering to. But in the end I am sure my dear friends will figure out alot of that.
So recently I was on a call as the a hydrolic hand placing the lifts and stage in place for a major concert. I was mainly picked for the job because of my height and weight. It really irks me that so many times in technical theatre (and i am sure in most jobs) the big guy is assumed to be able to lift and handle the most weight. So here we are lifting all these heavy steel beams and compressers and it really just wasn't the funnest of jobs. Not that the lifting was the worst part, we were also working with 2 of the traveling crew. One of which was alot of fun to work with, he joked around, didn't take his job to seriously, and wasn't afraid to get his hands dirty to help us out. The otherone was a complete asshole. He had no respect for anyone he was working with(multiple times he would bitch about his coworkers).
After we had placed all the components of the show, we had to run out the air hoses to get to there perspective places. We start to pull out the first air hose(100' long), which was about 4" in diameter and took 2 guys to pull out cause it was so heavy. And one of the guys we had been working with all day came over and startes yelling at us. "wait, wait, you need to turn the box to take the hose out". We'll considering that i have never "turned" a box to accomadate a hose, we found this rather odd. Regardless, he came over and started pulling the hose out of the box, while 3 guys started to spin this box. He continued to yell "faster, faster!!!" as we picked up speed on this 3'X3' box spinning faster and faster out of control. All of a sudden the box spins straight into his crouch and he bends over in two.
As he walked away cussing and bending in pain, the 3 of us could do nothing but smile at each other. And when he was out of ear shot we started cracking the hell up! I guess sometimes if you are an asshole, it will come back to knock you to your knees!
As you know i am working now for 4 different production company's. For the purpose of not getting fired or seriously pissing somone off I will do my best to conceal the city, job, company, and show in which i am refering to. But in the end I am sure my dear friends will figure out alot of that.
So recently I was on a call as the a hydrolic hand placing the lifts and stage in place for a major concert. I was mainly picked for the job because of my height and weight. It really irks me that so many times in technical theatre (and i am sure in most jobs) the big guy is assumed to be able to lift and handle the most weight. So here we are lifting all these heavy steel beams and compressers and it really just wasn't the funnest of jobs. Not that the lifting was the worst part, we were also working with 2 of the traveling crew. One of which was alot of fun to work with, he joked around, didn't take his job to seriously, and wasn't afraid to get his hands dirty to help us out. The otherone was a complete asshole. He had no respect for anyone he was working with(multiple times he would bitch about his coworkers).
After we had placed all the components of the show, we had to run out the air hoses to get to there perspective places. We start to pull out the first air hose(100' long), which was about 4" in diameter and took 2 guys to pull out cause it was so heavy. And one of the guys we had been working with all day came over and startes yelling at us. "wait, wait, you need to turn the box to take the hose out". We'll considering that i have never "turned" a box to accomadate a hose, we found this rather odd. Regardless, he came over and started pulling the hose out of the box, while 3 guys started to spin this box. He continued to yell "faster, faster!!!" as we picked up speed on this 3'X3' box spinning faster and faster out of control. All of a sudden the box spins straight into his crouch and he bends over in two.
As he walked away cussing and bending in pain, the 3 of us could do nothing but smile at each other. And when he was out of ear shot we started cracking the hell up! I guess sometimes if you are an asshole, it will come back to knock you to your knees!
Thursday, November 13, 2008
I'M BACK
Alright... So back by popular demand cause everyone missed me!!! Hopefully my loyal readers will catch back on that I am indeed still blogging.
I have to say that i was much more intent and focused on blogs when i was removed from the western world and all of its evil ways. But recently alot of new things have been going on in my life, and having just gotten back from China, it was a big transition for me.
So this blog will be kind of a "catch-up" to all my loyal readers as to what has happened since i have been back from China. And an FYI. I have 2 more blogs i have yet to post and will get them out sometime. One is very depressing, it documents my trip to the genecide museum and the killing fields. I just got done reading a book i bought in Cambodia called "First they killed my father". Again, depressing but welcome to Cambodia and its horrible past. And if you happen to watch the Amazing Race, 2 episodes ago they had a whole show in Cambodia. Yep i was there!! Great place to visit, but don't make me go back.
Anyways, the 2nd blog you will see sometime, is of my 14 hour "hang time" in the Hong Kong airport, due to a shitty flight schedule.
Vegas is great, if you haven't called me lately to hear about what is going on in my life you should. And YES, i have tried to get back into a better habit of calling people myseld. So our place is great, more on that later. I am now working for 4 different production companies nad getting about 20-30 hours a week, so it is starting to pick up.
CUrrently i am down in Alto, NM and working on Superstar for 2 weeks. After that it is back to Vegas and Thanksgiving with my baby!!! I can't wait.
Thats all you get, cause the internet at the Comfort Inn sucks. I am actually drinking a beer in the router room... GOod times.
Keep reading. IIIIIIIIIIIMMMMMM BACK!!!
I have to say that i was much more intent and focused on blogs when i was removed from the western world and all of its evil ways. But recently alot of new things have been going on in my life, and having just gotten back from China, it was a big transition for me.
So this blog will be kind of a "catch-up" to all my loyal readers as to what has happened since i have been back from China. And an FYI. I have 2 more blogs i have yet to post and will get them out sometime. One is very depressing, it documents my trip to the genecide museum and the killing fields. I just got done reading a book i bought in Cambodia called "First they killed my father". Again, depressing but welcome to Cambodia and its horrible past. And if you happen to watch the Amazing Race, 2 episodes ago they had a whole show in Cambodia. Yep i was there!! Great place to visit, but don't make me go back.
Anyways, the 2nd blog you will see sometime, is of my 14 hour "hang time" in the Hong Kong airport, due to a shitty flight schedule.
Vegas is great, if you haven't called me lately to hear about what is going on in my life you should. And YES, i have tried to get back into a better habit of calling people myseld. So our place is great, more on that later. I am now working for 4 different production companies nad getting about 20-30 hours a week, so it is starting to pick up.
CUrrently i am down in Alto, NM and working on Superstar for 2 weeks. After that it is back to Vegas and Thanksgiving with my baby!!! I can't wait.
Thats all you get, cause the internet at the Comfort Inn sucks. I am actually drinking a beer in the router room... GOod times.
Keep reading. IIIIIIIIIIIMMMMMM BACK!!!
Friday, October 3, 2008
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
The Monkey's!!!
Thought i should post another blog about monkey's to cheer up all my loyal readers from the last blog. We were driving on our tut-tut and came across alot of monkey's playing on trees. We bought some banana's and other fruit from all old lady and played with them for a while.
And another random photo. To bad i missed the photo opt, but just believe me. The bed of this truck was packed to the brim!!! There were about 10 people in this truck, tons of furniture, boxes, fruit, bikes, everything!!!
And another random photo. To bad i missed the photo opt, but just believe me. The bed of this truck was packed to the brim!!! There were about 10 people in this truck, tons of furniture, boxes, fruit, bikes, everything!!!
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