So anyways...

Sorry if it seems like I whine alot in some of these posts. I just like a neutral setting to get things off my chest, and maybe some of it could be interesting or useful to a few of you out there. If it actually helps in any way, please let me know in the "comment" section. I'd love to hear about it. If you think I suck, you can tell me that too.

 

As far as happy thoughts go, I'm pretty excited about going up north this week. I've been reading alot about the reserve on their website (there's a link in the Latest News section at www.tompambrun.com) and it looks like it will be a fun trip. I've never been anywhere like that before so I'm sure I'll learn alot and it will be a nice change of pace from work around here. Hopefully I'll have enough time to go exploring in the area. If you haven't heard from me by August, go polar bear hunting on my behalf...

 

The Bluesfest was a great experience. I'm happy I can sleep again, but I kind of miss it though. Once you get into a certain rhythm it's weird to fall out of it. (I don't miss the chork. They really have to shake up the hospitality menu next year. Well, they can keep everything but the chork.) Anyways, it's really refreshing to work with all the great bands, one after the other. It really keeps you on your toes, you learn alot and you look forward to going to work everyday. I don't think there was one band I didn't like. How often does that happen in this line of work?

 

It also feels really good to be offered a job like that. The monitor gig on the Main Stage is, so I'm told, the most important gig at the festival. It's the HQ/nerve centre of the largest stage and you really get thrown into the hot seat dealing with artists and touring crews of that calibre. There's really no room for error when dealing with acts like ZZ Top, Alison Krauss, Daniel Lanois, Black Eyed Peas etc... To be trusted with that responsibility really means alot. It's a far cry from volunteering in the clubs a few years back...