Today was another fast day, need I say more. The project for the day was configuring the LED lights going around the edge of the stage. Two problems. These things never go on straight. You have to use tape to attempt to straighten them. When you look at them from a distance it looks OK. But the closer seats can tell a difference. The other problem is that when “red” is triggered, some lights showed green and blue. Apparently this was some kind of addressing problem with the controller. All of these LED bars have a number on them that must be installed in order. The LED bars were taped down to the stage so movement wouldn’t bounce them around.
We had a special catered dinner just for us upstairs in the concourse. It was nice having good old food for once. I’m tired of this fried chicken that MSU is cooking for lunch and dinner.
The arena opened after 7:00pm. I saved a spot for Steve Burinsky. During the preshow, Sparty, the school’s mascot, went a little crazy and ran up on stage, almost kicked over some of the lights, and picked up some props, leaving Steve and I on the seat of our pants. Fortunately, nothing was knocked over. I’ve had my share of close calls with local section and lodge shows back home. I hate it when this happens. You don’t want to seem judgmental but you also don’t want to have problems at showtime.
Evan got in at midnight. It looks like the script was finished. We practiced for about 30 minutes before he called it quits for the day,
Tomorrow is our history and awards show. See you there!