highlights:
WHY? why am i not yet used to the cannon-fire from the girl-pirates vs. boy-pirates show which is right outside my hotel window? i mean, you'd think that at some point one would get used to CANNON FIRE right outside one's window, RIGHT? ("how often does the train go by?" "so often you don't even notice.")
first day of the big cool displays... ran into Marty at the chyron booth.
special tv lunch & ceremony with David, Glen & George. among the honorees was Emilio Nicolas Sr. and the late Raoul A. Cortez, pioneers in spanish-language broadcasting in america, Jack Valenti (you saw him on oscars while he was president of ampas. GREAT speech*) and Regis Philbin.
met with David, Carm, Tom & the set designer from BDI about the new set for the 10pm show on WISC. the theme of that meeting became "back to the drawing board." (get it?! a set designer draws things?!)
after a seminar about the CW & MyNetwork situation, i wraped the day with a trip to the VideoTechnics booth. who's that you ask? the company that built the Aprisa Replay Still store and video clip player. OH, THOSE GUYS! i was nice as i could be while describing the littany of solved and unsolved issues with their "product." 'course, they promised (yet again) to try and resolve our issues... [pause] BUHAUAUAUAUAUA!
and now, a word from the sponsor...
on 20 may 2006, i'm riding in a 100km (62mi) tour de cure charity bicycling event in madison, wi. all proceeds benefit diabetes research. if you're so inclined, visit my TdC web site & make a donation to the TdC, or just give me the filthy lucre when i get back.don't like me? Dan Zweig is riding too, so give your donation to him... see if i care.
link:http://main.diabetes.org/site/TR?px=2803986&pg=personal&fr_id=3251
or go to diabetes.org/tour click "sponsor a rider" -- select "wisconsin" -- select "madison" -- search "barcheski"
the score:
wins/losses=-$16 (still)
amount i miss Margo Marlone= 3.HC (i love you both)
amount Marlone needs to start sleeping more at night to help mommy=a lot.
*cool thing: Jack Valenti recited the first ammendment from memory:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."
6:30am CBS engineering breakfast @ the Bellagio scoreboard:
food=good
time=bad
free=good
cbs off the air saturday AM due to an over-aggressive fire alarm=bad
High Definition CCD's smaller than 3/4"=not that bad
the new sony XDcamHD for electronic news gathering=good ($30,000 body only; no lens)
HD lenses=complicated
the success rates of digital microwave eng trucks=good
and now... holiday snap shots!
(1/top of page): THE J.Marty Dormany, an Arthur M. Chyron Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
(2): another barry manilow sighting
(3): so, sony's booth is HUGE. they have this kiosk surrounded by all their cameras. in the kiosk are these "models" that just sit there all day and make oragami cranes, just so you have something to shoot while trying out their cameras. it's kinda creepy. they get paid to just sit there all day, but they look so exquisitely bored... it's kinda like a stylish young adults exhibit at the San Deigo zoo.
(4): TV geeks as far as the eye can see.
(5). Regis Philbin interupts lunch to yap about his storied career.
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