Bright Light City
Well, it’s now “official”, I’m considered a part time resident of the State of Nevada. Got the phone number, mailing address and sights on a couple of places to live, save for chosing which lease to sign. For those that haven’t heard, over the course of the next few months I’ll be moving to Las Vegas. Why Vegas? Well, I couldn’t book passage to the face of the sun.
Seattle has been great for the last 15 years. I’ve been a part of some pretty cool stuff, though I seem to have fished this pond dry, so to speak. I’m still getting local work though most of what I do these days is tour related. I could probably keep working up here and eventually retire and ride off into the sunset. I’m not getting any younger (fortunately) and in the next decade or so it’s likely the tour gigs will get farther and fewer between as is normal with the older set, or as some call us, the “ancestors”. I’m not quite ready to hang up my lanyard and will still tour in the meantime, but Vegas offers opportunities not available in other cities. It’s quickly becoming (or already has depending on who one talks to) the entertainment technology capital of the country, if not the world.
I’d like to thank some people that have made my stay in Seattle an excellent experience. Thanks to the local crews and IA Local 15, particularly the Paramount, Benaroya, 5th Ave and Seattle Center crews, you guys (and gals) are tops. The members of WAPS and AES, particularly Mac Perkins and Dan Mortensen. Thanks to the Carlson show and shop crew particularly my good friend Allan Bagley. Most of all very special thanks to my dear friends, Mark Carlson and Jonathan Stoverud-Myers, the principals of Carlson Audio. We had some good times and some intense times and you guys should be proud of what you’ve done. It couldn’t have happened to a nicer couple of guys.
Look forward to seeing you in Vegas. If you’re already down there and want to meet, let me know. I should be settled in by early fall a few weeks after I return from the next leg. If you’re on a tour that is swinging through town, let me know and I’ll come by and say hi, eat your catering and take up space while you’re trying to get your work done. I plan on writing about the move and the various happenings in Vegas as it relates to the pro audio/ entertainment technology biz. Lastly, if you’re down there and need the services of a guy that’s been around the block a time or three, let me know.