11/15/08 What a week! Cisco & Yankees, Tech Awards, Safeway & Kenny Loggins

November 15th, 2008 by Jim

The week started on Sunday with a flight to New York City for a press Conference with Cisco & The New York Yankees.  Working for Audio Visual Techniques (Santa Clara) I directed a simple two camera shoot. (Those simple ones often turn out to be a hi-profile/hi-pressure shows and this was no exception). Cisco is putting into place 1,100 Hi-Def displays throughout the stadium – in hallways, bars, suites and even bathrooms.  (The new Yankees’ stadium opens in April, ’09). After the event on Tuesday, it was back to SFO (20 hour day, door to door!).

Jim at Press Conference (photo Dan Crowe)

Jim checks the set (photo courtesy of Dan Crowe)

The next day I directed the The Tech Awards program in San Jose for Davinci Fusion. The Tech Awards recognize the best of those who are utilizing innovative technology solutions to address the most urgent critical issues facing our planet. One award winner had saved an estimated 3 million lives by developing a non-reusable hypodermic needle system! Check out The Tech Awards website: http://www.techawards.org/about/

Hey, my job the next day was in Santa Clara so why not spend another night at the S.J. Crown Plaza. Thursday’s show (for AVT again) was the Cisco Shareholder’s meeting.

I ended the week on Saturday directing the Safeway Foundation fundraiser, Produced by DaVinci Fusion.  Very creative show - rotating circular stage in the middle. Musical performance by Kenny Loggins. Previous Safeway Foundation shows I directed had Melissa Etheridge and Barry Manilow as performers.

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One Response to “11/15/08 What a week! Cisco & Yankees, Tech Awards, Safeway & Kenny Loggins”

  1. mark draper Says:
    November 27th, 2008 at 12:50 pm

    Jimbo,
    Stunning site. WTG! The public affairs director at WMAL, biggest talk show station in DC, has offered to produce a benefit concert for OurFinest. I noticed you did somnething for the Safeway Foundation. Not sure if there’s a way to take advantage of your considerable talents, but thought I’d let you know this is going on.

    Thanks for the tips on re-recording the audio. I’ll do it. Audacity doesn’t have meters with numbers but does have a red line I can keep an eye on, plus will pull bake from the mic.

    We’re in Michigan with Connie’s sister plus David and Sarah, and their kids Joey and Jacob. Ruthy and her husband Ryan are in Idaho with John Mark and his wife Wendy who is due in about four weeks.

    Love to you and the old folks. Say hi to Al if he is still around!

    Mark

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