July 4th Weekend

Happy belated 4th of July!  For this glorious holiday of partaking in adult beverages and stuff that blows up, I took the opportunity to make some extra moolah.  While it's not all bad..I don't get to drink liquor but I normally indulge in regular Cokes--which doesn't happen too often and I get to hang with the stars...or at least chauffer them around town.  I got to take the back seat on this one which was the  Louisville Waterfront Development's Independence Day Celebration on the Waterfront.  Featuring John Rich (of Big and Rich) on the 3rd and Arrested Development and Michael Franti & Spearhead on the 4th.  We had great crowds for both nights and things ran pleasently smooth....
1) John Rich decided 45mins before show time that he HAD to have a specific kind of wine.  Caymus Cab.  Now we're in the middle of downtown...surrounded by ghetto liquor stores and he wants three bottles of this stuff which are $68 a piece!  A quick phone call, short 20min drive each way, and the delivery is a success.
2) Michael Franti and crew are supposed to arrive by plane at 4:00PM Sunday the 4th for an 8:45P performance.  Their flight out of Omaha is cancelled so they don't arrive until 7:00P!  Talk about cutting it close!!  Things worked perfectly and we got them to the venue in plenty of time for the band members scarf some food and Michael and hottie guitar player to do some yoga. =)
3)  It's time for the fireworks to go off...They were to be timed perfectly with the last song of the night..."Say Hey, I Love You"  Youtube it, it's a really good tune.  He's got all the little kiddies up on the stage, the coordinator is talking with the barge from where the fireworks are shot off of....and nothing is happening.  Everyone is screaming in the cell phones and at each other, trying to talk over the music...and the only song that I knew.  Finally the big booms start up.  Turns out...a barge had been let through the locks.  Therefore, the fireworks barge couldn't shoot until it passed.  If you've ever watched one of those things you know it's like a snail in a race. 

These are just a few of the highlights of the weekend.  Things that people on the other side of the stage took place.  Things that could have ruined 50,000 folks 4th of July but due to the professionalism of those at back of house....the show went on!