Some Girls Do- Run

Haha...I think I'll see what the best mishmash of songs I can put together over the next 10 days from our 2PM and 8PM shows.  Today we've had Sawyer Brown, Matt Nathanson, and showed the premier of 'Nashville' ABC's big hit show this fall.  Plus I had Bridgit Mendler in town who was rehearsing and driving us all crazy with the back and forth runs and delays. 

I was completely honored to witness one of the many events on the fairgrounds today. 

A young boy asked for his Wish (through Make-A-Wish) to become a police officer.  The law enforcement agencies in Syracuse came together to swear C.J. in, give him a uniform and even gave him a police escort to Chevy Court where he had his first interview.  We all stopped dead in our tracks to watch them roll in. 

 

It was supposed to be an early morning so with less than 7 hours sleep I chose to forgo the much needed run and was at the fairgrounds by 8:30a.  Of course the band ended up being late.  It all worked out for the best in the end. Sawyer Brown is one of the best groups to work with in the business.  No frills, here to work, and completely entertaining.  The first time I saw them was in college and just loved their show.  Now I've gotten to work with them several times.  The day was just smooth.  They come in do their thing, have a high energy show pack up and leave.  Unbelievably, these guys drove 13.5hrs to do this show and then turned around and drove back home. Crazy!  We had a bit of a small crowd but it was seriously hot and most of the seating by the stage is in the sun.  Everyone that was here really enjoyed it.  I look forward to working with them again. 

Sawyer Brown

I'm starting this out with, NO I'm not spoiled (ok maybe just a bit).  I'll just consider this a birthday present from the stagehands. :)  They ran  video feed to my office and brought in a tv.  Now I can watch what's on our jumbotron from the comfort of my office.  It's the little things, folks!

We had Matt Nathanson for the 8:00PM slot and I was really looking forward to this show.  Again, the crew was great.  They were willing to deal with all of our little idiosyncrasies with the stage.  They can't load in until 4:00PM, they have to stop making any noise from the stage for a half hour for a parade, they were finished with everything by 7P so that we could show the ABC Premiere of 'Nashville'.  Plus had an emcee that took a 5min intro to promote the area city schools.  Needless to say it felt like a 3-ring circus but it all pays off when the band says the show was better than the night before.  Sounded better and they felt better on stage.  Matt was really cool.  He was just wandering backstage during the day and hanging out in the green room.  He definitely spiffs up for the stage. 

The show was very chill and flowed with several hits and recognizable covers.  Now it's the waiting game again of...please, exit the dressing rooms!