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April 30th probably came sooner than expected. Given
the nature of the event, it probably felt like it would never come.
The day of the show, as expected, was quite chaotic. The following
timeline stories the events that transpired in relation to the show.
Friday, April 30, 1999:
11:00 AM |
Tom and his sister Penny, aka "Flip", go shopping for the necessary
foods. |
1:30 PM
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I arrive at EVL and proceed to put together the necessary tables and
equipment to bring over to the Behavioral Sciences Building. I recruit
Josephine Anstey to assist me in bring the equipment over to the building.
John Landry offers to drive smaller equipment over. I agree. |
2:30 PM |
I begin rolling the tables over. The noise the of the dolly I'm
using is deafening. Josephine and John proceed to load his vehicle
with boxes containing the necessary supplies and paperwork. |
3:00 PM |
Meet with Tom at the Behavioral Sciences building. Begin setting
up tables and start preparing dishes and food supplies. Flip and
Josephine begin preparing the food. Tom goes about setting up the
projector and the borrowed Betacam sp deck. |
4:00 PM |
I meet with Javier Girado who will act as chauffeur as he drives me
to get the alcoholic beverages. This turns out to be a hellish
experience as two factors (Friday evening traffic and misplacement of the
address) play against us. We end up stopping to get the address then
face even more traffic. We finally arrive at Sam's Wine and Liquor
and go about picking up the keg, the wine, ice, and a tap. After
about an hour and a half we manage to get back to BSB. |
5:30 PM |
I meet my parents as we're pulling up to the front of the building.
My relatives are with them. They proceed to help me unload the alcohol
and the foods that they have brought.
I greet Tom who's talking with an AV services person. He informs
me that the system is not set properly and that we're not getting any output
from the beta deck. Plan B is proposed and accepted. Tom and
the AV guy go about repatching the wiring to take information from the
VHS deck. The quality is not as good but it will have to do.
I go back outside to check on set up. |
6:00 PM |
Jim Costigan arrives to save the day. He manages to hook
up our Betacam SP deck to the correct configurations that will allow for
output.
Tom and I inform our ushers (Carlos Orrego, Ya Lu Lin, and Natt Mintrasak)
to start passing out the programs and bring people into the auditorium.
Tom and I go and change into better clothes.
I speak with the security person and get the low down on what he wants
to do and what I want him to do. |
6:20 PM
|
A little late, but no matter. The food seems to be preoccupying
people. I announce to the masses that the show will begin.
Tom and I get in front of the audience do a quick introduction and then
start the show.
It goes off without a hitch. |
7:30-10:00 PM
|
More of a blur than anything else. We show the piece two more
times, giving a short intro before each airing. The audience seems
to really like the show. Inebriation starts to set in. |
10:20 PM
|
The show winds down. We clean up whatever is left of the food
and then pack the tables into the auditorium for storage.
Tom and I go to our respective parties and such. |
Saturday, May 1, 1999;
11:00 AM |
Tom and I, recovering from the previous night, set up the show.
We start again at 12:00 pm and show the piece to a few random people for
a total of 2 times. |
3:00 PM
|
With a poor showing we decide to clean up earlier than expected. |
4:00 PM |
The Show is officially over. |
The catering was a joint effort among the clan Alexander and the tribe
of Frisch. It consisted of several trays of vegetables, the finest
meats and cheeses that Cub Foods had to offer. Desserts were supplied
by Mrs. Frisch, with appetizers by the Alexanders. Beverages consisted
of 2 liter bottles of soda, a keg of beer, and several boxes of wine.
Audio stimulation was provided through a stereo in the background playing
several jazz selections in constant rotation.
Johnny Lawson was recruited to take digital still shots of the show,
while Tom Custer, displaying his new toy (a digital video recorder), volunteered
to take video of the event.
Cost analysis information:
item |
quantity |
cost |
vegetables, meats, and cheeses |
enough for several trays |
$260 |
keg of Caffrey's Irish Ale |
1 |
$272 (with $120 deposit) |
box of Franzia wine, ice |
4 |
$60 |
dessert - cookies, brownies, and the sort |
30 |
? |
Indian appetizers with curry and sauces |
2 trays |
? |
Finally, the summary.
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