Clearly I was not going to blog before Big Ticket. Which by the way, was cool. And awesome. And hilarious. And I wasn't there long enough. Also, I am completely aware that you can't really tell who that is. It's KJ-52. And the crowd got suddenly huge, so that's the best I've got until we see if Jim's pics were better. :)
Let's see. I ended up grossly over-estimating travel time to Gaylord, and gave myself two and a half hours, which meant I ended up drinking coffee in an incredibly busy McDonald's until it was a more respectable time. Then I helped Jim carry some stuff to the booths and set 'em up. The rock booth was practically on top of the stage, and our other booth had an excellent view of the main stage as well. So even though I wasn't in the audience, I got to hear a lot of great music. Including Remedy Drive.
Best thing that happened: This kid came to the booth, completely geeked to see FuseFM. He was sooo excited. And then he asked if there were any DJ's there. So I turn around and say, "I am. I'm Colette." And he stares at me. Having absolutely no idea who I am. I'm starting to feel sort of awkward at this point, so I quickly direct him to sign up for some prize packs and grab some candy.
KJ-52 was the highlight of my Saturday for sure. He puts on a great show and is really into crowd involvement. In fact, he was so good that what started out as a couple hundred people watching quickly turned into a huge group jumping up and down and waving their hands in the air. So. If you've long been convinced that Christian hip-hop is cheesy, you need to only to KJ-52 and know that nobody cares because we all just want to have fun. And fun it was.
It'll feel really strange this week, getting back to a regular schedule. And I'm totally looking forward to it.
Let's see. I ended up grossly over-estimating travel time to Gaylord, and gave myself two and a half hours, which meant I ended up drinking coffee in an incredibly busy McDonald's until it was a more respectable time. Then I helped Jim carry some stuff to the booths and set 'em up. The rock booth was practically on top of the stage, and our other booth had an excellent view of the main stage as well. So even though I wasn't in the audience, I got to hear a lot of great music. Including Remedy Drive.
Best thing that happened: This kid came to the booth, completely geeked to see FuseFM. He was sooo excited. And then he asked if there were any DJ's there. So I turn around and say, "I am. I'm Colette." And he stares at me. Having absolutely no idea who I am. I'm starting to feel sort of awkward at this point, so I quickly direct him to sign up for some prize packs and grab some candy.
KJ-52 was the highlight of my Saturday for sure. He puts on a great show and is really into crowd involvement. In fact, he was so good that what started out as a couple hundred people watching quickly turned into a huge group jumping up and down and waving their hands in the air. So. If you've long been convinced that Christian hip-hop is cheesy, you need to only to KJ-52 and know that nobody cares because we all just want to have fun. And fun it was.
It'll feel really strange this week, getting back to a regular schedule. And I'm totally looking forward to it.
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