Elected

Okay, I have a very good excuse for not updating in a long time. I have had a long and busy week of production work. The picture you see of me might give you a clue as to where I was this week... but of course there are more pictures below that I took with the camera on my phone. Without reading my blog or the picture captions I'm sure that you can figure out where I was and why I was there. A lot has happened and I'll try to fill you in with some details without making this entry too long.

Tuesday, November 4th and Wednesday, November 5th I worked on a Pilot for BET called "Elected." I spent both days shadowing Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. as a PA. Both days were long, busy, very tiring, but also extremely cool!

Tuesday, November 4th I got up at 3:00 a.m. to get ready for work. I was downtown just after 4:00 a.m. I stopped at Dunkin' Donuts to pick up coffee for my crew and then got ready to go out into the field. First stop, Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr.'s home. There I met him and he greeted me with a firm hand shake and a kiss. He was polite, friendly, and very professional. most of my day was spent going in and out of Grant Park. It was wild... I was in the heart of Grant Park where Obama made his speech. I was not there when he made his speech (the next crew took my crew's place), but it was still amazing to see it all set up. It was a long day but I still made it home in time to vote! I was cutting it close, but I made it!

Grant Park, where Barack Obama was going to make his historic speech and address the United States of America.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Press Bleachers in front of Barack Obama's Stage.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. takes a moment to sit with the production crew and munch on some chips in Grant Park.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Wednesday, November 5th my start time was 7:00 a.m. (which I didn't get confirmed until 1:45 a.m. when I was woken up by a phone call from my friend, Laura, the Program Manager). It was a long day with a lot of traveling around the city. That afternoon I got to sit in on the Governor's press conference. I'm not a fan of that man, but it was still cool to be a part of his press conference as he discuss the issue of filling the Senate's seat once President-Elect Obama takes his seat as our U.S. President. Again, my day was long and nobody even got a chance to eat! So late that evening me and my crew went out for dinner. We had a blast!

Press Conference for Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich addresses the media.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Thursday, November 6th I would have worked a half day on "Elected," but I was already booked for another shoot. Me and a crew of two other guys went to Starcom to interview some co-workers of a man who is being added to the Marketing Hall of Fame. It was a more laid back day and my start was 7:30 a.m. Still, it was a long day, but I didn't mind. It was a nice project.

Today, Friday, November 7th, I am trying to get things back in order at church. When I first arrived I got the music all organized for the Sunday worship service and right now I'm currently working on the Sunday bulletin, power point, and responding to loads of e-mails that have been loading up my inbox. Later this evening I am taking out my 12-year-old cousin, Michelle. We're gonna go shopping at have dinner. I'm excited!

Tomorrow I am looking forward to putting my feet up for a couple of hours. We'll see if that happens. I'm very tired.