We got an email a week ago or so telling us about a show. That's not abnormal really, though not so common in the summer... What this one was about was the show we did last winter down in Miami... This coming show will be in a different town down in Florida. I knew the show wouldn't go back to the previous site as I threw out the set back in early July... They picked the new space based on some criteria set after last years event... I don't know much of it, but this is what I know... They needed more power in the room to be able to handle the gigantic lighting package they had last year. (never mind that it was so massive the event coordinator made them take 75% of it down before the meeting started since it didn't work with the subdued theme) They wanted a space that would work well for projection... They wanted a space that would visually work rather than having to build a room inside the room... They wanted to be the only event in the space at that time so they felt important....
Where are we going?... Naturally I'm not going to tell you, however... The ballroom in question is hideous... Its worse than what we had to cover p last time... (hey, works well for my bottom line, but it doesn't make sense...) The room is loaded with huge chandeliers, and the ceilings are low, so projection is screwed... This hotel is about as old as they get in terms of Florida resort towns, so I can pretty much guarantee that there isn't enough power in the room... That also guarantees that the freight elevators will be fairly small, though I can't be sure right now... Small freights lead to more parts, and therefore more expensive scenery...
I can see its going to be a lovely December and January again where we don't get to sleep until mid February...