Wednesday was an excruciatingly long day. I had to get up at seven, get myself all prettied up for the television crew, and trek up to Vince and Laura's on my scooter by 8:30 to prepare for their arrival at 10. Vince ordered these two big bell-shaped signs with a photo from "It's a Wonderful Life" that read, "Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings". We put mounted one of those bad boys on the boat, along with one of the Silver On the Mount Tattoo banners, and a sign that reads, "YOU ARE NOW IN BEDFORD FALLS"(those have been lots of fun - we had originally attempted to spell it out in rope lighting, but got as far as "YOU ARE NOW IN BED" before we ran out. Of course, I appreciated that particular sentiment a great deal more).
The news crew arrived at 10 - a cameraman with a ponytail and a Hawaiian shirt, followed by an attractive young newswoman. Of couse, the boys took note of this - I had to smack Mike for humping the air behind the reporter as she walked into the backyard. This is why they keep me around - to keep the boys in line(and to correct their spelling - they hate it when I do that. I actually give them vocabulary words from time to time. Yes, I'm a nerd). They first interviewed Vince. He told them that the theme was "Magical Movie Moments", and this was the most magical moment he could think of. He then suggested that they interview one of the crew from the shop. As soon as I heard that, I knew it was going to fall on me. I constantly have to correct Adam's grammar, and Mike...I don't think interviewing him and his morning wood would have been such a good idea. Instead, they stood in the background with screwdrivers and pliers pretending to work on a sign, and I did the interview. After the fact, I commented on how I had to do all the work while they hid in back and screwed. That's men for you.
Anyway, they asked some pretty general questions - how many people are working on the boat, how much more work is there to do, etc. I didn't answer quite how I would have liked - I was nervous. It's to be expected. It's just as well - they used about five seconds of my interview in the actual news segment. Basically, what they got from me was, "We've still got a little ways to go, but we've got some time left, and we're going to make this as nice as possible". I found our spot on the station's website(if you go to the Top Videos section, it's listed as "Winterfest Boat Parade").
Apparently, a whole lot of people have seen it, and for some reason, everyone has been commenting on me. As soon as I got into work this morning, the phone rang. I answered it, and the woman asked a question about piercings, and then said, "Are you the girl I saw on the news last night? You're the little redhead, right?" Shortly thereafter, I called Laura to tell her Mike hadn't shown up yet(Mike's vocabulary word of the day - "punctuality"), and she told me a lady she met at jury duty had made the same comment. After we opened, I went outside to sweep, and a lady came up to me and said, "Every time I turn around, I see you on TV!" It was a pretty cool feeling, I have to admit. And hey, it's great publicity for the shop. We could use that right about now.
The news crew arrived at 10 - a cameraman with a ponytail and a Hawaiian shirt, followed by an attractive young newswoman. Of couse, the boys took note of this - I had to smack Mike for humping the air behind the reporter as she walked into the backyard. This is why they keep me around - to keep the boys in line(and to correct their spelling - they hate it when I do that. I actually give them vocabulary words from time to time. Yes, I'm a nerd). They first interviewed Vince. He told them that the theme was "Magical Movie Moments", and this was the most magical moment he could think of. He then suggested that they interview one of the crew from the shop. As soon as I heard that, I knew it was going to fall on me. I constantly have to correct Adam's grammar, and Mike...I don't think interviewing him and his morning wood would have been such a good idea. Instead, they stood in the background with screwdrivers and pliers pretending to work on a sign, and I did the interview. After the fact, I commented on how I had to do all the work while they hid in back and screwed. That's men for you.
Anyway, they asked some pretty general questions - how many people are working on the boat, how much more work is there to do, etc. I didn't answer quite how I would have liked - I was nervous. It's to be expected. It's just as well - they used about five seconds of my interview in the actual news segment. Basically, what they got from me was, "We've still got a little ways to go, but we've got some time left, and we're going to make this as nice as possible". I found our spot on the station's website(if you go to the Top Videos section, it's listed as "Winterfest Boat Parade").
Apparently, a whole lot of people have seen it, and for some reason, everyone has been commenting on me. As soon as I got into work this morning, the phone rang. I answered it, and the woman asked a question about piercings, and then said, "Are you the girl I saw on the news last night? You're the little redhead, right?" Shortly thereafter, I called Laura to tell her Mike hadn't shown up yet(Mike's vocabulary word of the day - "punctuality"), and she told me a lady she met at jury duty had made the same comment. After we opened, I went outside to sweep, and a lady came up to me and said, "Every time I turn around, I see you on TV!" It was a pretty cool feeling, I have to admit. And hey, it's great publicity for the shop. We could use that right about now.
