I mentioned in a recent blog post that I had worked, setting up for the Vice President of the United States to appear at the National Railroad Museum last week. Joe was right along the river, speaking to the older community, the volunteers and the generations of trains that had relied on steam were the backdrop.This week his "foil" is in town, curiously, the exact same town, Ashwaubenon, the village nearest the airport, Paul Ryan chose to breeze in from as close to the airport as possible, by far. Jets land and take off less than 1/4 mile from the facility. It was completely draped with non-union labor, decisions were not being made or were made in an ad-hoc fashion and then re-done another way after trial and time wasting errors. A very wise stagehand told me during the last election cycle and for those who have read it before, just skip ahead to the end of the graph. If we just look at the production methodologies of the two campaigns and choose based on which one knows how to let the folks doing their job do it their best, guide them to your desired outcome and hire quality personnel to execute their intentions. Needless to say, last time, he went with Obama.
I believe that I mentioned the fact that when the team for Biden came in, they all knew what they wanted. In the case of the Rethuglican adversary, the "big guy" who ostensibly is the one with the dream, was not even going to be onsite until after the union help had been sent home. The youthful crew who had been tasked with putting together a television studio in an ice rink didn't have much equipment, certainly not always the right materials and baseline skills that would be better suited for a sit down gig. They literally had highly skilled stagehands putting stickers with the company name on bike rack. They were challenged with rigging in one of the least challenging venues that I have been in around here and they seemed to be struggling even though they had a man lift of adequate height. I want to take nothing away from the tenacity and practical thinking skills of any of those on the crew. It just seemed like they could have done better than what looked like a few roughly sketched diagrams telling them where stuff was going to end up. It could be debated that by hiring a production company from Superior, Wisconsin rather than from Milwaukee, Paul Ryan was helping a more distressed part of the state with his business, but the main difference was that twenty people made the trek from Superior, over three hundred and twenty-five miles, while the folks in Milwaukee would have had to drive about one hundred and twenty-five miles (less than half). A nearly identical gig to what got set up for Biden by under one dozen folks, with the fellow who had ultimate say over what the final product would look like onsite from the start. This saves time and money, reduces mistakes and minimizes waiting around time for getting to the bottom of whatever issue presents itself.
You cannot buy organization and you cannot teach common sense. The people who are pulling the strings for Biden are used to cutting where it counts, keeping in mind that cutting quality is bad for everyone.they have made silk purses out of sow's ears all their lives. That is what entertainment industry professionals do best. Especially speaking as a proud stagehand union member, that's why they pay us the slightly larger bucks. Whoever is trying to run the Romney/Ryan campaign needs to recognise that trying to save a buck by wasting other folks fortune and wealth, even if it was willingly given is a terrible waste of energy, time and ultimately, it looks bad, at least to those who work every day trying to make a living from providing everyone quality events under limited budgets. I was a promoter for a time and it was lost of work for little if any pay. Often I lost my own money and had only taken the event on because I believed in it. I learned quickly that if you don't spend your money wisely, no matter how good the show, you will lose your ass. It cannot be a mistake to try to look behind the scenes into how these groups are working across America. one campaign is respectful, honest and invites participation and the other is not open to anything and can only give a rough sketch of what they may or may not have in mind. I leave it for my readers to decipher which is which, I can only tell you that I have never in my life been so happy for a show to leave town, that's sayin' a lot!
When Joe was in town, I wanted him to come back as soon as possible, Paul Ryan, you have not even come to town yet and I can't wait for you to leave.
I believe that I mentioned the fact that when the team for Biden came in, they all knew what they wanted. In the case of the Rethuglican adversary, the "big guy" who ostensibly is the one with the dream, was not even going to be onsite until after the union help had been sent home. The youthful crew who had been tasked with putting together a television studio in an ice rink didn't have much equipment, certainly not always the right materials and baseline skills that would be better suited for a sit down gig. They literally had highly skilled stagehands putting stickers with the company name on bike rack. They were challenged with rigging in one of the least challenging venues that I have been in around here and they seemed to be struggling even though they had a man lift of adequate height. I want to take nothing away from the tenacity and practical thinking skills of any of those on the crew. It just seemed like they could have done better than what looked like a few roughly sketched diagrams telling them where stuff was going to end up. It could be debated that by hiring a production company from Superior, Wisconsin rather than from Milwaukee, Paul Ryan was helping a more distressed part of the state with his business, but the main difference was that twenty people made the trek from Superior, over three hundred and twenty-five miles, while the folks in Milwaukee would have had to drive about one hundred and twenty-five miles (less than half). A nearly identical gig to what got set up for Biden by under one dozen folks, with the fellow who had ultimate say over what the final product would look like onsite from the start. This saves time and money, reduces mistakes and minimizes waiting around time for getting to the bottom of whatever issue presents itself.
You cannot buy organization and you cannot teach common sense. The people who are pulling the strings for Biden are used to cutting where it counts, keeping in mind that cutting quality is bad for everyone.they have made silk purses out of sow's ears all their lives. That is what entertainment industry professionals do best. Especially speaking as a proud stagehand union member, that's why they pay us the slightly larger bucks. Whoever is trying to run the Romney/Ryan campaign needs to recognise that trying to save a buck by wasting other folks fortune and wealth, even if it was willingly given is a terrible waste of energy, time and ultimately, it looks bad, at least to those who work every day trying to make a living from providing everyone quality events under limited budgets. I was a promoter for a time and it was lost of work for little if any pay. Often I lost my own money and had only taken the event on because I believed in it. I learned quickly that if you don't spend your money wisely, no matter how good the show, you will lose your ass. It cannot be a mistake to try to look behind the scenes into how these groups are working across America. one campaign is respectful, honest and invites participation and the other is not open to anything and can only give a rough sketch of what they may or may not have in mind. I leave it for my readers to decipher which is which, I can only tell you that I have never in my life been so happy for a show to leave town, that's sayin' a lot!
When Joe was in town, I wanted him to come back as soon as possible, Paul Ryan, you have not even come to town yet and I can't wait for you to leave.
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