(17) Virginia Beach, Virginia

Wednesday, October 29th: We drove 262 miles(2380 miles total) to Virginia Beach, Virginia, the hometown of Wesley H. Pendarvis, my college roommate and best friend. The drive was easy and we arrived with plenty of time before our 5:00pm load in. When we got to the venue, we quickly realized that they had received our most updated paperwork. It turned out ok because everything was very close to correct and they were very accommodating with the changes we wanted to make. The Production Manager for the venue was also extremely nice and helpful.

Thursday, October 30th: We had 2 shows today at 10:30am(20) and 7:30pm(21). They had an ETC Congo lighting board which didn’t quite work with the show files that we had. Eric and the Master Electrician worked through some of the problems before the morning show but didn’t catch them all. Because of that, the lights didn’t always do what they were supposed to and we had quite a light show during some portions of the show. In the afternoon I did some more work and rested a bit. At 6:00pm I took Eric back to the venue to do some more work on the lighting and I jumped over to the Pembrooke Mall, which was across the street. I picked up some presents for people and also postcards. The second show went very well and load out was a piece of cake.

Friday, October, 31st: Today was another day off which I used to do a little bit of work but mostly to try to rest. Things have felt a little strange this week and we’ve seemed to have a lot of time off but it’s not like real time off. Caroline and I went out for coffee and to get touch up paint as well in the early afternoon. I came back read in the lobby for a bit before falling asleep on the couch and napping for an hour or so. That evening a large group of people went out to partake in Halloween festivities but I did not join them. Caroline, Jeffrey, Jill and I ended up going to The Cheesecake Factory for some food and relaxation. We had a hilarious, witty waiter who was bantering with Jeffrey the entire night. We ended with some really good cheesecake and then headed home for bed.