Holy crap! 2 weeks behind again...

Just when you think I will catch up and be more forthcoming on a regular basis... BAM! I hit a streak of all work and no blog... But have no fear. Even though I am working my feet and legs off (my ass is just along for the ride keeping my upper body from falling off) as Security Man, I am back at the computer and typing away... What a whirlwind of activity it has been... I actually purchased a (gasp!) day planner to keep track of my work gigs... (and to keep me from showing up with the wrong uniform on). Plus it actually helps me keep track of what day it is (harder to do because of the overnight gigs). When I last blogged I was at ASU doing my Mission Impossible gig (and it almost was because there were several times I almost got caught being in the building which is what they wanted me to avoid). If it wasn't for a radio playing and an a very lucky sense of timing I would have gotten busted. But I didn't and it sure added some extra excitement to that gig... Next came the Arizona Home and Building Expo for Company #2. I had only worked inside the Convention Center with the jacket and tie but now I was out "on the dock" assisting with vendors moving in their merchandise to set up the show... (unfortunately, I didn't know it at the time and the "human cheeto" was resurrected). I was outside from noon to five and with no where to hide and the temp hitting 105+, I was baked to a crackly crunch. Luckily, one of the vendors took pity on me and loaned me some sunblock so it wasn't a total sunstroke day (but it was pretty close). There are now two absolute rules for a security guard... the first is always use baby powder in the obvious regions and the second is always prepare for BOTH inside and outside contingencies... (lesson learned). Where else can you get such revealing insights into the world of security for no cost at all? Nowhere I say...

So after being boiled for two days outside on the docks, the boss told me I had a different gig for Friday... it was the first time for the company to work this venue and they thought I would be a good representative (what were they thinking?). It was back in my old "hood" of Chandler. In fact it was right down the street from the place I work the weddings. The Chandler Center for the Arts shares its building with Chandler High School (the kids have music classes there and there are concerts and such). It had just undergone a multimillion dollar renovation and this was the opening night of the "new" venue... Michael Bolton in concert. I arrived at 10am and was charged with keeping the students away from the vehicles there to set up and the buses containing the band and back-up singers. Dressed in white shirt and tie, with ear microphone and sunglasses, many of the students were asking campus security why the "secret service" was at the school... (Is Miley Cyrus coming here?). I told them it was classified and keep moving please. Another girl asked me if it was a prerequisite to be bald for security (it set off the sunglasses better and was pretty effective, she said). All in all it was a pretty amusing time. Then we got set for the concert... I was stationed right next to the stage to keep the fans from climbing up and disrupting the concert. Pretty good seat for someone who didn't buy a ticket and got paid to listen to the concert. In the middle of the show, we invited the fans to come and stand at the stage (prearranged with Michael Bolton's personal security) and everybody behaved. And he did put on a pretty good show....

Saturday was another football game at ASU and the tunnel ran very smooth and my crew did another great job... ASU won the game and is now 2-0 going into their first road game at Wisconsin. Coach Erickson was livid after the game even though they won (too many penalties and mental mistakes) and he let the team have it after the game... (you could hear him out in the hallways). Sunday morning I spent catching up on shopping and mail and laundry before going back to the Convention Center to work the dock again... (this time it was for them tearing down the home and building expo and moving out). I worked from 4pm to 9pm and back again Monday morning from 6am to 10:30am... Then I rushed home and leaped into bed because I had a 12 hour shift starting that night at 6pm... (sleep and work, sleep and work).

More to come, my dears, but I have an early call tomorrow and must get my beauty sleep (God knows I need it). I'll be in touch...