Where in the world am I today?: North Vancouver, BC, Canada enroute to Ketchikan, AK, USA
I’ve had a lot of people asking me what my plans are for the 2010 Olympic Games that are coming to Vancouver in about five months… I guess, for what ever reason people feel like I’m tapped into the local scene enough to be able to have sourced gigs for this time period already and have everything set up and in place…
The truth is somewhat different than the perception. The Winter Olympics officially run from February 12 – 28, 2010 and the Paralympic Games run from March 12 – 21. I’ve had a few local event producers contact me about possible MC work, but nothing solid had fallen into place yet. Rather I seem to be included in ‘proposals’ for various events and venues that are being planned.
The over all impression that I get is that the big stuff like the Opening and Closing ceremonies have been sorted out, but that the stuff that trickles down to the venues where my talents will be needed are just starting to be looked at. I have a sneaking suspicion that in the next few weeks/month or so things will really start to materialize. If/when I here more I’ll be sure to post more information.
In the mean time, I’ve just come off a successful 17 day run at the PNE and am heading out tomorrow for a week aboard the Golden Princess and have my hands plenty full with the act of living through the days in the coming week. Got a question about a venue or a gig that I haven’t discussed on the blog yet? Leave a comment or send me an email and I’ll be more than happy to share whatever I know with the world at large!
