I think the bulk of this chapter can be summarized by the one statement: "Rigging accidents are usually caused by a cluster of minor problems, any one of which would not cause an accident by itself." There are 8 points... Continue Reading →
In Donovans book section 3 page 32 (Rigging 101), it has a few lines about adding a steel cables as a fire safety on ploy spansets. Then it goes on to point out that there doesn't seem to be any... Continue Reading →
There is an example in here about walking a beam above a drop ceiling 2' below and everything is fine, until the rigger gets a glance of the floor 80' below him. Then he gets very tense. Nothing has changed,... Continue Reading →
There is a ton of information in this chapter. It might be better off if I take two days to blog about it. This is the 101 of the rigging world. It starts with diffrent types of... Continue Reading →
I'm going to read a few pages of "Entertainment Rigging" by Harry Donovan every day for the next few weeks as something I can do for self improvement during this down time. Then I am going to blog about the... Continue Reading →
Here is a link to all City events which are canceled or postponed. Please visit http://www.mariettaga.gov/1357/COVID-19-Information to view additional information relating to City Hall closures and events.
In dealing with the covid-19 pandemic, the U.S. has distinct advantages over the rest of the world. — Read on http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/12/there-are-reasons-be-optimistic-regarding-coronavirus/
To say this has been a hard week in the live event production business would be a joke. This has been beyond tough. Our business has evaporated over the last few days. My insurance guy actually sent me an... Continue Reading →
Mike at HMX in Florida gave us a call to come play over the last weekend. Kinda an early Saint Patty Day. Here is a link to the event website: https://pcbeachscotfestival.com/ Thanks to Mike for getting us another mobile stage... Continue Reading →