Greetings from Las Vegas!

[salsa88]

Hello! How is everyone?
I'm a 19 year old lighting student at the collage of southern Nevada working on joining my local IATSE and soon to be working on my BA for lighting design. I'm young but have 3 years of lighting experience as a stage electrician at a professional theater in St. George Utah and just moved here to Las Vegas, NV a few months ago. I've worked on many concerts that include "The Beach Boys", "Air Supply", "donny osmond" and many others. I'm looking for any advise you can give a young lighting technician thats trying to make it on his own in Las Vegas!

[musictom]

Life is good.

[Grog12]

St George? You must know Joe!

[gafftaper]

St. George? Ever drive down to "Toroweap" or "Tuweap"?

I've been out there twice and love it. Yet to find many who have been out there. Nothing like camping twenty feet from the edge of the Grand Canyon and only seeing one other car of tourists all day.

Welcome to the Booth! We have a high school student from Vegas "Mstoldal" and one of our mods derekleffew is a big shot lighting pro who works on the strip. He isn't allowed to talk publicly about where he works. My guess is this is because he's either into timeshare sales or he passes out those little flyers.

There's lots of great information here and... as you may have noticed we have some fun now and then too. Use the search function, there's a ton of info in the archives. If I were you I would get to know Derek and take all the advice he has to offer... especially on how to flip the flyers in your hand to draw attention to yourself.

[derekleffew]

Welcome to the Booth, salsa88. Over 400 middle managers will soon be selling timeshares or handing out questionable pamphlets. And yet the company continues construction on the $8.1 billion CityCenter.

Continuing on my tradition as grammar/spelling police, you may want to consider an English class at CSN, in addition to stagecraft. It's "college," not "collage;" and "advice," not "advise." And I've changed the thread title from "Greating" to "Greetings."

gafftaper, as to the cards, it's called the "snap," and there IS an art to it. Perfect job for an actor, who needs the rejection on a regular basis.

[gafftaper]

That Salsa is why we love Derek. He's harsh but fair fare faire. He's not picking on you. His pet peeve around here is all the young folks coming through the Booth who want to be professionals but have trouble with their spelling and grammar. Don't forget the basics my friend! It's important to your image that you can write a sentence that makes sense and is spelled correctly. Personally I have a minor reading disorder which makes spelling very difficult... I also have a masters degree. a long time ago I got a dictionary and spell checker and I learned to use them both.

Derek a few years back when the pamphlet brigades were at maximum strength, we went to Vegas with a group of friends headed for a few days. Our group worked hard to make sure that the sheltered innocent girl in the group was alway positioned in a way that she had to deal with the pamphlet brigade. She just kept accepting them and was shocked and horrified every time to see what they contained every time. It took about a day and a half for her to realize that the next one wouldn't be an ad for a sale at the Fashion Mall and she could just not take them. Meanwhile the guys in the back of the group saved them for reading materials later.

As for "Would you like to see a show for free tomorrow night?"
I like to use. "Nope, I'm leaving in 3 minutes for the airport."

[What Rigger?]

Salsa-
You've worked Air Supply already? Am I correct in guessing you're on the Orleans/Suncoast crew? If so, how's Mary, Jon and Clay?

Sometimes, when knee-deep in sh*t on gigs here in So Cal, I long for the day of my goodtime home in Summerlin. A typical day: set up the monitors/side fills, stack backline when band arrives, lunch, looooong soundcheck/rehearsal, dinner, doors, show, changeover to 'club' then clock out, then BAR!!! Literally, we would go downstairs to clock out, cover the logo on our shirts with black gaff and go straight to the bar outside the showroom.

Good times!!!

720 has a test? The hell you say! 504 takes almost anyone.

[What Rigger?]

Originally Posted by gafftaper

That Salsa is why we love Derek. He's harsh but fair fare faire. He's not picking on you. His pet peeve around here is all the young folks coming through the Booth who want to be professionals but have trouble with their spelling and grammar. Don't forget the basics my friend! It's important to your image that you can write a sentence that makes sense and is spelled correctly. Personally I have a minor reading disorder which makes spelling very difficult... I also have a masters degree. a long time ago I got a dictionary and spell checker and I learned to use them both.
Derek a few years back when the pamphlet brigades were at maximum strength, we went to Vegas with a group of friends headed for a few days. Our group worked hard to make sure that the sheltered innocent girl in the group was alway positioned in a way that she had to deal with the pamphlet brigade. She just kept accepting them and was shocked and horrified every time to see what they contained every time. It took about a day and a half for her to realize that the next one wouldn't be an ad for a sale at the Fashion Mall and she could just not take them. Meanwhile the guys in the back of the group saved them for reading materials later.
As for "Would you like to see a show for free tomorrow night?"
I like to use. "Nope, I'm leaving in 3 minutes for the airport."

Ah yes, the free smut!

[Spikesgirl]

Welcome to Control Booth, Salsa! My advice to getting and making a career in Glitter Gulch is to be willing to work very hard at whatever job you're offered. Be the first to volunteer to do a crappy job, be the last to leave. You're in a town with hundreds of folks wanting your job and the competition is ruthless. Learn as much as you can from the seasoned (I didn't say old) workers, not because they are as up-to-date as younger ones, but because they have the connections you need to establish. It's hard and there are dues to pay, but most folks here will agree that it's work the effort to be doing something you love.

Welcome, ask lots of questions and don't be afraid of the guys, they don't bite...hard...

Char5lie

[salsa88]

Originally Posted by derekleffew

Welcome to the Booth, salsa88. Over 400 middle managers will soon be selling timeshares or handing out questionable pamphlets. And yet the company continues construction on the $8.1 billion CityCenter.
Continuing on my tradition as grammar/spelling police, you may want to consider an English class at CSN, in addition to stagecraft. It's "college," not "collage;" and "advice," not "advise." And I've changed the thread title from "Greating" to "Greetings."

Thank you, my grammar/spelling has always been my weakness. I will take an English class as soon as my founds pick back up.

Originally Posted by Grog12

St George? You must know Joe!

Yeah, I've worked with him a lot over the last 4 years. Very helpful guy.

Originally Posted by What Rigger?

Salsa-
You've worked Air Supply already? Am I correct in guessing you're on the Orleans/Suncoast crew? If so, how's Mary, Jon and Clay?

I worked there concert at my venue. Sadly, I didn't tour with them. would love to though.