We're not really 100% ready on our end..haha...ha...ha. Yea, not our fault, for once. The carpenters are still building some wooden frames that will support our signs on the Vert Ramp, which we will hopefully install tomorrow when we arrive...or most likely, 2 to 3 hours after we get to HDC.
I'm just excited that I will be able to see the "Big Air" stuff at Staples Center, because our entire crew needs to be on site during that event, just in case something blows up. I am definitely bringing my video camera this time. I need to carry a backpack anyway, so I figure why not.
They gave us crappy X-Games t-shirts we have to wear, and a sweet hat...not...it was made for a 12 year old child...luckily, we are only required to wear the shirts. Grey...and Dark Grey.
I remember thinking as a kid that I always wanted to move to California..I've been here 3 times so far in my life, and I must say, my tune has changed. I haven't seen the entire state, but I am going to make a generalized statement and say, California is a f*cking ghetto. Downtown L.A....really, really downtown L.A. you make Washington D.C. look like Paris. D-town L.A. is sooooo dirty is ridiculous, you go about two streets into the city, and not only can you not read what are on buildings, as they are in spanish, but they are practically covered in trash.
If I wanted to live in a ghetto, I'd move back to where I grew up in Bowie, MD. As for now, I'm not a huge fan of Cali, sure it's nice that it's sunny all the time, but I guess maybe I haven't been to some of the nicer areas yet, because it's pretty friggin' dirty. I'm sure the next trip I make out here, I will be able to make some more free time for myself, as this being my first business trip of my life, I will say that so far it's been a lot of fun, hard work, but still a lot of fun.
I'll be back in Pittsburgh late August 3rd, and I'm looking forward to it...not really looking forward to working more Pirate games, now that the only stars to the roster are all gone after the trades made today (no surprise there).
I took a few pictures today, here they are:
ESPN's "X-Center" Crane Camera
ESPN's "X-Center" - where the host will sit
Big Air Ramp, a look from the top of the ramp
"X-Center" with the ESPN crew working on it, as we move our signs behind the set
The ANC crew (us) moving our sign and fixing the cables.
LED ring above the Dirt Ramp that has the intros to the events and riders looping on it...pretty cool
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