LCA -- Speedway Economy
http://www.fox4kc.com/videobeta/watch/?watch=5560beac-e53b-47fe-a38e-28e87a92b700&src=front
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ohnoitsstevo/sets/72157622366427041/show/
00:00 to 02:00 -- woiked on September Affair, ending credits
02:00 to 11:00 -- Zzzz
11:00 to 14:30 -- Homo, woiked on September Affair ending credits, et, 3 s'
14:30 to 19:00 -- woik, went to Wine Barn in KCK, and to the Kansas Speedway, then to Sam's Club in Lenexa
19:00 to 23:00 -- Back at woik. Edited in Avid 1.
23:00 to 00:00 -- Headed homo
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Tuesday 29 September 2009
SHO -- Jackson Dancer
00;00 to 02:00 -- woiked on the puter
02:00 to 11:00 -- Zzzz
11:00 to 14:30 -- Up, et, woiked on puter -- adding lower 3rds to September Affair, 3 s' We headed out
14:30 to 17:30 -- With SHO -- We went to OP for our Michael Jackson Dancer story.
17:30 to 22:00 -- I dropped SHO off, and went to Wendy's for grub, then to a elem school in Oooolathe for a vo on bullying. I edited in Avid 4. PKG done at last second.
Monday 28 September 2009
VO Patrol
00:00 to 01:00 -- Wrapping up from the livestream at YJ's
www.svobodakc.com
01:00 to 03:30 -- homo, woiked on the puter
03:30 to 11:00 -- Zzz
11:00 to 14:30 -- Up, et 3 s'
14:30 to 16:00 -- Woik. Talked to KLY in the conference room. I did my ENG safety training
16:00 to 18:10 -- I loaded van 1. I did JPE's lives at 1229 Minnesota in Kansas City Kansas on a copper theft at Miller Body shop there.
18:10 to 19:00 -- I et at Town Topic on Broadway. I went back to KCK for the sales tax meeting.
19:00 to 20:00 -- Sales tax meeting
20:00 t0 23:00 -- I went with DFR to Hocker Grove elementary in Shawnee for our live shots. Barry ENG'd.
23:00 to 00:00 -- unloaded, went homo
Sunday 27 September 2009
00:00 to 05:00 -- Zzzz
05:00 to 05:30 -- up, 3 s', headed out
05:30 to 11:00 -- woik, Loaded Van 1. We went to the plaza art fair. We interviewed my high school art teacher, Dana Forrester, among others. We came back, I et at Poco's. Unloaded Van 1. Typed a letter to KLY about yesterday morning. Batched in Avid 1.
11:00 to 13:30 -- Editied Avid 1
13:30 to 18:00 -- Homo. Got my stuff ready for tonight. We went to Target to get a card for Dad. We went to choich.
18:00 to 20:30 -- We went by YJ's to say hi to Ken. We went to Harrah's for Dad's Birthday. I dropped Suyen at homo after and went to YJ's.
20:30 to 00:00 -- YJ's. I streamed and recorded the Jazz Jam.
Saturday 26 September 2009
LPA -- Love Fund 5K
www.fox4kc.com/wdaf-story-love-fund-5k-0 92609,0,301010.story
KBY -- Kara Kopetsky
Friday 25 September 2009
Day Off
00:00 to 01:30 -- YJ's -- Worked on www.svobodakc.com
01:30 to 04:00 -- Homo. I worked on September Affair and wirecast. I got wirecast to record on the dvd burner -- WOOO HOOOO!!!!
04:00 to 11:00 -- Zzzz
11:00 to 15:00 -- homo, et, woiked on the puter. Suyen went to woik. I got ready to heady. I started assembling the mini video box for light set up using wirecast.
15:00 to 17:30 -- I went to Wife's Enemy #3. I got a cash register for $5.00. Tima is feelin illin. I think it may be from the flea stuff I put on her last night. I went to IPAS. I got a polarizer filter for the still cam. I went to YJ's.
17:30 to 19:30 -- YJ's. Suyen came and we et. We talked to David.
19:30 to 20:30 -- I went to Screenland. I did a piece for my blog, www.svobodakc.com on the movie, Berdella.
20:30 to YJ's -- woiked on the puter.
Thursday 24 September 2009
00:00 to 03:00 -- woiked on the puter
03:00 to 09:00 -- Zzzz
09:00 to 10:00 -- Up, dressed, we went to the Dentist
10:00 to 11:30 -- We went to Vietnam Cafe
11:30 to 16:00 -- We went to Nebraska Furriture Mart, then to Cabelas. We got a rain jacket.
16:00 to 20:00 -- We went homo. Suyen went to woik. I went to Electronics Supply. Then I went to Wife's Enemy #3 to get DVD's for my timelapses. I then went to Petsdumb. I got Tima a seatbelt, poobags, puperoni and flea schtuff.
20:00 to 00:00 -- I went to YJ's. I called Ken. I took Tima for a walk. I talked to boB, he says he is coming to kc tomorrow.
Wednesday 23 September 2009
00:00 to 03:00 -- Up, boob toob -- woiked on the September Affair project
03:00 to 11:00 -- Zzzz
11:00 to 14:30 -- Up, et -- I cooked brats on the grill. 3 s', headed out.
14:30 to 19:00 -- MCL -- We went to Prarie Village, then Grandview.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Tuesday 22 September 2009
DFR -- Sprint Arena Hockey
Click here to see the pix for Tuesday 22 September 2009.
http://www.fox4kc.com/wdaf-nhl-game-sprint-center-092209,0,5454333.story
00:00 to 03:00 -- worked on the puter, dubbing September Affair
03:00 to 11:00 --- Zzzz
11:00 to 14:30 --- up, 3 s' et
14:30 to 17:30 -- DFR -- went to Scout. Then we went to Sprint Arena.
17:30 to 20:30 -- I went to Town Topic on Broadway. I talked to Bonnie. I had a double cheese burger with fries and a coke and coconut creme pie. I edited in Avid 4.
20:30 to 22:30 -- Dave and I went to Sprint Arena. Mike ENG'd in Van 4.
TMI
Stevo
Click here to see the pix for Tuesday 22 September 2009.
http://www.fox4kc.com/wdaf-nhl-game-sprint-center-092209,0,5454333.story
00:00 to 03:00 -- worked on the puter, dubbing September Affair
03:00 to 11:00 --- Zzzz
11:00 to 14:30 --- up, 3 s' et
14:30 to 17:30 -- DFR -- went to Scout. Then we went to Sprint Arena.
17:30 to 20:30 -- I went to Town Topic on Broadway. I talked to Bonnie. I had a double cheese burger with fries and a coke and coconut creme pie. I edited in Avid 4.
20:30 to 22:30 -- Dave and I went to Sprint Arena. Mike ENG'd in Van 4.
TMI
Stevo
Monday 21 September 2009
SHO -- Student Harrassed
Pix for today
00:00 to 02:00 -- Homo. Teevee, puter.
02:00 to 11:00 -- Zzzz
11:00 to 14:30 -- Up, rainy -- miserable. Hh. We et. 3 s' I'm to the point in the September Affair project where I need to dub it to a tape.
14:30 to 19:51 -- woik. I'm with SHO. We drove to Archie for our story. I batched in Avid 1.
19:51 to 23:00 -- Edited in Avid 1.
23:00 to 00:00 -- Headed homo.
TMI
Stevo
Pix for today
00:00 to 02:00 -- Homo. Teevee, puter.
02:00 to 11:00 -- Zzzz
11:00 to 14:30 -- Up, rainy -- miserable. Hh. We et. 3 s' I'm to the point in the September Affair project where I need to dub it to a tape.
14:30 to 19:51 -- woik. I'm with SHO. We drove to Archie for our story. I batched in Avid 1.
19:51 to 23:00 -- Edited in Avid 1.
23:00 to 00:00 -- Headed homo.
TMI
Stevo
Monday, September 21, 2009
Sunday 20 September 2009
LPA -- Fatal Head on Crash on I-70
Pix for today
00:00 to 04:45 -- Zzzz
04:45 to 05:30 -- Up, 3 s' headed to woik
05:30 to 09:30 -- Loaded van 1. We headed to a fatal head on crash at Prospect and I-70. We did lives, shot a pkg and headed to Arrowhead. Traffic was bad so we were able to only do a hit and a tease. Shot vo/sot. I took LPA back to the station.
09:30 to 10:00 -- Went to YJ's for soy latte and granola.
10:00 to 11:30 -- Paseo Baptist Church. Shot an anchor pkg on the teachers procession.
11:30 to 12:00 -- put gas in Van 1. Unloaded.
12:00 -- batching in Avid 1
12:00 to 13:30 -- edited
13:30 to 16:30 -- Megans and Mathews Birthday Party at Funhouse Pizza in Independence
16:30 to 18:00 -- choich
18:00 to 23:00 -- YJ's -- Jazz Jam
23:00 to 00:00 -- headed homo
TMI
Stevo
Pix for today
00:00 to 04:45 -- Zzzz
04:45 to 05:30 -- Up, 3 s' headed to woik
05:30 to 09:30 -- Loaded van 1. We headed to a fatal head on crash at Prospect and I-70. We did lives, shot a pkg and headed to Arrowhead. Traffic was bad so we were able to only do a hit and a tease. Shot vo/sot. I took LPA back to the station.
09:30 to 10:00 -- Went to YJ's for soy latte and granola.
10:00 to 11:30 -- Paseo Baptist Church. Shot an anchor pkg on the teachers procession.
11:30 to 12:00 -- put gas in Van 1. Unloaded.
12:00 -- batching in Avid 1
12:00 to 13:30 -- edited
13:30 to 16:30 -- Megans and Mathews Birthday Party at Funhouse Pizza in Independence
16:30 to 18:00 -- choich
18:00 to 23:00 -- YJ's -- Jazz Jam
23:00 to 00:00 -- headed homo
TMI
Stevo
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Friday 18 September 2009
Day off, Superbooboo licensed, we went to Larryville
Click here to see the slideshow for Friday 18 September 2009.
Day off, Got Superbooboo licensed, Went to Lawrence
00:00 to 02:00 -- homo -- woiked on the puter
02:00 to 11:00 -- Zzzz
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11:00 to 13:00 -- Up, got around, dressed. We headed to Blue Springs. We got the superbooboo inspected and the oil changed at Goodyear.
13:00 to 14:00 -- Goodyear
14:00 to 17:30 -- We stopped at Einsteins for a "light" brunch. We went to Liberty to the license place. We had to find it as it had moved. We got 'r dun and headed to homo. We got our schtuff together and headed to Lawrence in the van.
17:30 to 23:00 -- We went to Lawrence. We shopped, walked and et at Ingredient.
23:00 to 00:00 -- homo -- beddie.
TMI
Stevo
Click here to see the slideshow for Friday 18 September 2009.
Day off, Got Superbooboo licensed, Went to Lawrence
00:00 to 02:00 -- homo -- woiked on the puter
02:00 to 11:00 -- Zzzz
]
11:00 to 13:00 -- Up, got around, dressed. We headed to Blue Springs. We got the superbooboo inspected and the oil changed at Goodyear.
13:00 to 14:00 -- Goodyear
14:00 to 17:30 -- We stopped at Einsteins for a "light" brunch. We went to Liberty to the license place. We had to find it as it had moved. We got 'r dun and headed to homo. We got our schtuff together and headed to Lawrence in the van.
17:30 to 23:00 -- We went to Lawrence. We shopped, walked and et at Ingredient.
23:00 to 00:00 -- homo -- beddie.
TMI
Stevo
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Thursday 17 September 2009
MULTIMEDIA BLOG
I don't know if I'm the first to use these words together.
Some people do written b-logs -- short for weblogs.
Some people do photo blogs.
Some people do v-logs, or video logs.
Photo
Video..
I don't know if I'm the first, but let me introduce the concept of the multimedia blog. Media companies are trying to use the term MMJ to mean somebody who does everything but gets paid nothing. However, MMJ is a useful term for the average joe who might be so inclined to go into business for him/herself. Instead of MMJ, maybe perhaps a business model and opportunity can be found in the MMB, or multi-media blog. If bloggers learn what professional journalists know, than bloggers can be unstoppable. That is, the only thing that professionals have to sell is their credibility. Many media corporations -- newspapers, radio stations and television stations have come to be owned by short term investment companies, who care little about news, journalism or serving local markets. Instead, they have concentrated only on short term profits. As they do this, they have decided that producing local news is secondary to cost cutting. So, the quality and accuracy of the product is slipping. When journalists are expected to do their work, the work of the photographer and the engineer and they have to work long hours for little pay and less benefits (starting to sound like a sweatshop) then it is easy to see why all the professionals are leaving the field. That leaves open a big IF for people who might be interested in staying in this field. That IF is how can I do this myself and support myself? Some terms have been thrown around as of late -- hyperlocal or narrowcasting. In other words, if a niche can be found and filled, such as producing local news in an area that never had access to local news before, or maybe a local arts newscast, or high school sports cast, etc. etc. etc., then maybe that is the future of local news. However, the big IF, is in the business model... how do you produce your MMB, and make a living at it. Maybe it will just remain a hobby.
What would make it a mutli-media blog, and ultimately different that what has been done in the past, would be the interactive aspect of it. Not only will there be livestreaming....
but there also would be a community forum....
Svoboda KC
Finally, there is chat....
I don't know if I'm the first to use these words together.
Some people do written b-logs -- short for weblogs.
Some people do photo blogs.
Some people do v-logs, or video logs.
Photo
Video..
I don't know if I'm the first, but let me introduce the concept of the multimedia blog. Media companies are trying to use the term MMJ to mean somebody who does everything but gets paid nothing. However, MMJ is a useful term for the average joe who might be so inclined to go into business for him/herself. Instead of MMJ, maybe perhaps a business model and opportunity can be found in the MMB, or multi-media blog. If bloggers learn what professional journalists know, than bloggers can be unstoppable. That is, the only thing that professionals have to sell is their credibility. Many media corporations -- newspapers, radio stations and television stations have come to be owned by short term investment companies, who care little about news, journalism or serving local markets. Instead, they have concentrated only on short term profits. As they do this, they have decided that producing local news is secondary to cost cutting. So, the quality and accuracy of the product is slipping. When journalists are expected to do their work, the work of the photographer and the engineer and they have to work long hours for little pay and less benefits (starting to sound like a sweatshop) then it is easy to see why all the professionals are leaving the field. That leaves open a big IF for people who might be interested in staying in this field. That IF is how can I do this myself and support myself? Some terms have been thrown around as of late -- hyperlocal or narrowcasting. In other words, if a niche can be found and filled, such as producing local news in an area that never had access to local news before, or maybe a local arts newscast, or high school sports cast, etc. etc. etc., then maybe that is the future of local news. However, the big IF, is in the business model... how do you produce your MMB, and make a living at it. Maybe it will just remain a hobby.
What would make it a mutli-media blog, and ultimately different that what has been done in the past, would be the interactive aspect of it. Not only will there be livestreaming....
but there also would be a community forum....
Svoboda KC
Finally, there is chat....
Wednesday 16 September 2009
10 Years in Elevenworth
Click here to see the slideshow for Wednesday 16 September 2009.
Before having to head into woik, I picked the long overdue harvest of the beans and Okra. I was glad to have the company of bees while I did my work. I've been concerned about the lack of bees I've seen the past few years, especially honey bees. I saw one honey bee also working along side me.
http://www.viewzone.com/lostbees.html
Today for my job, I enjoyed a nice ride out to Leavenworth...
The valley west of Fort Leavenworth is gorgeous.
I et at Town Topic on Broadway for din din. It was full with a family with kids heading to the circus, and with another family heading for the opera.
I think I bored Bonnie with my tales of Valentine diners, as we were talking about the Town Topic location in Mission.
TMI
Stevo
http://www.ringling.com/
http://www.kcopera.org/
http://www.kshs.org/diners/kansas/northeast/towntopic.htm
Click here to see the slideshow for Wednesday 16 September 2009.
Before having to head into woik, I picked the long overdue harvest of the beans and Okra. I was glad to have the company of bees while I did my work. I've been concerned about the lack of bees I've seen the past few years, especially honey bees. I saw one honey bee also working along side me.
http://www.viewzone.com/lostbees.html
Today for my job, I enjoyed a nice ride out to Leavenworth...
The valley west of Fort Leavenworth is gorgeous.
I et at Town Topic on Broadway for din din. It was full with a family with kids heading to the circus, and with another family heading for the opera.
I think I bored Bonnie with my tales of Valentine diners, as we were talking about the Town Topic location in Mission.TMI
Stevo
http://www.ringling.com/
http://www.kcopera.org/
http://www.kshs.org/diners/kansas/northeast/towntopic.htm
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Tuesday 15 September 2009
I'm just playing with the toys
EBU -- Lenexa Crossing Guards
www.fox4kc.com/news/wdaf-story-lenexa-crossing-guards-091...
00:00 to 02:00 -- homo, teevee, puter
02:00 to 11:00 -- Zzzz
11:00 to 14:30 -- Up, et, woiked on the puter. Trying to correct for dark video on September Affair
14:30 to 23:00 -- I spent much of the day working on the stuff. EBU and I checked on a story then went to the meeting in Lenexa. Live vo/sot at 21:00 and Live PKG at 22:00. Headed back. Unloaded.
23:00 to 00:00 -- Suyen picked me up and we went homo. Watched boob toob
TMI
Stevo
EBU -- Lenexa Crossing Guards
www.fox4kc.com/news/wdaf-story-lenexa-crossing-guards-091...
00:00 to 02:00 -- homo, teevee, puter
02:00 to 11:00 -- Zzzz
11:00 to 14:30 -- Up, et, woiked on the puter. Trying to correct for dark video on September Affair
14:30 to 23:00 -- I spent much of the day working on the stuff. EBU and I checked on a story then went to the meeting in Lenexa. Live vo/sot at 21:00 and Live PKG at 22:00. Headed back. Unloaded.
23:00 to 00:00 -- Suyen picked me up and we went homo. Watched boob toob
TMI
Stevo
Monday, September 14, 2009
Monday 13 September 2009
Heroes
DFR -- Hero Rescues Child
00:00 to 02:00 -- Teevee, puter
02:00 to 12:00 -- Zzzz
12:00 to 14:30 -- Up, et, 3 s' Headed out to woik.
14:30 to 18:30 -- Woik. I'm with DFR. Loaded van 1. Went to MARC. Can't do a live there, so I went to the Health Department. Set up. Melissa and Dave showed up. Melissa edited Dave's vo/sots. I did the lives. Had trouble with the truck, it tripped.
18:30 to 23:00 -- I went to TQ for gas. I had to go to 41st and Olive for a fire. Found out a neighbor rescued a 3 yr old. Dave met me there. We did two vo/sots live.
23:00 to 00:00 -- headed homo. Boob toob and puter.
Click here to see the slideshow for Monday 13 September 2009.
At a housefire on Olive, I met some of the neighbors who came to the rescue of a family. The raced into the burning house and saved the three year old. There is a preconceived notion that in the urban core, no one cares for their neighbors or their neighborhoods. This story breaks that preconceived idea.
TMI
Stevo
DFR -- Hero Rescues Child
00:00 to 02:00 -- Teevee, puter
02:00 to 12:00 -- Zzzz
12:00 to 14:30 -- Up, et, 3 s' Headed out to woik.
14:30 to 18:30 -- Woik. I'm with DFR. Loaded van 1. Went to MARC. Can't do a live there, so I went to the Health Department. Set up. Melissa and Dave showed up. Melissa edited Dave's vo/sots. I did the lives. Had trouble with the truck, it tripped.
18:30 to 23:00 -- I went to TQ for gas. I had to go to 41st and Olive for a fire. Found out a neighbor rescued a 3 yr old. Dave met me there. We did two vo/sots live.
23:00 to 00:00 -- headed homo. Boob toob and puter.
Click here to see the slideshow for Monday 13 September 2009.
At a housefire on Olive, I met some of the neighbors who came to the rescue of a family. The raced into the burning house and saved the three year old. There is a preconceived notion that in the urban core, no one cares for their neighbors or their neighborhoods. This story breaks that preconceived idea.
TMI
Stevo
Sunday 13 September 2009
LPA -- Tour de Missouri lives and vo patrol
00:00 to 04:30 -- Zzzz
04:30 to 05:30 -- Up, got around, headed out -- streamed on the way in on Wirecast
05:30 to 09:00 -- got into van 1. Trouble with the transmitter again. During our interview with the Missouri Lt. Governor, we were interupted by a guy yelling Obama.
09:00 to 14:00 -- We did vo patrol after. We got Panera and went to a fatalax in Bates City. Then we went to Jazz Brunch at the Pheonix for New Hope shelter. We went to Chiefs signing at P & L which was a bust. Then I dropped Lori off at 12 and went to Olathe for a report of an infant hurt in a domestic. That was a bust. I came back and had a discussion with Paul and unloaded.
14:00 to 18:00 -- I came homo. I took a nap. We went to choich at 16:30.
18:00 to 20:00 -- Suyen, Ken and I went to Taj Palace
20:00 to 23:00 -- I went homo and got the stuff I forgot. I went to YJ's and set up for Jazz. I recorded on the hard drive the wirecast. Ken took Suyen homo. Suyen called, she forgot her keys. I had to cut my recording short to rescue her.
23:00 to 00:00 -- Homo, set up the puter.
Click here to see the slideshow for Sunday 13 September 2009.
We were live at the set up by Crown Center for the Tour de Missouri. During an interview with the Missouri LT. Governor, something interesting, but annoying happened...
I saw it coming but was powerless to do anything about it. I tried to crop him out but he was not going to be ignored. I'm just glad it didn't turn violent. It was a vo patrol day. There was a spectacular and bad fatal accident on I-70 in Bates City. For some reason, that stretch of I-70 is very dangerous. I've never been in the Pheonix before. Looks interesting. After chuch, Suyen, Ken and I went to Taj Palace. I talked to the owner. He is a really nice guy. It seems that the place which serves great food, is suffering from slow times. I used wirecaster to record some of the jazz jam at YJ's. I couldn't get it to show up across to the dvd recorder, but I recorded it on the hard drive. Some further testing is called for.
TMI
Stevo
http://www.fox4kc.com/videobeta/watch/?watch=6d88319b-9c72-4e25-bb59-dfdcb416bddd&src=front
00:00 to 04:30 -- Zzzz
04:30 to 05:30 -- Up, got around, headed out -- streamed on the way in on Wirecast
05:30 to 09:00 -- got into van 1. Trouble with the transmitter again. During our interview with the Missouri Lt. Governor, we were interupted by a guy yelling Obama.
09:00 to 14:00 -- We did vo patrol after. We got Panera and went to a fatalax in Bates City. Then we went to Jazz Brunch at the Pheonix for New Hope shelter. We went to Chiefs signing at P & L which was a bust. Then I dropped Lori off at 12 and went to Olathe for a report of an infant hurt in a domestic. That was a bust. I came back and had a discussion with Paul and unloaded.
14:00 to 18:00 -- I came homo. I took a nap. We went to choich at 16:30.
18:00 to 20:00 -- Suyen, Ken and I went to Taj Palace
20:00 to 23:00 -- I went homo and got the stuff I forgot. I went to YJ's and set up for Jazz. I recorded on the hard drive the wirecast. Ken took Suyen homo. Suyen called, she forgot her keys. I had to cut my recording short to rescue her.
23:00 to 00:00 -- Homo, set up the puter.
We were live at the set up by Crown Center for the Tour de Missouri. During an interview with the Missouri LT. Governor, something interesting, but annoying happened...
I saw it coming but was powerless to do anything about it. I tried to crop him out but he was not going to be ignored. I'm just glad it didn't turn violent. It was a vo patrol day. There was a spectacular and bad fatal accident on I-70 in Bates City. For some reason, that stretch of I-70 is very dangerous. I've never been in the Pheonix before. Looks interesting. After chuch, Suyen, Ken and I went to Taj Palace. I talked to the owner. He is a really nice guy. It seems that the place which serves great food, is suffering from slow times. I used wirecaster to record some of the jazz jam at YJ's. I couldn't get it to show up across to the dvd recorder, but I recorded it on the hard drive. Some further testing is called for.
TMI
Stevo
http://www.fox4kc.com/videobeta/watch/?watch=6d88319b-9c72-4e25-bb59-dfdcb416bddd&src=front
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Saturday 12 September 2009
Click here to see the slideshow for Saturday 12 September 2009.
LPA -- Just between Friends
00:00 to 00:30 -- got ready for beddie
00:30 to 04:45 -- Zzzz
04:45 to 05:30 -- got up and around and headed to woik.
05:30 to 07:00 -- Loaded van 1. We went to OP
07:00 to 10:00 -- Shot our lives and PKG in OPKS
10:00 to 11:30 -- I dropped LPA off, went to YJ's for brunch, and put gas in the van and unloaded
11:30 to 13:30 -- Editied in Avid 1. Afterward I shot vo of the Westport Fart Air.
13:30 to 16:30 -- I headed homo. I weedeated and cut the grass. I took Suyen to her Judy's so she could go to Jennifer's wedding.
16:30 to 20:00 -- I went to Microcenter, then to the Crapplestore. I got at DVI to ntsc plug adaptor.
20:00 to 23:30 -- I went to YJ's. I streamed using wirecast. I worked on editing September Affair.
23:30 to 00:00 -- Suyen met me at YJ's. We headed homo.
TMI
Stevo
Friday, September 11, 2009
Friday 11 September 2009 -- 8 years, Remember 9-11
Day off, I went to Stanberry Missouri in search of a Double Deluxe Valentine Diner
Tima in front of B & B's Diner -- a Valentine Double Deluxe in Stanberry Missouri
Click here to see the slideshow for Friday 11 September 2009.
When we ate at the Broadway Diner. in Columbia in August,
I was told that it was the only Double Deluxe Valentine diner left in Missouri. So when I read on the Kansas Historic Site that there was another Double Deluxe Valentine diner in a small town in Northern Missouri, I made plans to go up there. On the way I tested wirecast, and found with the new Myfi, it worked really well with 2 cameras and the isight cam. It was a much needed pleasant drive in the country. I met the present owner of the diner, and much small town hospitality. 
Tima got into the hospitality that the owners kids gave her.
TMI
Stevo
Tima in front of B & B's Diner -- a Valentine Double Deluxe in Stanberry Missouri
Click here to see the slideshow for Friday 11 September 2009.
When we ate at the Broadway Diner. in Columbia in August,
I was told that it was the only Double Deluxe Valentine diner left in Missouri. So when I read on the Kansas Historic Site that there was another Double Deluxe Valentine diner in a small town in Northern Missouri, I made plans to go up there. On the way I tested wirecast, and found with the new Myfi, it worked really well with 2 cameras and the isight cam. It was a much needed pleasant drive in the country. I met the present owner of the diner, and much small town hospitality. Tima got into the hospitality that the owners kids gave her.TMI
Stevo
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Thursday 10 September 2009
8 years ago I lived in the west bottoms (unofficially). I remember well what I was doing on September 11th. I went for a walk in the morning. I had a 1988 Subaru that I was hoping to find a rim for. There was a tire place around the corner (several corners, actually). I went there and asked about rims, if they got any in since they dealt in a lot of used rims. While the guy at the counter was checking on that, I heard what sounded like Peter Jennings voice on the radio doing what we call in the biz, wall to wall coverage of something. It sounded to me like he was talking about some sort of bomb going off. So when the counter guy came back, I asked him what was on the radio. He said that it was some sort of world trade center was bombed. He was so nonchalant about it that I didn't think much about it either. So when we concluded the business at hand with him telling me that they didn't have any kind of rims in the place and they never got them, I continued my walk. During this walk, the gears in my head started turning as they so often do when I walk, or mow the lawn. So, after awhile of me concluding that something wasn't right, I hurriedly finished my walk and headed back to the loft. I didn't really have much of a tv at the time, but I did have a small 5" LCD tv thingie that I tuned in to the nearest channel I could find. I saw smoke from a skyline that looked familiar. It was an aerial shot, so it took me a second to realize what I was looking at. It was a very familiar skyline, except something was missing. Then it hit me what I was looking at. I was there about 11 months before. I said out loud "OH MY GHOD!"
Indeed, there is a hole in our hearts....
I have heard this quote once before... I don't know where. It goes "We have the leaders we deserve, and sometimes we get the leaders we need." I think that quote is appropriate for the city which I live. We have the leader we need, but soon, I fear, we will have the leader we deserve. In other words, I personally think our mayor, when you delve into the nuts and bolts of what he has been doing, has been doing a good job. However, if you look at a lot of the media and blog hype, all of which has been focused on his spouse, I fear we will so have a mayor who is a lover of TIF's, and big developers, large corporate takeovers of our public trusts and etc. In other words, we will have more of the same that we've had for a long time. All of this will be thanks to the special interests who have been running a propaganda war against our Mayor and our city. If you think this is not true, just wait and see. We have a shitty clowncil who is pretty much owned by developers, a city manager who is accountable to no one, thanks to our past mayor and our present city clowncil, and we have a majority of our clowncil members who are more concerned about fighting the mayor than what is best for the city, and it's poorest citizens. And, since most of our local media is asleep at the switch, many of the so called intelligent folks of the city are getting most of their news from local bloggers, whose agenda is very very suspect.
Indeed, there is a hole in our hearts....
I have heard this quote once before... I don't know where. It goes "We have the leaders we deserve, and sometimes we get the leaders we need." I think that quote is appropriate for the city which I live. We have the leader we need, but soon, I fear, we will have the leader we deserve. In other words, I personally think our mayor, when you delve into the nuts and bolts of what he has been doing, has been doing a good job. However, if you look at a lot of the media and blog hype, all of which has been focused on his spouse, I fear we will so have a mayor who is a lover of TIF's, and big developers, large corporate takeovers of our public trusts and etc. In other words, we will have more of the same that we've had for a long time. All of this will be thanks to the special interests who have been running a propaganda war against our Mayor and our city. If you think this is not true, just wait and see. We have a shitty clowncil who is pretty much owned by developers, a city manager who is accountable to no one, thanks to our past mayor and our present city clowncil, and we have a majority of our clowncil members who are more concerned about fighting the mayor than what is best for the city, and it's poorest citizens. And, since most of our local media is asleep at the switch, many of the so called intelligent folks of the city are getting most of their news from local bloggers, whose agenda is very very suspect.
Wednesday 9-9-09
Today started out rainy. This is the beginning of the grey season which is winter around here, which I love sooo much -- NOT! I visited a graveyard today, and the tombs were retail history. I got a chance to explore the forgotten corner that is, or was, Bannister Mall. I call it Bannister hole now. It seems the reason for demolishing the mall is going to Village West in Kansas City Kansas. Perhaps in 30 years we'll be lamenting the abandonment that used to be called the Legends. For now, it is hot, as we forget the wastefulness that created burned out spots and blight everywhere we turn. My aunt live in a 600 plus year old house in the UK, but 30 years is considered old in the states. I see this emptiness and abandonment and think we would rather spend millions in public money rather than let the market prevail and allow the economics to determine the use or reuse of something.
Click here to see the slideshow for Sunday 6 September 2009.
TMI
Stevo
http://www.fox4kc.com/wdaf-story-wizards-bannister-jilted-090909,0,2320397.story
Click here to see the slideshow for Sunday 6 September 2009.
TMI
Stevo
http://www.fox4kc.com/wdaf-story-wizards-bannister-jilted-090909,0,2320397.story
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Tuesday 8 September 2009
There are no shortcuts to excellence
I find that people with high expectations often want to pay little or nothing. Often this doesn't work. Either somebody cannot afford to stay in business, or corners must be cut. So what seems like a lot of money for some services, actually turns out to be very little. Of course, people can actually live under the delusion that they can get by, and in the end, their delusions will overtake their expectations.
Click here to see the slideshow for Sunday 6 September 2009.
00:00 to 03:30 -- downloaded and played with Wirecast
03:30 to 11:00 -- Zzzz
11:00 to 14:30 -- Homo, et. 3 s'. Headed to woik
14:30 to 18:00 -- I'm with EBU. I moved into unit 9 temporarily. Unit 13 is going to the shop. EBU and I went to MARC. Then we went to the Chouteau Trafficway Missouri River Bridge in Kansas City.
18:00 to 20:30 -- Edited in Avid 4
20:30 to 22:45 -- Van 1, live at the Chouteau Bridge. The gas station there didn't want us on their property so we drive to the right of way
22:45 to 23:00 -- headed back, unloaded.
23:00 to 00:00 -- Went homo.
TMI
Stevo
I find that people with high expectations often want to pay little or nothing. Often this doesn't work. Either somebody cannot afford to stay in business, or corners must be cut. So what seems like a lot of money for some services, actually turns out to be very little. Of course, people can actually live under the delusion that they can get by, and in the end, their delusions will overtake their expectations.
Click here to see the slideshow for Sunday 6 September 2009.
00:00 to 03:30 -- downloaded and played with Wirecast
03:30 to 11:00 -- Zzzz
11:00 to 14:30 -- Homo, et. 3 s'. Headed to woik
14:30 to 18:00 -- I'm with EBU. I moved into unit 9 temporarily. Unit 13 is going to the shop. EBU and I went to MARC. Then we went to the Chouteau Trafficway Missouri River Bridge in Kansas City.
18:00 to 20:30 -- Edited in Avid 4
20:30 to 22:45 -- Van 1, live at the Chouteau Bridge. The gas station there didn't want us on their property so we drive to the right of way
22:45 to 23:00 -- headed back, unloaded.
23:00 to 00:00 -- Went homo.
TMI
Stevo
Monday, September 07, 2009
Monday 7 September 2009
09/07/2009 19:13:20
I left the camera and my puter in the car, and Suyen took it, so I took this pic with my cameraphone to mark the day.
Happy labor day, or whatever you say. With corporate greed and many people being sold on the rightwingnut line that this is a socialist commie day, it is a wonder that many people can enjoy this as a holiday. Because of a lot of short term investors going out of control a lot of people had to celebrate labor day by laboring. I hope that those who hate socialism and big gub'ment celebrated today by NOT taking the holiday and by going to work. I, however, think that this holiday should not be the bookend to the last days of summer, and should be on May 1st like it is everywhere else in the world. However BIG capitalism is afraid of a little democracy.
A friend of mine, and a GREAT GREAT GREAT storyteller who I had the privilege of working with and learned a lot from went on to move up and out of the workplace and got a masters degree. Today I was thinking about media agenda setting. Bob did a great documentary as part of his masters thesis here...... Unfortunately it's a facebook link and you have to log on to facebook to see it. I hate that. The documentary is tremendous and sums up my day very well.
I ended my day by going to my favorite coffeehouse. SSSssshhh, don't tell anyone, there was a punk show there tonight. Kansas City needs to have more of these kind of things. If we did, then the next thing you know the economy would be doing better and we wouldn't need to give away our city to huge developers. Maybe that's why things like this are always shut down.
09/07/2009 21:54:31
YJ's had a crowd because there were bands playing. I wonder why this kind of thing can't be happening everywhere in this city all the time. Well, I know the answer. My opinion is that this would be good for business if the city were more progressive and less hung up on the police state puritan thingy. Kansas City has had a long history of being down on this sort of thing since the 1930's.
TMI
Stevo
I left the camera and my puter in the car, and Suyen took it, so I took this pic with my cameraphone to mark the day.
Happy labor day, or whatever you say. With corporate greed and many people being sold on the rightwingnut line that this is a socialist commie day, it is a wonder that many people can enjoy this as a holiday. Because of a lot of short term investors going out of control a lot of people had to celebrate labor day by laboring. I hope that those who hate socialism and big gub'ment celebrated today by NOT taking the holiday and by going to work. I, however, think that this holiday should not be the bookend to the last days of summer, and should be on May 1st like it is everywhere else in the world. However BIG capitalism is afraid of a little democracy.
A friend of mine, and a GREAT GREAT GREAT storyteller who I had the privilege of working with and learned a lot from went on to move up and out of the workplace and got a masters degree. Today I was thinking about media agenda setting. Bob did a great documentary as part of his masters thesis here...... Unfortunately it's a facebook link and you have to log on to facebook to see it. I hate that. The documentary is tremendous and sums up my day very well.
I ended my day by going to my favorite coffeehouse. SSSssshhh, don't tell anyone, there was a punk show there tonight. Kansas City needs to have more of these kind of things. If we did, then the next thing you know the economy would be doing better and we wouldn't need to give away our city to huge developers. Maybe that's why things like this are always shut down.
09/07/2009 21:54:31
YJ's had a crowd because there were bands playing. I wonder why this kind of thing can't be happening everywhere in this city all the time. Well, I know the answer. My opinion is that this would be good for business if the city were more progressive and less hung up on the police state puritan thingy. Kansas City has had a long history of being down on this sort of thing since the 1930's.
TMI
Stevo
Sunday, September 06, 2009
Saturday 6 September 2009
I HAVE to speak out. I read the following from here .... "Think a woman possessed by a young man’s preoccupation with sex, afraid of any person of color, convinced the Divine is at work in her life with Funk, who himself, embraces the melancholy that he is incapable of challenging his wife on any matter even if it means humiliation." I've met the mayor and his wife several times. I got the opportunity to add the mayor to my list of people who have allowed me to tour the crossroads with them. The reason I picked out that quote is that it is so full of lies and misrepresentations, that it is laughable at best, poor shoddy journalism or outright propaganda at worst. Anybody who has met and talked to the Mayor, and his wife, Gloria, who has any sense at all, would realize why that line in particular is an outright lie. Perhaps the author should do some actual journalism rather than just merely reading TKC, and getting his story from there. Everyone knows that Tony is biased against the Mayor, and most people know why. People who work in the nooze biz also know, or the most part, not to use the one blog as their sole source for a piece. However, if you make an article overly wordy, maybe people will think it's great, and won't noitice it's obvious mistakes.
Click here to see the slideshow for Sunday 6 September 2009.
Ride of a Lifetime with Dave at the Kansas Speedway
A man with terminal cancer who passed away at the carshow at the Kansas Speedway Friday night finally gets his ride around the track....
Today we had a sad story to tell, but in the telling we got in touch with the real spirituality of life. A man with terminal cancer passes away doing the thing that he loves. I cannot speak to the experience that he must've felt. Everyone loves life and holds it dearly. However, I wish every moment we could learn to not take for granted and treat it as if it were our last. I think I was misunderstood today. I hope nobody took offense. When the car was being escorted around the track, one of the track managers said that they were going to keep it below 40. I asked if the car was able to drive below 40. That is a real and valid question considering that a bucket t is essentially a car frame hooked to a huge souped up engine. However, I think someone, according to Dave, misheard me and thought I was was asking if the "thing could go past 40 mph." If you misheard me, I'm sorry. I meant the opposite of what you may have heard. I got a chance to get a ride along in the car. That is a first for me. I embarrassed myself by the unmanly way I couldn't get into the car. Boy, I'm fat. Part of the experience is that a bucket T is not really easy to get into (there are no doors). I was also worried that I would scratch the car, so that made it harder. My fat ass eventually got in this car, and we went off towards the trailer where the car was temporarily garaged. Man, what a rush. A big motor on such a light body is a huuuge power to weight ratio that almost made the thing feel alive. I can understand the dedication that fans of these types of cars have to their passime.
Click here to see the slideshow for Sunday 6 September 2009.
Ride of a Lifetime with Dave at the Kansas Speedway
A man with terminal cancer who passed away at the carshow at the Kansas Speedway Friday night finally gets his ride around the track....
Today we had a sad story to tell, but in the telling we got in touch with the real spirituality of life. A man with terminal cancer passes away doing the thing that he loves. I cannot speak to the experience that he must've felt. Everyone loves life and holds it dearly. However, I wish every moment we could learn to not take for granted and treat it as if it were our last. I think I was misunderstood today. I hope nobody took offense. When the car was being escorted around the track, one of the track managers said that they were going to keep it below 40. I asked if the car was able to drive below 40. That is a real and valid question considering that a bucket t is essentially a car frame hooked to a huge souped up engine. However, I think someone, according to Dave, misheard me and thought I was was asking if the "thing could go past 40 mph." If you misheard me, I'm sorry. I meant the opposite of what you may have heard. I got a chance to get a ride along in the car. That is a first for me. I embarrassed myself by the unmanly way I couldn't get into the car. Boy, I'm fat. Part of the experience is that a bucket T is not really easy to get into (there are no doors). I was also worried that I would scratch the car, so that made it harder. My fat ass eventually got in this car, and we went off towards the trailer where the car was temporarily garaged. Man, what a rush. A big motor on such a light body is a huuuge power to weight ratio that almost made the thing feel alive. I can understand the dedication that fans of these types of cars have to their passime.
Saturday 5 September 2009
Comp day for July 3. Suyen and I did a multi camera shoot at the Filipino Association of Greater Kansas City's September Affair formal ball.
00:00 to 02:00 -- Worked on the stuff in the basement. Got everything working.
02:00 to 09:00 -- Zzzz
09:00 to 11:00 -- Up, et, worked on packing the van. We headed over .
11:00 to 15:00 -- We set up. We went to Crown Center for a light snack after.
15:00 to 18:00 -- We had some cawfee and a bagel in Crown Center. Irish Fest is going on outside. When I came back I realized I was missing a remote I needed to make the dvd burner work. So I had to rush homo to get it.. I came back and started shooting the choir.
18:00 to 00:00 -- We shot the show. Tore down by midnight.
Click on the slideshow here for more detailed descriptions of each photo.
Filipino Association of Greater Kansas City held their annual gala. We were commissioned to document it on video.
http://filipino-association.org/
00:00 to 02:00 -- Worked on the stuff in the basement. Got everything working.
02:00 to 09:00 -- Zzzz
09:00 to 11:00 -- Up, et, worked on packing the van. We headed over .
11:00 to 15:00 -- We set up. We went to Crown Center for a light snack after.
15:00 to 18:00 -- We had some cawfee and a bagel in Crown Center. Irish Fest is going on outside. When I came back I realized I was missing a remote I needed to make the dvd burner work. So I had to rush homo to get it.. I came back and started shooting the choir.
18:00 to 00:00 -- We shot the show. Tore down by midnight.
Click on the slideshow here for more detailed descriptions of each photo.
Filipino Association of Greater Kansas City held their annual gala. We were commissioned to document it on video.
http://filipino-association.org/
Friday, September 04, 2009
Friday 4 September 2009
1st Friday of the Month in Kansas City
Click on the slideshow here for more detailed descriptions of each photo.
As we got up today, the weather was dreary. Our early fall is setting in with rain and cooler temperatures. I spent most of the day getting ready for our job tomorrow. That entails putting all the equipment together in the basement and making sure I have all the right parts to make it work. It is a task that usually tries my patience tremendously, especially when I cannot find all the adaptors I need, though I know I have them somewhere, so I have to go out yet again to the store to buy them. So I spent the afternoon at Wife's Enemy #3, otherwise known at Microcenter. I couldn't find what I really wanted there either, so I guess I'll make do with what I have. I got duct tape at Home Despot. The real brand name schtuff is something Home Despot is really proud of (almost $7.00 for a teeny tiny roll) so I found some off brand schtuff hidden in a checkout counter. I got Suyen for a luchbreak at Oklahoma Jooooooeeeezzzz mmmm. The line was out the door as always. Man, they need to get a bigger gas station. Afterward, Tima and I went to the crossroads for 1st Friday. If you want to see people or to be seen by people, then the 1st Friday artwalk is great. If you want to see art, then pick another day. The crowds are too big and people are usually too inconsiderate to let you actually look at the artwork as their socializing in front of what you want to look at is more important. My suggestion is to go during the day and to see the art in whatever galleries are open. I've done this quite a few times and enjoyed it. A lot of galleries are never open except on first Fridays. They are really not worth my time. I don't understand why people in this area have to make one special day a month to go out on the streets and socialize. We don't need 1st Friday's or art as an excuse to do this. Every weekend evening should be a 1st Friday. One of the things that many people say to me, including my wife when she first went downtown, is that Kansas City always seems desolate and abandoned. I tell them that is because people are all in their cars or hibernating at home. How boring. Then, when people do go out around here it seems, they want to drink and boorishly make asses out of themselves, which is fun for only a very few, and leaves the rest of us out.
Click on the slideshow here for more detailed descriptions of each photo.
As we got up today, the weather was dreary. Our early fall is setting in with rain and cooler temperatures. I spent most of the day getting ready for our job tomorrow. That entails putting all the equipment together in the basement and making sure I have all the right parts to make it work. It is a task that usually tries my patience tremendously, especially when I cannot find all the adaptors I need, though I know I have them somewhere, so I have to go out yet again to the store to buy them. So I spent the afternoon at Wife's Enemy #3, otherwise known at Microcenter. I couldn't find what I really wanted there either, so I guess I'll make do with what I have. I got duct tape at Home Despot. The real brand name schtuff is something Home Despot is really proud of (almost $7.00 for a teeny tiny roll) so I found some off brand schtuff hidden in a checkout counter. I got Suyen for a luchbreak at Oklahoma Jooooooeeeezzzz mmmm. The line was out the door as always. Man, they need to get a bigger gas station. Afterward, Tima and I went to the crossroads for 1st Friday. If you want to see people or to be seen by people, then the 1st Friday artwalk is great. If you want to see art, then pick another day. The crowds are too big and people are usually too inconsiderate to let you actually look at the artwork as their socializing in front of what you want to look at is more important. My suggestion is to go during the day and to see the art in whatever galleries are open. I've done this quite a few times and enjoyed it. A lot of galleries are never open except on first Fridays. They are really not worth my time. I don't understand why people in this area have to make one special day a month to go out on the streets and socialize. We don't need 1st Friday's or art as an excuse to do this. Every weekend evening should be a 1st Friday. One of the things that many people say to me, including my wife when she first went downtown, is that Kansas City always seems desolate and abandoned. I tell them that is because people are all in their cars or hibernating at home. How boring. Then, when people do go out around here it seems, they want to drink and boorishly make asses out of themselves, which is fun for only a very few, and leaves the rest of us out.
Thursday, September 03, 2009
Thursday 3 September 2009 -- Day off
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We got up early today for our planned trip to the auction. We showed up too late for what we are interested in. My father was there and told us that we'd be better off looking at trucks on the lots in the city, as the auction was overloaded with attendees and the prices were high. So we went on to Odessa, as Suyen wanted to visit her favorite Gap store. It is located in a nearly abandoned disaster that was once known as the KC Outlet Mall. It is now known at Prime Outlets, but it is really a ghost town. Here are some reviews on the mall that are dead on. The GAP outlet and a grocery store are about the only things left. There is a model railroad clubb there, which would be about the only thing of interest to me, but since I work weekends I can't make it out there. It is fitting that the fake facades are like the old west, because this outdoor mall looks like a ghost town. I especially love the fake brick veneer that is peeling off of the facades.
The veneer is peeling and the honeymoon is over...
I wonder if taxpayer money is used to prop up this disaster, an if so, how many local businesses were sunk by the national chains that came here before they too failed. It would be interesting to look into when I have time. However, if you go about 40 miles to the west, you will find a much bigger city rushing to repeat this mistake.
We then went to our favorite Vietnamese restaurant in Columbus Park. We walked around the neighborhood and snapped some pix. We went to the Asian market there and thoroughly enjoyed our walk on this nice day.
We headed to Wife's Enemy #2. Katie, as always loved on Tima and gave her some treats. There was some interesting stuff there, including a signed print which we bought.
We went homo and I picked more okra from the front yard. It is going wild, I got a whole basket. We headed to the dead Metrol North Mall to have my new pants altered. This mall is not as annoying to me as the Prime Outlets, because I know that since 1967, when the mall was built, it probably paid for itself many times over in rents and taxes, so if it sits empty now I know that is part of it's lifecycle. Maybe someday it will be recycled into something good. I hope, however that it is not done using taxpayer financing without a good return for taxpayer money. Knowing the city of Kansas City, this will not happen and the poor of this city will be stuck yet again with the redevelopment bill. We went to the Sprint store to get a new aircard, as Suyen lost her laptop, so we re-upped our account with a new aircard. Actually we got the new Myfi card. We then went to get our haircut at Beauty Brands.
Then back homo then to YJ's.
Day off -- Auction, shopping, errands
00:00 to 02:00 -- Teevee, puter
02:00 to 08:00 -- Zzzz
08:00 to 10:30 -- Up, we got around, headed out to Odessa. We went to the Ritchie Brothers Auction
10:30 to 12:00 -- Auction. We went to Prime Outlets in Odessa after.
12:00 to 14:00 -- We went to Vietnam Cafe. Then we walked around Columbus Park. We went to the asian market there.
14:00 to 15:00 -- We went to Wife's Enemy #2.
15:00 to 18:30 -- we went to the dead empty Metro North mall to have my pants measured for alteration. We went to the Sprint Store and upgraded the aircard to a MyFi card. We then went to Beauty brands for a haircut. Suyen had her hair dyed.
18:30 to 20:00 -- We went homo.
20:00 to 23:00 -- We went to YJ's. Talked to Bruce, and Ken. Peggy came back from Berlin while we were there.
23:00 to 00:00 -- We went homo. I started setting up the MyFi card. As always, the instructions were poorly written meaning I had to struggle to get it to work.
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Wednesday 2 September 2009
IT'S MY FRIDAY!!
We don't always like the assignments we get. We consoled ourselves with "it's an easy day." However, easy days are not what we want, we want fulfilling days and assignments, which often mean more work. I often hate national "sexy" stories. However, saying sexy in light of a story about the sex slave trade seems in bad taste. However, sometimes I think sexy in the media business means that a lot of "lowest common denominator" individuals will tune in, thus boosting the ratings.... UHG!
THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ohnoitsstevo/sets/72157622220341742/
However, I ended up liking the assignment anyway. We went to Leavenworth and got to meet an interesting landlord. The corner where we were was one that I had passed many times when I visited the town. I got a chance finally to spend some time there. How many interesting corners of the world do we pass by every day and never get the chance to get to know them? We also went to the library. I always find libraries interesting.
SHO
http://www.fox4kc.com/wdaf-story-leavenworth-garrido-090209,0,5919010.story
00:00 01:30 -- Town Topic with boB
01:30 to 03:00 -- Woiked on the puter updating the blog
03:00 to 11:00 -- Zzzz
11:00 to 14:30 -- Up, et, 3 s'
14:30 to 18:00 -- SHO and I went to Leavenworth
18:00 -- woik, editing in Avid 4
We don't always like the assignments we get. We consoled ourselves with "it's an easy day." However, easy days are not what we want, we want fulfilling days and assignments, which often mean more work. I often hate national "sexy" stories. However, saying sexy in light of a story about the sex slave trade seems in bad taste. However, sometimes I think sexy in the media business means that a lot of "lowest common denominator" individuals will tune in, thus boosting the ratings.... UHG!
THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ohnoitsstevo/sets/72157622220341742/
However, I ended up liking the assignment anyway. We went to Leavenworth and got to meet an interesting landlord. The corner where we were was one that I had passed many times when I visited the town. I got a chance finally to spend some time there. How many interesting corners of the world do we pass by every day and never get the chance to get to know them? We also went to the library. I always find libraries interesting.
SHO
http://www.fox4kc.com/wdaf-story-leavenworth-garrido-090209,0,5919010.story
00:00 01:30 -- Town Topic with boB
01:30 to 03:00 -- Woiked on the puter updating the blog
03:00 to 11:00 -- Zzzz
11:00 to 14:30 -- Up, et, 3 s'
14:30 to 18:00 -- SHO and I went to Leavenworth
18:00 -- woik, editing in Avid 4
Tuesday 1 September 2009
I am writing this on the 2nd of September, but I will try a new thing to me in blogging, in that I will blog more my feelings and impressions of each day.
What seems to be a small meaningless issue is the world to some people. We must be sensitive to that.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ohnoitsstevo/sets/72157622210300480/
EBU -- Lenexa Crossing Guards
www.fox4kc.com/news/wdaf-story-no-crossing-guards-090109,...
00:00 to 03:30 -- teevee -- puter -- I worked on updating my blog.... studestevo.blogspot.com
03:30 to 12:30 -- Zzzz, Suyen had to go to woik early for a mandatory meeting @ 10.
12:30 to 14:30 -- Up, got around, 3 s' headed to woik.
14:30 to 22:30 woik, I'm with EBU, we headed out quickly.
We went to Lenexa then to Olathe for our vo/sot. We got back to the station about 17:30. We got into van 1 and headed back out to Lenexa City Hall. Live at 9 and 10.
22:30 to 00:00 -- I met boB at YJ's. We went to Town Topic to eat. boB drove his brother to KC from Lawrence for band practice.
What seems to be a small meaningless issue is the world to some people. We must be sensitive to that.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ohnoitsstevo/sets/72157622210300480/
EBU -- Lenexa Crossing Guards
www.fox4kc.com/news/wdaf-story-no-crossing-guards-090109,...
00:00 to 03:30 -- teevee -- puter -- I worked on updating my blog.... studestevo.blogspot.com
03:30 to 12:30 -- Zzzz, Suyen had to go to woik early for a mandatory meeting @ 10.
12:30 to 14:30 -- Up, got around, 3 s' headed to woik.
14:30 to 22:30 woik, I'm with EBU, we headed out quickly.
We went to Lenexa then to Olathe for our vo/sot. We got back to the station about 17:30. We got into van 1 and headed back out to Lenexa City Hall. Live at 9 and 10.
22:30 to 00:00 -- I met boB at YJ's. We went to Town Topic to eat. boB drove his brother to KC from Lawrence for band practice.
Monday 31 August 2009
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00:00 to 01:00 -- teevee, puter -- I finished editing boB's Topeka
01:00 to 10:00 -- Zzzz
10:00 to 14:30 -- Up, et, woiked on the puter, 3 s'
14:30 -- with SHO. We went to Operation Breakthrough first, then up by Barry road, then down to Hillcrest -- two full hours of driving.
Sunday 30 August 2009
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LPA -- Tour de Shawnee
www.kansascyclist.com/events/TourDeShawnee.html
00:00 to 02:00 -- teevee, woiked on the puter
02:00 to 04:45 -- Zzzz
04:45 to 05:30 -- Up, shook a tower, headed to woik
05:30 to 09:30 -- Woik, loaded van 2. I went to TQ on Westport Road. We haeded to Shawnee Mission Parkway and Pflumm for the Tour de Shawnee. We are packaging what we are shooting live -- WOO HOO!
09:30 to 10:30 -- YJ's Snack Cafe 128 West 18th Street Kansas City Missouri. I talked with Carol, Bryan (about the Charlie Parker Bird Lives Festival) and Paul (about light rail in Kansas City).
10:30 to 13:30 -- woik. I started editing in Avid 1, but it's effed up, so I went to Avid 2. That cost me time. I started to head out to the saxaphone salute in KCK at Charlie Parker's grave, but I couldn't find a valid address. I finished editing and headed out to YJ's after unloading my gear.
13:30 to 16:30 -- Suyen met me at YJ's and we headed out to the Plahzuh to get some clothes.
16:30 to 18:30 -- Choich
18:30 to 19:30 -- We went to Westport Flea Market for din din.
19:30 to 23:00 -- YJ's Snack Cafe at 128 West 18th in Kansas City Missouri for the jazz jam. I streamed it live on www.livestream.com/svoboda
23:00 to 00:00 -- I went homo. Woiked on the puter. I finished boB's Topeka for Svoboda.
Saturday 29 August 2009
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LPA -- Charlie Parker
www.fox4kc.com/wdaf-story-charlie-parker-bday-082909,0,34...
00:00 to 04:45 Zzzz
04:45 to 07:00 -- I was called. !st they told me to get up and got to a crash, scene, then they called me a few minutes later and said nevermind. Then they called a few minutes after that -- about 04:59, when I was in the shower and talked to my wife and asked if I could come in early to head to the scene. By this time there is no early to it. I headed in, and loaded van 2. I waited for Lori, who came about 06:15. We went to TQ, then to the scene at 32nd and Indiana.
07:00 to 08:00 -- We shot our lives at the accident scene at 32nd and Indiana
www.fox4kc.com/wdaf-story-car-firetruck-082909,0,4179190....
We then headed over to 17th and Highland.
08:00 to 11:00 -- We did our lives and shot our package at the Mutual Musicians Foundation.
11:00 to 12:00 -- batched in Avid 1
12:00 to 13:00 -- Went back to 17th and Highland. Documented the photo of the musicians.
13:00 to 15:30 -- I edited. I stayed late to do a good job.
www.fox4kc.com/wdaf-story-charlie-parker-bday-082909,0,34...
15:30 to 21:30 -- I headed homo. Took a long nap.
21:30 to 00:00 -- Up, tard. Watched boob tube.
Friday 28 August 2009
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00:00 to 01:00 -- YJ's Snack Cafe 128 West 18th Street Kansas City Missouri -- I updated my R-cal.
01:00 to 01:30 -- headed homo
01:30 -- worked on my "studio in a box" rack -- got everything mounted in my skb rack and set up the way I want, hopefully.
01:30 to 09:00 -- Zzzz
09:00 to 14:30 -- we hung out, et and cleaned the house somewhat.
14:30 to 15:30 -- Electronic supply to spend money on cables and adaptors that I probably have somewhere else but can't find for the September affair.
15:30 to 18:30 -- Plahzuh. We walked Tima and got her a pink harness plus some treats at Three Dogs Bakery. We went to Latteland to wait for Suyens friends and o hang out -- gorgeous afternoon. Suyens friends showed up from Warrrensburg. They went to the Cheesecak Factory and I went to IPAS. I got a UV filter and a lens cap holder plus a soft box.
18:30 to 20:00 -- YJ's -- et. I talked with Ken.
20:00 to 21:00 -- We walked in the P &L district and Crossroads with Tima. I took pix.
21:00 -- back at YJ's. Ken went to woik. Suyen showed up at 22:00 with her friends.
Thursday 27 August 2009
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Day off, worked on rack, getting ready for September affair, and YJ's.
00:00 to 02:00 -- teevee , puter
02:00 to 10:00 -- Zzzz
10:00 to 12:00 -- We got up and went to North Kansas City to have Le Monde bakery food -- Mmmm, Suyen was jonesing for it. It was cool and rainy.
12:00 to 15:30 -- we headed back homo. I started working on my rack. Suyen headed to woik.
15:30 to 20:00 -- I ran out of rack screws and decided to stock up for the shoot on the 5th, so I went to Digital Video Midwest. I bought 4 boxes of DV tapes and a box of screws and skb clips for the rack. I then went to Wife's Enemy number 3. Afterward I went to YJ's. Suyen came by as her work is having a generator installed for the building and she cannot do anything while they do that. We had some din din and went homo. It is feeling really cool outside like early fall.
20:00 to 21:30 -- Homo, -- I harvested some more okra and some beans. I worked on my rack and got everything layed out inside it. It will work out fine and it looks nice, but I won't be able to put everything I wanted to in it.
21:30 to 00:00 -- Suyen took me back to YJ's and she went back to woik. I started editing Svoboda -- boB's Topeka, that we shot back in March. Suyen came back from her woik and said she couldn't get much done as they were still hooking up the generator. She went homo about 23:45. I stayed at YJ's and worked on uploading pix and updating my R-Cal, which is now here on flickr.
Wednesday 26 August 2009
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DFR -- Graves Forum at Park Hill
www.fox4kc.com/news/politics/wdaf-story-health-care-grave...
00:00 to 02:00 -- Teevee, puter
02:00 to 09:00 -- zzzz
09:00 to 12:00 -- Carpet Man came in and steam cleaned our carpets.
12:00 to 14:30 -- After 3 s' went to vote, then we et at Vietnam Cafe, then had kawfee at Broadway. I then took Suyen to woik
14:30 -- woik, We had to load van 2 and go to Park Hill High. We were live at 17:30. We shot the rest of the Graves forum and headed to 1010 Grand for a folk art unveiling for Mattie Rhodes. We then came back to the station. I edited in Avid 2.
23:00 to 00:00 -- Went to pick up Suyen, but she wasn't ready, so I went to Westport to get the Dave's Westport Inn Googie sign. I then went back and picked Suyen up. We headed homo.
Tuesday 25 August 2009
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DFR
www.fox4kc.com/wdaf-story-vets-va-als-082509,0,3758327.story
00:00 to 02:00 -- Teevee
02:00 to 10:00 -- Zzzz HH
10:00 to 14:30 -- Up. Et. 3 s'. Headed out.
14:30 to 17:30 -- With Dave, we shot our vo/sot in Grandview.
17:30 -- We came back to the station. We went to the VFW post for our PKG.
17:30 to 22:30 -- Edited in Avid 1
22:30 -- headed homo, stopped at Steak-n Shake on the way home. Suyen is not feeling well. Et at homo and moved schtuff off of the carpet in the basement.
Monday 24 August 2009
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VO Patrol
00:00 to 02:30 -- teevee, puter
02:30 to 11:00 -- Zzzzz
11:00 to 13:00 -- et, 3 s'
13:00 -- I headed out to vote, but the vote was suspended. I had to jump the car battery with the charger. I think there is excessive corrosion on the negative terminal.
14:30 to 18:00 -- Claire McCaskel town hall meeting on Health care at UMKC.
18:00 to 23:00 -- I headed back, got vittles at TQ on main, the one on 31'st is closed. I loaded van 2 and went to Swope Park. I was on stand by in case of violence. I streamed video on www.fox4kc.com/news/livestreaming/
I headed back and gassed the van at TQ on Main. Unloaded and headed homo.
23:00 to 00:00 -- Teevee, puter
Sunday 23 August 2009
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3rd day of our Mini vacation 3 day weekend in Columbia, Missouri
00:00 to 01:00 -- Uploaded pictures and the Mayor Funkhouser video in the hotel room. www.youtube.com/srovets
01:00 to 08:30 -- Zzzzz
08:30 to 10:30 -- We got up, got around, shook a tower, checked out. Snuck Tima out of the Hotel. Since we were given a smoking room when we asked for non-smoking, we were given a $25.00 discount.
10:30 to 11:30 -- We went to the Broadway Diner. I had the egg and cheese casarole. It was very busy with a brunch crowd.
11:30 to 16:00 -- We explored Flat Branch park and downtown. Did a little shopping.
16:00 to 17:45 -- We headed homo via I-70.
17:45 to 18:30 -- Homo, relaxed a little, got cleaned up.
18:30 to 21:00 -- We went to ati Vergi's birthday party at Harrah's with the church choir.
21:00 to 22:30 -- YJ's
22:30 to 00:00 -- headed homo. Watched boob tube.
Saturday 22 August 2009
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2nd day of our 3 day weekend mini vacation -- we went to Rocheport and Columbia Missouri
00:00 to 08:00 -- Zzzz
08:00 to 09:00 -- Up, 3 s'
09:00 to 10:00 -- We went to Town Topic and had brekkus. We said Hi to Liz and Bonnie
10:00 to 12:00 -- We went to Fedex/Kinko's on the plahzuh so Suyen could fedex the invitation letter to Ninoy. We then hit the road, to Rocheport. We passed through Booneville on the way. We bought a lazy susan from an Amish lady at the truckstop when we got gas.
12:00 to 15:00 -- Rocheport. We walked the Katy trail into town from where we were parked by the depot, then went through the old Katy tunnel and up to an overlook. It was quite a climb -- good exercise. Then we went and had some food at the Trailside Cafe. I looked at bikes. We rented a side by side recumbant and rode the trail.
15:00 to 20:00 -- We went to Columbia. We walked around downtown and shopped.
20:00 to 21:30 -- We went to Shakespears Pizza.
21:30 to 00:00 -- We looked for a hotel room. We found one at Cottonwood Suites. We snuck Tima in under a coat. When we got settled in, I started uploading pix on the flickr site via their wifi.
Friday 21 August 2009
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1st day of our 3 day mini vacation.
Kansas City Ethnic Enrichment Festival.
00:00 to 02:00 -- teevee, puter.
02:00 to 10:00 -- Zzzz
10:00 to 11:00 -- I mowed. Mom and Dad showed up to use our internets for his online auction.
11:00 to 13:00 -- We went to Vietnam Cafe
13:00 to 16:00 -- Suyen and I went to Wife's Enemy # 3. We got our zuchini bread that Katie made for us and shot pictures of the airshow practice overhead
16:00 to 18:00 -- We went homo to wash up and rest up.
18:00 to 22:00 -- we went to YJ's to meet up with Ken and we went to the Ethnic Enrichment Festival. All it seemed to be was food venders and some ethnic dance. We were disappointed to find out that instead of Hagis, the Scottish stand was serving brats and calling them Haggis Sausage. The Italian stand had "Italian Hot Dogs."
22:00 to 00:00 -- We went back to YJ's and hung out.
Thursday 20 August 2009
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Worked for KLY, RLO -- 9 yr old shot
www.fox4kc.com/videobeta/watch/?watch=82516fc1-fe57-40d0-...
00:00 to 01:00 -- teevee
01:00 to 08:00 -- Zzzz
08:00 to 10:30 -- Up, 3 S' I guided Suyen to her appointment with the dentist at the Medical Plaza building. I then drove on to woik.
10:30 to 18:30 -- I woiked with RLO on a package on a 9 yr old shot. Most of the pkg was shot already by KLY and SHU. We just had to do a standup some b-roll. I edited in avid 1. I loaded van 2 and we headed to Children's Mercy for our lives.
18:30 to 20:30 -- I went to YJ's. Woiked on the puter.
20:30 to 22:00 -- Suyen came to YJ's and we went to Ponak's.
22:00 to 00:00 -- We headed homo. Watched the boob tube.
Wednesday 19 August 2009
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MCL -- NO MO Stimulus
00:00 to 02:00 -- teevee
02:00 to 10:00 -- ZZZz, I kept getting up in the moaning due to the heavy rain and getting the animules in/out
10:00 to 14:30 -- Got up, tard, napped on the sofa. Et, shook a tower, headed out.
14:30 -- Woik, MCL. We went to shoot our vo/sot on Broadway. Then we went to the Social Services League in Independence, then we went to Liberty. I edited in Avid 1.
Tuesday 18 August 2009
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EBU -- OP Officer Saves Life
00:00 to 02:00 -- Teevee, puter
02:00 to 11:00 --- Zzzz
11:00 to 14:30 -- Up, et, shook a tower, picked some veggies, dressed, headed out to woik
14:30 to I'm with EBU. We went to the OP Police station and interviewed the officer. We then went to the scene of the accident at 69 HWY. We then went to interview a witness. We went back to the station to get a truck. We got van 1. We go vid of the officer meeting the family at Overland Park Medical Center. Live at 9 & 10. Trouble with a bad tape put me way behind.
22:30 to 11:00 -- 1/2 hour overtime. I unloaded van 1.
11:00 to 00:00 -- Suyen picked me up. We headed homo.
Monday 17 August 2009
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LCA -- Kidnapping Prank
www.fox4kc.com/videobeta/watch/?watch=bd333ff4-d6d1-4f95-...
00:00 to 02:00 -- Teevee
02:00 to 11:00 -- Zzzz -- it rained all night
11:00 to 14:30 -- Up, got around, et, shook a tower
14:30 to 22:30 -- woik, I'm with LCA. We went to Shawnee Mission East High School first to shoot a vo/sot on flooding. We were sent up north for some kids who pretended to kidnap themselves to put it on the internet. We had a hard time getting info and sound. We came back and got van 2. I eng'd our shot at the police HQ downtown.
Sunday 16 August 2009
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KBY -- Kids Haircuts
www.fox4kc.com/videobeta/watch/?watch=62470eff-99a6-43ef-...
00:00 to 01:00 -- Puter -- Finished putting the lower thirds on Svoboda -- 1st Friday with Mayor Funkhouser
01:00 to 04:45 -- Zzzz
04:45 to 05:30 -- Up, got around, shook a tower, headed out
05:30 to 09:00 -- Woik, it is thundering and lightening with torrential rains. I loaded van 2. We went to two fires.
09:00 to 11:00 -- We went to a school haircut for kids. We waited for stylists to show up. We got our pkg after a long wait.
11:00 to 12:00 -- Took Kim back. Got gas at TQ and went to YJ's for brunch. Got an Ink magazine to try to look up some info on local fashion designers.
12:00 -- woik -- started batching in Avid 1.
13:45 -- Headed to YJ's. Met Suyen there. We et. We headed to the Filipino association. We met with Adela. We hammered out the agreement for the September affair.
17:30 -- Suyen had to go to woik, she's on call. I went back to YJ's.
Saturday 15 August 2009
KBY -- church school supplies
www.fox4kc.com/videobeta/watch/?watch=c9217463-e130-4bfe-...
00:00 to 00:30 -- teevee
00:30 to 04:45 -- Zzzz
04:45 to 05:30 -- Up, shook a tower, dressed, headed out
05:30 to 09:00 -- Loaded van 2. I went to TQ. We headed out. Had to stop at smack. We went to the Olathe Harley Davidson.
09:00 to 11:00 -- We did lives at the Harley on a poker run for a little girl who died of cancer. We shot our package at Center Alternative school for a church back to school drive.
11:00 to 12:00 -- We went to Max's Autodiner. Tom came to see us there.
12:00 -- back to woik. I unloaded van 2. Batching in Avid 1.
14:00 -- headed homo'
14:30 to 20:00 -- nap -- Zzzz
20:00 to 00:00 -- watched movies on DVD
Friday 14 August 2009
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Worked for JW 10:30 to 18:30
RLO -- Medical Prodigy
www.fox4kc.com/lifestyle/health/wdaf-teen-cancer-research...
00:00 to 02:00 -- Headed homo -- watched boob tube
02:00 to 08:30 -- Zzzz
08:30 to 10:30 -- Up, et cereal, shook a tower and drank kawfeee
10:30 to 18:30 -- woik, with RLO. We did a vo/sot in OP on Real estate 1st time buyers grant and our pkg was on a medical prodigy. I edited in Avid 2. Kyl did the liveshot due to time restraints.
18:30 to 20:00 -- I went to Vietnam Cafe. I got to go for Suyen and brought it to her.
20:00 to 23:00 -- YJ's.
23:00 to 00:00 -- headed homo -- watched boob tube.