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Lynn,
Thanks for your reply. I really appreciated your sharing of horror stories and your experiences with us here on pnet. You're right, I don't know you from Eve, and I wish I had had the opportunity to speak with you at Waterloo.
As far as my responsibilities as MC / organizer-- I did everything you mentioned. I put together the acts, found out what they were going to do, and created the line up (Aaron was the closer because he and Roshen were going to do the biggest dazzling stunt) & made sure everyone was there on time. I informed them all about tech (microphones & staging) and asked them all if they had any special needs. Everyone gave me the same answer: no. No requests for fire extinguishers, or blankets or additional barriers or requiring a specified distance between audience and the stage. Maybe I was remiss in that I did not ask Aaron the $6,000,000 question: is your saftey tether 200% secure?
However, I had seen his act and gathered from conversations that he is a very safety-minded performer. He gave me no reason to believe that he had not taken the necessary precautions. I trusted Aaron- I still trust him and would absolutely trust him in the future. He's a first class performer.
One of the best attributes of a professional, international busker festival-level street performer is their self reliance. We're a pretty independent, if-there's-a-problem-I'll-fix-it, do-it-yourself, kind of people. There are exceptions of course, but the kind of performer you see on the international festival circuit knows their act from every angle and takes the necessary precautions. I was as shocked as everyone when the accident happened-- that's exactly what it was, an accident.
It wasn't like no safety measures were taken-- the problem arrose when the precautions taken proved to be insufficient. And, as it has been stated- it will never happen again.
I just received an email from the committee at Waterloo which confirmed that NO ONE WAS HURT IN ANY WAY AND NO CLAIMS HAVE BEEN FILED.
Also, thank you for keeping me in check about overstating a success. I was trying to "accentuate the positive" which was not appropriate in this case.
As for flaming... well, I've typed my fair share rants on these forums, so I'm probably not one to go pointing a finger at someone else.
Anyway, thanks again and let me buy you a drink at the next festival.
etienne
p.s. I'm now performing at the King Richard's Renaissance Faire and I organized a fund raiser for the New Orleans Disaster that brought in $1250 (usd). And there where no accidents or mishaps. Phew!
Thanks for your reply. I really appreciated your sharing of horror stories and your experiences with us here on pnet. You're right, I don't know you from Eve, and I wish I had had the opportunity to speak with you at Waterloo.
As far as my responsibilities as MC / organizer-- I did everything you mentioned. I put together the acts, found out what they were going to do, and created the line up (Aaron was the closer because he and Roshen were going to do the biggest dazzling stunt) & made sure everyone was there on time. I informed them all about tech (microphones & staging) and asked them all if they had any special needs. Everyone gave me the same answer: no. No requests for fire extinguishers, or blankets or additional barriers or requiring a specified distance between audience and the stage. Maybe I was remiss in that I did not ask Aaron the $6,000,000 question: is your saftey tether 200% secure?
However, I had seen his act and gathered from conversations that he is a very safety-minded performer. He gave me no reason to believe that he had not taken the necessary precautions. I trusted Aaron- I still trust him and would absolutely trust him in the future. He's a first class performer.
One of the best attributes of a professional, international busker festival-level street performer is their self reliance. We're a pretty independent, if-there's-a-problem-I'll-fix-it, do-it-yourself, kind of people. There are exceptions of course, but the kind of performer you see on the international festival circuit knows their act from every angle and takes the necessary precautions. I was as shocked as everyone when the accident happened-- that's exactly what it was, an accident.
It wasn't like no safety measures were taken-- the problem arrose when the precautions taken proved to be insufficient. And, as it has been stated- it will never happen again.
I just received an email from the committee at Waterloo which confirmed that NO ONE WAS HURT IN ANY WAY AND NO CLAIMS HAVE BEEN FILED.
Also, thank you for keeping me in check about overstating a success. I was trying to "accentuate the positive" which was not appropriate in this case.
As for flaming... well, I've typed my fair share rants on these forums, so I'm probably not one to go pointing a finger at someone else.
Anyway, thanks again and let me buy you a drink at the next festival.
etienne
p.s. I'm now performing at the King Richard's Renaissance Faire and I organized a fund raiser for the New Orleans Disaster that brought in $1250 (usd). And there where no accidents or mishaps. Phew!
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