Barge Show
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Many fellow pyros have told me that they have worked a barge show, a single barge show and would never do it again. After working my first one, I have to admit that it wasn't that bad. For those who live in the Midwest US, you'll know the heat and humidity is almost unbearable right now. Ambient air temps were just shy of 100 degrees along with record setting dewpoints. The air was so thick it was almost hard to breathe. That was the downside. The upside was we were able to do most of the heavy work the night before so all we had to do the day of the show was match and drop product.
We had the show ready and continuity checks complete early in the day, everything went great and there were no major problems. It seemed far too easy. Mother Nature decided we needed a break from the heat and decided to cool things off, temps dropped about 25 degrees in 10 minutes. With that came a very strong wind front and downpour, not too far away in my home town, the same storm uprooted a 100 ft tall oak tree from my grandparent's yard. Fortunately the covers held and the product stayed dry.
As dusk approached, the barge was anchored in place and we just waited for dark. I was not needed on the barge, so I opted to watch the show from shore. It felt great to actually enjoy a show I worked hard to put on. More importantly the crowd enjoyed the show. I'll do a barge show again, I'd rather set up on grass than a hot deck, but it really wasn't that bad. Next time, I'll gear up and watch from the boat.
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