[a2f gold - gracepoint berkeley] A Day In the Life of the Setup Crew

This past Sunday started like every other Sunday: the sound trailer arrives at Willard at 8am for setup, ~8-10 sleepy brothers await the task of turning a drab junior high auditorium into something that looks like this
Pretty awesome.

It's generally good times as we unload 9 cable bins ranging from the bulging XLR bin to the often empty tape bin (why do we transport an empty bin? Ask Esther Im). Then there's the wireless unit, the mic bin, the bass amp, two keyboards, the video switcher, 2 floor monitors, an assortment of guitar, keyboard, mic and music stands, and finally, the biggest carpeted box on wheels - the ark.

This past Sunday, however, when we arrived at Willard, we found a huge fallen tree on the driveway blocking the path from the trailer to the auditorium. What to do?

What else but have each brother roll up his sleeves, grab a branch and start lifting.

It took the combined strength of our whole sound team (the a2f blue seniors and the staff), plus members of lighting and overflow to push the tree out of the way.


But the path was clear, and setup commenced.

At the end of the day, the stage was set, service happened, Kristina got baptized, and we all got blessed. Next week, we'll do it all again.

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Posted By richtay to a2f gold - gracepoint berkeley at 11/19/2008 10:55:00 PM