Needs some positive vibes....

Spooky · January 02, 2011, 08:35:19 PM

...for purely selfish reasons. Since Seattle won tonight, the Saints are coming to Seattle on Saturday and I have a slight chance of being able to shoot the game from the sidelines. I have a cousin who works for sports radio in New Orleans (who got me a press pass to LSU Vs. UW last year) and he may, emphasis on may, be able to get me on the sidelines for the Saints/Seahawks game. Mojo Mojo!

Spooky · January 02, 2011, 11:36:09 PM

Just got word that my info is being submitted to the NFL by my cousin. I should find out tomorrow if I am in or not!!!!!

Spooky · January 03, 2011, 12:19:59 AM

In bed trying to sleep but the prospect of being on the sidelines of an nfl playoff game has me sleepless in seattle!

TinkTanker · January 03, 2011, 03:44:15 AM

The dream job of any photographer! Here's hoping it works out for you!

AdmiralDigby · January 03, 2011, 07:15:43 AM

Hope you get the gig !

( watched a Raptors commercial yesterday - the team is rubbish but I wouldn't mind dating the cheerleading squad )

Pearl@32 · January 03, 2011, 07:27:57 AM

*mojomojomojomojomojo*

Spooky · January 03, 2011, 08:41:46 AM

The NFL has the request and, according to my cousin, "It shouldn't be a problem. The NFL will contact you with all the pertinent information."

TinkTanker · January 03, 2011, 10:34:51 AM

Quote from: Spooky on January 03, 2011, 08:41:46 AM
The NFL has the request and, according to my cousin, "It shouldn't be a problem. The NFL will contact you with all the pertinent information."

Huzzah!

Spooky · January 03, 2011, 10:42:08 AM

I won't be happy until I hear from the NFL.

TinkTanker · January 03, 2011, 11:05:28 AM

Quote from: Spooky on January 03, 2011, 10:42:08 AM
I won't be happy until I hear from the NFL.

My boss had a sideline press pass for the Bama-Penn State game earlier this year. He had scored the pass something like five months before the game and he then called the studio to make sure he had no weddings booked for that day. He didn't, and he was ecstatic. (We work in the lab, the studio is across the hall.)

Flash-forward to two weeks before the game and the studio calls to verify the time of his wedding the day of the Bama-Penn State game. He blows a gasket, as he had called months ago to verify that he didn't have anything booked. They explain to him that although he didn't have anything booked five months earlier, he never bothered to block out the day and they had subsequently booked him. He blows a gasket. They explain to him that it is the photographer's responsibility to block the day off when they need the day off. He was screaming at this point. He was screaming that he asked if he was booked for the Bama-Penn State game and they said no and they should have known that he wanted the day off even though he didn't say block me out, I'm taking the day off. They said that it is the photographer's responsibility to block the day off when they need the day off. He threatened to quit. They said that he had a responsibility to shoot the wedding he was scheduled for, both a legal and moral responsibility.

He is the third generation of photographers in this business. He knows the policy, he's known it for the 15 years he's been working here. And I think that is what pissed him off so much. He knew that technically he was wrong. And that made it all the worse. When it came down to it, he screwed up. They have since told him that he will not be booked for any weekend work without his consent. We'll see how long that will last.

Anyway, I'd love to share this news of you shooting the demise of the Shehawks at the hands of the Saints, but it is still something of a sore subject. I'll tell Ann though, she'll be happy for you, as am I.

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Needs some positive vibes....