This weekend we were hired to take out a magazine crew on the lake so they could do a story about Havasu. It's a new mag called Draft and it's actually written in Scottsdale, Arizona. They've been in business about a year, and they always have celebrity covers along with an interview with that particular celeb. The one they showed me has Leslie Nielson. Anyway, the magazine concentrates on breweries and destinations, so it's kind of a travel magazine.
One of our sponsors for our boat regatta series is a local brewery and it was their idea to invite this magazine here. Then they had custom graphics put on the boat we were taking out, promoting their new beer. The brewmaster came out with us, and we took the mag people out for a good time. Showed them some of the party spots on the lake and then showed them some of the more picturesque places. They were impressed!
Tonight, I met with my committee for the Relay for Life. Our event is on the 20th, so we're in the process of finalizing plans. Huge committment, I'm finding out! We'll be on the site of the Relay from 9 am on Friday the 20th thru 11 am Saturday. The event itself starts at 5pm, and people will start walking while we have all kinds of raffles and entertainment. Our goal is to raise $60,000 towards the American Cancer Society, and I think we'll do it! So far we've gotten $20,000, and we've got teams out there fundraising and getting sponsors as we speak. I was asked to be the chairman this year, after the committee realized they would need to bring in someone with event production experience in order to get a larger amount of participation and donations. Some people don't like how I'm running the show, mainly because I'm running it like a business. That's just the way it is! I am not a control freak, I like having input from anyone and everyone, and I don't feel like I have to be involved in every little aspect of the event. The former chair did things differently and he ran himself into the ground. Now he's barely able to put in just the time that he does, because he burned himself out.
Right now, I'm donating about 5 hours a week towards this project, but there were some weeks where I put in at least 25 hours towards it. That's just how I work. Sometimes I'm on fire (and can donate a lot of time), and other times I have to actually do my real job and get paid.
Meanwhile, Steve (the boyfriend) is on his way to California to do some work on a show called "Jericho." He's a stunt pilot and occasionally gets called to do helicopter stuff for t.v. and movie.
He called me about 2 hours after he took off from here and said he was broke down in Barstow. That's scary, considering it's 7:30 at night. He's partially paralyzed from a helicopter accident seven years ago, and uses a cane to get around. He broke his back, both ankles, and had 6 months in the hospital from it. Barstow is a toilet of a town (although I'm sure he's at the airport, which is controlled--nobody can get onto the field where he's at) But it can't be too fun, being broke down in such a crappy place. I offered to drive and pick him up, but he said he was going to look at the chopper and see what was wrong with it. He's been a helicopter pilot and mechanic since he was eighteen, so I'm confident he knows what he's doing.
Incidentally, for all those guys out there, Steve is flying an Army Cobra helicopter, one that was used in the very beginning of the Austin Powers Goldmember movie. He flew in it, shooting at Gwyneth Paltrow. My sweetie is so cool.......
