Monday, February 25, 2008

Celebrities and Charities (charity cases maybe)

I was hoping to save some of my celebrity stories for a later, slower time, but alas....one is happening upon us as we speak (or as you read.) This Saturday, March 1st, is the JDRF Walk, in the skywalk - here in Des Moines, Iowa.
For you warm weather folk, the skywalk is an elevated sidewalk that runs between certain buildings and give you shelter from bad weather. It doesn't connect every building, but most, allowing travel to be made by walking, and making it more tolerable.
Anyway, at this weekend's event, there'll be two areas with DJ's. One being myself, the other, a younger (college age) DJ. The other DJ was quick to volunteer to work with a local celebrity probably thinking it to be the "cooler" place and that he might make some connection. To do this, he dropped a line from his resume: "I worked at KGGO, (and other radio stations) so I will be well suited to work with Mr. Celebrity." I'm not one to get into a battle o'resumes, but I couldn't miss the opportunity. I gave the shorter version of, "I've also worked at KGGO, been in commercials, run live shows, run sporting events, spoken in front of audiences as large as 10,000, and been on TV. But I don't want to work with Mr. Celebrity, I didn't like the way he 'decorated' his room at the home and garden show..."
How could I pass that up? A chance to take a jab at a local celeb, and express some deep sarcasm at the same time? I couldn't miss it. Besides, if it ever comes up at work, I went to college with one of his co-workers; she's one of the news anchors at 6PM. She'd get a good laugh that I was poking fun.
This weekend I'll be in the skywalk, supporting and entertaining the thousands of folks out walking for JDRF. For more info, check out the JDRF web site: http://www.jdrf.org/ The theme this year is High School Musical, so you know I'll be rockin' !!!
So, to my Death by Wedding bloggers, here's this week's advice:
Feel free to ask for a DJ's resume when interviewing for one. Be aware that there have been a lot of radio station interns that think they can be a DJ full time, but the good radio DJ's are on the radio. Also, look for someone that has a diverse background, and has experience working in front of live audiences, you don't want panic to take over if something doesn't go right...go with experience.

Regards,
Mr. Plaid
P.S. Check out the Mrs' Blog - http://preppypellaprofessional.blogspot.com/ a.k.a. Plaid is Rad
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