poison&wine

On Thursday I was able to cover a couple great events. My boss emailed and asked if I could go to the auditions for So You Think You Can Dance downtown, to get some footage of the hype for the ZHTs website. I said sure and was told I had to interview some contestants, get some shots, etc.  Totally kosher.

Then I emailed the Fox Rep telling him I was going to be there. He sent back the itinerary stating that after the lunch break the judges would be ready for their interviews/photos and what not. I almost threw up at the thought. I love people, but interviews, speeches, things like that [I could care less of celebrity status or not] I loathe these kinds of things. I was a bit comforted when TJ told me I woouldn't be interviewing them, and my boss said she'd never seen this "shy" Taylor. He is real, trust me.

So uncertain as to whether or not I was REALLY having to pull together interviews, Thursday rolls around, Sam and I head to the Capitol Theatre, and I call the rep. We're brought in, given our press badges and told the run down. Talk to some contestants, observe some auditons, then be taken upstairs for one-on-one interviews with the judges. If I wasn't lookin' so fine, I really would have wet my pants. [joke]

We go out and talk to some great dancers, watch some about an hour of auditions, but at this point I've hit panic mode, texting everyone for questions, resorting even to wikipedia to find out their history. At their lunch break, Sam, myself, and three other print media people are just talking, then the rep comes to get us. We go upstairs and to my instant relief, one of the guys just suggest we just all stand around and interview them. I praised Allah at that point.  

Mary was the first to be interviewed, she came over, and the questions followed. Since I didn't cover Wednesdays auditions [6am was a bit ambitious as a mere intern, I don't get paid for this -ish!] I didn't interview Cat Deeley, so she came out just for me. It was so great, she's a babeski, super friendly, and smelt really good!!  I missed Robin Antin barely, then got Nigel. It was a great experience, and got me out of my comfort zone, which is always great.

After that we headed to Fleming's for an event with James Blunt. We got there as he did, watched the sound check. Relaxed a little, and ushered the winners in. The winners had some wine, we partook in some houer derves, and enjoyed a few acoustic songs from him. After we took photos and talked. These are my favorite kinds of events. Not flashy [like the Far East Movement @ Sundance, post to follow], but rather low key, intimate. raw&real. The way it all should be. 

I love the work I do, and have enjoyed all internships, ZHT treats me so well, and the whole team is amazing, and a great time. You can see some of the video footage of SYTYCD here:

http://www.971zht.com/pages/instudio.html

 The Civil Wars - Poison & Wine by MMMusic