13 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK βΌοΈ π¦ π¦ π¦ β±οΈ
π₯ It was the most-attended event in
@lipscomb history.Β
5οΈβ£ It was one of the top five favorite moments of my career.Β
π¦ On April 27, 2013, Phil, Kay and Uncle Si Robertson from
@DuckDynastyAE and
@Duck_Commander fame headlined the annual Don Meyer Evening of Excellence at Lipscombβs Allen Arena to benefit
@LipscombBisons.
π₯ More than 15,000 people swarmed the campus for three sold out shows in 24 hours.
π₯ At 6 p.m. on Wed., Nov. 7, 2012, two days before the Lipscomb-Belmont basketball game, I was informed that if we still wanted to get promo video footage, Phil and Si would make themselves available the next day (Thursday the 8th).
If we wanted it, we would have to go to West Monroe, LA and get it.
π³ It was a 533-mile, 8-hour, one-way trip from Nashville to West Monroe. Driving down and back on Thursday was our only option.Β
π I immediately called my amazingly gifted friend & Lipscomb alum
@Jimmy_Chaffin, the GOAT in all things video production.
I explained my dilemma.Β
Within 30 minutes he helped secure Tom Zaleski , one of the most respected videographers in the country.
𦬠I needed one more - someone to be LU the Bison mascot. I found a willing volunteer in
@BigAl2319.
When it was all said and done we had driven over 1100 miles. We were on the road more than 18 hours in that 24 hour period. I drove every single mile fueled by Mountain Dew and my favorite stay-awake staple - sunflower seeds.Β
π€― Tom delivered all of the raw video to Jimmy Friday morning. By Friday afternoon at p.m. Jimmy had worked his magic and gave us this incredible video:
youtube.com/watch?v=Y_P0T3Taβ¦
π₯ We showed it a couple of hours later, during a second half timeout, to the capacity crowd at the Battle of the Boulevard in Allen Arena.
π₯ The place came UNGLUED π₯
πππ The rest is HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY history!
NEXTβοΈπ€·ββοΈ I'm eagerly anticipating my next professional assignment. I believe the best is yet to come π