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I have worked for many years shooting poker in vegas. I had good experience with Lectro 411s on block 21, 22, 25, 26 and 28. It all depends on what shows you are near and what wireless they are using. I would bring a few in case one block is too crowded. Good luck.

I have found that as much as I love these mics, they have a definite life period. After about 4 or 5 years they start to just sound dead. I was not sure if it was all the athletes trying to rip the mics off before I could get to them or what was causing it? Still my favorite mic for size and sound when hidden under clothes. I have just accepted that they are only good for their time and then they need to retire.

I agree with everyone here. I have been so many places around the globe shooting tv shows and feel very grateful and lucky to have seen and experienced all that I have. Some favorites for me personally are shooting on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota for a documentary about Phil Jackson. Great people with generosity and very funny sense of humor in the face of terrible conditions. Did a documentary that (sadly never aired) was about father and daughter musicians in Ireland. Met so many amazing Irish musicians including members of the Chieftans and Clannad, Tommy Clancy himself. Amazing times in small pubs in the middle of the county. Listening to people break out into funny songs and stories. Awesome job we have. Also worked with Sacha Baron Cohen on "Da Ali G Show" for BBC/HBO. Would have to act like we never met him when he would be interviewing someone and after about 2 minutes of him talking they person would look at us like "wtf" is going on here. Hilarious moments I will never forget.

Hey Andy, yeah Kenwood is an awesome guy and an amazing drummer. Played keyboards and sang as well as played the drums all at the same time. A very positive guy. He used to do this thing in in apartment where each Saturday he would have a group lesson with drummersand bassists and he would invite drummers who were playing in town to come hang out and jam. I got to meet and play with Dennis Chambers because he had 2 sets set up next to each other. What a great time I had. Dom is a great teacher for technique and tweaking your style. Amazing stuff man. Changed in a good way how I play the drums. Less effort and better mechanics. Kenwood is the head of the drum Dept. at Berklee in Boston now. If you get a chance do a search on Joe Ascione. He was my first teacher and is amazing man. when he was young he was a roadie for Buddy Rich. He was a student of Jim Chapin and Charlie Perry. 2 well known drum teachers. Joe has some fast hands and can play any style. I Love talking about drums man. I like the idea of no toms, focusing on the groove instead of showing how many tricks you can pull off. I never understood when people would say to me " I just don't like music." I can't imagine my life without music and especially the drums.

Another drummer here. Have been playing since elementary school circa 1977. Was in the marching band 6th through 12th grades even though it wasn't cool. From first seeing Keith Moon on tv in the mid '70s I said to my folks "that's what I want to do." Eventually I convinced them I was serious and they bought me a small Pearl kit and some cymbals. My first teacher was a fantastic drummer named Joe Ascione, Got the opportunity to study with some great teachers over the years. Kenwood Dennard(awesome) and the great Dom Famularo all in the New York area. Being near NY City is great for being able to check out drummers. You could literally see a great Jazz show every night. Some favorite drummers I got to meet and see play: Tony Williams, Elvin Jones, Max Roach, Buddy Rich, Dennis Chambers, Dafnis Prieto, Horacio "el negro" Hernandez, Simon Phillips, Peter Erskine, Will Calhoun. The list goes on and on. I try to get out to Clinics whenever I am not working, which is too often lately. I have a couple sets. A Tama Artstar 2 from the mid nineties and a small Gretch Jazz kit with an 18" bass drum. Have too many cymbals to count. Favorites lately are the K Constantinoples. Got to meet Leon the Zildjian cymbal tester for last 40 years at my local Drum shop and pick up some new prototypes for a great price. Awesome guys. Back in the early '90s I attended Berklee College of music for a summer program and it was a great experience. Originally I was going to become a studio recording engineer. Instead I finished college with a Degree in Broadcasting and from my Internship i learned location sound and never looked back. Been freelancing for last 20 years. Nice to see some drummers here! Todd

My Favorite line is about always choosing a lav over a boom. I almost threw up! The way I explain it to nervous producers is: "which mic will sound better the one that costs $300 or the one that costs $2000?"

Block 21, 22, 25 all worked well by the baseball stadium downtown. Block 26 had a few open spots but was crowded.

I was also very sad to hear the news. I have also been dealing with Buzz ever since I started in this business about 20 years ago. He's an honest and trustworthy person.Always "there" when you needed him. Always a pleasure to deal with and he always had time to chat. Buzz has a wealth of knowledge and experience and was willing to share it. I Wish there were more people like him in the business. Can't say enough good things about the man. All the best Buzz, you will be missed man. Thanks.

I worked a documentary a few weeks ago that had an F3 and a Red One. Sent Line level and all was good. Ditto on the headphone return. Definitely not an ENG camera with those Prime Lenses on it. Todd

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