What a HOOT!

I spent last Wednesday and Thursday in San Antonio, Texas. I had been sent as a cameraman for NBC News in New York to cover the announcement by Kinky Friedman that he's running for Governor. Kinky is a real character. We did a "walk-thru" of what we would be doing live the next morning on MSNBC on the Don Imus show.

We were on-site at the Menger Hotel, next to the Alamo, at 4am the next morning. I was in the Menger and the other cameraman was in front of the Alamo.

Although I was supposed to have a reserved area to do Kinky and Ran Bentson and Asleep at the Wheel, there was a crush of other news cameras around me. However, for eight fun-filled minutes I was live with Kinky and Ray. Ray and Asleep at the Wheel did "Miles and Miles of Texas" and performed to my camera just a foot or two away. Then Ray and Kinky pal'ed it up for my camera while they talked to Don Imus.

What a HOOT!

Now, I have to go back to Austin on Monday to do Kinky and Willie Nelson. I can't wait.