Film Diary

Salt Lake City.  Land of Polygamy Porter, beehives, and big, lovely rocks.  We spent a very exhausting but productive week in SLC at the Winter Outdoor Retailer.  It only took us a petty 14 HOURS to get there - arrival time 5am, first meeting of the day, 10am.  (Blame the apocalyptic floods as we tried to drive out of California….)

rainy snowy traffic jam for about 4 hours

cold case of this might help…if only it weren’t a measly 3% alcohol…

It’s a funny circus, but this time (my second time at the show) I think I had a better handle on everything. 

If you weren’t around last time, Outdoor Retailer is a huge industry trade show where all the outdoor industry meets to do business.  I actually kind of like the Outdoor Industry (you can read what I think about it in my YouthNoise post if you care).

Alex and I came very prepared, and we’ve come a long way since we first showed up here two years ago. We scuffled around from meeting to meeting with out laptop and handshakes, trying to explain just how worthwhile this project is, and how it deserves to get finished. 

Alex sampling the free magazines…

Ironically enough, when we stopped for gas somewhere in Nevada on the stretch back from Utah to California, I was approached by a dude in a hoodie asking if I’d like him to wash my windshield for some change.  It’s ironic, because I was approached exactly two years ago by this same man on the way back from the same trade show.  It seemed as though his situation hadn’t changed much; I wonder if he thought the same thing about me.  For both our sakes, I hope my luck is about to turn. Otherwise, I may have to go back to school for something more practical…like Windshield Washing.

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