Star Wars Oregon
Public Information => Spotter Check In => Spotter Archive => Topic started by: Ancient Fan on April 12, 2012, 04:49:18 PM
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UPDATED 5/21 - Need Spotters!! We need at least 8 spotters for this event and are shy of the requirement. If you are trooping the event, your spouse or significant other / partner are welcome to help out.
Thanks!
Phil / Ancient Fan
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It's that time of year again, the Starlight parade will soon be upon us and our #1 spotter intense event. Even if you don't want to walk the parade, please come out and support by helping pre and post parade. We have a lot of fun but our work to support the troops is the primary goal.
So, let's rally and join in! The event is June 2nd, spotters should be at our formation area by 6:00 pm at the latest - EARLIER THE BETTER TO GET A GOOD PARKING LOT LOCATION.
Family, friends, etc are welcome - we request a minimum of 16 years of age to be a spotter for this event, the parade is 2-1/2 hours long but is in the evening so its not too hot.
So let us know who's in for this event as a spotter! Lanyards/Badges will be issued for this event and will be required on the route.
ROSTER:
Cameron
Calvin
Mark
Vicki
Zac
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Phil,,,,, Calvin and me are in for being spotters.......
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I just sent in a time-off request for this yesterday. :wink:
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Sign me up, I'll be there from start to finish!
--Mark
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Thanks guys, your helping out on this event is just too cool :cool:
Some thoughts and lessons learned:
1. People still enjoy, scream, and yell when they see "Star Wars", they want to shake hands, take pics which can be disrupting for the costumes trying to keep pace on the route. Please keep a positive attitude - we may not be in the parade directly but we still have an effect on peoples experiences in the exercise of our responsibility. An assertive attitude works best when trying to keep people back. Laughter is a great diffuser of people's tensions - some times people would get snarky when I have asked them to stand back and ask me "who are you suppose to be" and I'd tell them "George Lucas" - that always got a laugh and we'd move along :).
2. Wear dark clothing - if you have a cool SW or a CCG /GT/KB shirt please wear it. And comfortable shoes
3. You will be positioned along the parade unit and assigned a section of the parade. These will be your costumes to watch over, look for those who need help. If you see pieces of a costume or prop laying on the ground please pick them up. I will be handing out to each spotter a couple of small rolls of duct tape - just a few feet in each (both white and black) in case you have costume malfunctions in your group - they're purposefully small so they're easy for you to carry.
4. Watch for costumes who maybe struggling, all spotters are to stay to the sidelines but inquire if they need help - however, do not stay out on the route, move back to the sideline when prudent or ask them to move to the sideline as well. If you have one of your costumes drop out please make sure they are accompanied back to the assembly area - if you need help, let fellow spotters know. If they're rebel scum, just leave them :wink: j/k!
5. At the end of the parade route our spotter duties do not end, transiting back to the assembly area keeping our unit pretty much together is like herding jello cats across a barnyard - but there have been a few incidents when some participants ran into "over enthusiastic" fans (i.e. drunk). Also, two years ago one of the costumes didn't show up for over 40 minutes after we got back to the assembly area! While Portland is small, its still easy to get lost as they discovered.
6. Ice Water will be very readily available this year before and after the parade. Grab bottles specially after the parade from my car and make sure everyone is offered. There will also be shop towels for costumes to wipe down with - grab as many as you need, they can keep them :grin:
That's about it for now, if anyone has anything they would like to add, be my guest! Thanks again for the help, it's a great event and what we do helps our performers shine.
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Hey Phil -
Count me in as a spotter at the Starlight Parade. Looking forward to helping and serving with the 501st!
By the way, if you need more spotters I may be able to round up some backup support. Looks like we may need three more... Let me know.
Zac
P.S. The Costco event was a lot of fun - thanks Johnny!!
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Zac,
Thanks! We will need more spotters and the more the merrier - thank you for your offer.
See you there.
Phil
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Looks like I won't be able to get more backup... Hope we can get more spotters.
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Looks like I won't be able to get more backup... Hope we can get more spotters.
Don't worry about it Zac, you'll be a big help.
Thanks,
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I have a friend who may come help spot! I'll let her know we need more :)
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Anthony Thank you! We're running light on spotters this year so every effort helps - Thanks!!
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I have a friend who might be able to come up and spot
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I have a friend who might be able to come up and spot
Brendon that will be great too :-) Thanks for the assistance.
Thanks,
Phil
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I have a classmate who seems genuinely interested in helping out. What's the address for the staging site?
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^^^^8th & Couch
Phil: Doing what I can to find folks! I have two who are interested :)
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It's the parking lot at the Northwest corner of NW Couch and NW Broadway, one block north of Burnside.
Here's a copy of the map showing the parade unit location (red), and our parking lot (yellow).
Any questions, please call me on my cell 209-988-3625.
Thanks!
(http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r149/philchil/Starlight2012.png)
I have a classmate who seems genuinely interested in helping out. What's the address for the staging site?
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Phil,
I have at least one, maybe two additional spotters.
And remember that I am happy to pick up anyone on the west side who needs a ride. Parking is going to be a challenge. Yes, I will have room for gear.
Call me at 503-703-0618 if you want a ride.
--Mark
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Thanks Mark,
I think we're fine now with Spotters!
Appreciate everyones assistance - see you tomorrow night!
Phil,
I have at least one, maybe two additional spotters.
And remember that I am happy to pick up anyone on the west side who needs a ride. Parking is going to be a challenge. Yes, I will have room for gear.
Call me at 503-703-0618 if you want a ride.
--Mark
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Thank you Spotters for crowd control, etc. Appreciate your time and hard job.