Well, now that I have my wits about me and now that it’s sunk in that I’m no longer in the islands but in rainy Atlanta instead, I shall wax poetic about Cayamo. Oh, Cayamo! What a rockin’ good time you were! I must say it was my best cruise yet. Due to the nature of my box office job, I rarely get to interact with our guests more than once on any given event. Given the unique tone of Cayamo, with so many performers playing every night, we managed to get a pretty sweet ticket trading scene going. So, lucky for me, the box office became a bit of a check in point for people looking to trade, simply pass on or mix up their ticketing experience. I even witnessed a few instantaneous trades right before my eyes!
More important than the tickets, it was the PEOPLE holding them that made the difference. I made some great connections. I heard some great stories. There are some hardcore music heads on this boat! I have several hardcore music fans in my life and it was nice to interact with folks of a similar ilk. It brought my friends to mind. Most of them live in California and I don’t see them much. It was like I was transported magically into my scene, with my peeps, at a rippin’ music festival.
As you can imagine, pulling off an event like Cayamo (or Simple Man or The Rock Boat or…you get the picture) is no easy task. I always have to pre-condition myself with the “Now Carla, you’re not AT a music festival, you’re working one.” This helps keep me on the ground as the former and the latter are two completely different things altogether. Well, on Cayamo, I had moments. Through my new ticket trading, music loving friends, I enjoyed moments of feeling like a festie. It was glorious!
So here’s a Shout Out and a Thank You to you all. Keep on Truckin’!
-Carla