Bret Michaels Plays Two Shows in Tacoma
On Friday night, May 8th 2009, The Bret Michaels Band played their first of 2 concerts at The Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington. I was fortunate enough to be granted a photo pass for the show and was very excited to get my fledgling attempt as a member of the media underway.
Each venue has their own rules and regulations about the media and taking pictures. Apparently, most of the casinos have a 30-60 day pre-approval process in order to take concert photos. I didn’t know that and neither did my BMB (Bret Michaels Band) contact.
Needless to say, when I got to the venue, I had a hard time getting my media pass. My name was not on the list at will call, so I made a call to my contact and he sent a guy named Tattoo Tony down to help expedite things. Tony was a really nice guy and was trying to help me, but I could tell that he had a lot to do before the show started and didn’t really have time to wait on the Emerald Queen concert officials to get things straightened out.
Fortunately, I had been in contact with the person in charge of media passes from the casino on a previous occasion, and when she came down to help, Tattoo Tony left to get back to his normal duties. She was able to get the O.K. from her supervisor to at least let me take pictures from the side of the stage during the first two songs. I was grateful.
To be continued…