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openjoe:
I didn't get any good pics from the PowerPoint perch this morning in church because I was goin' out of my mind. This is what I looked like. Everything that could go wrong did.
at 05:28PM 03/23/08
at 05:28PM 03/23/08
bobk:
Well, you're still alive and have all your hair. Be thankful, Joe. Plus you have nice, clean nostrils.
at 05:37PM 03/23/08
at 05:37PM 03/23/08
openjoe:
Oh, that's cuz I just picked m'nose.
Dontcha wanna hear about what went wrong?
at 05:39PM 03/23/08
Dontcha wanna hear about what went wrong?
at 05:39PM 03/23/08
bobk:
I do. I'll have to comment later as we are leaving for A&A's house for an Easter Resurrection party. "He is risen!" Three words that changed everything.
at 05:41PM 03/23/08
at 05:41PM 03/23/08
openjoe:
Well, first of all I had to fight to get the PowerPoint slot at Easter 11AM service. Second, I went to rehearsal yesterday and sat at the PP to get it down pat and make sure I wouldn't make any mistakes today.
at 05:49PM 03/23/08
at 05:49PM 03/23/08
openjoe:
Third, I got there early enough to speak to the lady who did first service and she said "No problem, everthing was smooth as silk." I noted that she had used computer B.
Fourth, I sat down and changed to computer A like I always do. (I'm left-handed) Everything looked great. You have to understand that computers A and B are always sync'd. Always the same, always absolutely equal in every way. Up till today that is.
More to come.
at 05:54PM 03/23/08
Fourth, I sat down and changed to computer A like I always do. (I'm left-handed) Everything looked great. You have to understand that computers A and B are always sync'd. Always the same, always absolutely equal in every way. Up till today that is.
More to come.
at 05:54PM 03/23/08
openjoe:
OK, then just to make sure everything was working fine ... with the projection OFF .... about 2 minutes from start of service .... I started fooling with the keys on the computer - punching in slide numbers and hitting the enter key. I did two or three real quick and then the screens went black. Totally black. I hit esc - nothing. I hit the left arrow, I hit the right arrow. Nothing. I was about to begin pulling my hair out. If I get flustered up there I am worth nothing to anyone. So I got up, ran across the balcony aisle, down the stairs and just as I got there the worship leader began welcoming the congregation. I thought - ANATHEMA - blank screen coming.
at 07:16PM 03/23/08
at 07:16PM 03/23/08
openjoe:
One of the elders saw my panic and said the sound guy knows. I ran back up the stairs, heart pounding. The sound guy didn't know. Besides he was busy doing the sound. He called Dan, the IT guy. He was on his way. By that time Andy, the new worship dept admin, and Lynn, the outgoing worship dept admin were up there and climbing all over everything looking for what was wrong. The worship team was already started.
Now let me pause to say .... I am no slouch when it comes to computers. I am a highly knowledgeable semi-professional. I can fix just about anything ... normally .... but when I am up there in the middle of everything and am messing up royally I am totally no good to anyone. I just backed up and took refuge in the sound guy's area.
Back to the narrative, Andy and Lynn said, "you're going to have to look at the printout and punch in the numbers by faith." I punched, hit the turn on screen button and there was the PP editing window up there in front of everyone. Quick hit black again.
Sorry, I don't have that much faith.
More to come.
at 07:30PM 03/23/08
Now let me pause to say .... I am no slouch when it comes to computers. I am a highly knowledgeable semi-professional. I can fix just about anything ... normally .... but when I am up there in the middle of everything and am messing up royally I am totally no good to anyone. I just backed up and took refuge in the sound guy's area.
Back to the narrative, Andy and Lynn said, "you're going to have to look at the printout and punch in the numbers by faith." I punched, hit the turn on screen button and there was the PP editing window up there in front of everyone. Quick hit black again.
Sorry, I don't have that much faith.
More to come.
at 07:30PM 03/23/08
openjoe:
I doubt it seriously. Anyway, I'm glad Little BeenUp2 has quit making that "write a longer comment" remark.
at 07:35PM 03/23/08
at 07:35PM 03/23/08
openjoe:
So, Dan, the IT guy arrived.
He look maaaaahvellous in a beautiful black suit. He was the handsomest, middle-aged hippy in the room I promise you.
We stood aside for the wise man to take charge. He swung past us, coat-tails flying in the breeze. (Dan looked so good this morning - I am proud of him, so proud)
In a flash looked at the two small screens, said 'no power'. He quickly punched at the 'power on' buttons once, twice. Nothing.
To be continued.
at 07:44PM 03/23/08
He look maaaaahvellous in a beautiful black suit. He was the handsomest, middle-aged hippy in the room I promise you.
We stood aside for the wise man to take charge. He swung past us, coat-tails flying in the breeze. (Dan looked so good this morning - I am proud of him, so proud)
In a flash looked at the two small screens, said 'no power'. He quickly punched at the 'power on' buttons once, twice. Nothing.
To be continued.
at 07:44PM 03/23/08
openjoe:
Mind you the congregation was now almost finished singing the first song, "Was It a Morning Like This" .... with no lyrics. The worship leader was calling them out at the beginning of each line. He is a trooper that guy.
More.......
at 07:49PM 03/23/08
More.......
at 07:49PM 03/23/08
openjoe:
Quickly, deftly, never flinching .... he reached under the counter and plugged in the plug.
at 07:54PM 03/23/08
at 07:54PM 03/23/08
arleta:
Oh too funny! I love the look on your face and the story was very entertaining!
at 07:59PM 03/23/08
at 07:59PM 03/23/08
openjoe:
And totally true. There is long gray old hippie hair all over the PP perch for the janitor to sweep up in the morning.
at 08:01PM 03/23/08
at 08:01PM 03/23/08
sillysuz:
awwwww man!!! I feel so bad that you were going crazy! If it weren't such an important meeting....I bet you would have been able to think clearly! But it all worked out! Great job! happy Easter!
at 08:03PM 03/23/08
at 08:03PM 03/23/08
openjoe:
Yeah, it was alright. God is good. Soon I was back to my finest form, advancing the slides - it's very enjoyable when it all goes smoothly.
Rob came up near the end of the sermon and told me he would do the first two songs again after the invitation so the congregation could actually sing the words this time. It was great.
at 08:14PM 03/23/08
Rob came up near the end of the sermon and told me he would do the first two songs again after the invitation so the congregation could actually sing the words this time. It was great.
at 08:14PM 03/23/08
openjoe:
Oh no. I left a loose strand. I never picked up the computer A and B theme which I so carefully set up back there.
at 08:24PM 03/23/08
at 08:24PM 03/23/08
bobk:
Joe, you have earned your name on this post. You are indeed Open, not Crazy. Good story!
at 11:14PM 03/23/08
at 11:14PM 03/23/08
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