So, I won't lie; we here on the CCLaP staff are starting to feel a wee bit panicky. And that's because our first event, an interview with Chicago Tribune columnist Eric Zorn, is coming up in two and a half weeks; and at this point we still don't have nearly the amount of audio and other tech equipment we need to pull the show off. This was supposed to have been paid for with the money I had been making at my day job this summer; but then the owner of that company screwed me out of the money I was owed, which means that we are back to being broke and without equipment.
We are in desperate need of the following, before September 15th:
--Decent-sized speaker;
--Amp;
--Basic mixing controls;
--Four microphones;
--Both full-sized mic stands and desktop ones;
--Mic cords;
--High-quality digital audio recorder;
--A dolly to transport it all.
You wouldn't happen to own any of this equipment yourself, would you? Maybe sitting in a box or a dusty shelf in your basement, where it's not being used? Any chance of...you know, donating it to us? I won't kid you; at this point I'm not sure how we're going to be able to get all this equipment on our own by September 15th; we need help, frankly, and I'm not ashamed to admit it.
Anyway, as always, just contact us if you could be of service, and as always you get our eternal thank-you and a free Fellowship for your efforts. And don't forget, as a for-profit center we are allowed to take on commercial sponsors as well; if your business would be interested in sponsoring/underwriting one of our regular shows, you should also feel free to contact us.