A Day with a Globetrotter

Many times for my job I get to escort a performer or athlete to the various media outlets in Green Bay or the Valley. In the last week, I had the pleasure of escorting Harlem Globetrotters player Anthony Blakes. He was in town to do advance publicity work for the Globetrotters appearance at the Resch Center on Thursday, December 28. Most of the people I deal with are very nice, but Anthony is awesome. Our day started around 5:30 a.m. I picked him up to do TV and radio appearances between 6 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. We squeezed in breakfast and then it was off to tape a short TV segment for a station in Texas. He taped it here and the station sent it overnight to the station in Texas. Next it was off to a school appearance at Assumption BVM in Pulaski. Anthony is a master at chatting with kids one on one or as a whole during a school assembly. He did not disappoint the Pulaski kids and is the perfect Ambassador for the Globetrotters. Our day wrapped up with an appearance at a De Pere grocery store, where once again, Anthony was on the mark with the crowd doing ball tricks and signing autographs.

It is refreshing to see and be with someone who clearly "gets it" and is appreciative of his success. Every person he meets gets treated the same. It is one of the reasons the Globetrotters have been successful for 81 years! They continue to provide awesome family entertainment and you would do yourself a favor if you checked them out at the Resch on December 28. At the end of the day, he presented me with the largest Hershey candy bar in the world (at least one of the largest). It was 5 pounds and loaded with 11,000 tasty calories. A big hit with all of the gals at the Resch Center and PMI (a lot of guys too!).

In addition to the Globetrotters, UWGB has its Oneida Classic basketball tournament Dec. 27-30 (with the Globetrotters sandwiched in between). Happy Holidays to all and see you in the seats!

Resch hasn't seen the likes of this!

Every once in a while, we announce something that has never been to Green Bay. Such is the case now with the announcment that Cirque du Soleil's Delirium will be at the Resch Center on February 28. Tickets go on sale Monday, December 11 at 10 a.m. This is a Vegas style show, only much bigger! Only half of the Resch Center will be used for seating because they need to use the whole floor for a stage! It's that big. Nothing of this magnitude has ever been here - in an arena. In addition to the large stage, there will be more than 300 feet of projections, about the size of two IMAX screens. There will be a live band on stage as music will be the driving force of this event. You will see the Cirque-like events you see in Vegas, but it will be a much larger scale. Because of the huge production, the capacity will be around 4,200 people in the Resch Center. If you're interested in this, please try to get tickets on Saturday. You won't be disappointed. I've seen at least 4 Cirque du Soleil shows in Vegas and I can't wait!

Not to be outdone, The Cheetah Girls were announced this week as well for the Resch Center. They are sure to be a huge hit with pre-teen and young teenage girls along with their mothers. Featuring Adrienne Bailon, Kiely Williams and Sabrina Bryan, the Cheetah Girls are a multi-platinum pop and R & B girl group inspired by the best selling Cheetah Girls book series and the Disney Channel orginal movie. Ticket go on sale Saturday, December 9 at 10 a.m.

Next week comes the All-American Rejects at the Brown County Arena on December 14. More on that next week. In the meantime, see you in the seats.