Thursday, January 1, 2015

Minder Of The Door

As we've done in years past, last night Hubby Tony and I attended our local First Night celebration to ring in the new year.   However, this year there was a twist; for the first few hours we volunteered at one of the venues, then the rest of the evening was ours.

Each year First Night is filled with activities. The outside ones (acts on the main stage, two fireworks displays, the huge dance tent, and the areas where you could post your resolutions for the new year and watch videos) are free. For the inside venues, you have to purchase an admission button.  My job was to check people for their buttons as they entered the performance area.

It was a very cold night.  Most people had their buttons outside their coat, but some had attached it to their shirts so it wasn't easily visible.  I had to ask them to open up their coat and show me.  A small handful of people weren't aware of the admission policy, so I directed them to a place where they could purchase the buttons. 

Late in my shift I was taking a break and talking to one of the venue staff, who pointed out I was acting in the role of a bouncer.  I hadn't thought about it that way (in my experience bouncers always seem to be rough, stern-looking enforcers), but after thinking about it I guess she was right.  I can add "being a bouncer" to my experience list.

Five years ago today: The Seventh Day of Christmas

7 comments:

  1. kind of neat! Although it sounds so aggressive you are right.

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    1. I'd like to think I was a kind, gentle bouncer :-)

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  2. This sounds like a fun event! We don't have anything like that here that I know of. Happy New Year!

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    1. It IS fun! We've had a First Night celebration in the area for a couple of decades. We used to take the kids when they wanted to celebrate with us, then took a break for quite a few years before we started going again.

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  3. I don't think we've ever been to a First Night celebration. It sure does sound like a lot of fun!

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  4. Ha! Did you get any trouble-makers? I hope not!

    That's something I've never done and probably wouldn't be any good at. I'm too soft.

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    1. Jay, thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment! No, most people were really nice. There was one gentleman who refused to wear his button. He pulled it out of his pocket to show me, then put it back in. He exited and entered the room several times while I was on duty. His not having his button available turned into a sort of joke; the last time I just rolled my eyes at him and let him pass.

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