Tesco Productions was asked about 10 years ago to edit and make limited copies of a World War II veteran’s story. This May his family desired more copies as the family has grown, and in the intervening time the storyteller has passed on. And so I listened again to Frank share his heart and memories as he recounted being on one of the ships when it was bombed in Pearl Harbor. At the time he was sharing his closely held thoughts it would have been more than 50 years after the events, but you can still hear the sorrow and pain of how he escaped death – while witnessing his friend who was no more than 10 feet from him not live past the initial blast.
I was making the audio sound even better than the first time I worked with it – as I now have additional tools for cleaning up noisy backgrounds and enhancing the listening experience. I’m sure too I’ve learned more skills in that same time frame. It was a privilege to hand them updated discs that will allow Frank’s generations to remember his heart and service through upcoming years.
Thank you to all who have served and are currently serving us, and we remember all who gave the ultimate sacrifice so we can enjoy this blessed country. May we live to honor your legacy.

For ten years running Tesco Productions has been called on to provide the audio engineering in the Omaha CenturyLink Ballroom for the annual Home Instead Senior Care International Convention. Sonburst Communication handles all the management of the huge week long event which encompasses the CenturyLink Center and other available meeting spaces throughout the convention center and nearby hotel. Several hundred people came in from around the U.S. and other countries to learn and celebrate accomplishments at Home Instead Senior Care. After a couple of days rehearsal the event then spans three evenings and two days that directly involve the services of Tesco Productions and an assembly of many other technical personnel and support staff.

Home Instead Senior Care has built their business on the mission of allowing seniors to live at home in their latter years instead of needing to move into a facility for their care and support. It’s a vital service as a large portion of our population ages, and I hope if I’m granted a number of life years yet, to utilize a company such as this should the need arise. Thanks again for the opportunity to be involved in supporting your efforts and this event.

The second weekend in March found me joining a group of folks gathered for the annual Acquarianfest. This event brings together a variety of musicians from single acoustic/singer acts to groups of several singers and players on stage. For five hours + many tunes from the old rock and folk eras are heard by an appreciative crowd – many of which have been coming for multiple years and some from the beginning of this musical decade. Ron Green still heads up this event, and along with the help of family and friends has been pulling musicians from as far as Chicago to gather together to celebrate friendship and the music of tie-dye and bell bottoms. A few folks that used to come or participate are no longer traversing this earth and we miss their company. I met up with a digital console at the venue that was new to me, but with the help of the house sound guy we got things set up and the rest of the evening went pretty smoothly and seemed to send everyone home having had a good time listening and meeting old (and possibly some new) friends. Thanks Ron, and I hope and pray there are many years yet to come.