Arbor Day, Star City Motorsports, Fremont

I'm going to combine my first three events. Not necessarily because they deserve minimal coverage, but simply because I have a lot of events to write about this evening.

Arbor Day Parade - Nebraska City.
We went to Nebraska City for the Arbor Day Parade. I thought it was May 29th, but it looks like that was a Monday so I'm not so sure anymore. This was the first day I actually did the job I was hired for. I'd logged a few hours here and there and done one other event for another Lottery division called "The Team," but I'd yet to do the work of an Ambassador. I was eager to learn my duties and meet my coworkers. I met John Klinker and Angie Keegan, fellow Ambassadors, and I re-met Mike Sciandra and Bobby Marmo, who'd been involved in hiring me. The event itself wasn't that great, as I was warned it wouldn't be, but even though we got rained on and our sales were minimal, I had a great time and I began my summer with eagerness and optimism.

Star City Motorsports - Lincoln
This was a three day event, and once again, I had a great time. I worked every day, including the days before and after. The crowd, being city people, were pretty run-of-the-mill, but fun. All of them were bikers, so I was able to identify, and I even rode my motorcycle to the event one day. We sold a resonable amount of tickets and we got to listen to a cool band called the nedrecks. They were an awesome rockabilly group with some originals and lots of good covers. There was free food and even some zoo animals for the kiddies. I met more of my charismatic co-workers - Amanda Swinson, JeraLee Shotkoski, and Mana Farahani - all of them beautiful, intelligent, and fun to work with. The event went off without a hitch, and once again I was told that future events would be a lot more fun, even though I greatly enjoyed myself.

Brady's Grand Reopening - Fremont
This was a one-day event at a big convenient/grocery store in Fremont. It was alright, but not a blast. There were not very many people, and I later learned that the retailer (Brady's) was not all that nice to us. One of the high points was learning that some of my co-Ambassadors were afraid to talk on the radio. Mana, although she's an ambassador and a Jack Daniel's girl wouldn't even talk when the microphone was placed in front of her...I think she said, "Hi." All in all the event was fun because it was our first real taste of the smalltown people we'd be serving in the future.