Be Prepared

Well, I've finished my first feature story for class. It was a bumpy road to get to the finished product, and I'm hoping it turned out well.

My original plans to write a day-in-the life story on Greeley reggae band Trichome fell through and I had to scramble to find another band playing last week before the deadline. As it turns out, social media is a useful tool. Through Facebook, I discovered that new country band Wild Card was playing at Bears, a local sports bar. I had to modify the sort of story I was going to write because of time constraints and conflicting schedules.

I don't think there was any part that was easy. Some things were easier than others, but it all took some work. I had a great time with the boys from Wild Card, though. They were extremely kind, helpful and hilarious. It was a pleasure to spend some time with them at their rehearsal Thursday night and at the bar on Friday night.

I learned an incredibly valuable lesson this past couple weeks: be prepared to change your plans and adapt quickly to the situation. Apparently, Murphy's law does not give journalists a break.