"Often our industry is creating "a vacation look" for everyone else, so we are very excited to offer this great opportunity to get away on your own vacation," said Rick Rudolph, chair of the Behind the Scenes committee.
Tickets are $25 each or 5 for $100 and will be available throughout the LDI show at the Behind the Scenes booth #2810. A maximum of 2000 tickets will be available. Tickets will also be available at the ESTA Annual Dinner on Thursday evening and the Rose Brand party on Friday evening. LDI 2008 takes place from 24-28 October in Las Vegas.
Behind the Scenes provides financial assistance to entertainment technology professionals who are seriously ill or injured. Funds may be used for medical expenses, funeral expenses, or basic living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utilities, food, transportation, and childcare. Funds are available to anyone who has worked at least five years full time in the entertainment technology industry-whether they're on the road or in a rental shop; they're a TD or the head of R&D; they work in a theatre or on a cruise ship.
In memory of a big man - Singers including Jose Carreras and Placido Domingo commemorated the life of late tenor Luciano Pavarotti at a concert in Petra, Jordan. Domingo and Carreras - who performed as The Three Tenors with Pavarotti - sang together for the first time since the Italian's death last year.
Pavarotti is said to have always wanted to give a concert at Petra. U2 frontman Bono was also at a memorial event in honour of the singer, and paid warm tribute to him. Others who took part in the three-day commemoration were Sting and Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli. Speaking on stage, Sting said, "Luciano was a big man, he had a big heart and that generosity was transformed in his voice, and when we heard his voice all of us were richer."
It's goodbye from him - Former Beatle Ringo Starr will no longer sign memorabilia for fans and will throw away all fan mail he receives in the future, he has said. "Please do not send fan mail to any address you have," he said in a video message on his website. "Nothing will be signed after the 20th of October. If that is the date on the envelope, it's gonna be tossed. I'm warning you with peace and love I have too much to do," the 68-year-old drummer said.
(Jim Evans)
