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XDMAN’S grand adventures at the 2024 NRA Convention

xdman said:
The three of us spent some time visiting vendors, mostly me loading up on free swag.

I love to be the center of attention, and today was no different….I could have sworn I heard @SimonRL and @KillerFord1977 muttering “what an idiot” apparently the idiot was a ninja, because I never saw him….weird.


At the B5 booth, I found irrefutable evidence that they stole my tattoo….I will be in contact with my lawyer…when I get one.
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Dude, the mini gun was Aaaaaaamazing! Look at that brass fountain. And again a common theme in my life, I was done in 10 seconds.

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Nice pan with the camera. Clearly a pro.
 
Well my day started at 5am, to rush over to the convention hall. My whole Saturday will be working around the Leadership forum culminating with President Trump speaking. This will be my 3rd time being able to Photograph Trump, weirdly this time is way more intense with security and the timing of road blocks, check ins and such. I actually figured a past President would have all the security in the world, but this is crazy.

5am to wake up, head to media check in. By 7 the media was finally allowed in the actual ballroom to set up. 30 min was the deadline to be set up. Since I am photo, I just set my case and backpack down to claim my 2x4 spot on the platform. I’m Next to Bloomberg and the local affiliate. Now before you judge the media it’s funny to listen to the backbone of news world talk amongst each other. You would be surprised that their leanings don’t match what you see on tv. After being kicked out the platform and room is then cleared and will be one of the most secure rooms in the world.

Now I sit and wait, until 10am to go back the the media room get issued new credentials, from the same people I just checked in with a couple hours ago? Then I wait around again until 1pm to reenter the ballroom. Again waiting until the shidig starts at 2, with Trump going on around 3. Geeze talk about hurrying up and waiting, you would think the Military ran this operation with all the waiting.


Here I am posing at my sweet spot on the end, unobstructed the way I like it.
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Was headed to the stage, but I would have ended up with a legit picture of me being beat up, only this time by Secret Service.
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xdman said:
Well my day started at 5am, to rush over to the convention hall. My whole Saturday will be working around the Leadership forum culminating with President Trump speaking. This will be my 3rd time being able to Photograph Trump, weirdly this time is way more intense with security and the timing of road blocks, check ins and such. I actually figured a past President would have all the security in the world, but this is crazy.

5am to wake up, head to media check in. By 7 the media was finally allowed in the actual ballroom to set up. 30 min was the deadline to be set up. Since I am photo, I just set my case and backpack down to claim my 2x4 spot on the platform. I’m Next to Bloomberg and the local affiliate. Now before you judge the media it’s funny to listen to the backbone of news world talk amongst each other. You would be surprised that their leanings don’t match what you see on tv. After being kicked out the platform and room is then cleared and will be one of the most secure rooms in the world.

Now I sit and wait, until 10am to go back the the media room get issued new credentials, from the same people I just checked in with a couple hours ago? Then I wait around again until 1pm to reenter the ballroom. Again waiting until the shidig starts at 2, with Trump going on around 3. Geeze talk about hurrying up and waiting, you would think the Military ran this operation with all the waiting.


Here I am posing at my sweet spot on the end, unobstructed the way I like it.
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Was headed to the stage, but I would have ended up with a legit picture of me being beat up, only this time by Secret Service.
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Have a good day seeing Trump 👍
 
Make way, make way working press coming through, one more press credential and I get a free latte on my punch card.

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You know it’s getting serious when they have TSA giving free pat downs….I opted for the cavity search upgrade package.
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The calm before the storm
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