The Man Behind The Scenes
December/28/2008 PPA
Unless you spend a lot of time at PPA headquarters, you could never fully understand what goes on behind the scenes of making a convention happen; the logistics are mind-boggling. So much has to happen at once, and the detail work is endless. Frankly, I don’t know how the PPA staff makes it all happen. But when I visited headquarters just before Christmas, I was reminded of all this hard work when I looked into the PPA multipurpose room and saw Andre Johnson at work. Andre was kind enough to pose for me, but it’s rare to see him at rest. I’ve watched many times as Andre almost single-handedly, it seems, manages to pack up the most amazing assortment of equipment, sinage, office supplies, and the other bits and pieces that are necessary to make a convention run, and he does so in a steady, determined and graceful pace that I admire tremendously. So many times when I’ve needed something while teaching a class at PPA headquarters, all I’ve had to do is to ask Andre, and the problem is solved. So with Imaging USA just around the corner, I wanted to take a minute to say a word about Andre, one of the many behind-the-sceen heroes that make PPA events possible. So to Andre: Thanks for all you do!