Written by: Rhonda Fackert
Waiting to enter the LDI Parnelli awards in 2012, I struck
up a conversation with a couple standing at my tabletop. As conversations
usually go we asked what each other did in the entertainment industry. He was Lindsey Buckingham’s guitar tech. What he said that
evening when I told him I was with Littlite has stayed with me. He stated that
“Littlites were the unsung hero of the entertainment industry” and he has been
using them for years.
Unsung hero – yes- Littlites have been illuminating low
light environments and we have been doing it in partnership with other unsung
heroes, like the guitar tech I spoke to, for 35+ years.
Toledo Zoo Amphitheater July 2014 - Willie Nelson &
Alison Krauss and Union Station. It was a beautiful summer evening and fun
concert. Looking over at the mixing console I saw Littlites assisting another
unsung hero, the console operator. I meandered over & asked if I could take
a picture (see below). He obliged.
Willie and his sister Bobbie are in their 80’s and still performing. I didn’t
ask how old the console operator was, although he stated he’s been mixing for
Willie over 30 years.
While on vacation this year, Jim and I happened to stay in
an area where a Special Operations conference was being held. On the beach, a
special ops unit practiced with their dogs for their demonstration. The next
day, during the demonstration as I watched the dogs, their trainers, police
officers and many special operations team members, I again thought of unsung
heroes and Littlites, as Littlites assist police officers, military and control
tower operators all over the world.
I am proud of Littlite’s role as an unsung hero, helping
other unsung heroes in their work and their lives. I will be forever thankful
to the guitar tech who shared that statement with me, that evening, a few years
ago.
