Anthony Diaz

I can't even imagine what this man is going through now and will go through for the rest of his life. Anthony Diaz is the only survivor in the recent Lyman Avenue house fire that claimed the lives of three children and one woman. It's very hard to stand in a hospital room and listen to what this poor man went through, realizing he just lost everything he has, physically and emotionally. It really puts things into perspective as far as the things we should be more thankful for and how we shouldn't take anything for granted.

-T

Here is the raw video from today's interview with Lissa and I. It runs a little over 23 minutes.

Visiting Old Friends

On Monday, I was invited to speak at an event hosted by UTTV. UTTV is a branch of The University Of Toledo's Communications Department. I wanted to bring some friends along to help describe the business so I brought Sashem Brey and Tony Geftos. The three of us talked about our experiences and answered questions from the students. I graduated from UT in 2001 and was also a member of UTTV. I learned so much while I was in school there and it felt good to come back and discuss how my college experiences better prepared me for what I'm doing now. Thanks again to Tom Osswald, Don Reiber, and David Davis for inviting us.

-T

Here is a brief snippet from the "Nightly Newsreel."

PS - I swear I'll start posting more. Even if it's no big deal. Any post is better than no post, right?

Cougar Sighting In Toledo

I know, I'm in big trouble now. It seems like I haven't posted since Perfect Strangers was popular. Balki would be mad at me. Anywho, on Friday, John Mellencamp had a concert here in Toledo but before that, he came downtown to visit with some of Toledo's homeless. He invited everyone down at Tent City to come to his concert, free of charge. Carty was down there too and he presented John with a key to the city.

-T

Weekly Photos #014

Okay, I'm sorry it's been so long since my last posting. I promise this isn't a trend. The good news is I have a bajillion (not a real word) new photos to post. I'm telling you, these past few weeks were filled with good photo opportunities. The first bunch of photos is from my sweet SCP-8400. They're just everyday news pics. I can't tell you what each one is from because my memory isn't stellar. Then I'm posting some of the photos I took from the opening of the MGM Grand in Detroit on Tuesday. Tony and I got to go up for the day and record the events. There was a press conference at 11am where the president of MGM Mirage, the president of the MGM Grand Detroit, and the mayor of Detroit all spoke. Then we got a media-only tour of the whole facility. Let me tell you, it was an amazing place. Halfway through the tour we had a chance to do a one-on-one interview with none other than Wolfgang Puck. He was there for the grand opening of his restaurant in the casino. He was such a nice guy and he actually cooked food for Tony and I to eat! Yes, Wolfgang Puck made food and we ate it with him. Probably the only time I'll ever say that in my life. Then after we edited our stories and did our live shots for the 5pm and 6pm, we attended the VIP private party. It was a "black tie affair" as it said on the invite. Yep, our names were on the list. Sweet. It was so fun. We got to walk around the whole casino and eat samples of food from each of the new restaurants. Tony and I agreed that it was the best food we'd ever eaten in our lives. Ever. We even ran into an old work buddy, Katrina Hancock! Kid Rock was hanging out in one of the new clubs. He didn't see us but I'm sure he would've run right over to chat if he had. I mean, who wouldn't want to chat with two cool guys like Tony and me? His loss. Then we went outside around 9:30pmish to get video of the official "lighting of the garden" where they lit up the outside and shot fireworks to commemorate the opening. All in all it was a great time.
Then on Thursday we attended the Toledo Press Club 2007 Touchstone Awards at The Toledo Club. Why you ask? Because Tony and I were nominated for our website, Tony & Todd's Roadside Attractions. We did not win, but we had a good time. We sat with Lee and Diane right in front and got to eat some great food.
It definitely has been a great few weeks. I got to wear a suit twice in one week. Enjoy the pics and don't forget to check out the TnT site too. We shot a few more since my last posting here.

-T


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Here is the whole interview with Wolfgang Puck from the MGM Grand Detroit Opening.