Okay. Now I know how Victor Frankenstein felt. The monster is starting to come to life.
With one week to go before my “Happy Hour: The Legendary Bars of Marquette and the Stories You May (or May Not) Remember” tour, it seems to have taken on a life of its own. Both the History Center and I have been fielding questions left and right about it, I'm going on TV tonight to talk about it, I was interviewed for a story about it this past Monday, and it seems like every single person who ever visited a bar in the history of Marquette is thinking of going.
So...yay??
I mean, I am in no way complaining. To have all of these people interested in something I'm doing is a GREAT thing. And, if I have to say so myself, as I'm putting it together I'm thinking it's gonna be a hoot for anyone who joins us. But then there's a practical issue to consider—namely, having to guide however many hundred people show up around downtown Marquette on the same night the Washington Street Market is going on.
I keep joking about this with the crowds as these tours get bigger and bigger, but we'll try our best to make sure no one dies.
Keep your fingers crossed.
Of course, this IS a monster of our own creation, and it probably doesn't help that we keep coming up with different ways to promote it, much like the video below. My pal Emily brought her Steadicam out on the street, I babbled, she edited, and, well, several dozen more people will probably decide to come out to the tour just because we did it.
Yeah...we really have no one to blame but ourselves, right?
Anyway, check out the video and, if you want, join us a week from tonight for the actual tour itself. After all, if I'm going to be leading hundreds of people around downtown, what are a few more, right?
8-)
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