Crazy, but that's how it goes

It has been a long and winding road in Advanced News and Feature Writing. I spent the semester covering the local music scene of Greeley. I completed a day in the life story of The Stubby Shillelaghs and am currently finishing a profile story on Tim Coons.

For the day in the life story, I followed The StubbyShillelaghs on a Tuesday night at Patrick’s Irish Pub. What makes this particular evening important to the local Irish rock band is the pub is where they started. I really like the atmosphere of the place; the guys in the band are very approachable and easy to talk to.

One major bump in the road was I originally did a day in the life story of the band Paul Beveridge and Company. I interviewed the band and followed them the day they had their kick-starter show. A kick-starter is a web site where people can donate money to support the band. In a single evening they raised their goal amount and disclosed the information to me. However, I got a text from Paul the next day asking me to leave that newsworthy information out. I had put so much time and effort into gathering the story and in an instant it had become unusable. I wish I had learned earlier to listen to my gut instincts. I did not feel confident with how the story was going.

The profile story is going really well. Last week I conducted an interview with Tim Coons that lasted two hours. I enjoyed every minute of it. Tim Coons has such an interesting story to tell. He is so passionate about music and helping people. I look forward to continue working with him on the project.