Arrived in Vegas today to get ready for tomorrows TriCaster training for the NBA D-League..
On the way to lunch, I saw a store just HAD to be photographed.. Enjoy..
After an amazing dinner at the Palm hotel, we hit the Playboy club were were spent the night CHUGGING Pellegrino. 
Go Go Go!
Actually, my 7 year old daughter loves horses and for her Birthday last weekend, we decided to do a little horseback riding.
Sage riding Oreo
Brandy Roell, Amanda and Nat
What a cool night! First webcast was live from the field and was hosted by Bob Papa and Giants legendary linebacker Cark Banks.
After about 10 minutes of traning, Giants staffers ran their first live webcast with TriCasterCark Banks and Bob Papas give fans a preview of the Giants v. Patriots game
Carl Banks and Bob Papas give fans a preview of the big game.
Philip Nelson rolls the TriCaster to it's next location.. The locker room.I got a break and enjoyed the game before heading down the locker room for our final webcast of the day, the coaches Post-Game press conference.TriCaster is setup and ready for the post game press conference.
We’ll.. I’m here at the Meadowlands getting ready for out big webcast tonight!
Philip Nelson on the field at Giants Stadium
We are doing two webcasts for tonights SuperBowl rematch with the Patriots.
1st Webcast – Live Pre-Game from the field. TriCaster will be streaming a low res stream using a cellular modem
When: 5:30PM Eastern
2nd Webcast – Live Post-Game from the locker room. TriCaster will be streaming using a standard Ethernet Internet connection.
When: After the game.. Around 10pm.. Time depends on when the game ends.
There will be a link on the Giants homepage.
We’ve been doing various tests throughout the day and things have been going very well. Wish me luck!
Philip
With NewTek’s recent release of LightWave 9.5, I was interviewed by Andrew Lippe of Sports Video Group about how LightWave is impacting sports graphics.
Check out the interview HERE
Have a great week coming up! I’ve been invited by the SuperBowl Champion, New York Giants to come to the pre-season Giants v. Patriots game and do two TriCaster tests!
First test - Live sideline pre-game webcast
Second test - Live locker room post-game webcast
What makes the pre-game webcast cool is that we are going to be testing a live TriCaster webcast using a cellular modem. Should be a fun week and could lead to some awesome live coverage for NFL fans this upcoming season.
Will keep you posted on how the test goes.
After a tense decision in favor of his opponent, Swedish Wrestler Ara Abrahamian showed the worst Olympic sportsmanship that I had ever seen by walking off the medal stand and throwing his medal to the mat.
Watch the Official NBC video HERE
WOW! This looks pretty freakin’ painful..
Excerpt from Daily Mail:
This is the moment Hungarian weightlifter Janos Baranyai’s first Olympics ended in agony when he dislocated his right elbow in the ugliest moment yet of the Olympic weightlifting competition.
Baranyai was trying to snatch 148kg in his third lift in the men’s 77kg division, when his elbow popped out of its socket.
No longer able to support the weight of the barbell, his right forearm bent backward. The 24-year-old Hungarian fell to the floor in shock, shaking and crying out in pain.
Hungary’s coaching staff and competition officials rushed to Baranyai’s aid as he lay trembling on the floor, his arm limp and twisted out of position.
Read article and see pictures HERE
Watch OFFICIAL NBC Video HERE
(Update: Video from LiveLeak has been deleted by host)
Whew.. What a weekend. Sorry that I didn’t have a chance to post updates from Days 3 until now! Day 4 is coming soon.
We opened up day three with a trip to the VooDoo/Saints training facility in Metarie, LA for the KidsZone event. We were streaming the Sirrius Satellite Radio show live from the event. In the middle of our live webcast, the Cleveland Gladiators mascot decided to get a little airtime by riding between the cameras and the hosts, Peter Schwartz and Wayne Morris.
When Mascots Attack
Tons of stuff for the kids to do including players signing autographs and a free concert from Radio Disney recording artist Jordan Pruitt.
9 Year Old uses TriCaster to show FanZone show
I left the TriCaster in the capable hands of the ArenaBowl Interns and headed off to the Tech NO-Bowl. This was a technology panel hosted by the Sports Video Group where key ArenaBowl technology partners discussed the tech behind ArenaBowl weekend. Participants included FOX, ESPN360.com, Sling Media and the Louisiana Film Commission.
Saturday night was a HUGE party at the Hard Rock Cafe. The headlining act was Huey Lewis and the News but I was PUMPED to find out that Dash Rip Rock would be one of the opening acts. GREAT SHOW!
VIP Passes are SWEET!
L to R - Jim & Spencer Plant, Noel, Philp & Phil Nelson
Noel Nelson & Marshall Faulk
Day 2 of ArenaBowl weekend has come and gone. Today we did 4 projects starting with Media day live from the New Orlenas arena. Had a great time streaming live interviews from the turf! We even had the honor of interviewing Eagles legend, Ron Jaworski
Wayne Morris and Ari Wolfe get the latest Soul info from Ron Jaworski
After Media day, we packed up the TriCaster and headed to Radio Row where the AFL interns took over and ran the TriCaster webcasts as I sat back and enjoyed a few energy drinks from ArenaBowl sponsor Black Mamba!
From Radio Row, we head to the Super Dome where we streamed the live ADT ArenaBall and at the same time recorded interviews with the winners to the TriCaster hard disk.
(L to R) Philip Nelson, Soul QB Matt D’Orazio, Ari Wolfe & SaberCats QB Mark Grieb
Well, that about wraps up Day 2 of ArenaBowl.. I’m off the Gala after party!
