Working For The Blazers......

[Nate]

Entourage

 

[crandc]

Well, I've worked as technical writer and that is transferable. Writing press releases & articles.

Unless they need a caterer.

 

[noknobs]

I worked for the Blazers for one season when I was 14yrs old.

I saw an article in Popular Mechanics magazine, it was about a guy who made a remote control blimp. Tracked him down and bought a 6ft helium filled blimp for him. Flew it in the lobby of the old Blazer offices by Lloyd Center. Got hired on the spot. $50 a game, two tickets, and a tiny dressing room in the Memorial Coliseum. Would fly it across the court during a timeout during the 4th quarter while the organist played the theme to the Lone Ranger. Cool gig, got to bring all my friends to games. Looking back I feel sorry for my parents, always having to drop off and pick me myself, friend, blimp, and a giant tank of helium to games, lol.

Anyway, the Blazers decided it was cheaper to buy their own blimp and because of a few times I lost control of the thing the NBA put in rules that blimps couldn't be flown during the game.

So I was the first person to fly a blimp at an indoor sporting event.

I remember going to games many years ago and there was a blimp that would fly around during halftime and stuff (I think it was "commander Holcomb and the Ford blimp fly"?), and one game it crashed into the stands and the audience struggled to push it away. Pretty hilarious. I don't remember anything about the game but I remember that.

 

[DaLincolnJones]

To me, the one job I would enjoy would be as a scout.

 

[Chris Craig]

Well, I've worked as technical writer and that is transferable. Writing press releases & articles.

Unless they need a caterer.

I could see myself doing that...writing press releases & articles for the Blazers

 

[BrianFromWA]

I remember going to games many years ago and there was a blimp that would fly around during halftime and stuff (I think it was "commander Holcomb and the Ford blimp fly"?), and one game it crashed into the stands and the audience struggled to push it away. Pretty hilarious. I don't remember anything about the game but I remember that.

 

[BrianFromWA]

RIP TO EVERYONE IN 209 WHO DIED DURING THE BLIMP CRASH OF 2014 BROUGHT TO YOU BY LANDMARK FORD pic.twitter.com/ELgPS8CKMZ

— Dane Carbaugh (@danecarbaugh) December 5, 2014

 

[THE HCP]

Special Consultant to Joe Cronin

Quality dude right there. Knows his shit!

 

[noknobs]

Yes! Funniest thing I ever saw was them trying to squeeze that thing through the entrance.

 

[THE HCP]

Yes! Funniest thing I ever saw was them trying to squeeze that thing through the entrance.

This is why Sly has only made love to inflatable "woman" ever since.

 

[dviss1]

Well, I've worked as technical writer and that is transferable. Writing press releases & articles.

Unless they need a caterer.

Don't sell yourself short. Replace CanTzano.

 

[crandc]

dviss, I don't think Canzano works for the Blazers, does he? Doesn't he work for Oregonian?

 

[Strenuus]

dviss, I don't think Canzano works for the Blazers, does he? Doesn't he work for Oregonian?

He works for the Golden State Warriors.

 

[Orion Bailey]

Saw somebody post about what they'd do if they got an internship for the team.....If you could get a job with them, what would it be? How would your skills tansfer over, or could it?

Worried by starting this, EVERY answer will be the "guy who fixes the internet"!

I would be their official rabble rousing mascot and I would body slam you at half court at half time!

 

[HolyBackboard]

Fan is the only job I'd want. Pay me to go to the games, wear the gear, podcast about the team, etc

 

[Denny Crane]

Video/replay guy.

 

[Denny Crane]

I am surprised no-one is interested in being the highlights guy for the instant replays.

Beat me to it.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Equipment/uniforms! Traveling with the team? Sign me up!

 

[Shaboid]

I've actually been working with a football helmet company recently that does RFID equipment tracking. It's a pretty cool setup. So I guess I'd put myself down for equipment manager. Blazer dancer "equipment", mainly...

 

[MickZagger]

One of those guys on the stunt team that gets to toss little spinners in the air and look up their skirt. Seems like a good gig, prime seats for viewing. Clap things together to get people pumped up, slingshot shit into the crowd, bang those little spinners.

 

[MickZagger]

Biased Referee?

Naw I have too much integrity.

I know I would't want to be an intern in the video department. What would I do, be the "Van fumigator"?

But of course I would intern as Jasmine's "personal assistant".

Jasmine's aiight

 

[MickZagger]

Nevermind, I wanna be that guy who sits in the trailer and makes corny Nickleback highlight videos for the beginning of each quarter. Is there an opening for that?

 

[SIeepwalker]

I guess I could, hum, translate shit to french or japanese, if that's necessary

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Nevermind, I wanna be that guy who sits in the trailer and makes corny Nickleback highlight videos for the beginning of each quarter. Is there an opening for that?

This time, you remind him of what he really is.

 

[dviss1]

Jasmine's aiight

To you. I think she's incredibly sexy.

 

[tlongII]

To you. I think she's incredibly sexy.

Come on dude. Aren't you a little "old" for her?

 

[BBert]

Fan is the only job I'd want. Pay me to go to the games, wear the gear, podcast about the team, etc

So...Free Throw Guy?

 

[BBert]

I guess I could, hum, translate shit to french or japanese, if that's necessary

Alternate language color announcer for European broadcasts of Blazers games? That would be cool.

 

[andalusian]

I guess I could, hum, translate shit to french or japanese, if that's necessary

I believe shit is universal. No translation needed.

 

[MickZagger]

To you. I think she's incredibly sexy.

You think I'm being bias because she's black. I actually love black women, I've dated one. I find them gorgeous. But, Jasmine's dome takes up the whole pic.