Hanging with Jerry Bruckheimer

I went to the Governor's Awards for Arts & Culture on the 15th of this month. It was so many amazing people in one place at one time - it was totally cool.

The photo above is a bit on the blurry side because the Detroit Opera House (where it was held) doesn't have the brightest of lights in its lobby. I had to adjust the shutter on my camera so it stayed open longer to let in more light. Of course, that meant that anyone who moved even the tiniest bit came out blurry.

Oh, well - my blurry photo still gives you an idea what the evening was like.

Anyway, this was the evening when Detroit-native Jerry Bruckheimer got an award from Governor Jennifer M. Granholm for his work on the CSI shows and the umpteen other things that he's done in his career. Personally, I think this was actually part of her ploy to get him to launch a CSI: Michigan but hey - whatever get it to happen.


Jerry Bruckheimer actually gave a really good speech, too. He talked about growing up on Detroit's northwest side, learning about photography and how that led him to movies and what makes for a successful television show or movie. The really impressive part was how he wove all of that into a cohesive speech and still kept it short.