What happens when you put a reporter and a photographer together that have notoriously bite of more than they can chew? What happens if you put them together in Miami during the SuperBowl... Well, a lot of good stories come out of it. Too many good stories to post online and some that should probably be kept quiet for a few decades.

While I did not cover the SuperBowl this year (can’t wait until ESPN starts broadcasting the game!) I still covered ESPN’s annual NEXT Party. It was the usual star-studded event which I could honestly care less about. Maybe that is why I am always hired to shoot it? Either way, it was a great time and a gold mine for fun and exciting photos of people who make way more money than I do.

Ne-yo and Keri Hilson performed which made the best photos of the night. After all of the grip-and-grin pictures of people partying it was off to Ft. Lauderdale to meet up with one of my best friends and journalist Woody Wommack. Woody writes for the Naples Daily News and was in town covering the week of SuperBowl festivities.

After a long, hard working, day of enjoying a 2-hour lunch on the water we managed to grab a few passes to see O.A.R and Bare Naked Ladies.

You never go to one of these concerts and not meet interesting people. After being harassed by virtually everyone in the front row for our passes to get near the stage we decided to sell them for $1,000 a piece... Ok not really. That would be nice, but I also like my job too!

As Saturday night ended and Sunday morning rolled around we got up for a hardy Denny’s breakfast before it was time for me to get back to Gainesville, and beat SuperBowl traffic, and Woody to get off to the big game.

I’m sure next year will come with even better stories as Woody and I take on Texas to cover the big game!

In the mean time, here is an old video of Woody and I goofing off in the press box at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville.

Enjoy!