I Want to Be the Sign Guy at the Convention

Is there any greater unsung hero that the guy who is in charge of the signs at the Democratic National Convention? Not only are there signs with the name of each speaker, but during the speech different slogan signs pop up. I must meet the guy who oversees this. Better yet I want to BE him! Running around the control room with my headset, ordering my army of volunteers about. "Ok, I want the "Kerry" signs up, the "The Time is Now" signs on deck, and make with the hats as soon as the speech is done!" Even greater than the logistics of passing the signs out is the getting people to hold them up at designated times, and then put the down later. They must have TV monitors showing instructions.

At the end of Kerry's speech tonight, he reached out and took a handmade sign that said "The Sunshine Boys" on it, and handed it to Al Sharpton. Sharpton, unfortunately held it the wrong way, so right after Kerry's comments about a positive campaign, there was a sign that said "Boot Bush" right behind his head. Someone clued Sharpton in, and he turned the sign around, but I bet the sign guy was absolutely apoplectic!