I’ve got all of ten minutes to recount my long shift at the Grammy Awards, so pardon any typos or anything untrue that I simply make up as I go along.

First off, let me repeat, covering the Grammy (or any awards show) is not the same as attending an awards show.

Sure, it makes a huge difference that I’m actually getting paid to be there, but putting people on TV with a finicky SAT truck is not easy money.

Getting to socialize with the rich and famous and sometimes even talented stars most people only see from afar would be awesome.

It would be awesome if I actually got that close to them.

Nope. I’m simply doing my job and thinking of ways to spend the overtime money.There were a lot of little moments that are worth mentioning, but my ten minutes are up.

The final tally was a whopping 23.5 hours overtime continuous duty with no breaks. Not bad for a guy who (under protest) has given up caffeine.

Whoop-whoop, you can bet somebody is getting a new lens.