Here’s a valuable life lesson: anytime you’re willingly going to be filmed talking, you should maybe think about what you’re going to say or do before the camera starts rolling. When I got to LFM, I had my roller skates and my I Love Memphis sign with me, and that’s it. No prepared remarks, no idea what to say, nothing.

My first take, I thought it would be cool to start dressed for work and talk about I Love Memphis and then gradually remove my work clothes until I was standing there wearing my derby clothes (that I had on under my skirt and sweater). This was a way better idea in theory than in practice. I got the sweater off alright but struggled to get my skirt off over my skates. If they decide to make a blooper reel, I’m fairly certain my awkward striptease (ending in a triumphant karate kick with skates on) will make the cut.

I managed to get a good take by the third try. I talked about the blog and derby and then I busted this really ridiculous dance move that y’all will be teasing me about for years to come.

When I got out of the shoot, I had a tweet from @norococo suggesting this for my shoot:

“@ilovememphis list off as many things you love about memphis in 60sec while unfolding your i love memphis sign and it’s revealed at end.”

That’s an awesome idea. So, I came home and made the video that I should have made for “60 Seconds”.