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BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF ART.
NOW WE'RE HEADING BACK IN.
BACK TO YOU.
TODAY IN THE ROAD TO ROME,
YOU'VE SEEN THE HIGHLIGHTS ALL
WEEK LONG.
WE GAVE YOU A BRIEF TOUR OF THE
ANCIENT CITI, INTRODUCED YOU TO
STUDENTS AT THE CAMPUS,
EXPLAINED THE IMPORTANCE OF
ECONOMIC TIES WITH ILT AND
WATERFIRE.
BUT BEFORE THE EVENTS COULD
PRECHTION.
THE TIBER RIVER WENT FROM
PLAIN RUNNING WATER TO A
SPECTACLE OF BRIGHT FLAMES.
CLEANUP.
WE CLEANED UP THE CENTER SPAN OF
THE BRIDGE, WHERE THE DANCERS
ARE GOING TO BE DURING THE
EVENT.
AND THEN WE STRAIGHTENED OUT
TRYING TO PUT THE ANCHORS IN FOR
WHERE THE BRAISEIERS ARE GOING
TO BE.
MARKING THE SPOTS TAKES A LOT
OF HANDS.
THERE'S A CENTER LINE
THATTERING IS TIED TO, AND WE
TIED KNOTS WHERE THEY'RE GOING
TO BE ANCHORED, THEN THERE'S
SEPARATE LINES THAT ARE TIED OFF
OF THAT THAT WE SLIDE THE
ANCHORS DOWN.
AND THEN THE BRAISERS ARE TIED
TO THOSE LINES.
EACH OF THEM BILTD BAY
VENETIANEN CHANDELIER MAKER.
JUST LIKE FURNITURE, SOME
ASSEMBLY REQUIRED.
EACH WAS PUT TOGETHER BY THE
CREW, AND TOOLS AND PARTS FILLED
THE RIVER'S EDGE.
THE BASKETS, THE PARTICULAR
WAY THAT THEY'RE ANCHORED TO THE
BOTTOM.
IT'S ALL WE'LL IMPORTANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT IT WORKS WELL.
ONCE ASSEMBLED, THEY MADE
THEIR WAY INTO THE WATER AND
LOCATION.
OVER.
YOU CAN NEVER HAVE TOO MUCH
PREPARATION TIME.
WITH SUCH A SMALL CREW
WORKING IN ROME, BEING A
VERSATILE TEAM MEMBER MADE
SETUPS RUN SMOOTH.
I HAVE NEVER INSTALLED THIS
COMPONENT, I'M USUALLY ON THE
WOOD BOAT SETTING IT UP ON THE
DAY OF, BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN TO
THE AWAY TRIPS, COLUMBUS OR
SINGAPORE LAST YEAR, SO THIS IS
ME.
BOATS WERE LOADED WITH THE
BRIGHT.
BAGS WERE STUFFED WITH NEWSPAPER
AND LIGHTER FLUID TO SPARK THE
FIRE, AND EVEN THE PERFORMERS
ARRIVED EARLY TO GET INTO
COSTUME AND GET JUST THE RIGHT
LOOK.
TO GET AWFUL THEIR WORK DONE,
COMMUNICATION WAS KEY.
IF YOU HAVE TOO MANY VOICES
GIVING INSTRUCTIONS, YOU HAVE
TOO MANY COOKS IN THE KITCHEN,
THAT TYPE OF THING.
SO WE SORT THAT OUT.
LISTEN ONLY TO THIS PEPPER, THEN
WE KNOW WHO TO FOLLOW AND IT
BECOMES MUCH MORE SMOOTH.
THEN IT WAS SHOWTIME.
THEY WERE LIT AND THE RIVER TOOK
ON AN ENTIRELY NEW LOOK,
BRINGING THE LOCALS A TASTE OF
WHAT WATERFIRE PROVIDENCE HAS TO
OFFER.
WHEN YOU CREATE THE RIGHT
ENVIRONMENT, IN THE PROPER WAY
AND PROPER MANNER, IT'S ALL VERY
EXCITING.
HUNDREDS SHOWED UP BOTH
NIGHTS TO TAKE IN THE ATMOSPHERE
OF FIRE, MUSIC, AND, OF COURSE,
THE PERFORMANCES.
NO GONDOLAS OR EMPIRE SPINNERS
LIKE IN PROVIDENCE, BUT THEY DID
HAVE AN AERIAL HOOPS ARTIST AND
A MOVING NUMBER THAT DREW QUITE
THE CROWD.
QUITE A RESPONSE.
YEN HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD
ACTUALLY SHOW UP FOR THE
LIGHTING, NOT KNOWING REALLY
WHAT IT WITH A WAS.
SO I THINK IT'S BEEN GREAT.
MANY ENJOYED BOTH NIGHTS OF
FESTIVITIES AND WENT HOME WITH
LASTING MEMORIES.
WELL, THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT
YOU DON'T HAVE TO TRAVEL ALL THE
WAY TO ROME TO SEE WATERFIRE.
THERE WILL BE A FULL LIGHTING
RIGHT HERE IN PROVIDENCE THIS
WEEKEND.
JOINING ME THIS MORNING IS A
REPRESENTATIVE OF WATER FIRE
PROVIDENCE ALONG WITH
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE GIRL
SCOUTS OF RHODE ISLAND AND TWO
GIRL SCOUTS, RACHEL AND KALE
AIMENT I LOVE HAVING A FULL
COUCH, IT'S A HAPPY FEELING.
GOOD MORNING, MARY.
I WANT YOU TO TELL ME HOW
WATERFIRE ROMA, WHAT WAS IT
LIKE?
IT WAS AMAZING.
IT WAS AWE-INSPIRING AND MOVING.
AND TO BRING WHAT WE DO HERE
OTHER TO ROME WAS JUST
INCREDIBLE, AND TO SEE THE
RESPONSE WAS AMAZING.
BUT I WAS TELLING YOU A LITTLE
BIT OFF CAMERA, I'M A LITTLE
PARTIAL TO THIS, BUT THERE'S
NOTHING LIKE WATERFIRE
PROVIDENCE, AND I COULDN'T WAIT
TO GET BACK AND GET READY FOR
THIS WEEKENDED FIRE.
IN THE AIRPORT I WAS TALKING TO
PEOPLE I WAS TRAVELING WITH
ABOUT THIS WEEKEND'S UPCOMING
FIRE WITH THE GIRL GIRL SCOUTS.
THE WOMAN STANDING NEXT TO ME,
WAS FROM TORONTO, SAID, I HAVE A
COUPLE OF TROOPS.
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.
THING.
ISN'T THAT COOL?
NO MATTER WHERE I'VE GONE, I'VE
HEARD GIRL SCOUT STORIES.
II HAVE SPONSORS CALLING ME
SAYING, I WAS A GIRL SCOUT, MY
DAUGHTER IS, CAN I COME THIS
ABSOLUTELY!
SO COOL.
SO TELL US ABOUT THE SPECIAL
GIRL SCOUTS LIGHTING GOING ON.
THIS IS AN AMAZING EVENT FOR
US.
WE ARE SO THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO
BE SPONSORS OF WATERFIRE FOR
THIS YEAR.
THIS IS OUR 100TH ANNIVERSARY,
WHICH YOU PROBABLY KNOW.
AT WATERFIRE WE'RE GOING TO KICK
OFF THE EVENT WITH A BRIDGING
CEREMONY.
IT.
WE HAVE 100 GIRLS AND 20 ADULTS
GOING OVER THE BRIDGE, REALLY
SYMBOLIZING GOING FROM OUR FIRST
100 YEARS TO OUR NEXT 100 YEARS,
OUR SECOND CENTURY.
AND THE TORCH, LEADING THAT
TOUR, WILL GO DOWN AND BEGIN THE
LIGHTING OF 100 TORCH
CELEBRATION AROUND THE BASIN.
OF 100.
CHOOSE.
SO RACHEL, TELL EVERYONE AT HOME
WHAT KIND OF LEVEL YOU ARE IN
GIRL SCOUTS, HOW LONG YOU'VE
BEEN IN, AND WHY YOU'RE EXCITED
TO NOW BRING GIRL SCOUTS TO
WATERFIRE.
WELL, I'M A SENIOR IN GIRL
SOWTS.
I'VE -- GIRL SCOUTS FORKS TEN
YEARS NOW.
THING IN RHODE ISLAND.
IT'S A GREAT ATMOSPHERE.
IT'S REALLY JUST LIKE ENJOYABLE,
COMES TOGETHER.
I THINK GIRL SCOUTS ARE BEING
PART OF WATERFIRE MAKES IT EVEN
BETTER, ME AND MY TROOP ARE
REALLY CELEBRATING.
IT'S REALLY DID YOU FUN.
YEAH, DEFINITELY.
KAYLA, WHAT TO YOU IS THE BEST
PART OF BEING A GIRL SCOUT?
I THINK THE BEST PART IS
MEETING NEW PEOPLE, DOING
DIFFERENT THINGS THAT YOU
WOULDN'T NORMALLY DO, AS JUST AN
INDIVIDUAL.
BEING PART OF A GROUP THAT MOST
PEOPLE DON'T PURSUE, LIKE ME AND
BEFORE.
THERE'S NOT A LOT OF OLDER GIRL
SCOUTS, AND A LOT OF THE YOUNGER
KIDS DON'T SEE A LOT OF OLDER
GIRL SCOUTS.
SO TO BE AN OLDER GIRL SCOUT IS
A BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT.
DOING THE DIFFERENT AWARDS MAKES
WERE BEFORE.
AND YOU GET TO BE A ROLE
MODEL, HOW EXCITING.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A GREAT
EVENT FOR YOU ALL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING IN,
AND HAVING ALL THIS ENTHUSIASM.
ALSO COMING OFF WATERFIRE ROMA,
WE
NOW WE HAVE IT!
IN RHODE ISLAND.
IT'S GOING TO ABGREAT WEEKEND
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