NJ Nurses Part Of Audio Team Working Super Bowl Halftime Show
HADDONFIELD, N.J. (CBS) -- Two nurses from New Jersey will be on the job at the Super Bowl this weekend in California. They won't be part of a medical team, instead they'll be part of a team rocking the halftime show. For many people the halftime show is the best part of the Super Bowl, and for a group from New Jersey it's 'Go time!'
"You're pumped up, like you just got off a roller coaster," says Sherri Kennedy. Kennedy and her sister Patty Walker are both nurses from Haddonfield. But this week the two sisters, along with three other friends will be part of a 500 member audio team for the halftime show.
"They give you your cart," says Kennedy. "The cart is big speakers and you pull that out and once you get it out there you wire it into the sound system."
That's right. Two nurses who have no experience in the entertainment industry are wiring speakers for the Super Bowl. It sounds crazy.
"Yes, yes, it's called grab this wire, run with it and this is where it goes," says Walker. The audio team is trained and each member knows where to place every piece of equipment and cabling. They did it for Bruno Mars 2014 Super Bowl performance.
"The first year with Bruno Mars, we pulled out his drum set that was our cart so the whole time we're holding the drum set to make sure it doesn't fall," said Walker. And for the both sisters, this is their 3rd year working the celebrity scene. Kennedy showed photos of herself posing in front of Katy Perry's golf cart.
She said she even pet Perry's dog. And while everyone enjoyed Katy's performance, no one knew there was a near-costume-malfunction seconds before it began.
"The left shark went wrong, he couldn't get his uniform on," said Walker. "He was getting dressed in our cart and we all just sat there kind of watching like 'let's go' but you can't touch, you can't help you."
The pay is $10 an hour but they say the experience is priceless. "I would probably do it for free because when you stand out there it's just amazing," said Walker about the experience. So as you're waiting for the halftime show to start on Sunday, keep this image in your mind.
The five of them, along with hundreds of other people, will have six minutes to set up all the halftime show equipment. After the 12 minute performance, the crews will have six minutes to tear it all down, clearing the field for the 2nd half of Super Bowl 50! They got the job for 2016 last October by applying online at Super Bowl Productions. Want more information? Check out the website here.
