30 local first responders representing Team Guns and Team Hoses took to the boxing ring inside Evansville's Ford Center to raise money for charity with Guns & Hoses XIII.
The crew at Evansville-based Concept Sound and Light (the men and women responsible bringing Guns and Hoses to life with, well, sound and lights) post a time-lapse video condensing Saturday's three-and-a-half-hour Guns and Hoses event, including setup and tear down, into just over three minutes.
Mickey Phernetton, the 19-year-old daughter of 911 Gives Hope founder, Evansville Police Officer Patrick Phernetton, shared a special moment with one of the biggest artists in the history of music Friday night before his sold-out show at the KFC YUM! Center in Louisville.
All the great ring announcers have a catchphrase they're known for, so it only makes since for me to try and come up with my own ahead of Guns and Hoses IV.
An Evansville firefighter and police officer have put aside the friendly "Guns versus Hoses" rivalry to create an amazing piece of art that will be raffled off to benefit 911 Gives Hope.
Guns and Hoses VIII is headed to the Ford Center on Saturday, April 11th. The Firefighters lead 4-3 and this could tie it up for the cops, or the firefighters could pull away! Don't miss this event and register now to win a pair of tickets!
Guns and Hoses 7 happens this Saturday, April 12th at the Ford Center and tickets are going fast. If you've never been before, let me give you some great reasons (other than boxing) that you should go to Guns and Hoses this year.
Guns and Hoses 2013 is in the books, with another year of setting records of raising money for children's charities. We'll know soon just how much money was raised and where it will go, but Saturday night, I got to be up close and personal to the action not only during the show but before it started.