Hardee’s one of my favorite schools… they just really know how to get down. The day started as they treated us to lunch at Paul’s Kitchen. Folks, words cannot express how much food we got for the price and how delicious it was. Hardee has now become a stop for us on our food breaks. Too bad they’re not 24 hours…

The setup was much smaller than what you’ve seen thus far from us… but it fits them well as they have an attendance of under 250, it is a smaller school. Still, they really do things big over here. They’re the only school that has what I consider to be a true-spirited homecoming. No theme… it’s just “Spirit of Hardee,” where they honor the football players on a successful year. The Queen crowns the King and people come as they are. It doesn’t matter if they’re in an expensive oufit or good ol’ jeans and tee… everyone’s welcome to have a good time.

I decided to break out the old moving heads for this one… after a few whacks upside the head, the lights finally worked 100%. This was a free upgrade to the school, so they didn’t mind being the guinea pigs.

My wife, Monica, who’s set up all the light shows this year, started programming lights on her own at this show.. check out the great scenes she did at the videos… big props!

Check out the amazing photos…. including some from my good friend and Hardee photographer, Alex Gilliard. He lent Monica a 50mm ƒ1.8 lens and she went to town taking some great photos, too. Alex’s photos are labeled with his name…. so call him if you’re in the area and need some great shots!

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Hardee was real special this year… why? Because this was the senior prom for one of our very own: Derek! Alonso and I tore it up on the dance floor, playing all the big hits as well as classic throwbacks. This is the only school that requests Cumbia so I got to play a few smash hits including my personal favorite, Kumbia Kings.

This was done at the Wauchula Civic Center. The decorations (which were stunning) were done by the students, parents, and faculty.

It was a slow start, like last year, but once they were in it was blown out of proportions. The haze really made the lasers pop.

Check out the video and leave a comment!!!