FW: Convention Lighting Request

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From: Keith Thompson <keith.t...@lp.org>
Sent: Monday, December 1, 2025 5:35:28 PM (UTC+00:00) Monrovia, Reykjavik
To: Convention Oversight Committee <c...@lp.org>
Cc: Entire LNC <entir...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>
Subject: Convention Lighting Request

Good morning,

I'm sure the Convention Oversight Committee and involved LNC members get nagged about speakers and packages a lot - but I have what could be a unique request:  lighting.

I don't know if it's planned for next year, but I'd like to argue against the yellow curtain lights.  I understand that the LP's color is gold, but I don't think it works well as stage lighting even though it's been used at multiple conventions.

2024:

 vs virtually any other setting for Ron Paul.

Or compare these two pictures of Chase:

Vs

Heck, even for Trump, we used a mainly blue background - although in hindsight, maybe that would have been a good use for the yellow-orange lights.

Another comparison of the 2024 stage to a previous stage:

Anyway - I don't want to flood you all with 75 pictures, but my point is that the yellow back-lighting washes out certain skin tones and reduces contrast with the other gold branding. 

Either blue or black have traditionally worked a lot better.

I realize this is a minor point, but I wanted to get it out there before it fell out of my head.

Including the LNC in case there's differing opinion on this.

Thanks,

Keith Thompson

Region 3 South Rep