Ben Morrison is more than a stand-up comedian, a writer, an innovator. He’s “the person who handed you this card”. He’s also the person who delivered my fantasy. I’ve wanted to make my thank you notes “LIVE”, like a “Here’s Waldo” but didn’t know enough about the technology, analytics, Chimp Monkey, Facebook links. It was…
Adam SIlverman’s a world-famous ceramicist — a Rhode Island School of Design graduate — and self-avowed “analog” … because he’s hands-on with his art. We’re all incredibly awed by his work. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/#axzz2kNWagaH1 Please Share
Dr. Kerry Assil is a leading eye surgeon who figured out that I didn’t need to wear glasses anymore. After surgery, I woke up to 20/20 eyesight. It was a miracle. A mere letter hardly seems enough, but I want him to know I am eternally grateful . Please Share
http://bangshift.com/blog/this-video-of-bob-sirnas-bonneville-racer-mercedes-300sl-gullwing-rules.html Our former President of the Gull Wing Club, Bob Sirna is the “Energizer Bunny”. He races his car on the Salt Flats. He organizes trips for 27 folks to tour Sicily… without cars. He motivates, runs circles around us, and we suspect he’s the reason why we agreed to organize the 5-day Gull Wing…
The good news about the online world is I can get help from afar. When Melissa, my part-time assistant and I can’t meet in person, we schedule “virtual sessions”. She’ll log onto my account, grab my mouse, and suddenly the computer acts possessed. For someone like me, used to total control of the keyboard, it’s…
It takes a pro to wrangle television audiences. Especially when the crowds are tired, wired, waiting for hours to get in… and the shoot begins at midnight. The “America’s Funniest Videos” Stage Manager/2nd Associate Director Peter didn’t blink when 700 eager folks were ushered into the park after waiting for it to close, wearing lit-up…
There are some people who can stay calm no matter what s— hits the fan. I’m not one of those. I try, but I tap my fingers faster, clutch my stress ball harder, and feel my blood pressure pulse as the problem presents itself. I may not act it — I’ve trained myself to…
After our high school reunion ten years ago (1993), I sent a “Thank you” to my friend Bill, our class organizer. He’d worked tirelessly to pull the weekend together and he mentioned wishing he could have a massage when it was all done. I researched the local spa and sent a gift certificate for a…
After a shoot in Hawaii, I was inspired to thank the 6-foot-4 stage manager, Robert, who glides through the 12-hour day, marking his script as he tracks details big and small. We worked together on a kids’ game show 24 years ago, when I was pregnant and ordering roast beef for the crew because I…
…deserves an anniversary letter (and a check). Although Dina’s English isn’t perfect, I didn’t mince words because I knew her son David would translate anything she didn’t understand. She told me when he read it out loud to her she cried. Sometimes a letter is as important than the bonus…or almost. * (UPDATE: On…
