DAY 7
Day 7 on the 2010 Ticket Tour was a busy one, a day in which we spent as much time merely talking baseball with Goldeyes fans as we did actually peddling tickets.
We started by dropping in at Northern Paint on Gertrude and had a real nice early-morning chat with the guys in the shop before heading up to see our old friend Roger Williams at CanCentral Card and Supply on Erin Street.
Roger has all kinds of memorabilia in his store and he just bought a large collection from the estate of the late, great Reyn Davis, the man who taught me everything I know about journalism. Davis was the Jets reporter for the Free Press and a man who not only loved the Jets, but a terrific ball player who loved all of Winnipeg’s sports teams.
Roger and I talked about old times and he committed to buying at least a pair of mini-packs for the 2010 season. We’ll talk again today.
We then popped in at B.A. Robinson Bath Centre and left a ticket package for showroom manager Gord Graveline and then wandered over to B.A. Robinson Co. Ltd. Electrical and left another package with marketing manager Joanne Grouette.
Then we ran into our old friend Eric Radford from Beam Global Spirits and Wine Inc., who gave us a good news/bad news scenario: He had accepted a job in Vancouver. Good news for him, bad news for his friends. We’ll miss you Eric. Keep in touch.
We then popped in on Thomas “Fergie” Ferguson at Stewart Trophies, the company that is literally building the new “Tear The Cover Off The Ball” trophy that will be handed out to the Goldeyes batting average champion. Designed by artist Kris Row and built by Fergie, it is an eye-catcher and a wonderful prize for the team’s best hitter. I hope to see all the boys from Stewart’s in the ballpark this summer.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Feb. 25: Taylor's Ticket Tour - Day 6
DAY 6
If one can call a 24-hour period a “mish-mash” then the last 24 hours of the 2010 Ticket Tour was a mish-mash.
Meetings, phone calls, paperwork and enough time to sit down with fans and clients and actually SELL some tickets.
On Tuesday afternoon at 1:00, I met with Arnold Asham (not the curling Arnold Asham, but his cousin, the publishing Arnold Asham) at Grassroots News, Manitoba’s leading aboriginal newspaper, and Arnold agreed to renew his season tickets for 2010. During the summer, Grassroots News has a regular full-page feature on the Goldeyes, sponsored by one of our great partners, Valour Tri-West Insurance Brokers. Arnold uses some of the tickets for himself and his family and some as prizes for his readers. Great idea.
Tuesday night, I MC’d the Remembering Our Jets Dinner at Earls St. Vital, and our auctioneer, Bill Knight of Bill Knight Flooring, stepped up and bought a pair of season tickets. Meanwhile, I had a great chat with Joel McInnes, the restaurant leader at that spectacular Earls location, and he and I will have a sit-down later in the week (BTW, the Remembering Our Jets Dinner was a tremendous success).
On Wednesday, I had a meeting with publisher Ray Blumenfeld of WE Publications, a big baseball fan who didn’t hesitate to buy a pair of Club mini pack seats, and then I went over to have lunch with Tom & Joe of 92 CITI FM at the Hu’s Asian Bistro on Ellice. It was Tom & Joe’s monthly VIP Club lunch and this time it was the folks from Manitoba Hydro.
During lunch I met Bob Filep, a former member of the local rock band Chocolate Bunnies from Hell, and a big-time baseball fan. After a long chat about his beloved Toronto Blue Jays, Bob decided he wanted a pair of mini packs and we were happy to help him out.
So that was our 24-hour mish-mash – meetings, lunches, paperwork, contract writing and a few tremendous Goldeyes supporters.
We now have 62 business cards in our draw for that wonderful framed “Winnipeg Goldeyes” print by Roman Swiderek.
If one can call a 24-hour period a “mish-mash” then the last 24 hours of the 2010 Ticket Tour was a mish-mash.
Meetings, phone calls, paperwork and enough time to sit down with fans and clients and actually SELL some tickets.
On Tuesday afternoon at 1:00, I met with Arnold Asham (not the curling Arnold Asham, but his cousin, the publishing Arnold Asham) at Grassroots News, Manitoba’s leading aboriginal newspaper, and Arnold agreed to renew his season tickets for 2010. During the summer, Grassroots News has a regular full-page feature on the Goldeyes, sponsored by one of our great partners, Valour Tri-West Insurance Brokers. Arnold uses some of the tickets for himself and his family and some as prizes for his readers. Great idea.
Tuesday night, I MC’d the Remembering Our Jets Dinner at Earls St. Vital, and our auctioneer, Bill Knight of Bill Knight Flooring, stepped up and bought a pair of season tickets. Meanwhile, I had a great chat with Joel McInnes, the restaurant leader at that spectacular Earls location, and he and I will have a sit-down later in the week (BTW, the Remembering Our Jets Dinner was a tremendous success).
On Wednesday, I had a meeting with publisher Ray Blumenfeld of WE Publications, a big baseball fan who didn’t hesitate to buy a pair of Club mini pack seats, and then I went over to have lunch with Tom & Joe of 92 CITI FM at the Hu’s Asian Bistro on Ellice. It was Tom & Joe’s monthly VIP Club lunch and this time it was the folks from Manitoba Hydro.
During lunch I met Bob Filep, a former member of the local rock band Chocolate Bunnies from Hell, and a big-time baseball fan. After a long chat about his beloved Toronto Blue Jays, Bob decided he wanted a pair of mini packs and we were happy to help him out.
So that was our 24-hour mish-mash – meetings, lunches, paperwork, contract writing and a few tremendous Goldeyes supporters.
We now have 62 business cards in our draw for that wonderful framed “Winnipeg Goldeyes” print by Roman Swiderek.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Feb. 23: Office Blog - Top 10 Things Andrew Wants To Do...
I’ve talked about my bucket list in the past.
One of the things I’ve wanted to do but hadn’t until recently was learn how to snow board. Well, I can cross that one off the list. When I told people I was going to attempt snow boarding, they would say things like, “wear wrist guards”, “you’re going to be sore all over”, “you’re going to fall a lot”, etc. I can now say that everything I was told was completely accurate. Had I not worn wrist guards, I wouldn’t be typing this, my body hurts all over and I did fall a lot. I stopped counting the number of times I fell on my backside, or front, or side at about 200. And that was the first day. The second day is when I think I really hurt myself.
So, now that I’ve crossed that off my list, there are still a number of things I’d like to do before I start looking at the grass from the other side.
Top Ten things still on my “Bucket List”
10. Play a round at Augusta
9. Go to the Superbowl
8. Bungee Jump (no specific location)
7. Run a Full Marathon (preferably Hawaii, Disneyworld or Jamaica)
6. Touch the “Play like a champion Today” sign in the Notre Dame Fighting Irish locker room
5. Meet Lou Holtz (former coach of Notre Dame Fighting Irish)
4. Zip Line in Kauai or Jamaica
3. Do a flip (or 360) on a wake board
2. Watch my kids graduate university
1. Walk my daughter Olivia down the aisle at her wedding.
Some of these will be easier than others to accomplish. I’m fairly confident I can knock off at least six of these items before I knock off. I’ll let you decide which six they are.
Until next time…
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