You should see the windshield.
Frank the Doorman is still there at 3150 Sheridan Rd! Good to see you Frank! Go Bears!
Kyle met Jennifer Wood and Jennifer Hogg in Chicago Monday night. The significance of this? Both fine ladies used to babysit him on occasion when he was a wee lad. It was fun seeing them with him. We had a delightful evening together catching up on the past 11 years since he left Chicagoland.
Jennifer Wood was a young writer in my group at Barry Blau Chicago in the late ’90s. Today she’s running a large creative team at Euro RSCG. No surprise. And I’m very proud of her.
Jennifer Hogg was an account executive in the same group back then. She left the biz entirely a few years ago and started a fitness training center located near Wicker Park – it’s named Hero. Very cool. Jen gave Kyle and I a tour of the place. I love it when people discover their real passion – then put their old life in a box and start a new one.
So much for my daily posts about our cross country trip. Monday night I find out that I can’t post because of a server problem. But wait it gets better: I shot tons of cool footage on my iPhone the last few days. But iMovie isn’t working on my laptop. So I can’t even put cool video bits on Facebook.
So lots of my posts will have to be written and edited (video) out of order and late – like the old days.
On a positive note: I’m posting lots of stuff (including this one) using my WordPress iPhone app. Really handy when you’re camping.
But still – I’m pissed off:
Our journey through the battleground states of PA, OH, and IN produced no photographs or tales. Just a few dozen deer on the side of the road and 4 rest stops.
We had to bag the Cubs game because of weather. Instead we’re at the Shedd Aquarium.
Tonight we’re meeting Jen Hogg and Jen Wood – Kyle’s official babysitters way back when. (“omg Kyle u got big!!!”)
Here’s a couple of pics of our day so far:
All systems GO. Kyle is in charge of figuring out how to work the new radio. 5a wake-up. Pick up snacks and Preparation H.
I’m on my way back to Connecticut USA, where I’ll begin my Jeep Journey across the rest of the USA. My son Kyle is probably packing now. I’ll pick up my co-pilot tomorrow and we’ll take off early Sunday morning.
I’m receiving heavy positive waves as I float 20k feet courtesy of Delta Airlines and my employer, R2C Group. My trip began in Portland USA in a middle seat smushed between two heavy duty dudes on our way to Salt Lake City USA. But the nice lady at the gate for my connecting flight to JFK USA kindly placed me in bulkhead by the window (see cool photo below of somewhere over Utah USA). read more…
An amazing stop over on the way to Hood River, OR
From the archives of the Guinness 1759 Society — a handy tutorial for those struggling with their Gaelic:
Back in August of 2010, I noticed a job posting for a creative director position at R2C Group for their Billings, MT office. My first thought was, “Wow, how cool would that be?”. Little did I know that 7 months later I would be accepting the position. Starting in April, my journey will begin in Portland, Oregon – R2C Group’s headquarters. I’ll be there for about 3 months before I move to Billings permanently.
R2C Group is the country’s premier direct response television agency. They’ve won countless awards and have established a stellar reputation within the industry. As a career direct marketer, I’m very excited to bring my talent and experience to R2C Group. At first, I thought it might be too wide a swing in one direction for me. But as I considered all sides, I realized it’s the perfect fit. Like me, they embrace the science of accountable advertising. And they’ve widened their scope to incorporate multimedia services for their clients — including digital and social media.
Personally, I’m looking forward to spectacular skiing, amazing vistas, fishing lessons, trips to Yellowstone, and finally getting my own gun (first I have to take a gun safety class). I’m also thinking about trading in my Jeep for a pickup truck. I stayed in Billings for a week in January and found its citizens to be warm, gracious hosts. I’m sure they’ll make great neighbors, too.
But don’t worry friends, Billings has an airport too. I’ll come back and visit once in a while.
