December 22, 2009

• Let’s Bounce…

  Texas, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania…

  In October, Nelle and I decided to celebrate our “Monthaversary” by taking
  off on a whirlwind tour… First, to San Antonio, Texas for the Pat O’Bryan‘s
  venerable “Unseminar 7″ — I got to speak on an area of marketing that I’ve
  never shared before and had an absolute BLAST doing so.

  The attendees at Unseminar are always my favorite; and the other speakers
  are some of my very best friends in the industry… Here’s a couple shots
  from our time in Texas:

  
  Dr. Joe Vitale & Dr. Pat O’Bryan

  

  
  Just Plain Ol’ Pat:

  

  I LOVE his hat… Been dying to pick up a nice Panama Fedora for a while.

  
  Joe, ripping it up on the harmonica during one of the many after parties…

  

  We departed late on Monday after an amazing stay at Rodney’s
  B&B cabin’s up in the Texas Mountains just outside of Wimberly.
  *You may remember Rodney’s Wedding from earlier this year…

  Flying into NYC is always such an adventure… Made a bit more so,
  by being the only Angels fan on the plane, while they’re in the final
  game of the playoffs vs. the Yankees

  I was upset… They were cheering… It was fun.

  
  My Bride in The Big City…

  

  (Doesn’t she look just smashing??)
  This was Nelle’s first time in the NYC, we had a BLAST!!
  We spent almost a week, exploring the city, hanging out with
  new and old friends; and ironically enough, sitting on our butts.

  (Let me explain)

  

  That’s Dane Sanders, there on the left. He’s a friend of mine from
  Southern California, a Pastor, and an incredible photographer.

  A few months earlier, he’d asked if I’d be interested in coming up to
  check out his workshop which the esteemed Ira Lippke was hosting in
  his small Manhattan studio. Of course, we said yes; and here we were!

  

  If you’re an up and coming photographer (or even an established one)
  I can’t encourage you enough to go and check out Dane’s “Fast Track
  Roadshow Workshop” series. It’s not so much about photography,
  as it is about building a real business; and building YOURSELF
  to be ready to move forward.

  We spent two days there, sitting on the floor (did I mention that it was
  a SMALL studio?;)) listening intently.

  Of course; because there was a group of photographers gathered together,
  we simply HAD to have a photo shoot… T’was fun

  

  And yes, that is Nelle in the foreground
  She makes a killer, interim model… No matter how long you have to wait
  for the “regular” models to arrive

  
  Ahhh, there they are:

  

  Such a gorgeous couple

  

  Dane did a great job of pointing out little ways each of us could excel…
  Everyone was constantly growing in unexpected ways.

  

  After the workshop, it was back to see our wonderful new friends,
  and hosts for our New York stay Jason, Christy, and Max…

  Christy and Max
  
  

  They’re pretty much the awesome… Thanks again!!

  Later in the week, we made some time to stop by Brooklynn Brewery
  for their weekly open house… “Drink Up Buttercup” took the stage first:

  

  Followed by some epic strings, accordians, and vocals from the next band:

  

  Nelle and I had made the trip to Brooklyn, but we weren’t alone…
  Our new friends (introduced to us by another old friend from the xanga
  world, Kenny Kim) were an amazing couple Matt & Stevi Savage.

  They’re DEFINITELY some of our new favorite people.
  
  
  Here’s the girls:

  

  
  And we fellows…
   (In a sudden “rare” fit of tomfoolery we swapped hats):

  

  He has a MONDO sized noggin’

  Like I said… Tomfoolery is rare in our clan…
  Stevi wearing ALL the hats, on the Subway back to Manhattan:

  

  Back on the Island, the rain was coming down more and more…
  So we decided to hoof it to Times Square, of course

  
  On The Way:

  

  
  And then, we were there

  

  (Photo by Matt Savage)

  Let me tell you, Times Square should ONLY be seen in the rain,
  after midnight, on a weeknight… Hardly any people were out; it
  was cold, it was beautiful… And the reflections were to DIE for.

  
  Matt & Stevi

  

  All in all, it was an AMAZING trip to the City…
  We took off the next afternoon for Jersey, and then across the border into
  Pennsylvania… But, this post has gone on long enough!!

  Besides, there are only so many pictures you guys can stand looking at, I’m sure.
  
  So, thanks for stopping by… Oh, and which photo was your favorite??

  I still need to share our wedding, celebration, more travels, and gosh…
  Even MORE photos with y’all… I’ll get to it asap

  

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