AND THE WINNER IS.... "CHARLIE ROSE!" says (me!) sandra tvgp
i know most people would lean towards oprah as being the best television talk show host of all time, but they'd be mistaken
oprah could win as most popular, yes.. but you just can't give an award to a host -beautiful and talented as she might be - who, interruptes her guest in the middle of tragic life stories for a commercial break
-some conversations should not be put on hold; stopped mid-thought. there's something so wrong about that
taking your guest and viewers from one valid emotional state -ripping that carpet from underneath their feet
throwing them curbside; force-feeding a parade of product & service mini-movies
and then, ripping that carpet out, and landing everyone back in the studio where now -who knows what they should feel; or buy; or clean; or wear; or drive...
where were we?
"oh yeah... an entire family; murdered!"
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and as long as we're in the process of elimination...
william shatner ... out!
"OUT! OUT! OUT!"
"why did she cry?"
can you imagine? -he has a guest on -kelsey grammer- to be specific. -and God bless this man..
he has endured more than his fair share of tragic losses,
and shatner asks all about his tragic losses, of course, write... "how old were you when your father died? how did he die? who told you... where, when, how, etc."
and grammer explains his parents were divorced at the time, he hadn't seen his dad in long time.. there was some estrangment
and he was being driven home from school by his mom, when his mom broke the news that his father had been murdered -and he mentions that his mom began crying
and shatner asks, "why was she crying?"
WHY WAS SHE CRYING?
well, i assure you, mr. kelsey grammer was as gracious and wonderful as he could be, but i wanted to reach write through that televsion screen and hit that william shatner over his star trek head!
since i couldn't do that, i just
"CLICK"
and went to "my recordings" where several charlie rose episodes were waiting patiently for my time and attention.
"charlie.. i know YOU would never ask such a question... my goodness...
and YOU.. you never interrupt your guest for commercial breaks..
i love you charlie rose!"
-and i'm always surprised when i ask around, and learn some of my friends, co-workers have never heard of charlie rose
charlie rose!
he's been on pbs since... since...
for a long, long time. and he has the most fascinating guests.. scientists, movie stars, political leaders, doctors, poets, philosophers, authors, artists, directors, economists, robin williams; race car drivers, athletic champions; you name it
FULL, BEAUTIFUL, ENTIRELY ENGAGING,
UNINTERRUPTED CONVERSATIONS! no live audience.. just charlie and his guest(s) 'round the big oak table
and most importantly -NO COMMERCIAL BREAKS!-
i think it is very safe to say, charlie rose is THE BEST TELEVISION TALK SHOW HOST OF ALL TIME
if you look at quality of guests
quality of questions
quality of program
charlie rose is second to none.
411 FOR APPS INDUSTRY from (me!) sandra, tvgp
so you see,
write now the most popular thing in the software world is
apps. short for applications. as in, applications for your iphone
and at one time, there were only a few apps to choose from
then hundreds,
now even more.
and the number of apps on the market is far -far more than the number of platforms you can use your apps on (purchase your apps for...)
so
the real gold mine write now, is if someone were to develop/invent a bran new, exciting platform which would utilize all the new apps being made available
and this is what i did in the arts and crafts industry, when scrapbooking was at an all time peak.
there were very few platforms (canvases) compared to the number of papers, embellishments, etc.
you had basically: empty scrapbook albums & blank cards
but thousands of desinger papers, stickers, embellishments, etc.
what the
create your own mag time frame kit offered was an entirely new
user-friendly
completely wonderful and way fun platform (empty canvas) for the avalanche of papers, stickers and embellishments hitting the market everyday
it looked so simple
why hadn't anyone thought of it before...
i'll tell you why: because the popular craft magnets in all craft stores at the time, were all too weak to hold pictures over layers of paper
all the self-adhesive craft magnets were designed to go directly on the refrigerator. put one piece of paper behind it, and it would fall
the secret to the original mag time frame kit, was the pull strength of the magnets in the kit. they were strong AND flexible AND scissor friendly
and so, look at that..
the create your own mag time frame kit offered not 1, not 2, but more than 3 different platforms for the papers, stickers, embellishements bombarding the market
you had the wood foundation to decorate
the metal to decorate
the blank, self-adhesive magnets to decorate
PLUS
turn it over, and do it all again, for a reversible home decor item.
and in my God inspired humble opinion, mag time frame kits should remain a staple in the arts/crafts industry, the same way blank scrapbook albums and blank card stock remain staples
it is really too bad i didn't have any business experience/knowledge
too bad i didn't have the know-how to find the write support team, capital, etc.
customers and store-owners responded so outrageously positive to my product -homegrown & packaged as it was
i certainly tried my best -and am very grateful my family/friends did step up to help package, ship, etc.
grateful to every store owner who took them in
grateful to every person who created~their~own mag time frame
grateful to everyone who keeps one out on display
grateful to the people who contact me, even to this day, to ask if i still design or sell them.
and of course! -most grateful the journey included my making a local television commercial which is how i met my
squidmann! -but sorry to say, i do not any longer design mag time frames or sell the CYO kits.
and when i moved in with my sister in july, the limited space meant ridding myself of 95% of the raw materials i once kept on hand
my lack of business experience.. over-advertising in print.. my chasing of this dream
having to purchase such large quantities of raw materials to get a wholesale discount
pursuit of patent
membership fees and booth fees for industry & consumer shows
crooks in the industry
shoe-string budget but large credit card limits -well, so many things meant that even though i/my brother, had a great idea,
which i took action on, and turned into a great product; for a great market at a great time
the result was $80,000 debt -which resulted in a chapter 13
which reduced my debt to $12,000
and resulted in my paying $205.00 by money order every month until...
until december 2009!
I AM VERY HAPPY to report, that next month, i will make my final $205.00 chapter 13 payment.
TBTG! (and my mom...)
what lessons i learned along the way.
one of the greatest lessons being how easy it is to let a dream consume your whole life.
mag time frames, for a time, consumed my almost every waking thought -and i had two young children.
but if i wasn't designing a new one, or experimenting with new products, or preparing for a tradeshow or workshop, or taking pictures, or packaging, or trying to advertise/market
i was thinking about what i needed to do next to become
successful.it is my opionion now, that God spared me. -God helped me -slowly, because the Lord does know how stubborn i am-
God helped me slowly get my priorities straight and put my kids first again; dreams second.
and so, when recently, a co-worker suggested to me, that when it comes to marketing/selling my book, eat, write & exercise, i'm not hungry enough
i had to pause.
pause and remember what a monster i was when i was hungry for success with mag time frames.
she is correct, my co-worker. my appetite has changed quite a bit.
for the better.
TBTG! ~amen.
