tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42652684394135300982024-03-12T21:08:18.069-07:00Copy Central Glendalecopymathollywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509704896973183879noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265268439413530098.post-32923625092047203932019-03-19T12:42:00.000-07:002020-08-22T12:42:47.530-07:00CAREERS EXPLORED AT BURBANK HIGH SCHOOLS<p> <span style="font-family: Times; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">(story by Jim Darcey, Owner of Copy Central Burbank)</span></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;">I recently attended the Burbank</span><span face="" style="font-family: cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Unified</span><span face="" style="font-family: cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> School District State of the Schools gathering held in February.</span><span face="" style="font-family: cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span face="" style="font-family: cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;">I found out about some high school programs that accelerate career development and exposure, and wanted to learn more about them and share that information with the community.</span><span face="" style="font-family: cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Programs such as those that now exist in the two Burbank High Schools (Burroughs and Burbank) are great illustrations of how high school education can help students open doors to career opportunities.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">I arranged a meeting with Alyson Edge, who oversees the programs in both high schools that include NAF Business, Engineering and Medical Academies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She has been involved with these programs for over 22 years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first program, started in 1992, was the Academy of Finance at Burbank High School.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was more recently renamed the Business Academy, and as of this school year the Medical and Engineering Academies have opened in both high schools.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Alyson enthusiastically oriented me to the scope of the programs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">The great thing about these programs is how they help students connect what they are learning with real world career opportunities and practical applications.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many students do not remain engaged with rigorous education when it is presented “in a vacuum” where the practical value is not clear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The exposure in these Academies eliminates that vacuum.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">In addition, many students get to college and are still very unsure of a career direction, thus risking the experience of an unfocused college experience that leaves them unprepared for a career after graduation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Combining the enrollments in both high schools, these academies currently have over 400 participants and will continue to grow with 390 pending applications.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzlcT-3z9zj9mt3ogGoDWLQp37AU7qZlH4SJ6MfBcvIevt5HQF7Q0MvuTAiIujMSbgoauH6axfvVs7U8JtQe_voH8Ly5zoao54F0Bp97U9_xxRyniZOAZERHPNUn4A7DxEE8uFF5dsYMA/s1600/IMG_20171010_111249.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzlcT-3z9zj9mt3ogGoDWLQp37AU7qZlH4SJ6MfBcvIevt5HQF7Q0MvuTAiIujMSbgoauH6axfvVs7U8JtQe_voH8Ly5zoao54F0Bp97U9_xxRyniZOAZERHPNUn4A7DxEE8uFF5dsYMA/s400/IMG_20171010_111249.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;">A</span><span face="" style="font-family: cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;">lyson noted that in the earlier years of the National Academy Foundation, the purpose started out to be an orientation program for students wanting to pursue work opportunities in the business world but who did not necessarily have an interest in college.</span><span face="" style="font-family: cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span face="" style="font-family: cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;">It was intended to be career preparation in place of college.</span></div><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">However, what has materialized has been that the students engaged in these programs became more motivated to pursue further higher education.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many began to see that further education would just expand their opportunities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">The programs at both Burbank high schools are affiliated with NAF, <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">a national network of education, business, and community leaders who work together to ensure high school students are college, career, and future ready.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>NAF supports the programs with curriculum guidelines and other resources.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can learn more about NAF at NAF.org.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Burbank High School Business Academy recently organized a morning presentation where the students in the academy each presented an overview of their personal career objectives and projections of their own budgets, expected earnings and related elements.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Members of the community had the opportunity to meet with the students individually, ask them questions and provide some feedback to them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had the opportunity to visit with four different students and was very impressed with their level of forward thinking and preparedness for their futures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Here are some photographs of the students with their presentations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Clockwise from upper left: Gohar Hayrapetyan,</span> Ali Rahman, Daniella Rezko and Joaquin Ardon</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyU5OyYuPpiI7S9XdP59Ru4JSLBaS3pIXzznX4Z-8AXYk0KlzMvM_3d0PTN9rbedU8gD_37QFVRlYSHZIIonYBmV0XAoUNb9OxEfO9spPP8Nw9XSkoEE8OKMRukI_EpvJeoQE-wNDqpZ0/s1600/students.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="184" data-original-width="288" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyU5OyYuPpiI7S9XdP59Ru4JSLBaS3pIXzznX4Z-8AXYk0KlzMvM_3d0PTN9rbedU8gD_37QFVRlYSHZIIonYBmV0XAoUNb9OxEfO9spPP8Nw9XSkoEE8OKMRukI_EpvJeoQE-wNDqpZ0/s400/students.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;"></div><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Beyond the classroom time in the program, the students get the opportunity to go on field trips to visit businesses related to their career interests, field trips to universities and trade schools that might fit their directions; plus they are required to participate in internships that let them put their education in to practical use.</span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96NJx2gELWt-Vm02KsXEQXPI7d5Dphyphenhyphenx_InmZaW6Uox40rCie9IUGjoEwByoBSXe0XnJ_CTjnGzDcpZw-1FXvMI5lk9L_UWhNHVJmci55JY1S-8xWohm8rXWlcnqJ0VygIL91QiEl-N0/s1600/jpl+group+shot.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="936" data-original-width="1600" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96NJx2gELWt-Vm02KsXEQXPI7d5Dphyphenhyphenx_InmZaW6Uox40rCie9IUGjoEwByoBSXe0XnJ_CTjnGzDcpZw-1FXvMI5lk9L_UWhNHVJmci55JY1S-8xWohm8rXWlcnqJ0VygIL91QiEl-N0/s320/jpl+group+shot.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3h5ltQn8qkwKHObi2997txvMvOZEVPcRiyyGFgeFvjbUt3ACKD0zSqUzseBqvaOJH2FwV_ya_04Q_7Y1ePnPU5LtVCSigKtgxODUfuNvQh-0oizPiK9Kkb4x7bBrQlohcHDF7SyrUWuI/s1600/IMG_20180206_103749.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3h5ltQn8qkwKHObi2997txvMvOZEVPcRiyyGFgeFvjbUt3ACKD0zSqUzseBqvaOJH2FwV_ya_04Q_7Y1ePnPU5LtVCSigKtgxODUfuNvQh-0oizPiK9Kkb4x7bBrQlohcHDF7SyrUWuI/s320/IMG_20180206_103749.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span face="" style="font-family: cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Overall, I was extremely impressed with the level of engagement of the students.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Having programs like this in our local schools can immensely help our young citizens </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">grow </span><span face="" style="font-family: cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;">into the leaders of our community up ahead.</span><span face="" style="font-family: cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;">I applaud the work of Alyson and her associates, and would encourage anyone to look in to the programs and support them.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Alyson can be reached via her email address:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="mailto:alysonedge@burbankusd.org">alysonedge@burbankusd.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Included here also is the link to the website that covers the academies in more detail:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://www.burbankusd.org/District/Portal/naf-academies">https://www.burbankusd.org/District/Portal/naf-academies</a><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><!--EndFragment--><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />copymathollywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509704896973183879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265268439413530098.post-63126187387409261412017-08-30T12:29:00.000-07:002020-08-22T12:33:54.098-07:00Animated Interview With Dana Terrace: Director & Storyboard Artist!<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy6IfP-0V5hyphenhyphenWQ3uzSXXTGZU0gl71bQZybKzPU6tmnDEtv47c2iAQa3mle5MB2VspbZOdkEiuEy4zQ2n2mU6Ct5J-WaZhkL25RQAuSHzUGTQWZ3Pw5w2JVt6SrRyvrvdb01EfNK_jAUY0/s1600/Screen+Shot+2017-08-28+at+3.37.08+PM.png" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="690" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy6IfP-0V5hyphenhyphenWQ3uzSXXTGZU0gl71bQZybKzPU6tmnDEtv47c2iAQa3mle5MB2VspbZOdkEiuEy4zQ2n2mU6Ct5J-WaZhkL25RQAuSHzUGTQWZ3Pw5w2JVt6SrRyvrvdb01EfNK_jAUY0/s320/Screen+Shot+2017-08-28+at+3.37.08+PM.png" width="212" /></a></p><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Here at Copy Central Burbank, we were blessed to catch up with wonderful director & storyboard artist Dana Terrace. She has made her mark on television & social media with her creativity, animation & <a href="https://www.storenvy.com/stores/566040-art-by-dana-terrace">sketch collections</a>. Read our interview below & see a more in depth look at this rising star!</span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><b style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">1.) When did you first become interested in art and illustration?</span></b><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">It's hard to say when I started getting into art, I've always been attracted to it for some reason. As any artist might tell you "Well I've been drawing since I was a kid..." and the same goes for me. I loved comics, cartoons, and old looking etchings I'd find in my mom's Thesaurus collections, back when those were a thing. I learned by repeating life lessons through cartoon characters talking to each other. I never had the best grades, I was never good at any sports, drawing was the one thing I was consistently better at than other kids so I stuck with it. </span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><b style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><b style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">2.) How was your experience at The School of Visual Arts?</span></b><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">In all honesty I had a mixed experience at SVA. They provided the tools necessary to learn the trade and I made a bunch of wonderful friends but often I felt like the staff's knowledge of how the industry worked was very dated. They supported kids going "rogue" and getting into the independent animation scene, which was great, but very few people had actual knowledge on how to apply for studio jobs and internships. There were also few teachers that focused on actual technique, many were unfocused in their teaching. From what I've seen things are changing for the better, but during my time I definitely learned the most from my classmates and tutorials online. Not that there weren't any useful teachers, they were just a dime a dozen. On that note, shoutout to Mario Menjivar, Howard Beckerman, Mark Minnig, Stephen Gaffney, and Biljana Labovic! Thank you for your support and guidance! </span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">I always feel weird talking about SVA. A lot of people had a wonderful time there. I just don't think it was the place for me. </span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><b style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZOj45mqWV79QavCB0zI5GBbBQKOcQmxoueDpBGRAwDEP8jnOFf7GAPLuKLIMyeqXLCMHg3aqf-Dkty-5cjYgyCV-P3P50v6V_DwNFeHkwSvTKGTUSrl1FexsEVeAmqKHDcPCvNHjX-88/s1600/tumblr_ouqny0kfJG1r8xrzao4_1280.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="1280" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZOj45mqWV79QavCB0zI5GBbBQKOcQmxoueDpBGRAwDEP8jnOFf7GAPLuKLIMyeqXLCMHg3aqf-Dkty-5cjYgyCV-P3P50v6V_DwNFeHkwSvTKGTUSrl1FexsEVeAmqKHDcPCvNHjX-88/s400/tumblr_ouqny0kfJG1r8xrzao4_1280.gif" width="400" /></a></div><b style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><b style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><b style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">3.) Did you always plan on coming to LA from NYC?</span></b><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><b style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">No! My plan was to always go where the job was. I was very much open to moving out of the country if possible, but moving to the other side of the country worked just as well. It made sense though, California is home to SO MANY studios I knew I was going to end up there eventually. I just didn't figure it'd be so soon! </span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><b style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">4.) I know you have done storyboard work for a few studios, what shows have you worked on?</span></b><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><b style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">I've actually finished up my work on Ducktales! A little more than halfway into the first season I had to leave because Disney wanted me to work full time on the series I'm developing. That project is all hush hush so I'll reminisce on Ducktales. </span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><b style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">5.) You're currently working on the new Ducktales series, how has the experience been?</span></b><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><b style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Ducktales was my first directing gig ever, and it was the first job I had after a few months of scattered freelance and unemployment, so of course I was plagued by panic attacks, insomnia, and the constant dread that not only will I be fired but that I'll never be hired onto ANYTHING ever AGAIN because I SUCKED. That feeling quickly subsided when I was able to hire a team of amazing board artists (Jason Reicher! Ben Holm! Emmy Cicierga!) whose skills helped ease me into the job. And of course I had the constant support of the Show Runner/Executive Producer Matt Youngberg, whom I learned a lot from. Despite all the fear up front I quite enjoyed directing! You always have different things to do and I like having my hand in more of the creative process. I get to work with boards, I get to work with the writers, the designers, the editors, the directors are given a good amount of freedom on Ducktales and it was a lot of fun!</span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">What I can say about the day-to-day was that this was the smoothest production line I've ever worked on. The scripts were always delivered on time and they were always great. The board artists always handed their stuff in on time and they were always great. The production team kept things running like clockwork. Sure there'd be a few rough situations, late nights, that sorta thing... but it was never the norm. I consider Youngberg to be a mentor and I couldn't have had a better experience on that crew! I miss them a lot! </span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8QEMTtVw4iahyphenhyphenwREKgdUfiLFy93L7ci-OwSgw3r1-aRP7AVJlozt5d5Yg_BHjCX1X78eUso0xTHqMabSLSzWLw1XfpL7jAn7UhGh3qNB9OBNmXF62-HD-G6v6w0veEpXlKNprFm7Bzlo/s1600/tumblr_o2r9rlhlat1r8xrzao2_500.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="500" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8QEMTtVw4iahyphenhyphenwREKgdUfiLFy93L7ci-OwSgw3r1-aRP7AVJlozt5d5Yg_BHjCX1X78eUso0xTHqMabSLSzWLw1XfpL7jAn7UhGh3qNB9OBNmXF62-HD-G6v6w0veEpXlKNprFm7Bzlo/s400/tumblr_o2r9rlhlat1r8xrzao2_500.gif" width="400" /></a></div><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><b style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">6.) Do work in any other mediums, video/film?</span></b><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><b style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">I used to play around with paint a lot, and for a short time I got into sculpture, but because of my dwindling free time I've been sticking to drawing/writing. Occasionally I'll animate for work and currently I'm working on a Gravity Falls comic for Disney publishing but my time is very limited these days. </span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><b style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">7.) Favorite spot to eat in Los Angeles?</span></b><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><b style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Haha! Man I don't get out much. I always get excited when I get to go to Sugar Fish, but that's definitely not an everyday kind of restaurant. </span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><b style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">8.) Favorite spot to relax in Los Angeles?</span></b><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><b style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">I have a pile of blankets I keep under my desk for naps on long days. I get more sleep there than in my own bed! I don't get out much so I have to make do with what I have, haha. </span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><b style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><b style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">9.) Anything else you would like to add?</span></b><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">I am very tired and someone in a cube nearby is watching a talk show without headphones haha. That's the studio life!</span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjchqc_VQNwDVHrODWPUvOeQCVcYknhrTGciywZUdHZaDoG6-jJjs-qL9dgqwDlUQdCjLFrKZp7fdVnk0KdjlrAcKjST3rwA2t3uRKpZMBuVwfbHjusq1FeIjayC7bpQGcUQ4IIZpywKRw/s1600/tumblr_npnb7l8Sm31r8xrzao1_1280.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1510" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjchqc_VQNwDVHrODWPUvOeQCVcYknhrTGciywZUdHZaDoG6-jJjs-qL9dgqwDlUQdCjLFrKZp7fdVnk0KdjlrAcKjST3rwA2t3uRKpZMBuVwfbHjusq1FeIjayC7bpQGcUQ4IIZpywKRw/s320/tumblr_npnb7l8Sm31r8xrzao1_1280.png" width="243" /></a></div><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Make sure you get your own copy of Dana's newest <a href="https://www.storenvy.com/stores/566040-art-by-dana-terrace">sketch collections</a> & follow her on <a href="https://twitter.com/DanaTerrace">Twitter</a> for more updates!</b></span></div><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" />copymathollywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509704896973183879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265268439413530098.post-89280489180487791982017-08-01T12:28:00.000-07:002020-08-22T12:28:35.922-07:002017 Interview With LiquidSkySports!<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">We caught up with the owner of LiquidSkySports, Julio Ruiz for a very rare interview. LiquidSkySports is a premier action sports apparel company that has taken the world by storm. We talked gold medals, Burbank, company, life, goals & more! </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.liquidskysports.com/"><img border="0" data-original-height="636" data-original-width="1216" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnw5CnC8RlUQx0hYa0aLm5dOwp52m8uKgAzCq9cM8XFagZyrK-6R4RllWuhTYL9ZcCCC-HktTWgxcv-uNZ4e2T214cySpUNA0IMgF-46iPyB8Ouo6axh1UKKpQ7N0jNnlfcxjBkdUNOFg/s640/Screen+Shot+2017-08-01+at+2.53.17+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">How/when was LiquidSky founded?</span></b><br /><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b><br /><div style="background-color: white;"><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><div class="m_4721659525740386317gmail-p2" style="color: #222222;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">LiquidSky was founded in 2004 in my Island of Puerto Rico. </span><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">My wife and I were enjoying the beach thinking about some new business idea and since we both where Skydiver and love fashion we came up with the idea, In no time we had a name, logo and started making cool Skydiving suits. Till this day.</span></div><div class="m_4721659525740386317gmail-p2" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br /></div><div style="color: #222222;"><b><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></div><div><div><div style="color: #222222;"><b><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">What makes LiquidSky unique & successful?</span></b><br /><b><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="color: #222222;"><div class="m_4721659525740386317gmail-p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">We manufacture top of the line custom apparel for action sports, primarily skydiving and wind tunnel flying. We also manufacture a wide variety of apparel for clients that want to create their own line and for those that need printing services for their company. We create all their designs and offer them cut and sew services for t-shirts, hats, hoodies and several other garments. We offer dye sublimation, direct to garment digital printing and embroidery.</div></div><span class="im" style="color: #500050;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span><br /><div><span class="im" style="color: #500050;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><span class="im" style="color: #500050;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span><div><span class="im" style="color: #500050;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="im" style="color: #500050;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>What are some of the best extreme sport destinations in Los Angeles?</b></span></span><br /><div style="color: #222222;"><br /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Los Angeles per se, does not have any skydiving, you need to travel out of LA: Skydive Taft, Skydive Elsinore, Skydive Perris, Go Jump OceanSide. California offers a lot more places to go jump and this state some of the best drop zones and skydivers in the world. </span></div><span class="im" style="color: #500050;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span><br /><div><span class="im" style="color: #500050;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><span class="im" style="color: #500050;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="im" style="color: #500050;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimHvgzGE4w3tX76LHLMbzkcO6c4TdbtZGWjxvVxU2aGvbMvFWq6G0P__OwJYU4vsh1BHX5nHcm0uJrIoNN5jxiiLldJ_2KpxPYb2vnz-FbeF1dFBAJWq6cvdxv9IUiEh0vmSIWkr96Y1M/s1600/18557359_10214272609908106_6227422571489746520_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimHvgzGE4w3tX76LHLMbzkcO6c4TdbtZGWjxvVxU2aGvbMvFWq6G0P__OwJYU4vsh1BHX5nHcm0uJrIoNN5jxiiLldJ_2KpxPYb2vnz-FbeF1dFBAJWq6cvdxv9IUiEh0vmSIWkr96Y1M/s640/18557359_10214272609908106_6227422571489746520_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><span class="im" style="color: #500050;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><br /></div><div><b>What would you say are your</b><b> biggest accomplishments of the past few years? </b></div></span></span><br /><div style="color: #222222;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">LiquidSky sponsors some of the best skydivers in the world that win gold medals as well a several super fast GoKart drivers. Most of the USA military teams branches wear LiquidSky. We also have done skydiving suits for several Hollywood movies and TV commercials. This year we made the suits for the new Mission Impossible that airs summer 2018.</span></div><span class="im" style="color: #500050;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span><br /><div></div><span class="im" style="color: #500050;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span><div><span class="im" style="color: #500050;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="im" style="color: #500050;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>What is your favorite place to eat in Burbank?</b></span></span><br /><div style="color: #222222;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Burbank offers great food. I love going to Porto's, Siri Thai, Kabuki, Larry' Chilly Dogs, All about Poke.</span></div><span class="im" style="color: #500050;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span><br /><div><span class="im" style="color: #500050;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="im" style="color: #500050;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span><div><span class="im" style="color: #500050;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="im" style="color: #500050;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>What are your goals for the rest of the year?</b></span></span><br /><div><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">My goals are to continue growing the line and grow it into more action sports. At the moment I am working hard on developing a new project that will be unique. The first one will be here in LA, nost likely in the city of Burbank, but it's still TOP SECRET. Lol.</span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: #222222;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiju-YB2Kr3XTBq4ctawkXoXp7Q0PZD12W8xSxbRm8dqFakEc1ZQDvuajhuWWtFop0vhiSKuKtK49pp6LMYv9vZQl0xwsdXZBt3DaqxXuanBt_WyWDWDvpJz8cSbZI5eF3V3NKD52MfdY/s1600/19247603_10214621521270672_4127588761442652531_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiju-YB2Kr3XTBq4ctawkXoXp7Q0PZD12W8xSxbRm8dqFakEc1ZQDvuajhuWWtFop0vhiSKuKtK49pp6LMYv9vZQl0xwsdXZBt3DaqxXuanBt_WyWDWDvpJz8cSbZI5eF3V3NKD52MfdY/s640/19247603_10214621521270672_4127588761442652531_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="color: #222222;"><b><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Why should people shop with LiquidSky? </span></b><br /><b><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="color: #222222;"><div class="m_4721659525740386317gmail-p1"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Skydivers and tunnel flyers know that we are one of the top companies in the industry with great customer service, superb quality and awesome designs. 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He has been involved with the Mattel Master of the Universe toy line since its inception in the early 80s. He’s also worked in comic books and film. We took an opportunity to talk with Rudy and his career.</span></p><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggy1mih7hkOWCQ641liPnz62ErlzOgz4LoV8o3TRLO1yCFDnEVLylHz2k3By9jBGXQDPq75K97OeATUl4-sCGO8bPVo2-ug-98JA540uOuc_OvP6JR1ID4P8Vg8nT76q46f_KPH_cQLek/s1600/rudy.obrero.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="230" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggy1mih7hkOWCQ641liPnz62ErlzOgz4LoV8o3TRLO1yCFDnEVLylHz2k3By9jBGXQDPq75K97OeATUl4-sCGO8bPVo2-ug-98JA540uOuc_OvP6JR1ID4P8Vg8nT76q46f_KPH_cQLek/s400/rudy.obrero.jpg" width="265" /></a></span></div><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><b>When did you start illustrating as a full time profession?</b></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">I started Illustrating right after graduating from Art Center in June 1976. 41 years so far.</span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><b>Who are/were some of your influences over the years?</b></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Howard Pyle, Norman Rockwell, Bob Peak, Mark English and assorted others through the years.</span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><b>Your work spans several different genres. You’ve worked in movies, comic books, animation, etc. Have you always worked with different media types?</b></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Yes, I have never been a specialist in any one area. I've always been able to do any style or media that each assignment required. Today's digital media allow wider flexibility in that regard.</span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-36XEF-F6NTcDsRrHf36NVTh6-hD8ntG2__Z09y4_K26sVjp091vu1zitVwF_SHVVUyMefbqH5duL_WEQSlyr-KGcGhtQ-Cz9rhNpkbhV-Vw9GkaNgQgk6Qj40yK8X9wRflQ_AUbvOQ/s1600/t.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="343" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-36XEF-F6NTcDsRrHf36NVTh6-hD8ntG2__Z09y4_K26sVjp091vu1zitVwF_SHVVUyMefbqH5duL_WEQSlyr-KGcGhtQ-Cz9rhNpkbhV-Vw9GkaNgQgk6Qj40yK8X9wRflQ_AUbvOQ/s320/t.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><b>You're very well known for your work with Mattel's Masters of the Universe toy line. Can you give us a brief history of how you came to work with MOTU for over 30 years now?</b></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">My first project for Mattel was in the early eighties was package art for Barbie's Star Corvette. Soon after that Mark Taylor, the MOTU creator at that time called me to work on this "new toy line for boys". He asked me if I could do this in a (Frank) Frazzetta like style. I did my first package art of the Battle Cat and I haven't stopped since. Although there was about a twenty odd year gap from the last Attack Track box and the re introduction of the classic MOTU line today. I'm still involved today with Barbie DVD cover Key art concepts. Mattel product assignments come from resources other than Mattel as well. </span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><b>Were you involved with the design of any of the characters/toys? </b></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">I wasn’t really part of the product development</span><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"> side of it. I did assist by doing concept sketches for children’s toy play environments a while ago.</span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><b>You clearly bring the characters and toys to life. Did Mattel allow you freedom to enhance or expand the depth of the characters?</b></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Yes indeed! Since I initially only worked with Mark Taylor he let me take some liberties with the actual look of the product. It was rare at the time to have that freedom, and that freedom made this job a lot more fun and interesting.</span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJC2tWkqH9gP4bWWJYpKbOSRJDcddEJE6uIZwU1q6h5zhBwvkldjos3_uJ0jEqjhbqKTN6-rphhIp8J58HTyg-Nlt0vB8T3vyC-nMq-ZHpGArVvqttQQi-zbUH6am6VX1eeAYy7C4GV38/s1600/k.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="314" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJC2tWkqH9gP4bWWJYpKbOSRJDcddEJE6uIZwU1q6h5zhBwvkldjos3_uJ0jEqjhbqKTN6-rphhIp8J58HTyg-Nlt0vB8T3vyC-nMq-ZHpGArVvqttQQi-zbUH6am6VX1eeAYy7C4GV38/s320/k.jpg" width="251" /></a></div><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><b>Do you have a favorite piece you've done over the years? Not just MOTU, but from your entire career?</b></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">The two Castle Grayskull pieces are my favorites. The original version and the newest Castle Grayskull Box from a couple of years ago. There was a vote taken by MOTU fans on the ten characters that were going to be on the package art and I participated in that vote. After the fan voting was done the ten selected were all on my vote card! Made me happy!</span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><b>What's in store for the future? I know that Power-Con, the Masters of the Universe fan convention is in September. </b></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">I take assignments from people I like. It's good to be picky.</span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><b>Lastly, I know your daughter Kaci takes after you and is an illustrator as well. Does it run in the family?</b></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Yeah, Kaci is very skilled. I wish her the same success in her career as I have had in mine.</span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><b>Keep up with Rudy's work at <a href="http://rudyobrero.com/">his website</a> & stay tuned for more interviews!</b></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" />copymathollywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509704896973183879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265268439413530098.post-31948862883040254902017-04-27T12:24:00.000-07:002020-08-22T12:24:40.407-07:00Road Kings Of Burbank: Legendary SoCal Car Club<p> <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2;">Arguably one of the longest standing organizations in Burbank is the Road Kings – a Rodders and Racers car club. They are the oldest car club in Southern California, established in 1952.</span></p><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">If you have ever been by Bob’s Big Boy in Toluca Lake on a Friday night, you have likely seen some of the members displaying their beautifully restored and maintained classic cars. Their members and cars show up at many local community events as well. </span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGC3OE1J1BTJVKniER2XitKsq-DE4NsIb5CJp3TaHynx5mYmTrQrsQDPQYG0CKrf7u8bNH997MH0nRulPL_SXLivNCX-HHCaw_OlSOQO09-jnoYoVr8pgOvnI4YH64lzsd38ZPjmhcNL4/s1600/RK+CARS.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGC3OE1J1BTJVKniER2XitKsq-DE4NsIb5CJp3TaHynx5mYmTrQrsQDPQYG0CKrf7u8bNH997MH0nRulPL_SXLivNCX-HHCaw_OlSOQO09-jnoYoVr8pgOvnI4YH64lzsd38ZPjmhcNL4/s400/RK+CARS.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span id="goog_834070700"></span><span id="goog_834070701"></span><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">While the Road Kings membership greatly enjoys the camaraderie of their shared interest in classic cars, behind the scenes, the organization does a lot of fund raising for many charitable purposes. They have raised funds in excess of $500,000 in the last decade alone, 99% of which has gone to the causes they have supported.</span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Among the groups and organizations supported are the Boys and Girls Club, the Boy Scouts, and the Burbank Youth Summer Jobs Program. They have also funded scholarships for students interested in pursuing the industrial arts. </span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The Road Kings will be involved in a couple of upcoming 2017 events in Burbank.</span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On June 11</span><span style="font-size: 7.2pt; vertical-align: super; white-space: pre-wrap;">th</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, they will be holding a Classic Car Show at Johnny Carson Park in Burbank. Admission is free to visitors. There will be food vendors, music, raffles, and a silent auction. Funds raised at the show will go to support local charities. </span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On August 5</span><span style="font-size: 7.2pt; vertical-align: super; white-space: pre-wrap;">th</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, they will be participating in a car show on San Fernando Road in downtown Burbank. </span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You can check their website, </span><a href="http://www.roadkingsburbank.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">www.roadkingsburbank.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, for more details on the Classic Car Show on June 11</span><span style="font-size: 7.2pt; vertical-align: super; white-space: pre-wrap;">th</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and more stories and information about the group.</span></span></div><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">We are happy to share the Road Kings story with you and spread the word about a great group with incredible longevity and a big heart in supporting local community needs. </span></span></div>copymathollywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509704896973183879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265268439413530098.post-852608593540019472017-03-28T12:21:00.000-07:002020-08-22T12:22:23.642-07:00Marvin Robinson 2017 Interview! Music Industry Icon. <p> <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Marvin Robinson has been involved in the music business for over 40 years. He’s work</span></p><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">with some legendary performers and is currently the lead entertainer at the historical</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Smokehouse in Burbank. We sat down with Marvin to get some of his history and we</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">think you’ll agree; he’s got a LOT of history to share.</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="color: black; font-family: Times; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmLGo4wiT-zAgyfkvKEawBKebWy09YDtoyLIfO25IxCOjPxYiw0WG2GIJ5X4gIa-2m3eskIJnmN2jS8e5D0nycPjgrV9aV8Bqs1XssF-tMYShiq94dVcWyQaJOOuKZ6f7JmBEnW85pvxM/s1600/Marvin+and+The+O%2527Jays.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmLGo4wiT-zAgyfkvKEawBKebWy09YDtoyLIfO25IxCOjPxYiw0WG2GIJ5X4gIa-2m3eskIJnmN2jS8e5D0nycPjgrV9aV8Bqs1XssF-tMYShiq94dVcWyQaJOOuKZ6f7JmBEnW85pvxM/s640/Marvin+and+The+O%2527Jays.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: large;">Marvin Robinson with the O'Jays</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>How did you get started in music and how long have you been singing?</b></span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I started singing in my church as part of a gospel group when I was in my teens. Not long</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">after that, I joined the Young American Singers. We were a group of about 30 young</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">people who performed as openers for some of the biggest names of the day.</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We opened for Bob Hope, Al Hurt, Englebert Humperdinck and many others. Once I</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">joined those guys, I never looked back.</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>What types of songs and music did the group perform?</b></span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Basically, what you would call the Great American Songbook. Classics going back to the</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">40’s, but with a large focus on the 60’s.</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Did you tour often?</b></span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We toured almost non-stop. We went to Japan twice, which was incredible. Imagine a</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">young kid going to Japan as a singer! We were in Las Vegas a lot. We would go to Vegas</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">for month-long stretches of 7 day a week performances. We opened for people like</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Debbie Reynolds, Harry James and even Monty Hall!!</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Who are some well-known celebrities you’ve performed with?</b></span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I mentioned a few, but one of the highlights of my career was being able to open for</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Frank Sinatra. Our group, The Kids Next Door, was invited to perform as part of a</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">benefit concert in San Jose. The concert had Frank Sinatra, Dionne Warwick, and Don</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Rickles, among others. It took me a lot of nerve, but I did ask Frank for a photo and he</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">was happy to oblige.</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="color: black; font-family: Times; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkIlkyiKHUusbdNYEp19CnrosDT1LXUd-tbB4nkTDLjIp1BlMLBvWkOKhRmQB1oo7eo1b8_mq3saJl13k3z5jJ94dxxk3_Urd3AUCM6ryFE7C9OqkXfPDhyphenhyphenLO-NwzNW5vdDLhoqvWPe-I/s1600/Marvin+and+Herb+Alpert.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkIlkyiKHUusbdNYEp19CnrosDT1LXUd-tbB4nkTDLjIp1BlMLBvWkOKhRmQB1oo7eo1b8_mq3saJl13k3z5jJ94dxxk3_Urd3AUCM6ryFE7C9OqkXfPDhyphenhyphenLO-NwzNW5vdDLhoqvWPe-I/s400/Marvin+and+Herb+Alpert.jpg" width="351" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: large;">Marvin Robinson & Herb Alpert</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Have you always been a singer or did you work in the music industry in other</b></span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>capacities?</b></span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I worked at Capitol Records in marketing and merchandising. I wanted to know what the</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">other side of the business was like. I had a chance to meet a lot people. Paul McCartney,</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Tina Turner, Michael Jackson and many more.</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>How did you connect with The Smokehouse to become their live entertainer?</b></span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well, I went in as a customer because I heard it was a low-key and classy place to have</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">dinner and a drink. Trish Turner was singing at the time and I was amazed by her talent.</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As time went on I started becoming a regular and eventually was singing duets with</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Trish. When she moved on, the restaurant asked if I wanted to take the entertainment on</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">solo and the rest is history! I’ve been there for 10 years and it’s been incredible. I get to</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">perform songs that I love and songs that belong in a classy and traditional setting like The</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Smokehouse.</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>What does the future hold for you?</b></span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I’m going to continue to perform for seniors. I give folks the chance to relive their</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">younger days by singing the songs they grew up with and fell in love with. I love to</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">promote harmony and good vibes through music. I’m working on a Lou Rawls Tribute</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">that I’m going to be performing in casinos in Southern California. I’ve always had a</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">connection with Lou Rawls and I want to honor that connection by keeping his music</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">alive.</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Any last words or stories?</b></span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Elvis gave me a ring! Our group was on a flight back from Hawaii and Elvis was on the</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">same flight with his family. As it turned out, our choreographer had worked on several of</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">his movies so they knew each other. He came back to meet our group and talk to us and</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">he noticed me admiring one of his rings. He said, “You admire it more than I do so I want</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">you to have it”.</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I still have the ring.</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Follow Marvin on <a href="http://facebook.com/marvin.robinson.9210">Facebook:</a> </span></div><style type="text/css">
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</style><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div class="p1" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Find him on the <a href="http://reverbnation.com/marvrobinson">web:</a> </span></div>copymathollywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509704896973183879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265268439413530098.post-80413569466155075852017-02-13T12:20:00.000-08:002020-08-22T12:21:06.263-07:00The House of Secrets 2017 Interview! Comic Book Legends.<p> <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Comic books were once considered entertainment for kids. They could go into the local convenience store, spend $2.00 and get hours worth of entertainment. Super heroes, masked villains and aliens from other planets were all within your grasp for just pocket change.</span></p><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Today comics books are a 1.03 billion dollar a year industry. Comic book movies dominate at the box office. Network television has programs based on comic books almost nightly. The success of The Walking Dead opened the doors to a whole new reading population.</span></span></div><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;"><br /></div><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw12KoUxRN1fdulCXPAVAWqe-VseD8943u3O5NHpQOrjKtLsbU0jmorZNE80C5DyW7LBkotrDGSag2vHxqPso1YbxdxO-jXe-OdejEWK-0hVddYwjtj1FQvg4F_zH-e12a9u7tr-ZzwAk/s1600/HS.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw12KoUxRN1fdulCXPAVAWqe-VseD8943u3O5NHpQOrjKtLsbU0jmorZNE80C5DyW7LBkotrDGSag2vHxqPso1YbxdxO-jXe-OdejEWK-0hVddYwjtj1FQvg4F_zH-e12a9u7tr-ZzwAk/s320/HS.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">With the popularity of comic books rising we thought we would talk to the owner of The House of Secrets in Burbank, one of the oldest comic book stores in the LA area. Situated between Marvel Studios and DC Comics, they’re at the center of the current comic book universe. We talked with owner Paul Grimshaw and got a State of the Union!</span></span></div><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">How long have you been in Burbank?</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">We’ve been here for 19 years. We started as House of Mystery on Magnolia and then moved to our current location on Olive and became House of Secrets.</span></span></div><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">How has the landscape of the comic industry changed in those 19 years?</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">There are far more comic companies these days. Marvel and DC used to be the only two publishers of note. Image Comics started as a schlocky cousin in the 90’s with Spawn, but have since become the powerhouse third wheel to Marvel and DC. There are also fewer comic book stores nowadays.</span></span></div><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Do you have a typical or specific type of customer?</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Yes, those with good taste and thick skin!</span></span></div><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">What are your biggest sellers?</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">The Walking Dead and Saga are top sellers (both from Image), and the current Star Wars titles are very popular</span></span></div><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCsefr2pfLYHMTx59wCoEDzb7_BAoIdYuhD7jaoHQTXH-z99YhFf0-1q7E4O7u6Cd5fME1w-3U4ObNd7Jk3uxTGbtqyFTpbhY58ozMFbuN0JhXqKqXUOTfuL9R4tJs4N9SlOdSxrY3T1Q/s1600/HOSMystery+scaled.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCsefr2pfLYHMTx59wCoEDzb7_BAoIdYuhD7jaoHQTXH-z99YhFf0-1q7E4O7u6Cd5fME1w-3U4ObNd7Jk3uxTGbtqyFTpbhY58ozMFbuN0JhXqKqXUOTfuL9R4tJs4N9SlOdSxrY3T1Q/s320/HOSMystery+scaled.jpg" width="218" /></a></div><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Movie studios surround House of Secrets; you have to have celebrity customers!</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Yes, however if I started name-dropping, I don’t think they’d be shopping here much longer. Come in and see for yourself!</span></span></div><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">What does the future look like for the comic book industry?</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">I think the future looks good for comics. Talk of digital death is a bit far fetched. People still need paper in their life. The touch and feel of comics is a unique experience, one I think will stick around for a while.</span></span></div><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">It’s worth noting that House of Secrets also publishes their own comic books under the Art of Fiction brand.</span></span></div><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">House of Secrets</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">1930 West Olive Ave</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Burbank CA 91506</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.artoffiction.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">www.artoffiction.com</span></a></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">818-562-1900</span></span></div>copymathollywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509704896973183879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265268439413530098.post-13814997112238329622017-01-31T12:18:00.000-08:002020-08-22T12:18:47.061-07:00Decorated Director Mark Kirkland: 2017 Interview!<p> <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">We got a second to sit down with legendary Los Angeles director Mark Kirkland to ask a few questions about life, work & what the new year has in store. 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</style><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><b><span face="" style="font-family: arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Best Advice for someone who dreams to work in the film industry? </span></b><span face="" style="font-family: arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: 12pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Be realistic. 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mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><b><span face="" style="font-family: arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Goals for 2017?</span></b><span face="" style="font-family: arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: 12pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Work hard and stay positive.</span><span face="" style="font-family: arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; 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orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;"><br /></div><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrd4Jy9uDKrClfhdFRB3oEIuw08Rvrxk0Sw623KFGlzHDilr1qa3Z6s1lufL5EIRl28i6yLtemR_Ua5iHCz69SJlhW7VDBKodbjsszjBR4lzLZWwbISQ4HTfcapwx_Z17PxWxe5quP3Lw/s1600/kirkland_8.5x11_lafmw_art.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrd4Jy9uDKrClfhdFRB3oEIuw08Rvrxk0Sw623KFGlzHDilr1qa3Z6s1lufL5EIRl28i6yLtemR_Ua5iHCz69SJlhW7VDBKodbjsszjBR4lzLZWwbISQ4HTfcapwx_Z17PxWxe5quP3Lw/s320/kirkland_8.5x11_lafmw_art.jpg" width="206" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> Read more on Mark Kirkland <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Kirkland">here!</a></span></div>copymathollywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509704896973183879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265268439413530098.post-14709262751122602282017-01-11T12:16:00.000-08:002020-08-22T12:16:59.583-07:00Smoke House: The Storied History of the Classic Restaurant<p> </p><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">The Smoke House – a vintage restaurant still going strong!</span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">If you ever drive from Burbank around Warner Brothers and head to Hollywood on Barham Boulevard, you know where the Smoke House is located.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is hard to miss.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIKpG7OXZxgyjCMhXdeoJSwv9UYJcXGmgz4m2N4yD0c_OSdHF05Abl37R8zuUlTNjYdEXE6DZTqPxEbqHiazD32YgBSEKBiVTh8QHgL7FTG-u3RqSpPG4O_B9J_Wki08zJan4s6BVOc60/s1600/DSCN0549.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIKpG7OXZxgyjCMhXdeoJSwv9UYJcXGmgz4m2N4yD0c_OSdHF05Abl37R8zuUlTNjYdEXE6DZTqPxEbqHiazD32YgBSEKBiVTh8QHgL7FTG-u3RqSpPG4O_B9J_Wki08zJan4s6BVOc60/s320/DSCN0549.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br />And many people still “don’t miss it” when planning a nice meal out, some weekend entertainment, a quick lunch or any other occasion.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">As part of a continuing series of stories that acknowledge key parts of Burbank and its history, we took the time to meet the General Manager of The Smoke House, Manny Munoz.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We wanted to get an inside look at the restaurant and its history, so we went to the best source.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Manny is 31 years old, and has been with the Smoke House since he was 15.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has done everything in the restaurant and knows it inside out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When the General Manager position became available a year or so ago, the owners saw that he was the best person to lead the team, and he of course accepted the position.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ7ni-dxzPFrU0YjXg0agccTgcPE1BcTpxcI7Fwr1ebV5AFfNa7HfT2oAlGWcZDTcgk6aIgMETGrc6W-6hlBuM-LIpFeLyq_JViDggnWd1YCA6b2X56BwdRAfaLN2YHCEfvL7YB5YompY/s1600/the-smokehouse-dining-room.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ7ni-dxzPFrU0YjXg0agccTgcPE1BcTpxcI7Fwr1ebV5AFfNa7HfT2oAlGWcZDTcgk6aIgMETGrc6W-6hlBuM-LIpFeLyq_JViDggnWd1YCA6b2X56BwdRAfaLN2YHCEfvL7YB5YompY/s320/the-smokehouse-dining-room.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Here are some of the things we learned from our visit with Manny:</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">The Smoke House goes all the way back to 1946.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was originally located at Pass and Riverside, and moved to its current location three years later.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They recently celebrated the 70<sup>th</sup> anniversary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Long time for a restaurant to be around!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">The restaurant can now seat over 500 guests in a number of dining areas, including a lounge/bar area, the traditional dining area, and an outside patio.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are a number of remodeling and decoration upgrades in progress, as the restaurant insures that it remains a very attractive dining destination.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">During warmer times of the year, the outdoor patio is also a popular hangout for the younger crowd for happy hour/after work enjoyment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Over the decades, many movie and other entertainment celebrities have frequented this landmark.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The walls have pictures of many of the famous stars of the 30’s, 40’s, 50’s and more current actors and actresses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>George Clooney loves the restaurant so much that he named his production company, Smoke House Productions, after the restaurant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Given the celebrity presence, the staff have worked out how to acknowledge the needs for some element of privacy and allowing the well known guests to enjoy their dining experience without being disturbed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That said, in our conversation with Manny, it became obvious that the Smoke House regards all of its patrons as being important and treats them all with care and respect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are many guests who like to request their “favorite” tables.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Manny has to sometime juggle<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>things to accommodate everyone’s requests, but he usually makes it work.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">The Smoke House has been used for film shoots on many occasions, including the recently released and highly acclaimed musical, La La Land.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Its rich décor and traditional restaurant design makes it a great location for location shots.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Like any eating establishment, once in a while people can “overindulge” on drink.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were very impressed with the caring attitude Manny insures that the staff have toward all their guests.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He reflected on times when the valets have very tactfully not given the car keys back to a patron who obviously should not be driving.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rather, they will have the patron come back in to the restaurant until he/she is more able to drive, or help the person get a cab or an uber car and work out coming back for the car the next day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">So, not only does the Smoke House look after its celebrity guests, they have a very high standard for caring for all of their visitors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">As far as “celebrity sightings” are concerned, given that many of the guests come over from Warner Brothers, located just across the street, sightings are more common during the lunch hours, when the actors and actresses are getting a bite when they are working on the lot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">What parts of their menu are the most well known?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Without hesitation, Manny said the garlic cheese bread, the prime rib and home made “secret recipe” barbecue sauce are standouts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">We asked Manny how the future looks for a restaurant with this much history and tradition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Will the younger generations still keep coming?</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgucvu5CxkwSEYqoSBZa9WJktqIeLSI5wlTq_geBlMJbW6-mDGS1dY24ZrLBXGaGD1jR0efJlkF4mX6fhECK62crEtE3iCKxO7W1UA_HB-TP9qWBXWoCXV031u9USNeh2ZDVQZzFZBOL3Y/s1600/smoke_house_menu_3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgucvu5CxkwSEYqoSBZa9WJktqIeLSI5wlTq_geBlMJbW6-mDGS1dY24ZrLBXGaGD1jR0efJlkF4mX6fhECK62crEtE3iCKxO7W1UA_HB-TP9qWBXWoCXV031u9USNeh2ZDVQZzFZBOL3Y/s400/smoke_house_menu_3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">He is quite confident of that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The tradition of the Smoke House continues to be “handed down” from one generation of locals to another, with parents and grandparents bringing their children and grandchildren to share a meal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The younger crowd appreciates the experience as much as the older.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have over 6000 followers on Facebook, and Manny utilizes other social media platforms to keep in touch as well.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">It is great to have a local business with this much tradition and culture still going strong after 70 years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Congratulations to the Smoke House!<br /><br />Visit their website here! <a href="http://smokehouse1946.com/">http://smokehouse1946.com</a></div>copymathollywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509704896973183879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265268439413530098.post-2728427923049354252016-12-30T12:09:00.000-08:002020-08-22T12:10:30.207-07:00Mike Vosburg Interview: Comics, Art & Los Angeles Life!<p> <a href="http://vozwords.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Mike Vosburg</a><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">is a legendary artist. He's one of our favorite customers, for good reason! He's been innovating & elevating artistically for 50+ years. We sat down with the penciling & inking icon for a few exclusive questions that goes deeper than comics.</span></p><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZPI6cVkrdyJDzYAA0EeEc18jgYXwJPznqXqEWowB_eFMKi1kbaN8I48TFJL5BgRq2hRoTb-aQn83sOXBN5RTH-mG2qoCftFNBV5IoVUewm4u2sY1UYpo-ZUAMYJcsL8WBWtd9TO6e8Ec/s1600/Tales-from-Crypt-MikeVosburg-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZPI6cVkrdyJDzYAA0EeEc18jgYXwJPznqXqEWowB_eFMKi1kbaN8I48TFJL5BgRq2hRoTb-aQn83sOXBN5RTH-mG2qoCftFNBV5IoVUewm4u2sY1UYpo-ZUAMYJcsL8WBWtd9TO6e8Ec/s400/Tales-from-Crypt-MikeVosburg-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: small; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Do you remember the first piece of art you made?</b></span></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: small; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I remember as a youngster I was always doodling…but it wasn’t until I was</span></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">in sixth grade that I met a friend who go me into drawing my own home made</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">comics. We’d trade them back and forth and had our own little company.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">It taught me the basis of storytelling and was great fun.<span class="im"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><br /><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="im"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""><span class="im"><b>Favorite comic book art you've ever done?</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="im"></span></span></span><br /><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="im"></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">My Lori Lovecraft series was certainly my favorite; I’ve always preferred</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">doing my own creator owned projects. There really isn’t much of</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">anything I was overly fond of in commercial comics that I did.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEg859At9Al1-XT-GFQMAZ_MB0KsR3txMrQBqtDyKlY-Mn4ETdBJM8WIDkQaj-zjJo8bbQFN9-JcT_1WuY6cX2LPWaSagp74uUbt3PNKTXnlYK4zE7h9OYJt0WyHKhghpJLfZPbcQOFjc/s1600/61io41OdMsL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEg859At9Al1-XT-GFQMAZ_MB0KsR3txMrQBqtDyKlY-Mn4ETdBJM8WIDkQaj-zjJo8bbQFN9-JcT_1WuY6cX2LPWaSagp74uUbt3PNKTXnlYK4zE7h9OYJt0WyHKhghpJLfZPbcQOFjc/s200/61io41OdMsL.jpg" width="125" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="im"></span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="im"></span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><br /><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="im"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""><span class="im"><b>Tell us about your role in the Chronicles of Narnia Movies.</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="im"></span></span></span><br /><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="im"></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a very low time in my career as all my regular avenues of work had seemed</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">to have dried up. I met another friend serendipitously and he suggest I drop</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">a portfolio off at the film he was working on. A couple months later I was working</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">on The Lion,Witch and Wardrobe, and my connection to the series kept me</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">working for years. It was the first time I worked storyboarding on a live action film.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">They were very happy with me, and I was ecstatic working for Walden and their</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">folks. <span class="im"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="im"></span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="im"></span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="im"></span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><br /><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="im"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""><span class="im"><b>Favorite place to eat in Los Angeles?</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="im"></span></span></span><br /><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="im"></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">A local place on Foothill called Everest. When I walk in everyone calls me Mikey.<span class="im"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><br /><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Comics is very low on my list of favorite things. Much prefer film, sports, movies, books,etc.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span face=""></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="im"></span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /><div><br /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Best moment of 2016?</b></span></div><div><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Traveling in Arizona and stopping in Jerome and visiting Taliesan in Phoenix.<span class="im"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="im"></span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><br /><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="im"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""><span class="im"><b>What are your plans and goals for 2017?</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="im"></span></span></span><br /><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="im"></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Keeping enjoying life and doing what I do as well as I can.<span class="im"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="im"><b>Anything else you'd like to add?</b></span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="im"></span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><br /><div><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I am really thankful that I live in sunny Southern Calif. and that I’m in a vibrant</span></div></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">city surrounded by lots of super creative folks. What a fun and exciting life.</span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPjufw7gXuHzAshMpUHsjAsWzN3iaA5dyoDejU35gzfmwcSdivs9hNuzGjII4BShyYnwyz-RCWIm2XmQSWv9l3gzyFnP3FzWuVhKKJLW8D5ozsmtzw5bBNoGvOR7BeMyi3OeYpckG-3vo/s1600/636047600784759790-1670241139_il_fullxfull.387019409_9q95.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPjufw7gXuHzAshMpUHsjAsWzN3iaA5dyoDejU35gzfmwcSdivs9hNuzGjII4BShyYnwyz-RCWIm2XmQSWv9l3gzyFnP3FzWuVhKKJLW8D5ozsmtzw5bBNoGvOR7BeMyi3OeYpckG-3vo/s320/636047600784759790-1670241139_il_fullxfull.387019409_9q95.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span face="">Check out more updates from Mike at <a href="http://vozwords.blogspot.com/"><span face="">hi<span face="">s blog!</span></span></a></span></span></span></div>copymathollywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509704896973183879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265268439413530098.post-11627412658961796072016-12-20T12:05:00.000-08:002020-08-22T12:06:37.272-07:00Burbank's Convergence of Aerospace & Entertainment: The Story of Lockheed<p> <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">A big part of Burbank history was the presence of Lockheed as a major aerospace manufacturer. From before WWII and in to the 1980’s, the company had a large presence in Burbank. At its peak, in 1943, Lockheed employed around 94,000 people. Part of the property occupied by Lockheed is the current home of the Empire Center, a retail hub. The large signs locating that center have various airplanes gracing their tops. Younger people may not know why that theme for the signs came about. Consider it an acknowledgment of the Lockheed history. </span></p><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjmnjsW2X-HZN3BpbDRPiuc3qwCaZVRV4t5XEIkNDev5aUgDM1fq2skVrvrwZuxaNKGJV_obLUyGZE0WZmazQ3ADCwUV7W2x8gX8w5FclhjJzsFQY-EQVy1fWmmDUIDh8gO1W5FE0rMY/s1600/xjOTyFT.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjmnjsW2X-HZN3BpbDRPiuc3qwCaZVRV4t5XEIkNDev5aUgDM1fq2skVrvrwZuxaNKGJV_obLUyGZE0WZmazQ3ADCwUV7W2x8gX8w5FclhjJzsFQY-EQVy1fWmmDUIDh8gO1W5FE0rMY/s400/xjOTyFT.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Today, Burbank is home to major entertainment studios and hundreds of other businesses that are part of the media industry. While there are still some smaller aerospace companies here, that industry is largely gone. </span></span></div><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">During WWII, the then "relatively new” entertainment industry and Lockheed were connected by a very vital project. </span></span></div><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Lockheed and other companies in the area were a big part of the wartime effort to supply the planes needed to fight the war. In February of 1942, a Japanese submarine fired upon an oil facility in nearby Santa Barbara. Concerned that the enemy could enact further attacks on the West Coast and endanger the manufacturing of military hardware, the Army Corps of Engineers took action.</span></span></div><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6k6qyRSVuRToj5NKs5eXNsODkm1TIfa30RoqxcunSp7BFGJ3R70gE9Xl0shZWYFYVmBx9EmM3QWG35X_7UemkcOFqvaPhnAdeeNH3xh-gBMFFXpVIxJKeYPHjwU46MVOMGNbnTMNTF0c/s1600/Lockheed-L-049-Constellation-NX25600-XC-69-Burbank-9-January-1943.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6k6qyRSVuRToj5NKs5eXNsODkm1TIfa30RoqxcunSp7BFGJ3R70gE9Xl0shZWYFYVmBx9EmM3QWG35X_7UemkcOFqvaPhnAdeeNH3xh-gBMFFXpVIxJKeYPHjwU46MVOMGNbnTMNTF0c/s400/Lockheed-L-049-Constellation-NX25600-XC-69-Burbank-9-January-1943.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">The goal was to protect Lockheed from being located and attacked. The “bright idea” was to camouflage the facility so it would not be visible from the air and subject to attack. To accomplish this, </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">set dressers, painters and artists from the local studios were hired to create coverings that would show a rural landscape of trees, fields, farm houses and other imagery</span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">.</span></span></div><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Imagine a massive manufacturing facility covered by canopies with rural scenery painted on top, complete with the placement of small farm buildings and trees to create a full three dimensional appearance. That is exactly what occurred. From the air, there was no visible evidence of a wartime manufacturing facility. Someone in a plane flying a few thousand feet above would essentially see rural farmland, of no interest to an enemy wanted to attack production facilities. </span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpiwL2wX78XjrYg6zLuzYE9XG8d5ut81hP5fMcYXw0XshFloRImJ0mmxrofJnzl0Cp3TPE22WsfN4mNVSf6WFBROSfH1YHRl1nMClIx972LXqGYg6KpGM5D88gCUl2C_v-sXcgSFduzk/s1600/1418142772560.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpiwL2wX78XjrYg6zLuzYE9XG8d5ut81hP5fMcYXw0XshFloRImJ0mmxrofJnzl0Cp3TPE22WsfN4mNVSf6WFBROSfH1YHRl1nMClIx972LXqGYg6KpGM5D88gCUl2C_v-sXcgSFduzk/s400/1418142772560.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></div><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">So, we have the economic engine of Burbank from decades ago being assisted by the world of entertainment, which is of course a major part of the business base in the Burbank of today. Interesting convergence, isn’t it?</span></span></div><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">For more of this history, you can check this link:</span></span></div><a href="http://www.militarystory.org/how-the-military-hid-the-lockheed-burbank.html" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0d6433; font-size: 18.6667px; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">www.militarystory.org/how-the-military-hid-the-lockheed-burbank.html</span></span></a>copymathollywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509704896973183879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265268439413530098.post-80639955160615117292016-12-06T11:58:00.000-08:002020-08-22T11:59:19.567-07:00Roger Black & Waco O'Guin Talk Brickleberry, The Damn Show & Yucko The Clown - December 2016 Interview!<p> <span class="st" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">We caught up with the legendary <b>Waco O'Guin</b> and <b>Roger Black</b></span><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"> </b><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">for a rare, exclusive interview! Creators of The Damn Show, Brickleberry & Yucko The Clown; Roger & Waco are busy working on new television projects to end out 2016. This hilarious duo let us in on a few secrets about their characters, personal life & shows. It's a must see!</span></p><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span class="im"></span></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span face=""><span class="im"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4h-0WvjbeRzL3JRLNtZ4o5eptIdWU1ayMQFOeDJUDGagk4lrMSXHau_PHOruB5pwHpwbeGagIJ_tfFMLBN61Q-lbKH-XrxczCh_-BgzytFrHKJg50ECz_P6RQfnsxzFwUFrcVBsHSxo/s1600/8c68179ft7ae3d3f11285%2526690.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4h-0WvjbeRzL3JRLNtZ4o5eptIdWU1ayMQFOeDJUDGagk4lrMSXHau_PHOruB5pwHpwbeGagIJ_tfFMLBN61Q-lbKH-XrxczCh_-BgzytFrHKJg50ECz_P6RQfnsxzFwUFrcVBsHSxo/s400/8c68179ft7ae3d3f11285%2526690.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></div><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span class="im"></span></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span class="im"></span></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span face=""><span class="im"><b>What is your favorite show that you've created or worked on?</b></span></span></span></div><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span class="im"></span></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span face="">Between our show Stankervision on MTV and Brickleberry on Comedy Central, we would have to </span><span face="">say Brickleberry. We had a lot more creative freedom on Brickleberry and loved the characters. Roger and </span><span face="">I got to do a lot of voices.</span></span></div><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face=""><span class="im"><b>Which social media has been the biggest outlet for Damn Show?</b></span></span></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span class="im"></span></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span face="">Probably Youtube for The Damn Show. We have had over 60 million views on there! Facebook has been</span><span face=""> a great social media outlet for Brickleberry. We have over 500,000 likes now.</span></span></div><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span class="im"></span></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span face=""><span class="im"><b>What is it like being Yucko The Clown? </b></span></span></span></div><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span class="im"></span></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span face="">Roger: The costume is really smelly. BUT it's pretty cathartic to say anything to someone and people</span><span face=""> not take it too serious. That's why I decided to dress up as a clown. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQtygZpmdpu7J4sbeOvipWKbesjZUiaWvUeLPKSyZRR9jlp8P0k3Wv_fDKKvMIBOUX6W1XZ21IrHYHmciP8UyR2C_HoQF8Y4JrocZVFLeJ14ePgw0lLZSslGCVge40We-ddrQycy3VlT0/s1600/Yucko.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQtygZpmdpu7J4sbeOvipWKbesjZUiaWvUeLPKSyZRR9jlp8P0k3Wv_fDKKvMIBOUX6W1XZ21IrHYHmciP8UyR2C_HoQF8Y4JrocZVFLeJ14ePgw0lLZSslGCVge40We-ddrQycy3VlT0/s320/Yucko.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span class="im"></span></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span face=""><span class="im"><b>Favorite spot to eat in Los Angeles?</b></span></span></span></div><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span class="im"></span></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Waco : Tallyrand in Burbank. It's the best breakfast joint in Los Angeles.</span></div><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face=""></span></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span face="">Roger: Katsuya in Studio City. Love their Crab Hand rolls!</span> <span face=""><br /></span></span></div><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span class="im"></span></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span face=""><span class="im"><b>What is something that fans don't know about you that they probably should?</b></span></span></span></div><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span class="im"></span></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Waco : I use baby wipes.</span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: small; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span face=""></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Roger: I collect comic books, and cried at the end of the Notebook.</span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: small; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="im"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: small; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span face=""><span face=""><span class="im"><b>What was the best moment of 2016?</b></span></span></span></span></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span face=""><span face="">The Brickleberry comic books came out this year! We were super excited to tell more<span face=""> </span>Brickleberry stories!</span> <span face=""><br /></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: small; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span face=""><span face=""><span class="im"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><b> </b></span></span></span></span></span></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: small; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><b>What are some goals & plans for 2017?</b></span><br /></span></span><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Waco and Roger: To get another kickass show on the air!</span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0IAQ2HGFfJrzdF5L5d7hzVg5LQF1jqIcCgnJXVMdJdy2khoPqF4Iw-WK1N6y7Wfkkhnxky7RWHCQEl3-gvAQbQYyKywERp6nymRMU92_hrSxdGwO69Si8CvQEUj5w7OKR3_D5lcg7ka4/s1600/brickleberry.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0IAQ2HGFfJrzdF5L5d7hzVg5LQF1jqIcCgnJXVMdJdy2khoPqF4Iw-WK1N6y7Wfkkhnxky7RWHCQEl3-gvAQbQYyKywERp6nymRMU92_hrSxdGwO69Si8CvQEUj5w7OKR3_D5lcg7ka4/s400/brickleberry.jpeg" width="400" /></a> <span face=""><span style="color: #212121;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"> </span></span></span></span></span></div><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /><br />Make sure to check out <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/DamnShow">The Damn Show Youtube Channel</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/brickleberry">Brickleberry's Facebook page</a> & stay tuned for Roger & Waco's newest endeavors!</span>copymathollywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509704896973183879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265268439413530098.post-38314021019068569242016-12-02T11:54:00.000-08:002020-08-22T11:55:56.415-07:00The Art of Jov Interview! December 2016 Exclusive<p> <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">One of our favorite customers is Los Angeles freelance artist Jov. He's had a busy 2016 with bookings & online sales. "The Art of Jov" has garnered an online & in-person following using his Instagram as a digital portfolio for the world to see.</span></p><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivok8NOsp0uh_ecpKLMxv_FLuEhs57r5EeVwYP3W1QF4kBZQgznn3V5wjkXctfOX8wOei5tOlDypH-wtX2ESN0Y_vZVHjHN4LjpSPV3THZndJGXvw_x9IW6HUIGJlg3LdAfmf7kYRJLPM/s1600/Jov+copy.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivok8NOsp0uh_ecpKLMxv_FLuEhs57r5EeVwYP3W1QF4kBZQgznn3V5wjkXctfOX8wOei5tOlDypH-wtX2ESN0Y_vZVHjHN4LjpSPV3THZndJGXvw_x9IW6HUIGJlg3LdAfmf7kYRJLPM/s400/Jov+copy.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;"></div><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><b>Who are your biggest inspirations?</b><br /><br />Oh, man... too many to name but right off the bat: Jim Lee, Joe Madureira (Joe Mad!), Kim Jung Gi, James Jean and Jeremy Fish<br /> </span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><b>Do you remember the first time you created art as a kid? When was it?</b><br /><br />Besides at school... I remember when I first saw a sketchbook. I was 6 or 7 years old. It was my Uncle's sketchbook and when he would leave the house, I'd sneak in his room and check out his work. He would tag, come up with characters and from then on... I was mind blown. I would constantly check out that sketchbook and even trace whatever he drew. I would even draw really light like him, so you won't see any previous lines after erasing. I would also use any pocket change my parents would give me and buy Bazooka Joe gum. Rip them open, throw away the gum, read the mini comics that came in them and copy each panel.</span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /><b>What's your favorite piece that you've done?</b><br /><br />I have a few that when I look back... I tell myself, "I can't believe I did that." To name a few, it would be: Link from The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past, Voltron and any piece that I used just INK. Those are special because finishing it without any smears is an achievement in my book. <br /> </span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVJ9k84T7qTCukPPvTaHwpROtwEiQNpfxO1LXH64X2GZCFDw2VKGCwpt3hI4TAKlyJ5-J5bJmnrITiYdwJPbEOqRh3fEJYYWh4NN7Wj5ER7BVdeT2Q65FvwnzC9OXA5m21Se44WY6y6s4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2016-12-02+at+3.30.49+PM+copy.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVJ9k84T7qTCukPPvTaHwpROtwEiQNpfxO1LXH64X2GZCFDw2VKGCwpt3hI4TAKlyJ5-J5bJmnrITiYdwJPbEOqRh3fEJYYWh4NN7Wj5ER7BVdeT2Q65FvwnzC9OXA5m21Se44WY6y6s4/s320/Screen+Shot+2016-12-02+at+3.30.49+PM+copy.png" width="312" /></a></div><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><b>Favorite spot to eat in Los Angeles?</b><br /><br />LEO'S TACOS in Eagle Rock! It's a taco truck that posts up <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_644403869" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Tuesday</span></span> - <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_644403870" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Sunday</span></span>. I've been going there since 2000. Even my daughter and dog dig it. <br /> </span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><b>Favorite spot to have fun or relax in Los Angeles?</b><br />Nothing beats home. I'm a homebody. Movie or music playing in the background while drawing or hanging out with my daughter and dog. But outside of home? I'd say you'd find me at a bookstore (Skylight Books), Wacko, Little Tokyo in L.A., Amoeba Music, Comic Book shops: Secret Headquarters or House of Secrets and at the movies; preferably where you can choose your seats. <br /><b> </b></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><b>What was your favorite moment of 2016?</b><br /><br />A lot of memorable moments happened in 2016... but to choose one and to sum it all up... my event bookings doubled! Which means more business and each of them were successful. I am truly blessed and grateful.<br /><b> </b></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><b>What are your goals in 2017?</b></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br />To be in more conventions selling my artwork. Starting 2017 with my first convention at Silicon Valley Con. I'm super stoked about that. </span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="color: black; font-family: Times; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://www.theartofjov.bigcartel.com/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmWgqXjHZM9pcc9H5H-zuV0EVN9-y1qRvXnL8QK4QgbEpUc5UDk7I73bkmuRPzcTThaAXgt4WAcpE0bM3tmH6RUeH5dldtfl_9emqR6gxHmSnCFm77AfBSbBwxCSGpO1_sScGeCck3gY/s400/image.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption"><a href="http://www.theartofjov.bigcartel.com/">Click here to visit Jov's online shop!</a></td></tr></tbody></table><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /> </span><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><b>Anything else you'd like to add?</b><br />I would like to thank you for giving me your time, thank you for the people what will be reading this. Also, many thanks to my constant supporters. I wouldn't be here if it weren't for them. Live, Love, Be Happy, Stay Positive and Kill It everyday! Lastly, please check out all my artwork and where I'll post up... here:<br /><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.instagram.com/the_art_of_jov&source=gmail&ust=1480806659529000&usg=AFQjCNH82cgt7GwikD__3QEXlHYSKDsTxA" href="http://www.instagram.com/the_art_of_jov" target="_blank">www.instagram.com/the_art_of_<wbr></wbr>jov</a><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.facebook.com/theartofjov&source=gmail&ust=1480806659529000&usg=AFQjCNGcV1nlq0V-PqLWlFG-zsTIbrBFtg" href="http://www.facebook.com/theartofjov" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/theartofjov</a><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.theartofjov.bigcartel.com&source=gmail&ust=1480806659529000&usg=AFQjCNHoTu4KJ1gQJ3nZn1I3ktQ-jR4VUg" href="http://www.theartofjov.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">www.theartofjov.bigcartel.com</a></span>copymathollywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509704896973183879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265268439413530098.post-45350084682668449292016-07-25T19:38:00.005-07:002016-07-25T19:38:44.554-07:00THE 80/20 RULE: A FEW ANGLES<span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">The 80/20 rule says that 80 percent of your business probably comes from 20% of your customers, give or take. Upon analysis, many find that 80% of their sales and marketing results come from maybe 20% of the actions they take.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">No matter what your profession or business, it is always valuable to “take a step back” to see what is getting the most results. In the absence of doing this, one can inadvertently spend time, staff resources and energy pursuing “low yield” activities.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">In our printing business, we try to regularly take that step back to assess what is working and what is not, both in terms of sales and marketing and operations.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">Have you ever looked to see what actions led to your biggest clients, projects, and sales? Here are some ways to review and analyze this:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">Did a particular type of promotion cause the results?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">Were referrals from other customers responsible?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">Did one or more particular employees deliver exceptional service that caused clients to trust you more and open up new opportunities?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">Some other new way your business became visible? New signage? Updated website?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">If you can’t get the answer from your analysis, you can also survey those customers and ask them.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">One way or another, if you find out what caused an improvement, you are in the best position to expand on that, reinforce it, and continue it.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">Can you identify any other questions you can ask or ways you can analyze your business to identify sources of success? Write back with any experience you have with ways of doing this type of analysis and your successes in this area.</span>copymathollywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509704896973183879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265268439413530098.post-22316524689734561842016-07-25T19:38:00.002-07:002016-07-25T19:38:16.171-07:00HELPING OUT<span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">One of our clients is a large organization that held a special night for its staff recently. The client requested contributions from its vendors to help provide prizes for drawings during the night.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">I donated a few prizes from our printing company. My contact was very appreciative of what we did.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">Much to my surprise, she offered to help make our business more well known in her particular part of the organization. I was not really expecting that, as I wanted to give something to this group as an acknowledgment, since they trust us with a lot of their printing.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">However, it did remind me again, as I have been reminded many times before, that when you give, you often get something in return, even if you don’t expect it.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">Besides, helping is most often gratifying for the one who helps as well as benefiting those who are assisted.</span>copymathollywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509704896973183879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265268439413530098.post-9469936565245385042016-07-25T19:37:00.007-07:002016-07-25T19:37:51.489-07:00FOLLOWING UP WITH YOUR CLIENTS<span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">In the high pace of business, when we receive a service or product from a vendor and everything is “as expected”, we tend to move on to the next project or deadline.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">If there is some kind of problem with the product or service, we may contact that vendor. Thus, the vendor or service provider may “hear about it”. (As the vendor, you hope the client contacts you, as you then have the chance to fix the issue!)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">While product and service deficiencies are hopefully very infrequent in your business, being able to address them when they happen is critical. You otherwise run the risk of losing a client.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">How often do you receive a personal follow up call or email from a service provider, to check on your level of satisfaction? Chances are, not very often. I know that if I receive such a communication, infrequent as it is, I consider it a point of exceptional service and care.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">Having a follow up plan and program in place is a great way to differentiate your company. It accomplishes:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">•Catching problems that may otherwise go unaddressed and leave the client with a lowered trust factor</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">•More often, it simply gives you a chance to thank the client for trusting you</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">How often you reach out like this to regular/repeat customers is a matter of judgment. You don’t want to “bug” them with too many calls, but you don’t want to take them for granted either. Consider putting a follow up program in place in your business. It can be a great tool for customer retention.</span>copymathollywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509704896973183879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265268439413530098.post-91085098723256993542016-07-25T19:37:00.004-07:002016-07-25T19:37:23.539-07:00Paper Stocks<b style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">Deluxe Superthick Business Cards</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">If you really want to stand out with a card they’ll want to keep, have a look at our Superthick business cards. We laminate multiple layers of paper and other materials to produce cards that impress everyone who sees them. These cards will convey your message with style they won’t soon forget. Options include full-color [...]</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">Prints and Copies</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">The best quality prints in black & white or full color on the latest digital equipment, from any file or hard copy. Friendly service, fast turnarounds and great prices. Just let us know what you need and we’ll get right on it. We offer great discounts on larger orders, so please ask us for a custom [...]</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">Postcards and Flyers</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">Hand out something they’ll notice and remember. High-quality postcards, flyers and brochures get you noticed. Aqueous Matte or Hi-gloss UV finish on a variety of FSC Certified paper stocks. Printed on one side or both, it’s up to you. Our 14pt Express Digital products can be ready on very quick turnarounds, even same day. Offset [...]</span>copymathollywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509704896973183879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265268439413530098.post-50696692541828721312016-07-25T19:35:00.004-07:002016-07-25T19:36:45.788-07:00File set up tips for books and booklets<span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">Creating a book can be a little more complicated than other projects. We see a lot of the same set-up mistakes on many book printing jobs, so here are some helpful tips to review when you’re preparing your materials:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;"><b style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18.48px;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;"><b style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;"><b style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18.48px;"><b style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;"><b style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">ADOBE INDESIGN</span><br style="font-size: 13.2px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18.48px;" /><span style="font-size: 13.2px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18.48px;">InDesign is the tool of choice for creating files to print a book. It’s worth learning to use if you want the ultimate creative and technical control over your project. You can download a free trial at Adobe’s website.</span><br style="font-size: 13.2px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18.48px;" /><br style="font-size: 13.2px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18.48px;" /><span style="font-size: 13.2px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18.48px;">To avoid any confusion between reader spreads and printer spreads, please provide SINGLE PAGES with full bleeds, not reader spreads. This way we have the margins needed to properly order the pages into printer spreads. To learn more about page imposition click here.</span><br style="font-size: 13.2px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18.48px;" /><br style="font-size: 13.2px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18.48px;" /><br style="font-size: 13.2px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18.48px;" /><span style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">ADOBE PHOTOSHOP</span><br style="font-size: 13.2px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18.48px;" /><span style="font-size: 13.2px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18.48px;">If you’re making a portfolio, zine, or graphic novel and content is already in a group of Photoshop Images, it may be easiest just to work with those. Organize them by naming the files with their respective page numbers so that they automatically stay in order through the prep and printing.</span><br style="font-size: 13.2px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18.48px;" /><br style="font-size: 13.2px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18.48px;" /><span style="font-size: 13.2px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18.48px;">Make sure the images are at least 300dpi. We make beautiful prints but we can’t print what isn’t there. Also avoid using compression for the best results with digital printing. PSD’s, TIFF’s, and JPEG’s are all fine to work with but be sure to save them at maximum quality. Even hi-res photos print poorly from a low quality JPEG. You can also save them as PDF’s right from Photoshop and combine them into one file which has a lot of advantages as noted above.</span><br style="font-size: 13.2px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18.48px;" /><br style="font-size: 13.2px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18.48px;" /><br style="font-size: 13.2px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18.48px;" /><span style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">MICROSOFT WORD</span><br style="font-size: 13.2px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18.48px;" /><span style="font-size: 13.2px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18.48px;">Although other options are becoming more popular, many of our clients rely on Word for writing and editing text. While there are some important limitations, we can usually get good results from your Word files.</span><br style="font-size: 13.2px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18.48px;" /><br style="font-size: 13.2px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18.48px;" /><span style="font-size: 13.2px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18.48px;">The best workflow is to make a PDF right from your native file on the computer you are using to create the piece in Word. Word files often have text reflow and other formatting issues when moving them from one computer to another. This is caused mostly by inconsistencies in fonts and page specs. Producing a PDF is the best way to avoid that frustrating situation and have a portable, properly-formatted file that will give you the results you are expecting. Once you know how to make good PDF’s you’ll never have to worry about it again.</span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></span></span></div>
copymathollywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509704896973183879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265268439413530098.post-80074154121420900622016-07-25T19:32:00.002-07:002016-07-25T19:32:51.702-07:00File submission guidelines<b style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">FILE FORMATS</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">Print-ready PDF’s are the best!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">We can work with just about anything you throw at us, but print ready PDF’s are the most efficient and cost-effective way to get the best results. If you need guidance just give us a call, we’re here to help.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">The hourly rate to prep or rework files that need it is $75.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">IMAGE RESOLUTION</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">All images should be 300dpi at their final print size. Images may look good on your screen at 72dpi, but higher resolution is required for quality printing. Lo-res images just don’t work.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">We work with all image formats, including TIFF, EPS, JPG and PSD.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">LAYOUT INFO</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">For best results, please consider using Adobe InDesign to create Acrobat (PDF) files for printing. These are the best tools for the job, but we’ll work with whatever files you have.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">Bleed and Trim - Know about this, it matters. You don’t have time to have to do it over.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">Safety Margins – Keep the content at least 1/8” inside the trim area.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;"><b>HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR FILES</b></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">EMAIL- Send files to</span><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;"> </span><a href="mailto:print@copycentralglendale.com">print@copycentralglendale.com</a></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">UPLOAD – Submit your files through our easy upload tool here. Make it even easier and zip multiple files first.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">STOP BY- Come on in, bring your USB flash drive, external hard drive, CD or DVD.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">We’re always happy to answer any questions about file preparation or anything else, just give us a call.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">Don’t forget – Good PRINT-READY files save time!!</span>copymathollywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509704896973183879noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265268439413530098.post-70891042663158972792016-07-25T19:31:00.001-07:002016-07-25T19:31:05.531-07:00MAKE A .ZIP FILE FOR EASY UPLOADS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRyhfvzkQ5D5X6hElrflmYDMUscIAQns98RybUCb-DbxVKHPuA_rc1P-xPFsJRAbwWW6igHCqm2I4Lxl8osSwli12ZJHaqtfnSbT3GwYOVZcxNjZ9fL41jCzXd8zXAIG44KNDWGajTOZA/s1600/compressfiles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRyhfvzkQ5D5X6hElrflmYDMUscIAQns98RybUCb-DbxVKHPuA_rc1P-xPFsJRAbwWW6igHCqm2I4Lxl8osSwli12ZJHaqtfnSbT3GwYOVZcxNjZ9fL41jCzXd8zXAIG44KNDWGajTOZA/s400/compressfiles.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">Create a .zip file to make uploads quick and easy.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">First, gather the files you want to send into a new folder.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">If you’re on a Mac, control + click to open the contextual menu, and choose “Compress”. You will see the .zip file appear next to the original folder.</span><br style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">In Windows, right-click on your folder, and choose “Send to > Archive”.</span><br style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><br style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><span style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">Then use our uploader to send your files and get your project underway!</span></span>copymathollywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509704896973183879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265268439413530098.post-91105040197461210312016-07-25T19:29:00.007-07:002016-07-25T19:30:16.066-07:00Make Great Looking Booklets at Copy Central Burbank<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMcguG35EKOGtcTSbed6Ooo38Z7lcvPi2RidJCfFx6FDylhD86fAIXrBumBdCGhyphenhyphenUgfQDP5QdVfheb_dyhGTtQKNB-jz_Zmg10LQg6phtoPZq0FctsMf5AnovaQ_9ldPYIyLJvphg1jmc/s1600/bookletbright-stack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMcguG35EKOGtcTSbed6Ooo38Z7lcvPi2RidJCfFx6FDylhD86fAIXrBumBdCGhyphenhyphenUgfQDP5QdVfheb_dyhGTtQKNB-jz_Zmg10LQg6phtoPZq0FctsMf5AnovaQ_9ldPYIyLJvphg1jmc/s400/bookletbright-stack.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdlbbrS75VlbgniEOg67yNPfgVLinQdeBV1qVw52eBY_h_OCjynU5PIo-PypENw-1BK5JAzOVSQjgeAoAYOgpSJcfsEFAlT0snAKyHG82xeqr4tfDl4nKvcVbjiEbD5gCwLC8wBNNvKw/s1600/flap.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdlbbrS75VlbgniEOg67yNPfgVLinQdeBV1qVw52eBY_h_OCjynU5PIo-PypENw-1BK5JAzOVSQjgeAoAYOgpSJcfsEFAlT0snAKyHG82xeqr4tfDl4nKvcVbjiEbD5gCwLC8wBNNvKw/s400/flap.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGSaLi5NTJueHrx1z8Uuhnse2c6FUSFa07e2WRVx9V6-LvgpxMB_SJKsF9FMexidfVjZiKOQfuF3WVcgONvHL-szBjFTWeTtqiV8_y4-U1XRYLoe93rzblYNFqlEZ0cWSl_t_iyUnc2Xs/s1600/booklet_adroth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGSaLi5NTJueHrx1z8Uuhnse2c6FUSFa07e2WRVx9V6-LvgpxMB_SJKsF9FMexidfVjZiKOQfuF3WVcgONvHL-szBjFTWeTtqiV8_y4-U1XRYLoe93rzblYNFqlEZ0cWSl_t_iyUnc2Xs/s400/booklet_adroth.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Booklets are one of the most versatile formats for putting a lot information right in the hands of your audience. At Copymat we’ve been making booklets for 25 years and we can help you make yours something special.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">You can create booklets in any size and quantity. Whether your project calls for something plain and simple or elaborate and elegant, our skilled staff will help you produce a high-quality product that’s sure to get you the attention you deserve.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">Use booklets for short stories and zines, yearbooks, directories, and how-to guides. They also work well portfolios of your creative work, lookbooks for your line, or exhibition catalogs. You can even make custom blank notebooks to give as gifts or promotional handouts.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">Use booklets for short stories and zines, yearbooks, directories, and how-to guides. They also work well portfolios of your creative work, lookbooks for your line, or exhibition catalogs. You can even make custom blank notebooks to give as gifts or promotional handouts.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;" /><span style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">Make them unique with special treatments like lamination or spot varnish on the covers, round corners or die-cutting. Add impressive extra touches like fold-out panel, slip cover or belly band to really make an impression.</span><br style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><br style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><span style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">Get help setting up your files. Call us when you’re ready to design your booklet so we can help you get off to a good start. Don’t forget your page count must be in multiples of 4.</span><br style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><br style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><span style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">We’re running specials on booklets all through June and July! You can get started with a batch of them for as little as $45. </span><br style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><br style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><span style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">Rest easy knowing that all our booklets are printed on FSC-Certified papers. There are a lot to choose from, you should come in and have a look.</span></span></span>copymathollywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509704896973183879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265268439413530098.post-5973778393485100882016-07-25T19:22:00.004-07:002016-07-25T19:22:57.342-07:00CUSTOM BINDING MAKES YOU LOOK GOOD<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm70zgAhXOdlHA_D6sxW_qrXUKM6H1i7fakJGkMX8XcBXML9AIPJ2EmXMInbhPck3u0unZCsBNN4f8tX5V6Rnx7oT2taJESzBeK4yyZ4XCQU7dN0BxWUqZSXUtgegXhREelsBdVF6UGLY/s1600/wirebind.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm70zgAhXOdlHA_D6sxW_qrXUKM6H1i7fakJGkMX8XcBXML9AIPJ2EmXMInbhPck3u0unZCsBNN4f8tX5V6Rnx7oT2taJESzBeK4yyZ4XCQU7dN0BxWUqZSXUtgegXhREelsBdVF6UGLY/s400/wirebind.jpg" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">In case you didn’t know, we can do all sorts of cool binding with custom made covers. Binding styles we can do include: Perfect binding, Hardcover case binding, Wire-O and Plastic Coil, Velo, Comb and others. We can do just about anything with the covers- colors, textures, cloth or leather, transparent, embossing, die-cut, laser-etched, you name it! You should come in and have a look.</span>copymathollywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509704896973183879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265268439413530098.post-86247087019740029462016-07-25T19:22:00.001-07:002016-07-25T19:22:31.122-07:00CUSTOMER SERVICE: DELIVERING MORE THAN EXPECTED<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzTfy4wg004y9vhSQEF6X_XLa8vBnEU5SHi2i8srb45p7nY2QJfR-3ycnEf6ji4s7UbizB8bd6ql6B7i9soEmqPoGa22sN_QZ6YTx6QK8OhcZoS8-XRMlEQgfkDsSwZ_Z9zXKDuv1vvdI/s1600/1ccg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzTfy4wg004y9vhSQEF6X_XLa8vBnEU5SHi2i8srb45p7nY2QJfR-3ycnEf6ji4s7UbizB8bd6ql6B7i9soEmqPoGa22sN_QZ6YTx6QK8OhcZoS8-XRMlEQgfkDsSwZ_Z9zXKDuv1vvdI/s400/1ccg.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">In your business, you obviously want to keep your customers very satisfied with your products or services. Repeat business is the lifeblood of many businesses, and, lets face it, there are usually many choices out there to obtain your type of product or service.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">Customers expect your product or service to be at a standard level of quality, and they expect it to be available on schedule. If you are not providing that, you are of course at extreme risk of losing clients.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">Given that you are providing proper quality and are on time, what can you do over and above that to deliver really “wow” service?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;">Sometimes it can be the little things that make a big difference. Some examples:</span><br style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; widows: 1;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">1. Deliver earlier than expected.</span><br style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><br style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><span style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">2. Go out of your way to make sure that packaging is professional, properly labeled, and easy for your client to locate different elements of their order.</span><br style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><br style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><span style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">3. Make a follow up call or send an email to find out if your customer was fully satisfied with the product or service. (This seldom occurs in business, and we have found that it really pleasantly surprises our clients to have this happen.)</span><br style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><br style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><span style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">4. Insure that your staff are friendly and professional on the phone. (You know how it is perceived when you call a business and this is not the case.)</span><br style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><br style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><span style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">5. Keep your client informed during the progress of a project, when the production involves various steps and takes some time. Don’t wait for the client to call you to check up on progress. Take the initiative on this and prevent them from wondering or worrying. (You will know when this might be appropriate. It is especially useful with a new client who may not be familiar with the rhythm of your business and prepared to fully trust you as yet.)</span><br style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><br style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><span style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">None of these actions require much time or expense. However, they can make a huge difference in client retention and referrals/word of mouth exposure.</span><br style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><br style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><span style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">Besides these, what extra steps would be appropriate in your business?Think it over and implement them, and you will likely see great benefits.</span></span>copymathollywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509704896973183879noreply@blogger.com0