I remember it well. We met in the offices of SpeakerLab, one of the first companies to have no space between the words . . . or not, a Seattle manufacturer of hi-fi (yes, it was called hi-fi. it was that long ago) speaker kits.
Pat, as Marketing Director, Marketing Manager or Sales Accelerator of Volume and Economic Manifest Executive (SAVEME), hired me as a writer to assist him in fanning the flames of commerce and focus on what was really a marvelous product: Do-It-Yourself Loud Speakers just when Led Zeppelin got really roaring.
After it was shown, however, that it cost more to make a speaker kit than to make a speaker, the owners of the company sold the name to the retail market and got out of manufacturing (I could be wrong about that).
Later, Pat and I went in business together with two marvelous services: 1) Medical Information Identification, which was a pre-magstripe plastic card for wallet/purse with a bit of microfilm embedded in it that contained, in really, really, really tiny text, essential medical info ie, blood type, allergies, pacemakers, etc. 2) The Small Business Alliance, a way small businesses could take advantage of volume-buying/economy-of-scale, by banding together, through a membership in TSBA, for printing, insurance, car rentals, hotel rooms, airline tickets, office supplies, etc etc,
While Pat and I did not get "wealthy" because of those efforts, they propelled us on to the successes we have today.
And I an still ashamed of the bad sandwich he got at the restaurant I took him to when he and Linda were up here in the PNW last summer and I promise I will do better.
This is a compilation of the TSOM (Third Saturday Of the Month) scooter rides I hosted for 8 years from 1999 to 2007. Hundreds of guys & 3 Girls. Thousands of miles, Millions of smiles.
I wanted to let everyone know that after CURRENT sold out of my "VINTAGE TRAVELS" Calendar for 2010, I CREATED A NEW ONE! It can be seen (and purchased) through ZAZZLE.com. Here is a quick link to find it: http://www.zazzle.com/vintage_travel_traile…
Becky, It is the Wave 3 and works great. I have the space to put a full 25lbs tank in the closet and it gives me about two weeks on low heat. We love to keep the camper going all winter for the spir of the moment camping. This thing makes it great f…
Thats too bad pat....does it really mean its been rebuilt all three times or does it show rebuilt when it changes hands and is sold or possibly just a way to register it to save money or hassel somehow...it might be an opportunity to haggle 'em down…
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I remember it well. We met in the offices of SpeakerLab, one of the first companies to have no space between the words . . . or not, a Seattle manufacturer of hi-fi (yes, it was called hi-fi. it was that long ago) speaker kits.
Pat, as Marketing Director, Marketing Manager or Sales Accelerator of Volume and Economic Manifest Executive (SAVEME), hired me as a writer to assist him in fanning the flames of commerce and focus on what was really a marvelous product: Do-It-Yourself Loud Speakers just when Led Zeppelin got really roaring.
After it was shown, however, that it cost more to make a speaker kit than to make a speaker, the owners of the company sold the name to the retail market and got out of manufacturing (I could be wrong about that).
Later, Pat and I went in business together with two marvelous services: 1) Medical Information Identification, which was a pre-magstripe plastic card for wallet/purse with a bit of microfilm embedded in it that contained, in really, really, really tiny text, essential medical info ie, blood type, allergies, pacemakers, etc. 2) The Small Business Alliance, a way small businesses could take advantage of volume-buying/economy-of-scale, by banding together, through a membership in TSBA, for printing, insurance, car rentals, hotel rooms, airline tickets, office supplies, etc etc,
While Pat and I did not get "wealthy" because of those efforts, they propelled us on to the successes we have today.
And I an still ashamed of the bad sandwich he got at the restaurant I took him to when he and Linda were up here in the PNW last summer and I promise I will do better.