Just over a month ago I got to attend an open house at the Royal Theatre in Trail BC. The Royal was opening it’s doors to share some very exciting news for their theatre and the community of Trail. 3D and digital projection is coming to this fixed up and fabulously redone theatre!!! I was able to attend for the 1 hour open house to talk about the effectiveness of on screen advertising and be available to talk with any local business owners. It was a great afternoon and a long one day road trip that I got to take with my wing-man, my father-in law AKA pops!
On that day I got to meet a bunch of great people, one of those being Shaun. Shaun works and plays in the Trail area, but he also has a side company he’s started up called Kootenay Fresh Gear – check him out on Twitter & Facebook
It’s a great new company that will help my hockey gear out A LOT! I wish I had known about these guys a long time ago. If you’re a sports player (soccer, football, hockey) or even a firefighter or someone who uses the same work gear a lot, you need to check these guys out. They can kill the bacteria in your gear and get the smell out – there are only a few locations in BC and obviously a great one in Trail!
What Shaun wanted to do for his ad in the theatre was something fun and straight to the point. We played a lot of email and Twitter tag, but we came up with something I think we are both really happy with. Shaun was the first to get an ad on at the Royal and I think it’s going to be a great form of exposure for him. Check his ads out below:
I was on my way out of Keremeos and I saw some smoke in the air. My first thought was that the highway was closed because of a forest fire and I would be driving home through Kelowna… long drive.
The highway was open and I got some great fruit and veggies too, BUT when I left Keremeos I got to watch a forest fire in it’s beginning stages and I saw a great helicopter fight it. Check it out:
Why I was in Keremeos or driving through it… that’s all to come soon enough.
Sure there are days when you want to smack your head, but 99% of the time I am in love with the people I walk through life with. They are amazing.
We took our boys out to see Toy Story 3 and got to make the premiere day (even though just in Mission) for Despicable Me. Both movies we had been waiting to go see since their trailer releases. That said, before the movies Cineplex had a contest displayed on their big screen about the Ford Flex (of which I’d love to own one, one day), Cineplex and families.
The contest details… simple. Tell us why you’re family is cool.
Aside from what we mentioned in the video below, my family is amazing because they love me no matter what. I’m safe to fail, to try new things. I’m safe to be me, even if it’s completely off center and down right strange. I love going home, even if I’ve been gone an hour, because it means hugs and kisses from them all. It’s simple amazing to have a family like this. I know just how fortunate I really am. I love having the family I do.
So here it is, in 60 seconds, why my family is cool:
If you haven’t checked it out before, you should really check out SilverScreen Tots. It’s all about families and you!
My oldest son has been quite impressed with What’s New Scooby Doo. Having grown up watching the original, I’ve been happy to watch the new version of Scooby Doo, complete with music from Simple Plan and even Smashmouth making an appearance in an episode as well. I enjoy an episode or two. It follows the same classic plot of the originals, but with much needed updates in animation, excitement and fun.
All that said, I think there are some good lessons we can learn from Scooby Doo:
1) It’s always a good time to eat (thank you Shaggy & Scooby Doo).
2) We’re all willing to do something, even if it’s scary, if the reward is big enough (perhaps 2 Scooby Snacks?).
3) Working together, even when working apart physically, can actually be quite effective. (thank you Freddie for getting us to split up and look for clues).
4) What we think is big and scary, most often is a much simpler problem. Step back and take some time to tackle and trap it. (Usually the second person you meet will be the culprit in the end).
On a side note, I’m always impressed with how the Mystery Gang always have time to travel the world and goof off, but none of them seem to work. How do they do that?
