DISQUS

What about the sesmic founder who got that tweet from the ebay founder who invested a load of money into sesmic? Think his twitter is @loic

cool list though!

Mike
http://wwww.twitter.com/@mmcallen

Being a young grandfather is "cool" thats what I heard anyway.

nice interview

Mike

Thank you for this post. All the doom and gloom it is ice you are putting a positive spin on all the crap. Chin up! Lets work together!

I had a great time at the Podcamp in San Francisco a few years back and I always wondered why they didn't do it again. (or did they and I just missed it?) Podcamps are a very cool idea letting everyone speak, but I think it has taken out the community punch of the New Media Expo or Portable Media Expo which is too bad. I like the central one big meeting a year, but that is my beef. You and Chris Penn are way smarter than me so I look forward to any Podcamp in the Bay Area. I would put one together but I need to produce paid events. If it weren't for that damn mortgage that I have to pay! :)

Love your blog and goatee.


your friend

Mike

oops- my recap of the expo-

http://eventsmedia.blogspot.com/2008/08/review-...

If thats ok with you matthew....


m

I really don't think Mr Cheese normally plays at conferences. Here in San Francisco he plays at the Red Devil Lounge and I heard he has enough of a following to play at Bimbos ( a very cool club) I think it was an oversight and basically Mr Cheese is a comic act. I would say laugh at this. Hopefully like any event you put on you hope no lawyers will get involved. After putting on corporate events for more than 18 years I cant see him ever playing one. not sure how he got in the mix at this show. He misses the point totally. He should have welcomed the video but he obviously does not get it.

BUT -I did laugh my ass off watching him though. Crude but funny. He took me by surprise. I wouldn't hire him but I would go see him again. He is a comedy act.

As for the New Media Expo it was the best one I have been to yet. I encourage you to go to the next one.
here is my recap. www.

Incredible video.

Hey guys-

This was great thank you-

Can you give us some examples of great white papers for different industries.

Mike

Hugs not drugs Brogan

Mike

Steel cage! Steel cage! Steel cage match!!!!!!!!

Wonder

Now thats a brand.

Nothing to wonder about. Good, plain, white bread.

Don't even get me started when its toasted.

mike

I first felt disappointment and sadness, it was not an invitation to drink alcohol slushies in a mall in Vegas until 5 in the morning. Then I felt great joy to know a newslettter would be coming from Chris on a regular basis. Now I am just spent from commenting here and I must go lay down.

Thank you for including me.

Mike
www.meetingspodcast.com
www.GrassShackRoad.com

Now thats a Sh*tty night. Tonight you will sleep like a baby.

We had the same thing at our house a few months back - my daughter was throwing wet wipes down the toilet. It wasnt pretty what the plumber found!

Andy- I appreciate you!

Happy System Admin day! ( I know its early but I might forget in July)

your friend

Mike

Chris
Here are two additions I would like to add.

1) (Especially for your demographic)

"Dont be silly cover your Willy"

2) Something we would say to each other in basketball practice in college when the practice was getting long and you started to slow down. Works on anything you need to put extra effort in to get a payoff in the end.

"Don't cheat yourself, treat yourself!"

Thanks for the list of quotes.

Mike

Mike McAllen
Grass Shack Events & Media
www.GrassShackRoad.com
www.MeetingsPodcast.com

John/Chris-

Thanks for taking my question(s). And thanks John for clearing up our URL situation. I do agree that our URL should be GrassShackEvents&Media.com Problem we had, is ampersands are not allowed, so it kind of put a wrench in our plans. Plus as you said John it is a real mouthful.
The real reason we used GrassShackRoad is we come from slick big production companies and we were tired of the same old slickster stuff which was directed at the executives. We decided to put a story around our website and go after our real target audience, the ones who actually hire and pay us, the companies in-house meeting planner. Who, by the way are 85% women. Every one of them has said how much they love our website. So after six years in business (celebrated last week) we are kind of stuck with the GS road.
FYI Chris I am wearing my Grass Shack T-shirt today (Saturday)
I have been drinking the marketing over coffee kool-aide and my questions to you guys really relate to a podcast I started with two guys who have 20+ plus years in our industry. We are all enjoying recording the podcast but it has been up to me to build the website- record, edit and now market the effort. Also, a blog I am producing for a Hilton hotel in San Jose. (with Michele Wolverton doing the hard work building the foundation) So thank you for answering my sometimes 101 class questions.
Also thank you again for answering my question on your informative show and I look forward to meeting you both in person someday.

If anyone out there needs a great flexible wordpress ace or virtual assistant contact chelpixie(at)gmail.com. As Chris has said on the show she is a really great and hard worker.

Thanks
Mike

Mike@GrassShackRoad.com
www.GrassShackRoad.com
www.MeetingsPodcast.com

This makes me want to cut my hair and shave my beard off.

Sorry you guys had to deal with these jokers. Its like High School.
m

Chris-

Thank god I saw this post before I sent out my email blast.

But you would want to know about my new company wouldn't you? Pretty Please?


Great post.

mike

I just finished shooting some really simple videos for the Doubltree Hotel in San Jose California. They give you a cookie when you check in. (except Chris Brogan said his was a tad stale but from a different doubletree)

They just started a blog. http://sanjosedoubletreehotel.com/

Skip the survey and stay at Doubletree Chris and get a warm cookie

mike

You always say the best stuff.
thanks
m

This is a great post Chris.
It reminded me of something my dad told me as we were driving into our driveway a long time ago. He said he was worried about me being such a smartass. He himself had been a smartass his whole life and he thought he probably would have gone farther in life and been more successful if he held his tongue more in business and around town

As I was a teenager I remember trying to ignore him and as I looked out the window of the new Lexus we were driving in and the large house in Hillsborough, California we lived in I wondered. "is he being a smartass now? he did pretty good for himself."

Someone is always watching, be yourself and if you do something illegal or immoral then people should know you are an ass. Google just helps that along these days.

Thanks again for the great blog.

chris
fantastic post. Since I have have cut back on my twitter, facebook and email(set times to check) I am way more productive, I have stronger erections, and I sleep much better. Side effects have been a stronger marriage, larger bank account and more time for the important things like drinking.

Time managment and saying no is something they don't teach you. The most successful people I know all excel at this.

Mike

I am a grandfather and usually come for the free Nuts.
m

I often wonder how I would deal with a bunch of comments on my blog http://eventsmedia.blogspot.com Luckily I get around 10-20 readers a day so I don't have to worry any time soon about this being a major time issue or life changing experience. But when I do get a comment, it is a small thrill at that the realization someone is actually reading my dribbles.
As for commenting on other blogs, I like joining the conversation but I don't like when their are too many comments. I also have this issue in face to face meetings. I like 2-5 people in a face to face meeting. Any more than that I loose track and it is info overload. This is probably my birth defect affliction of a gnat sized attention span. Wait, I saw something shiny I must go investigate....thanks for another great post Chris.

Very cool idea Andy. I will add it to our blog. Thanks for the tip!!!

Mike