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I was feeling good until I read the news this morning that Columbus was being hit hard with the closing of the Maysteel Plant and 90-ish people were going to be out of a job. I'm sure TIPC will blame our Mayor.
The good news is that Wisconsin Department of Tourism is taking notice of Columbus and we're getting something together for photo op's. These photos will then be given to the Associated Press for National Publication. It seems Columbus is on the short list of communities on a Public Enemies tour and these photos MIGHT solidify our place.
I don't think people fully understand this opportunity that is presenting itself this summer. I believe this is the most important summer in Columbus history. Every person that enters the city will remember HOPEFULLY how nice it is in a small town and how HOPEFULLY beautiful the town is. All it takes is one or two tourists that are looking to relocate or start a small buisness to think about moving here. We can get people here - we have to figure out how to keep them (without actually kidnapping them).
I also think the new Red Bud Hamburger joint or whatever it's going to be called is going to make a MINT along with West James Gallery and Sharrow Drug if they can get something going with a Public Enemies Display. I'm trying to think of other businesses that can cater to the money falling out of their pocket hordes that will be rubber necking there way around Columbus.
If I was Sharrow's I would devote a window to Public Enemies and a corner of the store. I would buy anything I could find and make sure people know it's there. Tee shirts, fedoras, faux or real newspapers of the times, if there is a time to get creative this is it. You might have to spend some money but this is the epicenter center. We have to get the tourist money before Oshkosh does :-) It's on baby!! Well, maybe. OH, I have ideas and it's not little $1 postcards!
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On April 2nd 1513 Ponce de Leon discovered Florida and it's blue haired natives.
In 1902 the very first movie theater devoted solely to movies opened. It was called "The Electric Theater." The movie, about 1 hour long was "New York in a Blizzard."
Before this, short films, less than a minute long, had become a regular part of vaudeville shows but were shown at the end of the performance, as "chasers," while the audience left the theater, sort of what trailers were before they realized no one watched the trailers.
After the Electric Theater had success, arcades began opening small storefront theaters called Nickelodeans, called that because they only cost a nickle ($12 in today's money) compared to the much more expensive ten cents for the Electric Theater. These films were 15 minutes long compared to the hour long "movies" at the bigger venue.
Not much else today - oh - check out Front Porch - a new Behind the scenes of Public Enemies is featured.
Rod
I was feeling good until I read the news this morning that Columbus was being hit hard with the closing of the Maysteel Plant and 90-ish people were going to be out of a job. I'm sure TIPC will blame our Mayor.
The good news is that Wisconsin Department of Tourism is taking notice of Columbus and we're getting something together for photo op's. These photos will then be given to the Associated Press for National Publication. It seems Columbus is on the short list of communities on a Public Enemies tour and these photos MIGHT solidify our place.
I don't think people fully understand this opportunity that is presenting itself this summer. I believe this is the most important summer in Columbus history. Every person that enters the city will remember HOPEFULLY how nice it is in a small town and how HOPEFULLY beautiful the town is. All it takes is one or two tourists that are looking to relocate or start a small buisness to think about moving here. We can get people here - we have to figure out how to keep them (without actually kidnapping them).
I also think the new Red Bud Hamburger joint or whatever it's going to be called is going to make a MINT along with West James Gallery and Sharrow Drug if they can get something going with a Public Enemies Display. I'm trying to think of other businesses that can cater to the money falling out of their pocket hordes that will be rubber necking there way around Columbus.
If I was Sharrow's I would devote a window to Public Enemies and a corner of the store. I would buy anything I could find and make sure people know it's there. Tee shirts, fedoras, faux or real newspapers of the times, if there is a time to get creative this is it. You might have to spend some money but this is the epicenter center. We have to get the tourist money before Oshkosh does :-) It's on baby!! Well, maybe. OH, I have ideas and it's not little $1 postcards!
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On April 2nd 1513 Ponce de Leon discovered Florida and it's blue haired natives.
In 1902 the very first movie theater devoted solely to movies opened. It was called "The Electric Theater." The movie, about 1 hour long was "New York in a Blizzard."
Before this, short films, less than a minute long, had become a regular part of vaudeville shows but were shown at the end of the performance, as "chasers," while the audience left the theater, sort of what trailers were before they realized no one watched the trailers.
After the Electric Theater had success, arcades began opening small storefront theaters called Nickelodeans, called that because they only cost a nickle ($12 in today's money) compared to the much more expensive ten cents for the Electric Theater. These films were 15 minutes long compared to the hour long "movies" at the bigger venue.
Not much else today - oh - check out Front Porch - a new Behind the scenes of Public Enemies is featured.
Rod
You have to fix that font on front porch - it's unreadable.
ReplyDelete???? it is?? on the site? Verdana is unreadable??
ReplyDeleteAnyone else have this problem?
Can't wait to hear your ideas!!! I have a Tommy gun and 2 hats ordered- have to make some money bags and get a big life-size JD as Dillinger and I'm in business!Where do I get one of those????
ReplyDeleteI can read your "Front Porch" blog okay. It's fine.
ReplyDeleteI can read front porch it looks great! Have to talk to the Drug store, picked up 4 t-shitrs when we were filming, tried to get more but they were sold out......
ReplyDeleteExpect to see the premier sometime in Chicago & LA a few days before June 30.
ReplyDeleteNot that I know anything concrete but my spidey senses tell me that
Lips are sealed +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Lips are sealed
ReplyDeleteAny idea who might get invited to Chicago? I have asked everyone I could for tickets, they all said they would try.......