Sink your Jaws into this: Mr. B couldn’t swing a “media” pass to the already sold-out John Williams Gala Concert with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra April 20. Something about Gala and B in the same sentence (or room). But B baton-begged Trish and Barb for something, anything(!), and they struck a chord that is Extra-Terrestrial. Two winners will attend Williams’ rehearsal performance from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Bass Performance Hall that day. It’s a working rehearsal and not necessarily a full run-through of the concert performance. Tickets for the rehearsal also are on sale from the Symphony.
Spring has sprung: Which means tickets are on sale now and it is time to start thinking Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial. The 64th annual is May 24-30 and think Mickelson, Stricker, Ogilvy, Poulter, Furyk, Toms, Leonard, Sabbatini, Cink, Glover... You might also read the classic book -- Five Fundamentals of Watching Golf Tournaments by Hen Bogan -- and brush up on your, ahem, golf watching. Or you might be better off if you try to win this tournament package from Peter and Dennis and Mike at Colonial. It includes two tickets to the event, a cap and other surprises!
Male madness: Is your man in the dark ages? Is he a Mr. B clone? Does he need your leadership to the 21st century? Ladies, this one is for you. Deb Baker from the University of Texas-Arlington Institute for Professional Development has two spots for Success: A women’s leadership conference March 11. The featured speaker is Shaunti Feldhahn, best selling author of The Male Factor and For Women Only.
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During sponsor receptions before many Leaders in Government luncheons at the Petroleum Club of Fort Worth, Bobby Scott (left) greets business executives and elected officials with impeccable service. Bobby will celebrate his 38th anniversary at the Petroleum Club this year. Here, Governor Rick Perry takes a moment to thank Bobby before speaking at the Chamber’s LIG event Feb. 19th.
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Where there’s a Will, there’s a way: Remember we told you a few weeks back that because of changes in the estate tax laws that this was a good year to die? Well, you need to be prepared for that unfortunate occasion and Tim Trevino of the Trevino & Trevino law firm is will(ing) to assist. Not strychnine, but assist in preparing a basic will, which includes information gathering, preparation of will, signing ceremony (witnesses and notary provided). It does not include tax planning or advice and testamentary trusts.
Horsepower: Ryan Bingham and his band, The Dead Horses, are up for an Oscar this Sunday for their song "The Weary Kind" from the movie Crazy Heart. The former Tarleton State student already won a Golden Globe for Best Original Song.
Ba-da-bing!: During the Mayor's State of the City luncheon last week, soon-to-be-Texas Rangers owner Chuck Greenberg got the biggest welcome. Also attending was Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert...and we fed him lunch. Mike Moncrief, part-time comedian and full-time Mayor of Fort Worth, was pundit and jokester:
- On the Super Bowl going on during the Stock Show and Rodeo and the opportunity to entice business relocation: "This may be our first Super Bowl, but not our first rodeo."
- On communications: "Yes, even I will soon have a dreaded blog."
- On mobility, or lack thereof: "Some days you can change a (flat) tire without losing your place in line."
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Inside art joke (heisted from Glasstire.com): Witty Brit Malcolm Warner, the Deputy Director at the Kimbell Art Museum, started a softball team called The Kahn Artists. (It is reallllllly clever if you know that Louis I. Kahn was the Kimbell architect.)
Extracted: Dentist Sarah J. Morris went to pull a tooth and out came a beautiful baby girl -- Lillian Morris.
Kudos: The Chamber's 2010 Small Business of the Year winners were announced last week:
- Emerging Business – Alexander Chandler Realty, residential real estate brokerage (Business must be good because so many people see his banner ad on top of our Newz-E-Letter.)
- 1-10 Employees – Technology Team LLC, relocation services for mission-critical equipment
- 11-50 Employees – Buzz Custom Fence, residential and commercial fence contractor
- 51-150 Employees – Worthington National Bank, locally-owned independent bank
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Finalists were judged on business growth and performance, sound business strategies and practices, customer service strategies, business challenges, unique and innovative approaches and community involvement. The awards program was presented by long-time sponsor American National Bank of Texas. Other sponsors were The Neely Entrepreneurship Center at TCU, Raymond James & Associates and the Fort Worth Business Press.
Staying awake with Jake: If EdwardJones financier Jake Richter could turn Mr. B’s 38 cents an hour Chamber pay into $38 million, B would retire and live vicariously through Jake. In the past two weeks alone, Jake coached celebs against the Harlem Ambassadors in a charity basketball game, bought pigs and goats at a 4H fundraiser and ran the Cowtown half-marathon. B is exhausted!
Karaoke-style: During the Chamber Leads Explosion late last month, one table had Chris Brown (Air-Rite) and Mack Davis (Capital One). Thought a song was going to break out. Where’s Rocky Willett (Texas Millionaires) when you need him?
Face-time: Just wondering about the Action Am-Bass-Adorables’ ribbon-cutting visit to Professional Caretakers on Harris Parkway next Tuesday. Wonder if one of them might/could ask for a Botox giveaway for Newz-E-Letter readers.
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Face-off: Chris Munizza of AXA Advisors was explaining to new Chamber members that the Action Am-Bass-Adorables are “the face of the Chamber.” Hey, they’re great, but it’s too bad Megan Fox wasn’t available. BTW, the next Getting to Know Your Chamber session is tomorrow.
Face-lift: Locations Photography is having a Facebook party April 8. Gifts, raffles, drawings and more. But best of all, have your photo taken and it can be re-touched for any professional use, like … eHarmony.
Ray Charles on my mind: Mr. B thought it said Georgia and fairway, and putting two and two together, he went over to the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame for a history of The Masters. It was masterful, all right, but it was Georgia O’Keeffe and the Faraway: Nature and Image exhibition, with lots of personal artifacts, camping equipment and paintings that never have been seen by the public. It’s on display until September 6th; Cowgirl is the first history museum to curate a Georgia O’Keeffe exhibition and it is the first time in nearly a decade that a major O’Keeffe show has been presented in Texas.
Breath of fresh air: Cantey Hanger attorney and lung cancer survivor Charles Florsheim last month was one of just 20 individuals in the U.S. to be part of a Department of Defense peer review (selection committee) of lung cancer grants to be funded with $20 million appropriated by Congress
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Flying high: Capt. T.D. Smyers, U.S. Navy, Commander of NAS JRB, refers to our soldiers and troops as “warriors.” Capt. Smyers spoke at a recent Chamber luncheon, even borrowing from Mr. B giveaways and giving out t-shirts for correct quiz answers regarding the base.
- The base employs 11,000 and has an economic impact of $1.3 billion.
- The Air Power Expo and Concert will be April 24-25 at the base.
- The base newspaper, Sky Ranger, has been resurrected through a public/private venture. It had been on hiatus for six years.
Col. Richard Scobee, U.S. Air Force, Commander 301st Fighter Wing, said the Air Force Reserve payroll is $142 million a year and that it flies 90 sorties per week “as quietly as possible.”
Blanket coverage: Sheri Owens is celebrating 13 years of Softext Plus this week. The typeset/design-and-more company was started in her bedroom, which coincidentally coincided with the end of her child-rearing days. She has had to expand services because “my clients keep coming to me for everything.”
THE one & only: Joel introduced himself to Chamber members as the “lead salesperson” for Adley Transportation. Joel didn’t bother to mention he’s the “only” salesperson for Adley.
Long time to make this sale: New to the Chamber, but not to the community is the YWCA, started in Fort Worth in 1907.
One of four: New Decker Jones attorney (well, new to DJ but not new to law) Paul Goetz is the oldest of eight children. Three of his brothers are attorneys, too.
SCREAMS!!!!: Might tell all the teenage girls you know that Sharon and Hal Easter know the home address of the Jonas Brothers. The owners of All in Good Taste Catering were contacted by ABC last year to cater the Barbara Walters-Jonas Brothers, pre-Oscars interview.
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