So, last week I made a trip to the BIG EASY for Imaging USA 2012. While there I learned a few things
Let’s start with, never order a hamburger in ‘nawlins. How should we start this story?
My friends Elise Ellis, Brooks Holloway and Jim Heidorn took our lunch break at the Corporation. A little hole in the wall with a bar and one well lived native of New Orleans taking your orders in the back. Elise ordered first…red beans and rice. Next up, I order a hamburger because I just do not think cajun food is going to agree with me and it is afterall on the menu. In the words of that 70 year old lady taking my order ” honey, you can get a burger at home, here we got shrimp creole, jambalaya, po’ boys or muffaletta.” I say kindly…I will take a burger. She says..”your friend got red beans and rice, you is getting jambalaya and she handed my order to the cook.” Thank God, the jambaylaya was good because if it wasn’t….ain’t no way ima send it back to the kitchen and yes..I know I should not use words like ain’t but after being deeply rooted in the south for 4 days, ain’t is appropriate and correct use of vocabulary and if you do not think so…go to the Corporation and get schooled like me.
Imaging USA: I mostly hung out around the tradeshow. I listened to the fabulous speakers in the Black River Imaging booth. Met lots of people I will never forget. Purchased amazing products from PhotoPie and Graphic Authority. I of course spoke at the tradeshow on Tuesday. I was interrupted by Graphi Studio and Jim Garner speaking at the same exact time. Hmmmm wonder who set that up… but thanks for thinking I could compete for an audience with Jim speaking…who by the way was my first choice for pre-board to attend his class during WPPI. I think it will be amazing. On to other news, I was able to catch up with Jeff Poole and his wonderful fiance Lori Unruh of IndigoSilver Studio. They won my dinner giveaway which was wonderful as I had received a phone call from a dear friend, Gregory Georges and set up a lunch date with them…dinner turned out to be even better. My friend, photographer and social media genius Elise Ellis also gave away dinner which led us to desire with these amazing ladies as well Stephanie Turner , Tennille Sechrist Mullery and Sabina Cavalli. Dinner to say the least was exciting. I love talking shop with good friends, good food and better drinks…..the BIG EASY lemonade at Desire
Lots of name dropping in this post which directs me back to David Scott (don’t ask)
We also gave a great schooling to some poor soul at The Riverwalk over lunch. I believe our talks of fishbowls, strippers, bourbon street and photography may have been a bit much and I am sure our first impression was full of sex, grit and imagery. hehehehe……..laughing quietly to myself as I imgine her praying to never see the likes of us again. Which leads me to Bourbon Street.
The term Bourbon Street, walk in and crawl out is oh so true.Let’s just say we took in Bourbon Street
When my friend Brooks says to you…I looked at my checking account and I have that 40 dollars…you know it can’t be good or likewise when he says……..this is starting off like a bad episode of CSI. All in fun. We did have an amazing time.
Again, I cannot thank my friends at Black River Imaging enough for supporting me and asking me to teach at such an amazing organization to my peers whom I love and respect. Much thanks to my husband who kept up with appointments and the kids while I was away. Couldn’t have done it without him.
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