Spring is now starting to hit and trade show season is about
to get moving into gear. 2013 is lining
up to be an extremely memorable year for shows and it’s something that everyone
in our industry should take as a VERY positive sign. Just look we’ve had good efforts already with
BEC and at the Glass Expo in the Northeast.
Next up is the Mid Atlantic Glass show that is looking to be a very
strong event. Following that is AIA in
Denver, and then the biggie, GlassBuild America in September. The reason all of this is positive is the
more attendance and interactivity at these events, with the more business being
done, and connections being made including product lines being
diversified. It also shows confidence in
the industry and economy. Another set of
good signs include companies that have not exhibited in a while coming back and
getting spaces along with other organizations stepping up and taking on major
sponsorships. So here’s the bottom line…
while we can look at various indexes to see how the market is doing, it’s
really the busy and successful shows, with companies of all sizes, shapes, and
segments being involved is the real measure of the positive tidings in place
and to come.
Elsewhere…
-- Speaking of good shows, evidently Glassplex India did very
well and I have been hearing a ton about the growth and potential in that part
of the world. Plus this blog is very
popular in India as well, so maybe I’ll go to that event when it comes back in
2015.
-- One of the best people in our industry is Bill Evans of
Evans Glass. Recently he proved it once
again when he and his company coordinated with the Coalition to Salute
America’s Heroes charity in the building of handicapped accessible ramping for
a disabled veteran in Tennessee. Bill
and his company could’ve passed or just done the bare minimum but they of
course did not and they went above and beyond and got their mission
accomplished in just 4 days compared to the several months it would’ve taken
the VA. It is heartwarming to know we
have people in our industry who step up for a family in need and man who
bravely fought for his country and came home severely wounded.
-- Movie to see… “Oz The Great and Powerful” was excellent. Great, unique take off of the old Wizard of
Oz story and James Franco was fantastic in the lead role. Plus Mila Kunis may be the best looking
wicked witch ever.
-- Crazy cool fact on line this week about prices of GigaBytes
(GB) – Take a look at this, simply wild at how quickly the technology changed
pricewise. I just chuckle looking at my flash drives....
Price of 1 gigabyte of storage over time:
1981 $300,000
1987 $50,000
1990 $10,000
1994 $1,000
1997 $100
2000 $10
2004 $1
2012 $0.10
-- OK last this week, baseball has begun and since
I am on a serious roll picking, I need to make my choices… so here goes… your
playoff teams in the American League will be Blue Jays, White Sox, and Angels,
with the Tigers as the wild card. I’ll
go with the Angels to win the AL. In the
NL, my choices are the Nationals, Reds, Giants, and Cardinals with the Nats
winning it and the Nats winning it all in the end. Right now between the Ravens winning, the Red
Hot Caps in hockey and the Nat’s this fall, it must be nice to be a fan in the
DC/Baltimore area.
LINKS of the WEEK
-- Oh dear an airline charging by the bodyweight. If that happens in the US I will
have to seriously diet. Actually I need
to seriously diet anyway….
-- Not even sure what to make of this April FoolsDay joke gone sideways.
-- I really enjoy reading oral histories and this
one on Jurassic Park is pretty darn good.
VIDEO of the WEEK
The great movie critic and Pulitzer Prize
winner Roger Ebert passed away this week.
Here’s a classic outtake from his show with Gene Siskel that helped
propel him to celebrity.
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