Hey mark you sound like me…I’m working on my idea now for the casting call trying to finish it up to show the features of it. I’m bring two prototypes one that is a standing model, and the other prototype works which should give them a better idea of what the invention is and does. I’m just trying to get where you are right now…ha…ha..ha

Hi Mark,
We’re still locking in the casting call cities and dates. They will most likely be a few months later than last year because there’s one particular date in late June that we are pretty sure we want to hit with our last casting call. I don’t want to go into detail just in case it doesn’t line up correctly.

We also have talked about having a little less time between each city visit (the past has been 4-6 weeks) so that the entire timeline can be shortened.

You guys will be the absolute first to know when we post the cities and schedules. We’ll send out an email newsletter, we’ll post it to the forums and we’ll post it to the Everyday Edisons Web site.

There is the Minnesota’s Inventor’s Congress in June. Could it have something to do with that :-)

Holly, remember this? BTW: do you know the lady wrap in the blanket in the first picture?

Darrell,

Your making the effort .. more than most will do.
Good luck. I hope to see you at one of the Calls.

Matt,

More time is good. A lot of work to do!!
Thanks for the update!

Chic,

I been focusing on inventing and haven’t hit the forums in .. seems like months. Never got the chance to tell you great manipulation of the logo the backgroud is perfect. I want it on a T-Shirt

Mark’

I haven’t been posting much, my wife and I are trying our hands in another business venture so it’s taking up a lot of time.

PS: the logo is Eddie’s work, Matt said their working on the T-shirts, patches and base ball caps.

Talk to you soon
Chic

Our Eddie Spaghetti did the art work??? :))

Of course I recognize the red blanket. I loved getting up at 4am and standing in line. It was great fun!!

Hey Toni,
yes our very own Eddie he’s really good with graphics.

Hi Chic, He is like a diamond in the ruff. :))

yes he is

Technically, Juan Marin from EN created the Light Bulb-Wing’d image, I just enhanced it a lil’ and put it on a different background…Didn’t want to take full credit for it.

Carry on…….

Hi Eddie, thanks for bringing back Andy the Ant,
he is so cute. LOL

How long was that line?….geeezzzz

Mark that was for American Inventor, It was in the low 40’s that morning in Houston that’s where I first meet Holly; she was inline a couple people in front of me. I’d say by 7 am there were 5 to 6 thousand people in line.

What makes this interesting one-year later at the EE casting call in Dallas inline a couple people in front of me there was Holly again.

Small world

Thanks mark I’m going to try and make the first casting call, so while they do there thing at EE I can again work on a game plan….better then I did with the invention I took to the casting call in Atlanta…if I get selected. Unlike the last time instead of just sitting and waiting on the show I can put a plan together in case my invention gets rejected…..and that depends on if I make it to final consideration. The cool thing about this invention is that my children gave me the green light to move forward with it, and they want one now, but I keep telling them there are none made yet….that to me might be a good sign, but we’ll have to see what Everyday Edison thinks.

Chic, where are we meeting up next?

Holly…what about me? You seeing Chic on the side, lol.

I wish Chic and some others were located in the north east…that’s probably the area I’ll be going to.

you make the call, except this time I’m going first :o)

I think EE/EN should have a Gold Lounge at the auditions so we can have an offical place to meet. I’d be happy to be the offical hostess! That way I can meet everyone!

A Gold Lounge is a terrific idea,

EE ?

I’m still counting on the Monster Pong Tournament.

I like the Gold Lounge idea. We didn’t make it to an EE casting call last year. We had just spent every dime we had (and then some) to get to the American Inventor casting call in Houston (and we all know how futile THAT was!). So, we are looking forward to the EE casting calls this year, if only to meet everyone!

We definitely vote for a Gold Lounge. :)

Becky

Jason, Meet me in the lounge at the North East casting call! EN you better get on that!
I had to bug out of Providence pretty fast last time because it was my daughter’s Senior Prom night. That’s where I met Every DAy Edison Phil Avery!

Cheryl…I’m up for meeting at the North East Casting Call. Holly (Ideagirl) and I met for dinner the night before the casting call and had a great time. We also met up with some others in line at the casting call.

I “put all my eggs in one basket” and didn’t take advantage of the experience, not going to make that mistake next time.

Presenting my inventions will be just a small part of the experience next time. I’m looking forward to meeting ENers and others.

Oh boy, a gold lounge, there should be finger food and bottle water too.

anyone remember last year in Chicago all the food courts closed down and we damn near starved the dead?

anyways Jason, Cheryl, Holly everyone I’ll be looking forward for the MONSTER PONG Tournament in the gold’s lounge.

BTW: Jason love the family photo :o)

Chic you showed up starving at the Dallas audition too!

Chic, thanks for the photo comment. My parents leave the frigid Northern NY winter for Florida, so we celebrated Christmas with them Thanksgiving night.

Holly you have a really good memory, was it orange juice and blueberry muffins?

Jason,
I remember we were a family of 2(loved those days anytime anywhere) then family of 3 now 5 damn I’m getting dizzy

Chic, I remember you and your big ole door. And I was having to tote all your newly purchased goodies because you showed up hungry! Me- I was too excited to eat!

Excited??? I remember a time a got excited every hour on the hour now all these kids running around here I just decline to get excited anymore.

wait a minute your talking about being excited to be at the EE casting call?

OK never mind scratch the above

Dearborn! Dearborn!

Thanks guys…

Holly: Great idea!

Jason: Maybe we should hold the Monster Pong tourney IN the EN Gold Lounge

Chic: Bring a picnic basket man! Seriously, we’ll do our best to make sure there are dining options in and around the convention centers. The problem with McCormick in Chicago is that it’s in the middle of nowhere so there aren’t any alternate options if they close the food court – that’s not the case with most cities.

Hi Matt,
How is the weather there in South Carolina? Oh it is a balmy 7 degrees here is chicago:)

To get you prepared for the “2009 Monster Pong Tournament” we have set up the Monster Pong tables in the studio again and I shot some footage of a real game….be on the look out for the link

screw inventing…I’m going to sell food at the casting calls!

I’ll make the food Jason!

How about Monster Pong balls and gravy?

which ever casting calls Cheryl and Jason are going to I’m there.

shaken or stirred?

Sally, that’s why I don’t live in Chicago any more. If it snows here, you just give it an hour and it all melts. it’s 51 degrees here – still too cold for me but not bad. BTW, Charlotte is in NC – albeit rapidly encroaching on SC as we’re just on the border.

Duh! I think I was thinking Charleston SC. I went there for a weekend it was beautiful. 51 sounds nice:)

Murray I go to Brimfield every year, I love it! I got filmed with the Leno brothers for Antiques Roadshow! It was a blast! I often describe Everyday Edisons to my friends as “American Inventor meets Antiques Roadshow” Everyone is nice, polite and knowledgable!

I love him! He is so enthusiastic about his work!!! He did two appraisals for my friend who went with me to AR when they were in Providence!

Hi En Team,
If you are considering Chicago again for a casting call, you might what to look into having it in Rosemont instead of the McCormick place. Rosemont has a ton of great hotels for out of towners and it is closer to O’Hare. For people that want to go into the city the EL is also right there. The Rosemont convention center is nice and has ample parking and there are even resturants close by.

And Chic, if you get hungry you can just shoot down River Rd and get some Gene & Judes Hot dogs:)

Hey Sally,

It wasn’t EE fault at the food courts closed, But we were there from 6am to 9pm. after awhile Matt started looking like a big deep fried turkey:o)

Sally I’ll be looking for a beef combo and maybe later go downtown and get some garrets popcorn.