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Crown Maple Syrup to Appear on The Martha Stewart ShowSubmitted by Lydia on October 20, 2011 - 3:29pm
I had a great day yesterday. My sister Jessica and I were invited to the set of The Martha Stewart Show to watch a taping of her Nov. 30th episode that, among other things, featured Crown Maple Syrup! For a new company like ours, this was a very big deal.
The show's producers were kind enough to seat us in the front row where we had a great view of how they put the show together. The set was amazing, with every inch decked out in a rich fall theme with colors and props. Not a detail was missing as you might expect from anything Martha touches.
I told Robb after the taping that I missed my calling in life. I would love to have a set like that to decorate and cook in! Although I don't think I'd ever want to actually be on camera…
The show had a really creative "sticky" theme and the best part came when Martha made a Sticky Toffee Pudding that looked fabulous. This English dessert is actually a spongy, carmelized cake that must be served warm. The recipe called for pure maple syrup and Martha used Crown Maple Medium Amber Syrup in both the cake base as well as the topping. I can't wait to try it at home with my family.
Martha was very kind and spoke highly of our syrup calling it "really quite good" and pointing out that Crown Maple is from Dutchess County. She even liked our bottles! When she announced that everyone in the audience would receive a bottle, I was so proud and humbled to think about all that has happened with Crown Maple in our first year.
I'll share the recipe when it's available either here on crownmaple.com in our Crown Maple Recipes section or through a link to The Martha Stewart Show. Also, watch for us on her November 30th show.
Congrats! This sounds like a wonderful experience!!
Congrats to the Crown Maple Syrup family. This must have been an exciting experience. You guys should be very proud of your accomplishments in such a short time. Keep up the hard work and good luck.
How exciting for the Turners, Crown Maple, and Jess! Can't wait to hear all about the details! Any chance that Thanksgiving dinner will highlight some of these specialties I've been reading about? They all sound so very delicious!
How awesome, girls! I can't wait to see the episode and try the recipe too. I'm sure it is delicious being that it is made of the finest ingredients and the best syrup on the planet!
Lydia and I had a wonderful day visiting the Martha Stewart Studio on Wednesday, October 19th. We learned alot about how an episode is made and just all the little things that go into the making of a show. Everyone there was very friendly, courteous, and helpful. The segment on Crown Maple was well worth the trip. To be able to see your own product on National TV is just amazing. It was exciting to tell people that Lydia and Robb are the owners and being realted to them was an added bonus for me.
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Jon Favreau Interviews Harrison Ford about Cowboys and Aliens, Star Wars and Indiana Jones! Must watch!
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. Those longtime Favreau fans will remember his IFC show Dinner For Five... it was a fantastic show where he'd invite four people, most of the time friends, to have dinner in LA and he'd have movie business conversations with them.
It wasn't an interview show and as someone who has had many, many, many conversations on and off the record it was amazing to me how Favreau got these guys to be so conversational on camera. It felt like an "Off the record" show. I remember Faizon Love talking about how terrible Torque was and laughing at specific scenes... hell, I still quote that stuff with my friends. "They on Highway 10!"
So, Favreau has decided to interview his Cowboys and Aliens cast instead of the standard boring EPK interviews and he's framing these chats much like he did his Dinner For Five episodes. He starts with Harrison Ford and it's a great chat, with Harrison more engaged than I've ever seen him in an interview.
They discuss Ford's initial reluctance to do the movie, how he got Star Wars (his reaction to "Who was Dreyfuss reading for?" is priceless), a little bit about Indy and even a bit about his beaver. Enjoy!
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June 28, 2011, 5:50 p.m. CST
by Carolinamaestro
June 28, 2011, 5:50 p.m. CST
by Carolinamaestro
I love it when a plan comes together!
June 28, 2011, 5:51 p.m. CST
Han shoots First posters!
by teddy_duchamp
June 28, 2011, 5:55 p.m. CST
Dinner for Five was awesome....Favreau is a great conversationalist
by Bobo_Vision
So now I will watch these videos....so go away and come back later to read what I think about them.
June 28, 2011, 5:56 p.m. CST
I was just about to go to bed!
by seans
June 28, 2011, 6 p.m. CST
Devin Faraci hates Jon Favreau and Harrison Ford.
by THE_CHOPPAH
Just hates 'em.
June 28, 2011, 6:03 p.m. CST
He Is Alive!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Quackfu
About time he snapped from his coma. Holy Moly!! What the fuck did Ally McBeal do to this guy anyway? Instead of food she ate his soul!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
June 28, 2011, 6:07 p.m. CST
I love this guy.
by Ben_Richards_Bomb_Collar
Ford, that is. He looks/sounds great in these clips. Please, get with Stevie and make one more Indy movie to leave everyone happy.
June 28, 2011, 6:10 p.m. CST
Didn't George Lucas teach you that?
by Bobo_Vision
June 28, 2011, 6:11 p.m. CST
That is a great Ford interview
by RandySavage
I sometimes worried about Ford's mental state because he seems so absent in the past decade or two... but he's very good in this conversation: present-minded, funny, at ease. It may be the first time I've ever seen him like that on film, post-1989.
June 28, 2011, 6:17 p.m. CST
No ball left unbusted
by Bobo_Vision
That's my motto. <p> LOL
June 28, 2011, 6:18 p.m. CST
by HEADGEEK
That just was a fun watch.
June 28, 2011, 6:18 p.m. CST
favreau should really let Harrison speak
by D o o d
the guy keeps interjecting and ruining an otherwise interesting interview!
June 28, 2011, 6:20 p.m. CST
Favreau is constantly interrupting and talking over him
by ShiftyEyedDog
Thats not a conversation, it's just annoying. Let the man speak!
June 28, 2011, 6:20 p.m. CST
by geeko2000
No ball left unbusted! Classic!
June 28, 2011, 6:22 p.m. CST
by kev8791
June 28, 2011, 6:24 p.m. CST
yes Favreau...stfu up and let him speak
by Rupee88
I mean damn
June 28, 2011, 6:27 p.m. CST
Someone has stolen Harrison Ford...this guy is charming!
by quantize
June 28, 2011, 6:28 p.m. CST
hehe, now I don't know what accounts for his behaviour
by IWasInJuniorHighDickhead
in every other interview or appearance he makes. He can't just be baked. Anyway, go Harrison. My idol when I was growing up
June 28, 2011, 6:28 p.m. CST
The only reason Ford is charming here is because of Favreau
by Bobo_Vision
His grumpiness often varies depending on who he's talking to....so cut Favreau some slack.
June 28, 2011, 6:30 p.m. CST
He quit the downers.
by MoffatBabies
He's back!
June 28, 2011, 6:32 p.m. CST
just bustin balls...
by CARTMANEZ
no ball left unbusted.
June 28, 2011, 6:34 p.m. CST
I haven't seen Harrison Ford smile...
by alxorange
...in a long ass time. He seems to happy working with Favreau. Maybe he's finally getting into a role again, instead of phoning it in. He was a little happy in Indy 4, but still seemed grumpy mostly.
June 28, 2011, 6:35 p.m. CST
Nice to see Ford having a laugh!
by fustfick
Man, what a breath of fresh air. I sincerely wish the best for this movie, even though it's got "bomb" written all over it. But, I'm really looking forward to it.
June 28, 2011, 6:41 p.m. CST
Damn HR is old
by Rupee88
which means that I am too...damn.
June 28, 2011, 6:45 p.m. CST
Mosquito Coast is still his best
by IWasInJuniorHighDickhead
he is great in Frantic, too. I really liked him in What Lies Beneath - even though he's not exactly swinging for the fences - cause he was very creepy finally playing the bad guy. Of course, that's just due to him being Harrison Ford, as opposed to acting well, but still.<P> And Witness, what a film! They managed to make Josef Sommer scary. Don't know if it us just me, but there's a really palpable air of menace in that movie, beginning with when Haas points at the photo in the police station.
June 28, 2011, 6:47 p.m. CST
FANTASTIC interview!
by ccchhhrrriiisssm
I LOLed when he talked about Richard Dreyfus. :-D
June 28, 2011, 6:48 p.m. CST
It's a conversation...
by Ben_Richards_Bomb_Collar
...not a monologue. Though I'm more interested (obviously) in Ford's thoughts, I'm glad to see their interaction as you can tell easily that Ford and Favreau like each other. Imagine if they were just canned questions - would Harrison have been so engaged?
June 28, 2011, 6:48 p.m. CST
Richard Dreyfus as Han Solo?
by ccchhhrrriiisssm
That has "Mr. Solo's Opus" written all over it! LOL!
June 28, 2011, 6:49 p.m. CST
maybe its just the subtlety in it
by IWasInJuniorHighDickhead
this wouldn't get made today as it is. They'd cast Josh Holloway, have loads more gunfire, about six levels of bad guys and corruption that goes all the way to the top. The corruption in this is small in scale and realistically banal.
June 28, 2011, 6:53 p.m. CST
Bring on Indy V
by Gorgomel
June 28, 2011, 6:56 p.m. CST
idol or not
by IWasInJuniorHighDickhead
i'm not getting in a single pilot plane with anyone over sixty years old
June 28, 2011, 6:58 p.m. CST
Favreau and Ford = win
by ZapRowsdower
Love the interview - Favreau was great as was Ford. \looking forward to the film.
June 28, 2011, 6:59 p.m. CST
Favreau and Ford = win
by ZapRowsdower
Love the interview - Favreau was great as was Ford. \looking forward to the film.
June 28, 2011, 6:59 p.m. CST
Favreau and Ford = win
by ZapRowsdower
Love the interview - Favreau was great as was Ford. \looking forward to the film.
June 28, 2011, 6:59 p.m. CST
this interview is probably better than the movie
by animas
damn that was good
June 28, 2011, 7 p.m. CST
Favreau and Ford = win
by ZapRowsdower
Love the interview - Favreau was great as was Ford. \looking forward to the film.
June 28, 2011, 7 p.m. CST
His piloting stories were sweet.
by Juggernaut125
"If I die, you die." And "Don't let the alarm scare you..." That's great stuff. I'd fly with Mr. Ford any chance I got.
June 28, 2011, 7:01 p.m. CST
Spielberg should hire Favreau for Indy V
by murray_hamilton
Not to direct it, just to hang out with Ford to keep him in a good mood. That's the most animated I think I've ever seen the guy.
June 28, 2011, 7:01 p.m. CST
my four postings = not win....
by ZapRowsdower
Sorry gang....
June 28, 2011, 7:17 p.m. CST
by toshiro-solo
That was awesome. I would really love it if fun, engaged Harrison Ford could get one more good Indy movie out there before it's too late. Also - Favreau is the man, and Dinner for Five was a great show. Kind of like Spectacle with Elvis Costello, except more movie centered than music. I miss that show.
June 28, 2011, 7:39 p.m. CST
No ball left unbusted..haha!
by alienindisguise
June 28, 2011, 7:40 p.m. CST
Harrison is Han Solo....
by Dark Doom
Don't worry about the alarm? Classic Solo. Lucas should have gone with sequels not prequels, Ford is and always was a badass. 007 and Solo looks to be good. And like all it is good to see Mr. Ford back!!
June 28, 2011, 7:45 p.m. CST
Geniunely fun interviews. This site needs more goodies like this!
by Larry Knowles
I have renewed respect for both Jon and Harrison. Also, Harry, please return my Boba Fett. Everything else you can keep, but I would like my rocket-firing Boba Fett back please. your brother, Larry.
June 28, 2011, 7:47 p.m. CST
That was fantastic.
by bluebottle
Can not wait.
June 28, 2011, 8:19 p.m. CST
Great interview
by Chuck_Chuckwalla
I've seen interviews where Ford comes off as being either annoyed, pissed off, or stoned and just wanting to get it over with. This was fun to watch.
June 28, 2011, 8:26 p.m. CST
Jon does amazing interviews. Loved his Dinner for 5 series on IFC
by TheJudger
June 28, 2011, 8:32 p.m. CST
Here's Favreau having dinner with Bruce Campbell, Roger Corman, Rob Zombie, and Faizon Love
by Bobo_Vision
Enjoy: <p> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQBaVM2e4fw
June 28, 2011, 8:53 p.m. CST
Sweet, Dinner for 5 is on Netflix
by mistergreen
I only caught a few episodes but now I can watch the whole season.
Really cool, but extremely tight editing. Ford is usually a boring mono-syllabic guest, but this was great.
June 28, 2011, 8:58 p.m. CST
Wish there was a box set of dinner for 5
by TheJudger
I don't believe the DVD has the entire run. I am tempted to order the Frank Darabont one. I saw it when it originally aired. I remember something about Frank talking about writing in a room above a garage for one project he was added into, talking about reworking screenplays and not getting credit and adapting. I've never ordered VOD from amazon, do you get to keep it?
June 28, 2011, 9 p.m. CST
Wow, I am impressed with this site for the first time in a long time.
by SierraTangoFoxtrotUniform
Great stuff here. Good job.
June 28, 2011, 9:07 p.m. CST
Wasn't Dreyfus originally going to be the voice of C-3PO?
by SifoDyasJr
I don't see him as Han at all. Nice to see Harrison awake.
June 28, 2011, 9:24 p.m. CST
I just searched Jon Favreau on imdb....and apparently he starred in something called Aint It Cool News (TV movie).....?!?!
by Bobo_Vision
This movie was apparently written by Harry Knowles and Drew Mcweeny....and starred them as well....in 2001. David Cross and Julia Sweeney were in it, too. <p> What? The? Fuck? <p>
June 28, 2011, 9:34 p.m. CST
These clips come off as a bit saccharine...
by WeylandYutani
but it is nice to see Ford so animated for a change. I am not sure if he just decided to let go of the grumpy old man shtick or if they changed his Prozac dosage, but it really seems to have made a difference.
June 28, 2011, 9:40 p.m. CST
Holy crap! Yes, awesome. I mean...
by Jaka
... he actually seems, I don't know, interested, and happy. Probably helps that he appears to like JF and in turn JF appears to know what to ask and how to ask it. But yeah, definitely awesome.
June 28, 2011, 9:42 p.m. CST
Fun interview!
by kafka07
And wow Ford looks happy and alive. Not sleepy like in Indy 4. Lookin forward to C & A!
June 28, 2011, 9:56 p.m. CST
How refreshing.
by utfluke
Harrison Ford will ALWAYS be an actor whose work I'm interested in...but he's always been so gd dour when he's talking about a current project to the press. I hope that if he wants to continue to act at this point in his life...he will pick projects that he's this enthusiastic about. Looking forward to seeing this film.
June 28, 2011, 9:59 p.m. CST
by Quint
That was the Comedy Central pilot for an AICN TV show that never made it past pilot stage. It's a bizarre hodgepodge of crazy Knowlesian stuff that ended with a roundtable discussion between Harry, Favreau, Cross and Sweeney. Think Daily Show, but about movies with Harry as the host.
June 28, 2011, 10 p.m. CST
DAZZLING interview for a Ford fan
by justmyluck
Everyone's said it already: it's the most animated I've ever seen him off camera (with the exception of some BTS film of Ford goofing around with Hamill & Fisher on the SW set). Not exactly waiting to see COWBOYS & ALIENS here and, well, Ford said the script was not for him and the final product was exactly what he expected so...hmmm...probably will wait for a few reviews. The various interview clips both punctuated and helped me get through a rental of SUCKER PUNCH, which I may comment on in the DVD TB..once I take a shower or watch some Robert Frank documentary or whatever cleansing or erasure will get Zack Snyder's "Eau de WD-40" off me.
June 28, 2011, 10:09 p.m. CST
by Bobo_Vision
If what you say is true...it almost sounds as if Favreau lifted the idea for Dinner for five from Knowles...OR...at the very least...gained inspiration from Knowles which led to the germination of the idea for Dinner for Five....???
June 28, 2011, 10:15 p.m. CST
by Bent
Wow! Best TV yet. Oh, wait it's the 'Net, ummm.. web show.
June 28, 2011, 10:27 p.m. CST
by justmyluck
I'd venture (not that I'm in the know) that Dreyfuss was reading for Luke - in DUDDY KRAVITZ, GRAFFITI, JAWS, GOODBYE GIRL etc. he exhibits the rambling, semi-hyper cadence which Hamill had in the scenes with Ford in SW. A frustrated farmboy, yes, but I cannot imagine him reading for a space smuggler.
June 28, 2011, 10:27 p.m. CST
Great stuff
by darthvedder81
It's nice to see Harrison in a great mood. Favreau is such a talented bright guy, he should do everybody's interview for the movie.
June 28, 2011, 10:38 p.m. CST
That Was Cool.
by Evil Chicken
Bottom line.
June 28, 2011, 10:38 p.m. CST
That Was Cool.
by Evil Chicken
Bottom line.
June 28, 2011, 11:02 p.m. CST
by twogunjames
I miss Dinner for Five so much, but I am so happy that Favreau has become a big shot director, it doesn't matter. He's a good man!
June 28, 2011, 11:02 p.m. CST
OR, you know . . . FANTASTIC!
by twogunjames
I'm drunk. Forgive me.
June 28, 2011, 11:41 p.m. CST
Metamucil is your friend.
by highfunctioningsociopath
Good to see you back, Han.
June 29, 2011, 12:09 a.m. CST
by Tim Hendon
I just watched the THE HAT and am laughing and tearing up. I knew this was the guy that played my heroes. Not like I have seen every interview with HF ever (far from it) but this is way cool. THANK YOU!!!!!
June 29, 2011, 12:15 a.m. CST
This shit is GOLD, Jerry! It's GOLD!
by jimmy rabbitte
Seriously, Jon Favreau is the best interviewer in Hollywood and it isn't even his job. I loved seeing Harrison Ford interested in the conversation. That was really fun to watch. For everybody that complains that there's no *Cool* news on this site... here ya go.
June 29, 2011, 12:16 a.m. CST
Okay, I want the full unedited interview.
by CatVutt
Great stuff.
June 29, 2011, 12:43 a.m. CST
/RANT: I just want to state the fact that...
by soup74
Torque is the greatest 'So Bad, it's Good' movie ever made. if you think you disagree, watch it again. It's a genius 'Bad Movie'. Torque should get more credit than it does. I could point out the countless reasons, (The Dane Cook cameos, ridiculous product placement, insane physics..) but that's just the tip of the iceberg... Although somehow it's enjoyable to me because of this. It should survive the test of time as a great 'Bad Movie.' (WAY BETTER than 'Drive Angry 3D') /end rant.
June 29, 2011, 12:51 a.m. CST
The way Favreau teases stories out of Ford is artful
by Bobo_Vision
Most interviewers just ask Ford questions, like someone poking tired cattle with a stick. But Favreau just talks until it reaches the point where Ford is dying to get a word in and starts talking on his own. <p> Also, if you've noticed, when Ford does interviews....his answers always peter out towards the end....he just talks and then loses steam, but the interviewer waits because it sounds like more is coming...but there rarely is. Favreau jumps in towards the end, that way Ford is always on his toes and keeping his energy up and never teetering out. <p> It really is an artful conversation....especially in the ease of it all....
June 29, 2011, 1:01 a.m. CST
the guy looks more and more like Lee Marvin
by chien_sale
June 29, 2011, 1:38 a.m. CST
by THX1968
I'd always heard that Ford is a good guy, but you never get a sense of who he is in interviews and late night appearances. This almost restores my faith and interest in movies.
June 29, 2011, 2:07 a.m. CST
Thanks so much for this Quint, Ford like this is AWESOME
by Pitofbenders
Watching one of your favorite actors of all time actually cut loose with a great personality (Jon) is just so amazing. Especially since Ford could care less half the time he is being interviewed, remember how he was on Conan not too long ago? The guy just kind of zones out, so being able to watch something like this with him is a real treat. He has such a presence on film as Han and Indy, as well as Jack Ryan, and it's nice to see him be animated like a real person, and just be himself. You can see the man behind these roles, and still catch a glimpse of what he brings to his greatest characters.
June 29, 2011, 2:26 a.m. CST
Bloody brilliant, thanks Quint.
by Keith Maniac
That was one of the best, if not THE best interview i can remember seeing with Harrison Ford. The idea that he is open to taking things on now that he's not considered before is pretty exciting. KOTCS was a mixed bag, i just wish they could pull one last, more satisfying Indy movie off to bookend the series. His comments about cgi, particularly the Freudian slip of mentioning Ants, was not only very honest, but a very succinct summation of the main issue with cgi.
June 29, 2011, 2:45 a.m. CST
Ford Rules!!!
by joliet_jake1978
I would not be as big a fan of movies if it wasn't for him. Neither Star Wars or Indy would've been anywhere near as good without him. Can you imagine Indy with Tom Selleck, it would've been good but not the all time great it is today...
June 29, 2011, 2:56 a.m. CST
If you are interested in seeing Ford in the plane he talks about...
by Longtime Lurker
Search youtube for "Harrison Ford: Just Another Pilot" to see a rather nice short film on Ford and flying. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsgiEubacT0 Some of you might enjoy it. :)
June 29, 2011, 3:07 a.m. CST
by Twiggystar
I still have my copies of DINNER FOR 5 with Marilyn Manson, Andy "cocaine" Dick, Darryl Hanna, great show!!
June 29, 2011, 3:18 a.m. CST
Love how Jon Favreau
by kwisatzhaderach
director of Elf, Zathura and Iron Man is being a smug bastard about George Lucas , director of THX 1138, American Graffiti and Star Wars. Sheesh.
June 29, 2011, 3:27 a.m. CST
by DVaderRIP
I have to agree - it's great seeing Ford clearly enjoying himself - that's not something you see often. I think part of it is chemistry - the two of them clearly get on. As for another Indy, I of all people would love to see it, but I don't think it's going to happen. As great as he looks, and as fit as he is (some people are one step away from a care home at this age), Lucas is going to toss it off for another 10 years trying to think of a 'macguffin' (when a thousand writers out there could throw 50 at him without even thinking about it). And in 10 years it really will be too late. Something tells me that Ford has got another 25+ years of life left, but I can't see an 80 year old Indiana Jones.
June 29, 2011, 6:17 a.m. CST
Awesome! I love seeing Harrison like this- he seems truly happy and like he enjoyed making the film
by wcolbert
The two really seemed like they'd just come off of a great time making a movie- and it seems pretty evident that Harrison enjoyed himself. I've not seen him like this in...well...ever, actually. I know he has a sense of humor about things, though it's always been somewhat subdued, and yeah, he can come across as a grumpy guy. But I think that's all relative to the person he's talking to and the context of the interview. Here, he's in a more informal sort of setting, no studio audience, no talk show- it's small scale. I think he seems like he feels more comfortable in that sort of setting- for such a big star, he has always seemed very introverted in his interviews- like he doesn't really want to be there with all those people around him (I can relate, I can't stand up and present to a room full of people without coming across in a remarkably similar manner, though I'm very different in a smaller scale setting). I hope that the movie conveys the fun they ostensibly had making it- it usually does carry across when it's more than just about the $20 mil paycheck. For the record, I'd be down for an Indy V even if he hits 70 before it gets made. I doubt they'll ever follow through with the talk (took them 19 years the last time), but I hope that IF it ever happened, Harrison would bust Spielberg's and Lucas' balls until they are back into the mindset they were in with Raiders.
June 29, 2011, 6:19 a.m. CST
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June 29, 2011, 7:25 a.m. CST
Totally enjoyed those.
by Ecto-1
June 29, 2011, 7:39 a.m. CST
Excellent Vids
by Jay Eyler
Thanks for drawing our attention to these, great stuff. The Beaver conversation reminds me of an interview I read years ago about a guy who was doing these bush flights with Ford in Alaska and mentioned he had to turn off the fanboy and concentrate on his job, because the whole flight he kept thinking, holy shit I'm flying with Han Solo. (paraphrasing)
June 29, 2011, 8:07 a.m. CST
No surprise
by mastermold
I love Harrison Ford and have read a lot about him over the years. There's probably no one on Hollywood who hates dealing with the press more than he does, and you see it whenever he's sitting through one of those godawful press junket interviews with some jabroni asking dumb stereotypical questions. But if he's being interviewed by someone smart who engages him with good questions, he does come alive and is a lot more interactive. I watched him be interviewed by Tavis Smiley a few years ago and that was a great interview and he even said so, that it was a treat to be interviewed by someone like Smiley who came prepared and engaged him in conversation.
June 29, 2011, 8:13 a.m. CST
Favreau always strikes me as someone...
by Lou Stools
...who'd be into infantilism.
June 29, 2011, 8:40 a.m. CST
You idiots, Favreau is the REASON Ford came off as charming..
by HollyW00d
Favreau is a great interviewer, and from past experience with Ford he knew he had to cut in at certain points or he would have just gone on and on. John kept Ford on his toes a little and kept him interested in the conversation, and it's obvious Ford likes Favreau from their work together. This is the problem with all of the past interviews with Ford in which he seems almost sedate. He wasn't interested in the interviewer or conversation, he was just going through the motions promoting a film or answering the same questions for the millionth time.
June 29, 2011, 8:50 a.m. CST
Holy shit...Harrison is awake and has inflection in his voice!
by Doctor_Strangepork
I'd grown used to his Droopy Dog routine. Somebody must have changed his meds.
June 29, 2011, 8:56 a.m. CST
Open letter to Favreau
by v3d
I would gladly PAY to see two hours of this. Dinner for Five was probably the best talk show concept ever. These short clips had more entertainment value than the Indy 4.
June 29, 2011, 9:06 a.m. CST
Harrison Ford turned down traffic and syriana
by Nabster
Kinda stupid of him. He regretted turning down syrianna.
June 29, 2011, 9:09 a.m. CST
I was hoping after each intro we'd see Harrison and Favreau
by durhay
strumming those guitars we hear.
June 29, 2011, 9:20 a.m. CST
I am the 111111th person to say: THIS WAS AWESOME!
by Frye777
Love Favs since Swingers and Harrison is GOD. They should keep working together after C&A!!! Favs should direct Indy V!
June 29, 2011, 9:26 a.m. CST
"The EWOKS were your idea" LOL
by Frye777
you can tell Harrison hates the little shitheads.
June 29, 2011, 9:35 a.m. CST
by SK229
I think it was a guy pretending to be Michael Douglas or someone and he called Harrison Ford and was asking about some other project and Ford was just like he is here... not the person you normally see in interviews. These are awesome, btw.
June 29, 2011, 9:42 a.m. CST
Don't wanna jinx anything, but . . .
by AlyFox
Almost 100 posts in this thread, and only one real bash. Color me impressed. I'll just repeat what a lot have already stated: Harrison seems out of it during most interviews because HE HATES INTERVIEWS. If the interviewer is good, then Harrison is good, end of story. I like Letterman, but he doesn't really give a crap, so neither does Ford. Conan, Leno, et al; just the same, tired-ass question, and Ford, since 19-goddamned-77 has been through it a million times. So, anyway, it's good to see a virtually troll-free thread, way to go everyone. I watched the first trailer for Cowboys Vs Aliens, and haven't watched anything since, so I will be there with bells on opening day.
June 29, 2011, 10:27 a.m. CST
re: alyfox
by SK229
Yeah, Ford being interviewed by Favreau is a little bit like someone being interviewed by Oprah. Are you gonna be an asshole and not answer Oprah's questions? In most cases, she's the bigger name in the room, so it would seem stupid. Personally, I don't like Oprah, I respect what she's accomplished, but I always said this about how the same people that will tell another interviewer to fuck off just can't do that if she asks a tough question. With some people, power dynamics, the level of fame, and the respect the person being interviewed has for the interviewer all come into play. I remember on Howard Stern, Gary casually mentioned that they gave two interview tapes to everyone who was thinking of coming on the show but were on the fence. I can't remember what the other one was, but the first was PAUL MCCARTNEY. If you've ever heard Howards interview with Paul, it was pretty fucking dead honest... about Yoko, his relationship with the other Beatles, the lawsuits, and even about his kids relationship with Heather Mills and the potential loss of some of their inheritance. Paul never even flinched at any of the questions. He was painfully honest at times, because frankly, it sounded like he just didn't give a shit. I'm not even that big a fan of Paul, but the implication in giving the tape, of course, is... say you're George Clooney or Warren Beatty and you're thinking of coming on the show - who the fuck are you and do you think people give a shit as much about your personal life and your time on E.R. as they do about shit between Paul McCartney and John/Yoko or Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson? So it's a power play... McCartney opened up for a Stern interview, so frankly, we don't give a shit if you do. We've already reached the pinnacle. In this interview, Ford and Favreau are obviously close, it's a non-threatening environment, and Ford, for once, has a lot of respect for the interviewer. Then you take into account Favreau's distanced, but engaging ability to be non-plussed but still come off as a fan and he has his own accomplishments in the business (don't forget, he's also an actor... so actors can't bullshit him), and voila... you get the most engaging Ford interview, ummm, ever.
June 29, 2011, 10:35 a.m. CST
When I was a kid
by Righteous Brother
I wanted to be Harrison Ford.
June 29, 2011, 10:39 a.m. CST
I have never seen Harrison Ford as animated as this
by Righteous Brother
It's so obivous that he must hate doing those press junkets and stupid talkshows. Shame Favreau won't let him get a fucking word in edgeways.
June 29, 2011, 10:40 a.m. CST
Indy V - Raiders of the Lost Colostomy Bag
by highfunctioningsociopath
At least it will be if they don't get on with it soon. But yeah give us a real, oldschool, mythology-based story, not fucking X-Files in the 50's.
June 29, 2011, 11:24 a.m. CST
Favs should direct Indy V
by Rodie
Or at least co-direct with Speilberg. He and Ford obviously get along well and have a great working relationship. It would be nice to see Ford this animated and energetic in what will likely be the final Indy film.
June 29, 2011, 11:40 a.m. CST
Can't watch it at work, but I imagine it's like this: JF: So, what was Star Wars like. HF: Ehh, got any pot?. JF: Is Indy your favorite character? HF: zzzzzzzzzzzzzz JF: Harrison? HF: zzzzzzzzzzz
by AzulTool
June 29, 2011, 12:24 p.m. CST
Or perhaps, rodie....
by Bobo_Vision
....Favreau could be a character in Indy V....him being an actor and all....and keep Ford awake through the production.
June 29, 2011, 12:24 p.m. CST
His voice sounds great!
by hydroxicut
Anybody see "morning Glory"? I thought for sure he was losing his voice forever.
June 29, 2011, 12:27 p.m. CST
George went apeshit.
by catlettuce4
Those were great! And azultool, your imagination needs a tuneup.
June 29, 2011, 12:27 p.m. CST
cant watch it at work?
by Bent
Hilarious, but no, write about it when you've actually taken the time to watch the interviews. Funny though.
June 29, 2011, 12:30 p.m. CST
Dreyfus as Solo
by catlettuce4
I recall him saying in an interview that all the cast of American Graffiti was hoping to be in Star Wars and they all wanted to be the Han Solo character. Take that for what it's worth.
June 29, 2011, 12:46 p.m. CST
That was really good
by The Real Bryan Burke
I cannot remember the last time--if ever--I saw Ford give such a good interview. He was so relaxed--the stories, the jabs, the opinions--they just flowed out so naturally. Vocally he sounded great too--why the hell did he sound like he was 120 (tired, gravely) in KOTCS? Here--in a fucking hotel(?) room with minimal equipment he sounds 20 years younger! Good interview Fav--I'm now really looking forward to seeing the performance you got out of him for C&A. It's been awhile since I've cared about Ford (Indy aside,) and I was (am?) a huge fan.
June 29, 2011, 12:50 p.m. CST
I hope this movie does well...
by SK229
I read somewhere recently that Ford takes it very hard when a movie he cares about doesn't do well. And I think he was fine in Indy 4... the one thing I was most worried about was his ability to play the part again and not come off bored and catatonic, but he brought it. No... the script and some of the directing choices failed poor HF, but he himself fucking brought it. Honestly, I wish they'd let someone else take a crack at directing an Indy AND a Star Wars film. It'll definitely happen someday, but it it might not be before Lucas has passed on.
June 29, 2011, 1:49 p.m. CST
How Different My Life Would be Now
by Sluggolicious
In response to imagining what it would've been like growing up thinking of Richard Dreyfuss as Han Solo. Does anyone else see how fucking BRILLIANT and hysterical that line is?
June 29, 2011, 2:43 p.m. CST
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June 29, 2011, 2:55 p.m. CST
George went apeshit
by Sprinky
Well that's something i would love to see...anyway that video confirmed that the little things/and ideas from TESB that we still talk about after 30 years weren't coming from Lucas.
June 29, 2011, 3:52 p.m. CST
When is Fav...
by B Arnold Quizzling
doing, err, interviewing Olivia Wilde in a hotel room?? Oh please, don't pretend you all didn't think that.
June 29, 2011, 4:45 p.m. CST
by daroru
What a lovely story about Irvin Kershner.
June 29, 2011, 4:59 p.m. CST
INDY 5 should be made... to make up for 4.
by Mennen
Harrison is game.
June 29, 2011, 5:27 p.m. CST
You want your badasses to be badasses to the end.
by Vindibudd
Truer words were never spoken.
June 29, 2011, 5:36 p.m. CST
I could watch this convo all day!
by Flames gotta Eat
Ford is a God. And a humble God at that. He's been in so many standards and he's just so cool about them all, just worried about character and story, never the hooplah or "geekery" of it. It's a job for him. And I think that's why his acting is so kickass and unpretentious and memorable, he doesn't buy into the schtick or get caught up, he just does his job as professionally as he can and goes home. He's old school who has influenced countless of us in the new school. THIS IS FILM GEEK HEAVEN!!!!
June 29, 2011, 5:52 p.m. CST
You guys are hilarious
by Krinkle
Spielberg and Ford are friends with Lucas. They're not gonna come on here and side with the knucklehead haters. You'll all looking for these coded dismissals of Lucas. Jesus Christ. George Lucas >>>>>>>>> Jon Favreau And let me explain the "George, you can say write this shit but you can't say it" thing: what he means, in referring to a line like "I'm going to Toschii station to pick up some power converters" as "hard to say" and "easy to write" is that it's hard to sell a line like that as if you know what you're talking about. They all do it well in SW. That's a different meaning than, "George, this is a bad line of dialogue"...
June 29, 2011, 5:54 p.m. CST
This is absolutely great. LOOK AT FORD HERE!
by Steve Rogers
I'd forgotten what awake and engaged Harrison Ford could be like. Amazing. The look on his face when Favreau credits him with the Ewoks alone is worth giving these clips a view.
June 29, 2011, 6:21 p.m. CST
Holy Shit they were great interviews
by Brundlefly
This is a VAST improvement over the stale and shitty EPK interviews that usually do the rounds for films like this. It seems Ford is just uncomfortable on chat shows - which explains a lot of his awkward appearances over the years. He obviously finds it hard to be relaxed in such a rehearsed environment as a pre-interviewed chat show appearance. This is a great idea - clearly Ford loved working on 'Cowboys and Aliens', maybe he should consider doing more such roles, then i can better explain to my kid exactly why he was such a hero to me as a boy.
June 29, 2011, 8:09 p.m. CST
this was great
by Professor_Bedlam
I loved it two friends just having a great laugh and talking to each other!
June 29, 2011, 8:11 p.m. CST
Wow! The greatest!
by Shaun1138
I am 36 years old and I have to say I am a huge Ford fan. These are by far the best interview pieces he has ever done! My hats off to John and Harrison. I am so excited to see this film. Now if we can only get John to direct the next Indy film we would really have something there! :)
June 29, 2011, 8:51 p.m. CST
Yeah, that was pretty fuckn cool.
by WONKABAR
Never seen Ford so relaxed in an interview. Miss Dinner for Five...I'll never forget the Faz Love shit "leather in the desert" lol!
June 29, 2011, 9:26 p.m. CST
they had dinner and a few drinks before this...
by JimmyJoe RedSky
i watched this a few times now and i am convinced they both ate a decent meal and had a few (more than 3) hard drinks - look at their eyes, their sitting posture and their slightly delayed reactions - mr ford sounds very slightly slurred - but endearingly so - this is one of the best interviews ive seen in a very long time - favs should do one with daniel craig and sam rockwell
June 29, 2011, 9:59 p.m. CST
Who's the big winner?
by MegaBaz
Mikey's the big winner!
June 29, 2011, 11:01 p.m. CST
Ford must be dying or was on
by proevad
some really good drugs. First time I've ever seen him look like he was having fun. Weird.
June 30, 2011, 2:32 a.m. CST
Ford nailed it on CGI!
by Orionsangels
Just because you have this amazing tool doesn't mean you have to go overboard or exaggerate the speed of the creature to the point where the audience can't keep up with the moving blur on the screen. I hate to go back to the T-Rex in the first JP again, but it's still the perfect example of how you can use CGI and still retain that movie magic that can leave an audience in awe. To all the CGI effects artist out there. Slow down, take your time with your creations. Let me soak in the wonderment of your amazing creation. You don't always have to be so over the top and intense with CGI. That doesn't = realistic or badass. Clash of the Titans remake! I'm talking to you and most other CGI laden Hollywood blockbusters! Bring back the special effects magic I grew up with!
June 30, 2011, 3:15 a.m. CST
by Frye777
June 30, 2011, 3:18 a.m. CST
jimmyjoe, slightly delayed reactions ?
by Frye777
WTF you've been watching monkey? there were no slightly delayed reactions. they were fast and entertaining. I am tired of you assholes claiming Ford can only be entertaining when he took drugs or alchohol.
June 30, 2011, 8:35 a.m. CST
@orionsangels Regarding CGI artists
by v3d
You are right on the money, but it's not the artist you need to address but the directors that direct them. I know many cgi artists, animators and animation supervisors. Everyone I know has solid traditional animation backgrounds. Cel, stop-motion, Claymation. They understand how something should move. So when they work with a director that also understands that, you get the T-Rex from Jurassic Park. And when they don't, you get exactly what you are talking about.
June 30, 2011, 8:37 a.m. CST
by proevad
Calm down, Mary Alice. It's all gonna be ok, sweety.
June 30, 2011, 10:12 a.m. CST
Harrison is painfully shy and nervous in front of a crowd...
by Emperor_was_a_jerk
... which explains his demeanor while on talk shows. Here, one on one with someone he knows and clearly likes he is able to relax and be himself.
June 30, 2011, 10:31 a.m. CST
Re: Mosquito Coast is still his best
by plasticfrank
Law's yes it is. Why the hell did Ford get mixed up in romantic comedies? He's so good in serious roles.
June 30, 2011, 1:55 p.m. CST
Still my idol.
by Dwide Shrewd
He must like Favreau a lot to open up like this.
June 30, 2011, 2:38 p.m. CST
Wow hes off life support. He seems high or drunk all the time lately.
by Knobules
There was some jerkfest awards type show about Lucas a few years back. One of those "stuffed shirts of Hollywood salute...." things. Ford seems wacked off his skull. He also seemed spaced out off his but in way too many interviews.
June 30, 2011, 2:54 p.m. CST
Thats hysterical. Lucas thought "I know" in ESB was a bad laugh
by Knobules
Lucas. Who filmed animated farting creatures and Jedi's stepping in shit is saying Fords line is a bad laugh. That's just perfect.
June 30, 2011, 3:28 p.m. CST
Yeah, I think Harrison blew his best chance at winning an Oscar by turning down Traffic. He would've been great in that part.
by Coughlins Laws
His agent should be fired for some of the roles he's taken since The Fugitive. Random Hearts? Six Days, Seven Nights? Hollywood Homicide? Really
June 30, 2011, 4:33 p.m. CST
favreau should direct the next Indy
by misnomer
spielberg phoned it.
June 30, 2011, 6:45 p.m. CST
Totally agree about CG comment...
by Flames gotta Eat
Ford is on the money, I agree. I've never liked the sea of "creature" armies in various films or the fluid, fast-as-hell movement of these giant creatures that would normally be sluggish or much more hulking and clumsey. Give me a more realistic moving puppet or man-in-suit over a CG hoarde anyday. Queen alien in Aliens anyone? Still better than ALL of the CG Queens in the later sequels. Sure you're limited in the way you can shoot it but I dont give a shit as a viewer, I like the tighter shots of a more realistic creature over the wide shots of a CG mess running down a hallway. And as far as armies of things go, I am far more impressed with the real actors hired for the wide shots of soldiers in formation on the battle fields in Kubrick's Spartacus then I will ever be with similar shots in Troy or 300 or whatever. It worked in Return of the King but that's about it I think.
June 30, 2011, 7:59 p.m. CST
frye777 - don't call me an ass hole, ...
by JimmyJoe RedSky
... you ass hole - favreau's eyes are heavy and he looks like he just ate a high calorie meal and followed it with a few stiff ones (maybe he always appears as such) - ford's eyes are glazed and he slurred a few words (maybe he always appears as such) - big deal - i like to unwind and bull shit with friends too - after some questions were asked, the receiver's response was a bit delayed - as if they had to think about the question or didnt get that it was a joke - i love these 2 as much as the next guy - but this was a post dinner and drinks interview and it shows - that makes it cooler in my book - or im wrong and they are always puffy and tired looking and step on the tongues of the person they are conversing with - like me - favreau was talking about why he didnt shoot this turkey in 3d and ford seemed to think they were discussing the over use of cgi in movies - no segue - a few scotch and waters can do this - ive been there
July 9, 2011, 7:30 a.m. CST
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MIAMI – After dropping doubles point in their match against Florida International, the St. John's women's tennis team fought valiantly in singles play thanks to wins by senior Nevena Selakovic and sophomore Gvantsa Robakidze. But the Red Storm (4-5, 1-1) could not complete the comeback, falling to the Panthers, 5-2, in Miami on Friday.
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FIU 5, St. John's 2
Singles competition
1. Nevena Selakovic (STJ) def. Orlando, Carlotta (FIU) 6-2, 6-2
2. Maisak, Rita (FIU) def. Amber Washington (STJ) 7-5, 6-3
3. Trifunovic, Aleksand (FIU) def. Diamond Adams (STJ) 6-7 (4-7), 7-5, 10-5
4. Boha, Giulietta (FIU) def. Yanita Arnaudova (STJ) 6-0, 6-2
5. Holt, Magali (FIU) def. Ksenia Mikhaylova (STJ) 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
6. Gvantsa Robakidze (STJ) def. Sabado, Michelle (FIU) 6-4, 6-7 (4-7), 11-9
Doubles competition
1. Maisak, Rita/Trifunovic, Aleksand (FIU) def. Nevena Selakovic/Diamond Adams (STJ) 8-4
2. Boha, Giulietta/Orlando, Carlotta (FIU) def. Amber Washington/Yanita Arnaudova (STJ) 8-1
3. Gvantsa Robakidze/Ksenia Mikhaylova (STJ) vs. Holt, Magali/Sabado, Michelle (FIU) no result
Match Notes:
St. John's 4-5, 1-1
FIU Panthers 2-6
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This lesson emphasizes the fact that Jesus was deeply committed to the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament of Genesis to Malachi. He studied, read and quoted from it regularly and clearly viewed it as authoritative. This should certainly cause us to wonder why some Christians disregard or treat as unimportant this section of scripture.
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John 5:39, 40
Luke 4:1-12, 16-21
Luke 24: 13-32
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They played the perfect third quarter.
It's the fourth that was nothing to write home about.
After suffocating the Brock Badgers offense to start the second half, taking a tie game and building an 11-point lead as the fourth quarter began, it all fell to pieces Saturday night for the Lakehead Thunderwolves.
The Wolves, on the verge of upsetting the No. 7 team in the country, a team that hadn't lost in 10 outings, saw their shooting go silent. Lakehead didn't manage a single field goal in the final 10 minutes, scoring once on a free throw and the Badgers stormed back with an 18-1 fourth to claim an 52-46 victory at the Thunderdome.
"I don't think we were able to do the things we did earlier in the game for two reasons, one of the reasons I can't talk about. That second reason is because of Brock. They played absolutely great, pressure defence," said Wolves coach Jon Kreiner.
"We turned the ball over and they got lay-ups."
It helped that one of Brock's two go-to players decided to rejoin the contest as the fourth quarter began. The Wolves, until that point, had held both Kayla Santilli and Nicole Rosenkranz relatively silent. Santilli shouted her presence in a hurry with the game on the line.
The Brantford, Ont. native hit a three-pointer to start the comeback, drove to the hoop for two more, then buried another trey, a solo 8-0 run that pulled the Badgers to within three, 45-42.
After Ayse Kalkan, the game's leading point-getter with 19, missed a pair of free throws, Rosenkranz stepped to the line and hit both her free throws, making it a one-point game.
Santilli, who finished with 17, hit the go-ahead basket with 3:50 to play, a lead they never relinquished.
"They played real hard, they took some things away from us and we didn't do a real good job adjusting until the fourth quarter when I thought today we kind of responded as a team," Brock coach Si Kjounviseth said.
"The difference was defensively we made some adjustments and then offensively what they were taking away. They played real hard tonight … and credit goes to them. We escaped with one, that's all I can say."
The Wolves won the opening quarter and were tied 24-24 at the half. But while their outside shooting paid off in the first 20 minutes, it disappeared in the final 20. Lakehead hit just one of seven three-pointers, and had difficulty penetrating inside against the Badgers, who routinely forced the Wolves to take desperation shots as the shot clock wound down – if they even managed to get one off before the buzzer sounded.
"We made some bad decisions, we rotated the wrong people. But we've got to take that experience and learn from it and get better," Kreiner said.
Fourth-place Lakehead (5-6) hits the road next weekend for a pair against third-place Western (6-5).
Beyond the arc: The Thunderwolves wore pink uniforms in celebration of their annual Shoot for the Cure fundraiser for breast cancer research. The men's and women's teams raised more than $5,000 ... Forward Ashley Randall (knee) said she hopes to be back practicing by next week and back in the lineup within a month. She did not play this weekend.
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Objectified: Trailer for the 2009 Design Documentary
Why do consumers pay higher prices for designer goods? How do we effectively critique utilitarian objects like chairs and cell phones? What makes IKEA so popular? These are the kinds of questions Gary Hustwit explores in his upcoming documentary, Objectified. Click below to view the trailer...Helvetica, which aired in abbreviated form on PBS last night. Objectified features interviews with designers that AT readers have loved and hated, including Hella Jongerius, Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, Karim Rashid, and Naoto Fukasawa, among others. There's no publicized date yet for the premier, but the film will start to hit theaters in Spring 2009. For more information, check out Gary Hustwit's Objectified blog. Photos: Objectified Trailer
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I loved Helvetica and I'm sure I'll love this.
I'm excited! They're showing this in Columbus in two weeks!
I loved this documentary! I have been trying to find the brand of the chair in the opening scene...do you know where I can find it??


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The price tag also means a throttle on several of those services so people aren't swapping names/appearance/race/faction/server willy-nilly and causing more server stress as things are shuffled around. It's rather streamlined now, sure, but if people could just say "oh, I think I'll change servers again" every weekend when a raid didn't go their way, it'd be ridiculous.
The store mounts and pets are fun side projects, not required as there are multiple enough critters in game. Some do come with charity options which makes them worth it to some people; I got the plush gryphon as a gift for a friend's small child because she saw someone else's and adored it. But no one's twisting anyone's arm to get them, unless one is that desperate to play "keep-up with the Joneses" in a virtual world.
And of course, heaven forbid that a business want to make a profit so they can continue to run and create products people obviously want, or pay the employees who put the time and effort into programming and creating those optional services to run as smoothly as they do. I mean. Jeez. The nerve, amirite?
I swear sometimes people are so used to pirating and grabbing cheap sales deals that anything sold at a regular, even reasonable, price is a personal affront if they can't just have all the accessories for free, too. I mean, I can get a lot of games cheaper on Steam too, but for some, I'd rather have the actual packaging with whatever extras come with that price (or even just to buy through a local store as enough places around here have shut down lately). That's my choice. If you don't want to pay the extra, optional fees for stuff--then don't.


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Instagram Director of Business Operations Emily White, right, joined from Facebook. Amy Cole and Josh Riedel are among the people on her team. Alison Yin for The Wall Street Journal
MENLO PARK, Calif.—When Emily White joined Instagram from parent company Facebook Inc. FB +1.18% Facebook Inc. Cl A U.S.: Nasdaq $77.91 +0.91 +1.18% Sept. 19, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 56.11M AFTER HOURS $77.55 -0.36 -0.46% Sept. 19, 2014 7:59 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 20.56M P/E Ratio 82.88 Market Cap $202.57 Billion Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee $1,580,090 09/22/14 Des Moines Register Adds a Bit... 09/21/14 Alibaba IPO Signals Strength i... 09/21/14 The Weekend Interview: Leapfro... More quote details and news » in March, her first order of business was to push Chief Executive Kevin Systrom into a room.
"For the first two weeks, I locked him into a conference room and I said, 'This is all about getting the mission on paper,' " Ms. White recalled.
Two weeks later, Mr. Systrom had boiled down the app's mission to one lofty, if perhaps hokey, phrase: "to capture and share the world's moments." It was a rallying principle that Instagram could now sell to its staff, its users and, just as important, future advertisers.
Picture this: what will an Instagram ad look like? We could know as soon as next year. Plus, Facebook announces it will open a Twitter-like public feed. Evelyn Rusli reports on Lunch Break. Photo: Instagram.
As director of business operations, the 35-year-old Ms. White effectively is the new chief operating officer of Instagram, the point person charged with turning a billion-dollar acquisition that has never made a cent into a real business. Mr. Systrom, co-founder of Instagram, still makes the ultimate decisions, but it is Ms. White who is responsible for courting brand marketers and laying the foundation for advertising.
There are no ads on Instagram, but Ms. White said it should be ready to begin selling ads within the next year.
Her challenge is to figure out how to integrate marketing without jeopardizing Instagram's cool factor.
"We want to make money in the long term, but we don't have any short-term pressure," she said.
Since Mr. Systrom created the app in 2010, Instagram has focused on attracting users, wooing them with a clean design and a simple way to share photos with an artsy patina. Instagram said it has more than 150 million monthly active users, a gain of roughly 128 million since Facebook bought the app last year. At that pace, it swiftly is closing in on seven-year-old rival Twitter Inc., which announced it had "well over" 200 million active users in March.
The pairing of Ms. White and Mr. Systrom echoes another power duo on campus: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and operating chief Sheryl Sandberg, who has been a mentor to Ms. White.
A Vanderbilt University graduate with a minor in studio art, Ms. White, like Ms. Sandberg, began working for Google Inc. GOOG +1.16% Google Inc. Cl C U.S.: Nasdaq $596.08 +6.81 +1.16% Sept. 19, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3.51M AFTER HOURS $594.60 -1.48 -0.25% Sept. 19, 2014 7:51 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 219,437 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap $406.34 Billion Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee $1,321,030 09/19/14 Tesla Motors Releases New Soft... 09/11/14 Chipheads and Gearheads, Drag ... 09/10/14 Google's Hardware Shift Takes ... More quote details and news » in 2001, where she was a salesperson for Google's AdWords products and, later, Google's overseas operation. In 2010 Ms. Sandberg wooed Ms. White to Facebook to put her in charge of sales and marketing for local products. Not all her campaigns took off, such as Deals, a local-deals service, that never moved beyond the test phase. In late 2011, she became the senior director of mobile partnerships, hammering out deals with wireless carriers and other mobile partners.
When Ms. White joined Instagram, the company didn't even have the outlines of a business. At the beginning of this year, it employed 32 people, largely focused on product, with no one handling customer service, no one on analytics and just one person working with the thousands of brands who had started using the service to promote themselves.
To get the basics in order, Ms. White reviewed every business function in the organization. It now employs 50 people, including two people working on analytics and four people to help manage relationships with brands.
Under Ms. White's direction, the team cataloged every major brand-marketer account on Instagram. Then she went to meet the companies. Last week she had meetings with Ford Motor Co. F +0.42% Ford Motor Co. U.S.: NYSE $16.65 +0.07 +0.42% Sept. 19, 2014 4:02 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 33.42M AFTER HOURS $16.62 -0.03 -0.18% Sept. 19, 2014 7:58 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1.59M P/E Ratio 9.97 Market Cap $64.58 Billion Dividend Yield 3.00% Rev. per Employee $808,282 09/19/14 Tesla Motors Releases New Soft... 09/18/14 Mitsubishi Electric, Hitachi E... 09/17/14 U.S. Agency Says It Will Regul... More quote details and news » , Williams-Sonoma Inc. WSM -0.99% Williams-Sonoma Inc. U.S.: NYSE $68.24 -0.68 -0.99% Sept. 19, 2014 4:05 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1.78M AFTER HOURS $68.24 -0.01 -0.01% Sept. 19, 2014 4:41 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 91,237 P/E Ratio 22.45 Market Cap $6.37 Billion Dividend Yield 1.93% Rev. per Employee $161,256 More quote details and news » and Coca-Cola Co. KO +0.62% Coca-Cola Co. U.S.: NYSE $42.05 +0.26 +0.62% Sept. 19, 2014 4:03 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 43.90M AFTER HOURS $42.07 +0.02 +0.05% Sept. 19, 2014 5:38 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3.66M P/E Ratio 22.13 Market Cap $184.43 Billion Dividend Yield 2.90% Rev. per Employee $353,055 09/22/14 Labor Groups Seek Probe of Wal... 09/19/14 Apple's Crowds Draw a Crowd of... 09/19/14 Clorox Names New Chief Executi... More quote details and news »
After years without ads, Instagram's big risk is alienating its members—especially its large base of teen and young adults, who are coveted by marketers. Too much overt marketing could clutter the service, undermining one of its strongest selling points.
"Theoretically, [Instagram] could be making hundreds of millions of dollars today, but they would need a big sales force and they would risk polluting the environment," said Brian Wieser, an analyst at Pivotal Research Group.
Users have already pushed back. Instagram provoked a brief uprising last December when some members complained after a change in the app's terms of service implied that user content could be turned into ads. Ms. White said there are third-party services that brands can use today to get permission for access to user content but that Instagram is "not going to facilitate that."
It is also unclear if marketers will see the need to spend money on a service Instagram currently gives away free. Many, such as Nike Inc. NKE -0.20% Nike Inc. Cl B U.S.: NYSE $81.81 -0.16 -0.20% Sept. 19, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 9.21M AFTER HOURS $81.62 -0.19 -0.23% Sept. 19, 2014 6:55 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 641,916 P/E Ratio 26.74 Market Cap $71.04 Billion Dividend Yield 1.17% Rev. per Employee $491,770 09/18/14 Nike Shareholders Express Conc... 09/17/14 NFL Sponsors Speak Out—but Kee... 09/16/14 How Will the Nike LeBron 12 Do... More quote details and news » and Lululemon Athletica Inc., LULU -2.39% lululemon athletica inc. U.S.: Nasdaq $43.24 -1.06 -2.39% Sept. 19, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2.95M AFTER HOURS $43.00 -0.24 -0.56% Sept. 19, 2014 6:36 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 338,356 P/E Ratio 25.74 Market Cap $6.20 Billion Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee $219,919 09/11/14 U.S. Stocks End Mixed; Dow Dro... 09/11/14 Lululemon Raises Outlook as Re... 09/11/14 Canada Stocks to Watch: BlackB... More quote details and news » are already active running free viral campaigns on Instagram. (Ms. White is on the board of Lululemon.) Meanwhile, Instagram has yet to set up a system to show advertisers the reach, or efficacy, of marketer content.
"Brands always demand metrics," said John Manoogian, co-founder of 140 Proof, a social-advertising service. "As it becomes a real advertising platform, they will be held to traditional standards, brands will want to see how these photos and videos tie back to their sales objectives."
On Friday, Levi Strauss & Co. kicked off a marketing campaign featuring Instagram. The campaign, a cross-country train ride, features a group of artists that will create music and art as they hit major cities. Cameras on the train automatically will upload photos and videos to Instagram. Instagram's team helped set up the technology, but Levi's didn't pay anything to the app company. Ms. White said such partnerships will help brands see the value of the service.
Julie Channing, the head of digital for Levi's, said Instagram is a "high priority platform."
"We now meet more regularly," she said.
What might paid Instagram ads look like? Ms. White's team is looking at the possibilities around the app's Discover feature, which promotes popular content, as well the search function, which allows users to look up images or themes. Ms. White said some retailers also are interested in ad products that will allow users to click on pictures of products that link to a retailer's own site. But she expressed reservations about such a system because many mobile websites need improvement.
Ms. White said she wanted to avoid repeating some of Facebook's earlier missteps with advertisers. She has regularly sought the advice of Facebook's top ad executives, including Ms. Sandberg; David Fischer, a vice president of business and marketing partnerships; and Carolyn Everson, a vice president of global marketing. Facebook "created a ton of different products and it got complicated," she said. The parent company has made strides in unwinding the complexity this year, she said. "I'm always looking at how to keep it simple."
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Nashville, TN- lacking since Opryland closed.
Phoenix, AZ.- large population, water rides in the summer and could almost open year round.
Some people will point out that astroworld failed. Well that was when Six Flags was having serious financial problems and Astroworld was an outdated micro park. Land locked in the middle of the city, there was no coherent theming, no room for new coasters, the coaster it did have were not much fun and nothing else going for it.
Since Astroworld, Kemah Boardwalk has opened many rides including an amazing one of a kind wooden coaster. The Boardwalk Bullet is built on less than an acre of land, and because of so, it crosses over it self more than any other coaster. And being right on the edge of the water makes it amazing. Business for Kemah has sky rocketed since there are millions of thrill deprived Houstonians.
Also, the city of Houston is well away from being in debt and has hte money and resources to make a new massive park work.
But I think Earhtquest Adventures is a testament to how prime the location is.
Here's the link to the world's first Green Eco-friendly park
2: Phoneix, AZ. A growing population center, waterparks just starting to expand, roller coasters will be next.
3. Nashville, TN. Another growing city. Has options that are in the area (Dollywood, SFOG 4 hours or so away).
4. Las Vegas, NV. A city that gets 30 million visiotrs a year, and is constantly trying to turn its image into a family park. Competition from Disneyland and other California parks.
Problem with building a large park near NYC is finding sufficient, reasonably priced, land to do so. Eastern LI is probably the best place to look for it at this point, and it could also benefit from the existing Long Island Railroad to bring visitors from NYC. There are other attractions there that already attract visitors which it could build upon: the Hamptons in general, Splish Splash, Tanger Shopping Outlets...
Ideally you'd want to be closer to the city, but that's going to be very expensive and I can only think of one place that would have enough space to hold a theme park, the site of the New York World's Fair in Flushing Meadows. That site was built to be accessed: it's literally surrounded by major highways, has rail and subway access, water. It's already been a "theme park" of sorts when the world's fair was held there in '39 and '64, but it was also a huge undertaking was not profitable either time, but there's so much potential. Then again, as your recent entry stated, a world's fair is very different from a permanent theme park.
Personally, I would like to see one in the midwest even if its a seasonal park. There is very little competition in this area with Cedar Point being the big boy in the area.
In other words, I would stay as far away from California and, especially, FL
Not to be political, but whether you agree with the boycotts or not, the fact remains that these boycotts create enormous problems for tourism in the state, and make the state less attractive for substantial capital investment.
Does that rule out Phoenix? No. But, trust me, this kind of stuff shows up in a thorough analysis of a site.
St. George, UT (It's cooler than Vegas and warmer than Salt Lake; it's a large family market in Utah and the second-fastest-growing metro area in the U.S.)
No idea what specific theme would work best there, but a family-oriented seasonal park could flourish in that location, I'm sure. If I could pick a place to put a park like a "Holiday World West," it'd be in St. George.
I think that Texas could support another theme park. Park fans in Houston got the shaft when Six Flags sold out to capitalize on high land values. I get why Six Flags did what they did, but a lot of money and potential got left behind. If the right person/company comes along, they could tap into that potential.
A lot of it depends on who is building this park. If it's a theme park company that can handle its business and its willing to spend some real money and let things grow, then the location doesn't necessarily have to be so close to a large city because they can become a destination. It does help to have that immediate pool of customers though, hence the reason why most parks open close to a metro area. Most experts would call someone crazy if they opened a park too far from a somewhat mature metro area, and that all parks need that market to survive. There are always exceptions to that rule though. Cedar Point thrives in a little seasonal town 90 minutes west of Cleveland and 2 hours north of Columbus. Disney World practically built the city of Orlando, which was a small blip on the radar before Walt put his shovel in the dirt. Even Holiday World, which has been growing by leaps and bounds out of the corn and wheat fields in a small southern Indiana town, resides an hour from the nearest city. All of the successful operations that lie outside of those metro areas have one thing in common. They have a reputation for good management and being really really good at something, be it thrill rides, value, customer service...etc.
Another option would be a Lotte World-style dome park in southern New England. It's population dense, and has shown to be a huge theme park audience in their Orlando attendance. There are current summer offerings, but nothing formidable.
I worry that Phoenix is too short and cheap a flight away from the SoCal theme park megaplex to support something more than a medium iron park.
Location: Nashville is within a day's drive of 80% of the nation's population. That's a stat I couldn't believe myself the first time I heard it.
Weather: with the exception of a few cold wet months Jan Feb, the rest of the year is ideal for theme park operations.
Population: Nashville is a medium size City with a number of other medium size cities within 40 min to an hour away. Murfreesboro and Clarksville.
Transportation: While there is no Mass Transit in place at this time we do have 3 major interstates that intersect in Nashville not to mention a rail infrastructure already in place. We also have a large airport that could more than accommodate visiting guest.
Tourism: Nashville has always had a thriving tourism industry, we are the Music City after all. Converting the guest that are here for the country music hall of fame and the grand ole opry won't be a stretch getting them to spend a few extra days at theme park.
Maybe with Disney's new resort going in...
Other good options IMHO:
Nashville, TN - they have been void of theme parks since Opryland left. Also consider Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom is now closed and that leaves many thrill seekers with few other options.
Phoenix, AZ - Yes, it gets hot, but look at all the retirement communities elsewhere in the state.
Trapper Creek, AK (just kidding :-)
My brother lives there, so I like the idea of stopping by and walking around a themepark while I'm there to visit with my two girls.
I wouldn't put a themepark near me because I live outside of Boston. I wouldn't recommend putting anything like that here. I mean, it was 40 degrees with a mix of snow a couples of days ago and it is almost May!!
With the coming Orlando Tourism Renaissance, that location is the ideal spot to build a parking garage and a moderate sized attraction that operates in the evening.
I'd call it 'Family Lights' theme it as a beautiful city with a Time Square-like city center, a park. feature a couple of dark rides some small coasters and a nightly show.
But most important, I would have live music where people of all ages can dance. They don't have ANYPLACE in Orlando where families with teens and younger kids can dance.
SMACK IN THE MIDDLE of International Drive with thousands of hotel rooms in walking distance.
How about 'Hard Rock Vault' and 'Guiness Book of Records' were lousy IDEAS. They were roadside attractions and not theme parks (as the thread's topic calls out).
Just my wildest wishes :)
While Houston might not be the most logical place, I do think San Antonio might be a good choice, or even Dallas. San Antonio is already a big tourist destination, and even though they have Sea World, Six Flags and the Riverwalk, plus the original Schitterbahn is less than an hour away. I think another major player could boost the town up to a similar status as Southern California, and maybe even Las Vegas as a major destination. I think there's still some decent land there for a good-size park, although it might not be as cheap as suburban Houston.
Dallas might also be a good choice, simply because of its central location in the U.S. and weather there isn't too bad, most of the time. However, there's not any other major players there, so it's status is similar to Houston, except, there's a bigger population here.
I would also argue the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex would be a good spot. It's the largest metropolitan area in the state of Texas and the 4th largest in the country. So it could definitely support a new theme park. Plenty to do here and only 1 major theme park- Six Flags Over Texas. There is also a water park- Six Flags Hurricane Harbor across the street. And they are both down the street from the new Cowboys Stadium and the Ballpark at Arlington. The trade-offs... land price is surprisingly not one for a metro area. There is so much land that real estate prices stay low (people from other states are always surprised at how low!)... the HEAT in summer can be oppressive. Just like Central FL and sometimes worse. We go to Orlando to get away from the heat, but run smack into Central Florida's humidity!
I once wrote a paper for Economics on why North Texas should be the place Disney builds that elusive (and never gonna happen) 3rd theme park resort.
First, let's eliminate the bad choices:
1. Phoenix: Might be great weather, but it has three things going against it. First, see Robert's comment about boycotts -- even though I don't believe the boycott will hurt Arizona at all, the bad publicity isn't something theme park companies want. Secondly, with the astronomical rise of drug cartel violence spilling across the border from Mexico, Phoenix is now recognized as one of the cities with the highest rates of kidnapping and homicide (percentage-wise) in the country. Until something is done to stem the violence down there, ain't no one traveling that direction. Thirdly, there's really no theme park infrastructure to speak of.
2. Los Angeles: As an LA resident, I'd love to see Southern California be the site of the next big theme park (we're keeping our fingers crossed for Disney's strawberry field site in Anaheim -- and I don't think this is too big of a stretch)...but as far as new investment, don't count on it. Because of such a hostile business climate and the country's highest tax rate (Los Angeles Business Journal), large corporations and companies are looking to leave this state, not come in. Also, high-wage, high-tech workers are moving eastward, mainly to states like Texas, which offer high-wage jobs, low cost of living, and next-to-nothing taxes. Although I think SoCal has the best weather in the country, the traffic and hostile business climate make it unlikely.
3. Anywhere cold. I know you cold-weather theme park lovers (WHY NOT JUST MOVE???? Why stay in miserable weather???) are jonesin for a midwest park, it just won't be sustainable.
1. Orlando area (of course). Although it might be oversaturated already, but I like TH Creative's idea....a night-time theme park (NOT a shopping center). There's TONS of available land. Very low taxes. Plenty of theme park infrastructure.
2. Texas. Austin, San Antonio. Interesting. Since all the workers and companies are fleeing to Texas, and the state is actively assisting companies to set up shop, and the cities are growing, it might just work. The weather ain't half bad, either. And the income-level of the state is pretty high, so the higher-end theme parks could probably be sustained.
3. Maaaaaaybe Myrtle Beach -- although the income level of the normal visitor would need to be increased. I know that sounds elitist, but it's just plain theme park economics. Disney, Universal and SeaWorld flourish while Six Flags and Hard Rock Park go bankrupt. Why? Because of the income level of the average guest -- and the spending associated with that average guest.
That's it. I personally wouldn't go out of my way to visit a theme park in any other part of the country -- except maybe New Orleans. But Katrina probably scared the bejeesus out of any investor. Sad.
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As I reflect on all that Caring For Others is, I am amazed. I wonder if anyone will believe me when I list what we do. And, then I think of the job of being a mother. More >
3537 Browns Mill Rd. Suite 2,
Atlanta, GA 30354
Phone: (404) 761-0133
or (404) 768-2798
Fax: (404) 761-0678
Caring For Others, Inc. (CFO) is a human services organization established in November 2001 to facilitate personal dignity and provide basic necessities to economically-disadvantaged individuals, senior citizens, the disabled, the unemployed, and families with children.
It is our mission to help eradicate poverty around the world by feeding, educating, clothing and housing one family at a time. We do not work for ourselves or even for one another; we work for the greater good.
Caring For Others, Inc. offers an advanced model for human services that strives to prevent the familiar cycle of poverty many people face today. We help stabilize lives by meeting immediate basic needs of food and clothing, and then provide support to help clients become more self-sufficient. Caring For Others provides personal and financial support during turbulent times including individual counseling, money management training, job retention and job placement services. We do our work through a number of structured programs helping a wide range of people in need.
To serve our community and fulfill this mission, our organization depends critically on the charitable giving of others.
At Caring For Others, we seek progressive solutions across the entirety of our platform including developing a unique and more sustainable business model with "Care Mart." Our Care Mart store generates income through the sale of discounted items such as furniture, clothing and other household goods. While we strive daily to fulfill our vision, the demands for our services and the needs of the less fortunate remain a daunting and growing challenge. Please join us in giving your time and talents in our fight for people facing the cycle of poverty. With your help, Caring For Others can preserve their lives, their homes and their dignity.
You are invited to register with us for our Annual Community Holiday Giving. We host two distrib..
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Caring For Others hosts its annual No Bare Soles Shoe Distribution on Saturday, October 6. Thanks to..
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Caring For Others will host its annual Spring Fling distribution on Saturday, April 26 from 12-2..
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As I reflect on all that Caring For Others is, I am amazed. I wonder if anyone will believe me when I list what we do. And, then I think of the job of being a mother. More >