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Shep's voice is always with me.
Date: 02-01-2009
By: joel
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I stopped listening to Shep in the early 1970s, in my 30s, climbing the corporate ladder in advertising. I started listening to him nightly about eight or nine years ago, when I discovered Max's tapes, then Jim's site, and now, podcasts. I rarely miss a night.
Shep taught me to look at the world around me, to appreciate the humor in it. The little things are the meat of life, and he taught me to pay attention to them.
I started telling stories about my youth to my seven year old granddaughter when she was five. She always wants to hear "true stories." Her interest inspired me to write my stories, put them in a blog.
"How would he tell this one?" I ask myself when I write. His voice is never far from me.
So far I have nineteen stories. I have another forty that tell the truth about the ad biz. I'll eventually upload these.
http://stuffthathappens.typepad.com/my_weblog
I'd love to share the tales of my feckless youth with you and hope I live up to Shep's standards. He is the master.
Let me know what you think.
Joel |
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