Marshall Yard:

As a trusted expert in trade shows, and a major contributor to America’s favorite trade show blog, I’d like to offer a special blog topic today:

GREAT TRADE SHOWS FOR 2009
(please comment on any shows I may have left off of the list)

Newspaper & Print Journalists Expo

Polar Bear & Caribou Convention

Chicago Auto Show

The Annual SML (Subprime Mortgage Lenders) Conference and Exhibition

Wahabbi Terrorist Symposium and Exposition*

The Private Jet Show and Client Appreciation Luau (in sunny Maui!)**

The Bipartisan Politicians Luncheon and Bailout Expo (huge exhibits, but don’t expect any substance)

Adam Smith’s Capitalism Exhibition and Wake, visitation begins Wednesday, and continues indefinitely

IDEAS 2010 - Internation Defense Exhibition & Seminar in Pakistan (very real)

*women should be sure to shroud their faces, and men should wear long beards. 

**scheduled one week after, and in conjunction with, Chicago’s auto show

I did run Kevin back to the confines of the busy trade show sales department today, he was glad to be home, and swam like there was no tomorrow. Doing backflips for food! He’s a crazy little bugger!

 Being that Kevin is from Mississippi, he asked that I share with you about the movie we watched over the weekend. Black Snake Moan - Starring Samuel L Jackson.  If you like Mississippi Blues Music, this is one great soundtrack - the movie started out rough, but was well worth the wait. 

Face it, we are all disfunctional in our own way, but this sure brought it to light that some are far more than others, and we can make it.  With a great blues background soundtrack! So, before you race off to make plans for your next exhibit,  take some time up the soundtrack.