Let's talk CA Boom
Some random musings on CA Boom 4 so far... (readers of my ramblings will be rewarded with links to home tour galleries, as yet un-posted content)...
I really like the new metal CA Boom sign hung in the entry area this year. Nice touch, and impressive to those of us who are easily distracted by shiny objects.
Speaking of easily distracted, did anyone else notice the use of cleavage employed by a few vendors to lure people into their booths... or was is just me? You vendors who weren't packing them in, take note.
Bottled water. This is what I was handed as I checked in yesterday morning. A simple and thoughtful gesture. It always seems to be a perfect sun-shiny California weekend when CA Boom rolls around, and it is nice to stay hydrated out there on the home tours. Stocked coolers were on hand at every stop on the tour. Nicely done, CA Boom. Corona in those coolers would work too... I'm just sayin'...
I got a free t-shirt from the Eames Office... I'm wearing it right now. Thanks Eames Office!
It is always interesting to see who is attending CA Boom... what architects are lingering about, any faces in the crowd.... not that I'm not very good at spotting people, but the name tags always help. Yesterday was pretty much a bust compared to years past, though the people watching was interesting. I spyed some architects below rising-starchitect caliber touring the homes... it is fascinating to watch architects looking at someone else's work.
Here's a little game for you which I played myself yesterday -- spot-the-blogger. Anyone care to 'out' the bloggers who turned up unsuspectingly in my photos? Check it out in the galleries (1, 2, 3,4, 5)... and feel free out yourself if you like.
The thing about bloggers is that most of us like remain safely incognito behind our computers. It is a strange thing to throw a blogger out into the real world labeled with an identifying name tag. It goes against our nature... which is perhaps why the blogger reception CA Boom tried to pull together this year was canned. Personally, I switched name tags with some clueless fool. ;-)
This year was the second time CA Boom has handed out a print piece, and this year's brochure was an impressively sized number with custom graphics and nice, thick matte paper. A very nice touch and handy guide to the show. I would that offer next year's goal should be to check for typo's before printing as they are plentiful...
More kibitzing, coverage and photos to come...