@JoeSchmitt: On stealing material from his wife and not wearing a hat
Recently I had the opportunity to interview “Mr. Twitter Funny Guy”, Joe Schmitt. And, I owe him an apology.
Sorry Joe.
Sorry for calling your ‘Mr. Funny Guy’ one too many times (in terms of interviewers I have lots to learn…or do I?).
Sorry for not taking your advice and heading into a quiet corner.
That said, Joe was a sport and lived up to his reputation for humor. He was also soooo very nice.
We talked about the fact that everyone thinks he is wearing a hat in his avatar picture on Twitter. We discussed where he gets his humorous material (lately he’s been stealing from his wife who is newly on Twitter herself so that’s going to have to stop) and we discussed why he has no reference to his ‘real’ job on his website or Twitter bio.
If you love @JoeSchmitt watch this (and try to ignore the background activity AND his mid-western accent).
We love you Joe!
Janine (@twincident)
Linda (@shortpumppreppy)
Pacific Shaving, #Blogher09 and the #1000Trees Campaign
July 21, 2009 by Linda
Filed under Behind The Scenes
I know, that’s a bunch of hashtags. Because I have a bunch of good news to share! Our friend Stan @pacificshaving at PacificShaving.com is sponsoring the BTSMoms at Blogher this year. There is so much more than just smooth skin, random shavings, and swag going on that weekend.
1,000 Trees During BlogHer 09
Pacific Shaving Co. is committed to planting a tree for every bottle of shaving oil they sell. I KNOW it’s huge, and they have a big heart.
Oh, I haven’t told you yet? During Blogher, Pacific Shaving is offering to plant up to 1000 trees!
I KNOW!!
But we need your help and your participation.
If you are on Twitter follow @PacificShaving and send a tweet with hashtags #1000trees and #Blogher09 and they will plant a tree for every follow/tweet! Up to 1000 trees. We’ll be starting it off on Thursday July 23, and continue through Saturday July 25!!
Don’t let these guys off easy! Help us make the 1000 trees a possiblity!
Free Shipping for Blogher
Use Code blogher09 until July 31st for free shipping on Pacific Shaving Company all natural shaving oil.
Plus, follow us: @twincident and @shortpumppreppy and you might just get a free sample…
#1000trees Twitter Giveaway
If we reach 1,000 tweets with #1000trees in those 2 days (and thus, 1,000 trees) everyone who tweeted will be entered to win one of 5 FREE bottles of Pacific Shaving Company All Natural Shaving Oil.
So anyone can win! Guys, gals, Blogher attendees, people not at Blogher, people who have no idea what Blogher is….Just send a tweet with #1000trees any time during July 23-25th and follow @PacificShaving and you’re entered!
Only tweets wtih #1000trees made during Thursday, July 23 and Saturday, July 25, 2009 apply. Winner will be chosed at random on Tuesday, July 28th. US/Canada residents only.
How to get a sponsor for Blogher when you don’t even have a ticket…
July 16, 2009 by Linda
Filed under Behind The Scenes
Um…
Yes, we are good. If there was ever a reason to follow the BTSMoms, this is it!
No conference pass to Blogher, HOW SAD…when they sold out, we were, well….we were deciding if we wanted to go or not. Janine and I had met at Blissdom 09 and as roomies there, we quickly became “roomies for life”. When the idea kicked in, and we had a hotel room and a bunch of ideas on how to promote a brand, we decided we needed a way to pay for it. Who needs passes; we have a room and a bunch of light bulbs going off in our heads!!
Let’s face it. We may run Buzz Cooperative now, but Janine and I have always felt more like Frick and Frack. Except that now Frick and Frack are armed with unique ideas and, for lack of a better word, ‘BALLS’ (direct quote from an instant message discussion we had)! And that’s when Stan came into the picture. We started putting the word out about some of our “totally effing innovative” ideas (again, I quote Janine from her amped up IMs) and Stan was all over it like my dog on his ‘special’ hump toy.
Through a series of humorous emails, hilarious brainstorming sessions and, to be perfectly honest a little bit of begging (shhh – Janine think she played hardball), Stan “got” the genius of the BTSMoms and how we’ll promote his All Natural Shaving Oil to everyone inside AND OUTSIDE the conference. He simply couldn’t resist forking over some moolah to defray our costs so we could play in Chi-town for a few days. (Yay Pacific Shaving Company!)
YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS OUT ON WHAT WE HAVE IN STORE FOR YOU!!!
Live Shaving events? Oh yea…and we’re not just talking legs… (chins, arms, get your mind out of the gutter)
Definitely make sure you enter the Best Legs contest…
And find out how we will Plant 1,000 Trees BlogHer weekend…
- Check back here all weekend long (July 23-26)
- Follow us on Twitter: @twincident, @shortpumppreppy, and @pacificshaving
- Follow us on Whrrl.com: Janine_Nickel and Linda_Sellers
- Email btsmoms [at] gmail dot com if you want to get in early on the action!
