The Beatles, U2 and Pink Floyd - all under one roof to support Gilda's Club!

So our latest fundraising endeavor took us to Mount Clemens on a Sunday night for an event we called Tribute Fest. It brought together three tribute bands to play for one worthy cause. Now, it's Sunday night, it's in a town way outside of our hometown of Royal Oak and these were tribute bands. I have nothing against tribute bands, I just have never been that excited to hear them. But these bands were playing for free and that made me like them right off the bat.


And then the Beatles tribute band took the stage. They were the Back Beats and they had a dude who was the spitting image of Paul McCartney. And they rocked the house. I couldn't believe how good they were and how authentic they sounded. We were all absolutely blown away and the crowd loved them.









So then the U2tribute band (Zooropa) took the stage. Now, I'm a huge U2 fan and there is only one Bono. So, again, expectations were very mild. Friends, this guy came out and hit "Bloody Sunday" like nothing I've ever heard. The band supplied the power behind the Bono lookalike and I was just wishing more of my U2 friends could have heard these guys too.













Of course, during these two bands, we were also working the Gilda's booth and raffling off an electric guitar signed by the one and only Ted Nugent. Me, not the biggest Ted Nugent fan, but the crowd - HUGE Nugent fans. They were throwing money at us to win this guitar and the winner was this great dad and his son.










Finally, the Pink Floyd band (Echoes of Pink Floyd) came up and they were just as strange and weird as the originals. Although I had only a few drinks, I felt like i was hallucinating when i saw the organ player dancing with a stuffed human on stage. Nope, not hallucinating, just listening to a great Pink Floyd tribute.

So, all in all, it was an awesome event. We'd like to have it at the Royal Oak Music Theater next year and, I guarantee, we would sell the place out.

Thanks to all three bands for playing their hearts out for free. You rocked the house and helped raise a lot of money for Gilda's.

Till next time!


much love,

Jess and Corey

the old man turns 64 in NYC!

So the annual "boys" trip took us to the city that never sleeps, or in our case, the city where all you do is eat- yes, New York City! My father was celebrating his "64 and kickin' ass!" birthday and Jaime and I wanted to make it a memorable one. So our first stop was to devour a pie at his favorite food spot of all time. John's Pizza on Bleeker St. in the village - 'nuff said.













After two huge pies, here's what remained when the dust settled:

And this was just day 1!

The next day, dad and Jaime did some bargain shopping while I went over to Hoboken, NJ for my first meeting with Wiley Publishing. (For info on that news, post below).

When I returned, I had to jump in on the action and we all went home with some new digs. Interesting note: our taste in clothing has actually become more similar as we have gotten older. I think we all bought the same shirt at Jcrew. They should turn that into a commercial.

Anyway, on Friday night, we ate at a fantastic Mexican restaurant with my cousin PETE! and a few of his friends and then we gave dad our 2nd big gift which were fantastic house seats (thanks Christian!) to the Broadway show, South Pacific.

The next day, we took the subway to my father's old stomping grounds, the Bronx! to take in a Yankee game at old Yankee Stadium before it gets torn down. Great seats and a great game -my dad's yanks pulled it out in extra innings.

Here's a view from our seats:

Finally, we had a fantastic dinner at a delicious steakhouse called The Palm. Jaime invited out some great people and, of course, my 64 year-old dad fit right in with the thirty-somethings. He's a special guy - I feel really honored and blessed to have these types of experiences with him.

In true Corey and Jaime fashion, we wanted to absolutely humiliate my father with a rendition of happy birthday that would echo through the streets of Broadway. Luckily, Jaime's friend Bob had just the opera voice we needed to fill my dad's cheeks with a perfect shade of red. And as seen in the pic below, what followed the singing was the most gigantic pieces of cake i had ever seen. Simply put: New York does it big. Their cakes are no exception.

And that wraps up another Perlman boys adventure. Where to next? Only time will tell. But one thing is for sure, I wouldn't miss it for the world.

Till next time,

corey

Some Exciting News!

Most of you know this by now, but I have inked a deal with John Wiley and Sons Publishing Company to publish my book, eBoot Camp! This has been a wild experience and I'm sure it will only get crazier as we lead up to launch time. The book is due out in stores in January, 2009.

I'd like to give a shout out to Raina, Ellie, Jess, Clint, Tara and Jenny - and our dynamic leader, Dale Brill. Together we built a successful workshop that helped thousands of dealership personnel learn how to use the Internet to sell more cars.

I believed this content could work with all small business owners throughout the world. And hopefully, with the valuable eBoot Camp content bottled in a book, it will.

I'll keep you posted and watch out for the eBoot Camp in a Barnes and Noble near you!

all the best,

corey
member, Team Perlman