Mon, 08/03/2009 - 15:39 | Posted by: Nina
Our ace Midwestern Regional Sales Manager, Jen Jackson is taking Ricardo on a grand tour of Ohio this week so Ricardo asked me to put together a post about some of the awesome developments at Row Eleven this summer. (Quick update: rumor has it that Jen and ...
Wed, 08/12/2009 - 12:59 | Posted by: Richard
Ohio police officers don’t look like they are in very good shape. Officer McFadden seemed exhausted from the exertion of getting out of his car, or perhaps to give him a break, it was the 100% humidity. Even I could outrun this one I thought. Deerkiller is ...
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Wed, 08/12/2009 - 13:06 | Posted by: Richard
Chillicothe hasn’t changed much. In 1890 Charles Lummis puts away the ink blocks. Takes one last look at the last newspaper page he will print in Chillicothe. He is married to a woman doctor. He has no children. But, he is leaving. He will never come ...
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Wed, 08/12/2009 - 13:10 | Posted by: Richard
August 2009, I fly into Chicago. It is a magic night. I check into the hotel and go straight to the bar hoping to see Karla. Karla is the magnificent wine buyer for the Omni. She had gone home for the night so I ordered a glass of Vinas 3 and then headed to ...
Wed, 08/12/2009 - 13:13 | Posted by: Richard
One should not go to Ohio without visiting Jungle Jims. The first clue you get that you are somewhere unusual is the giant anaconda swallowing the life size monorail. The giraffes are cool too. Another clue was the tour guide in the Jungle hat leading a ...
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Wed, 08/12/2009 - 13:19 | Posted by: Richard
Our last dinner was the wildest. This took place in Toledo. I was excited to meet the four Greek women from Toledo who called me having seen my phone number on the cork. They were drinking a bottle of Pinot Noir. “We just finished dressing a deer we shot ...
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Wed, 08/12/2009 - 13:22 | Posted by: Richard
If you are ever in Chillicothe (pronounced Chili-coffee), Deerkiller and I recommend you have a burger at Sums Burger. It is a drive in. You pull up to the menu and order from the phone. A happy young girl on roller skates will bring you your order. Don’t ...
Mon, 08/17/2009 - 13:45 | Posted by: Richard
Friday I went fishing with Billy and Luke. Billy was turning ten the next day, and next to Lego’s fishing is Bill's great love. Luke would have prefered to be driven to a Lego store. Luke has never caught a fish. But, he loves his brother and was willing to ...
Mon, 08/17/2009 - 14:08 | Posted by: Richard
The float danced endlessly on the water. I day dreamed about the last time I had gone fishing. I was remembering Justin Meyer who owned Silver Oak Winery. The years prior to starting Row Eleven were the years I seached for grapes, wine, vineyards, etc. for ...
Mon, 08/17/2009 - 14:28 | Posted by: Richard
No one was catching fish. Luke wasn’t happy. “I told Billy to keep at it.” I left him with the bait and motioned Luke to follow. I grabbed Luke’s pole and began to hike out of the trees, and back towards the owners shack. “Come on Luke,” I said. ...
Mon, 08/17/2009 - 14:58 | Posted by: Richard
I pack up our car. The boys wanted to look at their fish one more time. I wanted to remind Luke about how negative he had been. I wanted to tell him that I use to be that way until one day I woke up and I discovered the universe wasn’t a hostile place. The ...