Hi Oliver-
We read everyone of them. Keep'em coming!
Justin
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On Dec 2, 2011, at 11:54 PM, "Oliver Filippi" <ofilippi@roadrunner.com> wrote:
> Dave and Rick,
>
> You guys are right on.
>
> Often it is too easy to get carried away with some minor detail, and miss
> the main event. Light and functional beats schmaltzy and heavy in my book,
> any day - especially for a travel trailer. This is not to say that the
> design must be sterile. I call the glitzy details taking precedence over the
> essential parameters "The Wally Ballou effect."
>
> If you are from the Northeast in the 50s, you may remember the radio comedy
> team of Bob and Ray or their Bert and Harry Piel beer ads. They had a
> number of fictitious characters - one of which was Wally Ballou. Wally was
> the roving reporter who had a knack for missing the main event. For
> example, he would interview a customer in the checkout line at a
> supermarket, asking why they chose the generic store brand over the more
> famous, heavily advertised, national brand. Meanwhile, a robbery was taking
> place at an adjacent checkout line. A classic, "Bull's eye. Wrong target."
>
> A few weeks ago, Don Prudhome [the drag racer and builder of drag racers and
> funny cars] had an open house in the next town - celebrating his 50 years in
> drag racing. There were many cars on display - new and old; but one thing
> stood out. Every detail on the cars was designed for performance, first and
> foremost. They had a wonderful, "I mean business !" beauty look to them.
>
> Hopefully, the upper echelon at Airstream will read these posts and take
> them to heart.
>
> Oliver Filippi
>
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