Every year I attend the Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, California. It's a huge industry trade show for manufacturers, retailers, distributors, media and service organizations within the natural and organic industry. This year I was a speaker at one of the conference sessions, and gave an address about trends in Pet Health and Nutrition. I also sat on a panel discussion with three other industry experts discussing regulations, pet nutrition and the vitamin/supplement products too. I really enjoy participating in conferences and try to speak at a few each year. For me, today was all about getting around to all the trade show booths. Like everything I do, I try to have fun and look for interesting things along the way. Well either that or strange things seems to find me. In any event I almost always have a camera handy. Take this first photo, above left. It was for a company that makes all kinds of things with ginger- cookies, candy, etc. The people working the booth all had their faces made up to look something like ginger root- all flaky and layered. It struck me as amusing. Click on the photo above left to biggify it and check out their faces more closely.
above: Then there was this cute bumble-bee girl who was so bubbly. I just had to get a photo with her.
above: And then the cow-girl. Or should that be cow-woman. Or bovine-female? ah, fugget-about it. I just like finding creatures like these for photo-ops for the blog.
above: and then there was this smokin' hot blond chick, wearing a skin-tight black patent-leather body suit. The guys walking by were all bumping into each other, as their heads were turned watching her as she stood in her booth.
above: these are always so corny, but I got a kick out of it for some reason.
above: who says just because its natural and organic that it can't be fun or taste good? These samba girls were dancing up a storm and attracted quite the crowd, too. Tomorrow I'm back at Expo West to make my way through the show floor. Still plenty more to see, and miles to go before I sleep.
-Rick Rockhill
4 comments:
I love trade shows when the booths are fun and interactive... so many I've been to folks sit beside a table with a poster of their bsuiness and have no people skills.
Looks like a lot of fun, Rick! I guess if people put on Make-Up---even Ginger related, (lol) It attracts attention to their booth...!
Any suggestions for a GOOD Organic Cat Food?
I love organic cerals, the crunchier the better and I don't need much taste. I think I could eat tree bark and be fine. I ate a milk bone once. Not bad at all.
Wow, you look so good next to that cow. LOL
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