In the latest bit of "whistling past the graveyard," Sue Schultz reported on concerns about the Las Vegas furniture show and its possible impact on the High Point furniture market.
Schultz writes:
But Las Vegas isn't the only place with glitz, she noted. High Point will host a few sparkling celebrities itself this week. Celebrity events this market would include NFL great John Elway promoting a game table for his new line by Bassett Furniture -- although he would not be playing poker on it.
Former television talk-show host Cristina Ferrare also would be strutting a red carpet in front of Showplace accompanied by one of the tuxedo-clad penguins from the 1997 movie "Batman and Robin."
Glitz? A football player, a 55-year-old former supermodel (who was famous as recently as 1985) and a guy in a penguin suit?
If we expect to have any chance against Las Vegas, we need a definition of "glitz" by someone other than Aunt Bee and the Mayberry Ladies Club.
David Allen
High Point
Comments (3)
Maybe Ernest T. can bust out a showroom window for comic relief . . .
Posted by steve | April 20, 2005 9:32 AM
What can High Point do for "Glitz?" Maybe the High Point high school "choice" plan will bring more people!
What can anyone expect? There is very little of major interest to bring people in. That is unless they want to view the shells of buildings that used to house the former furniture manufacturing plants! Wait a minute, that would take too long to do, the Market only lasts 7-10 days!
Posted by Darryl | April 20, 2005 10:18 AM
I thought people came to the furniture market to buy furniture and pick up ho's? Why does High Point need Glitz? It evidently has whatever the people have wanted for these so many years.
P.S. Steve, good one. LOL
Posted by Lilly | April 20, 2005 3:00 PM