JULY 6TH HOUSE OF BLUES SHOW-CHICAGO WAS AN AMAZING NIGHT. IT WAS THE 1ST TIME I MET THE GUYS, AND IT WAS SOOOO COOL!! ALL OF THEM WERE REALLY NICE AND DOWN TO EARTH. ALL OF THEM SIGNED MY "MECHANICAL RESONANCE SIGN" EXCEPT TROY. I COULDN'T FIND HIM AFTER THE SHOW...I MISSED HIM.
I ALSO GOT TO MEET KIM, STEPHANIE, KRIS, AND OUR STREET TEAM MANAGER LAURA HALLENBERGER. FOR WITHOUT LAURA NONE OF WHAT YOU SEE WOULD BE POSSIBLE. THANKS FOR EVERYTHING LAURA ALWAYS!!
THE MERRILLVILLE STAR PLAZA SHOW IN INDIANA ON JULY 21ST WAS ALSO A WONDERFUL NIGHT. I GOT TO HAVE ALL THE PICTURES FROM THE CHICAGO HOUSE OF BLUES SHOW ON THE 6TH AUTOGRAPHED BY ALL THE GUYS. THIS TIME I FOUND AND GOT TO TALK TO TROY AND HIS WIFE, AND YES, HE SIGNED THE "MECHANICAL RESONANCE SIGN" WHICH MADE IT FINALLY COMPLETE AND WILL FOREVER BE IMMORTALIZED IN MY TESLA COLLECTION!!! TESLA TRULY CARE ABOUT THEIR FANS AND YOU JUST CAN'T SAY THAT FOR EVERYONE IN THIS BUSINESS ANYMORE.
AND ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT THIS WHOLE "TESLA VENTURE" STARTED WITH AN IDEA FOR A "MECHANICAL RESONANCE SIGN" THAT I WANTED MADE TO TAKE WITH ME TO THE SHOW ON FEBRUARY 22, 2001 AT THE OLD VIC THEATER IN CHICAGO. MY DREAM OF A PERFECT SIGN WAS BROUGHT TO LIFE BY A VERY TALENTED ARTIST WHO I AM PROUD TO SAY IS A LIFE-LONG FRIEND OF MINE, MR. DAVID JOHNSTON. WITHOUT HIM I NEVER WOULD HAVE BECOME A PART OF THE "TESLA FAMILY" WHICH HAS BROUGHT ME SO MUCH PLEASURE IN A YEAR THAT OTHERWISE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN SO GREAT. SO, TO YOU DAVID, I LOVE YOU AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING MY DREAM COME TRUE. YOU ARE SO INCREDIBLY TALENTED AND WILL GO FAR AS AN ARTIST. I'VE ALWAYS KNOWN THAT. YOU ARE THE BEST!!!
AMANDA--INDIANA AKA---MECHANICAL EYES |