I was at a gas station in Nevada on Friday and was thinking to myself as I put my credit card into the pump that ... remember when we had to go to a central terminal and use our credit or debit card, select the pump number and then return to the pump to get the gas? Then I thought, remember when we had to go inside the gas station and give our card to the attendant so they can put it in the system and then you could pump the gas ... THEN, I thought, remember when it was cash and maybe checks only?! And it wasn't that long ago! We are already seeing systems where you wave a little cylinder type of device over a sensor and then you start pumping as it accesses your account. When will the robot start pumping it for us?Weekly Update:
This past week I attended an annual convention but it was a brand new name and brand new hotel. It was on to Caesar's Palace for the 1st inaugural year of CinemaCon which was formally known as ShoWest ... I prefer the latter name. The overall convention was fine but I was expecting a lot of hic-ups in the system. It didn't feel like it ran 100% smooth but you have to expect that when you are more-or-less starting from scratch. Very little in the screening departments and more on the seminar and special events. The final night could have been better but the post party was a nice concept. The green room was a bit lacking ... just not a great vibe or overall set-up like the Paris Hotel was in my opinion. But the final night of events (which was Thursday) I did manage to meet some folks with pics pending since other sources took them ... I hope they come out!
*Tyler Perry- Best known as Madea in the live stage shows and films "Madea's _____" and wasn't the friendliest person.
*Chris Hemsworth- Will portray Thor in the upcoming films and was recently George Kirk in the latest "Star Trek" film ... REALLY nice guy too!
*Rosie Huntington-Whiteley- Victoria Secret model turned movie star who is taking over the girl interest role in the upcoming "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" and was very sweet.
*Vin Diesel- From "XXX" to "Fast and the Furious" and a pretty cool guy.
*Jason Momoa- I know him best from "Stargate: Atlantis" series and will star as the new Conan. Pretty cool and nice guy.
*Lisa Bonet- Known from "The Cosby Show" and is dating Jason Momoa. She seemed fine.
*Russell Brand- Comedian in the upcoming "Hop" and "Arthur" films and he seemed REALLY out of it.
*Helen Mirren- "The Queen" herself and can not express how much of a CLASS ACT SHE IS!!! Amazing amazing amazing person.
*Julianne Hough- "Dancing with the Stars" dancer and in the upcoming "Footloose" remake. Extremely nice person.
*Morgan Spurlock- Film maker and star of "Super Size Me" and a pretty cool guy.
At the movies:
Easter is in the air as the bunny takes the box office crown this weekend. New at #1 is the mix live-animated feature Hop with 38.2 million for its debut. A good solid number for this season feature. At at distant 2nd is the thriller Source Code with 15.1 mil. Right behind that is the new film by a new distribution company Insidious with 13.5 mil. Dropping down to #4 for its 2nd week is "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules" with 10.2 mil more. Rounding off the top is "Limitless" with another 9.4 mil as it passes the 50 mil mark.
Quote of the week:
"When smashing monuments, save the pedestals - they always come in handy." - Stanislaw Lem
Other News:Lot of money going around! So we have Starbucks currently in talks to buy Peet's Coffee in an attempt to have better penetration in the home grocery market. It is reported that Starbucks is already raising the price on their in-store coffee products. Why not increase the awareness and variety of products in stores instead of paying millions to buy another brand? Not sure on this decision and if it the best of moves. Also in the news, online auction site EBay is set to buy online commerce company GSI for $2.4 billion. EBay who already has a healthy and successful e-commerce system takes aim on buying GSI who is know for developing, creating and running online shopping for several big name companies and small. Within GSI's customers include Sports Authority, Toys "R" Us and RadioShack. Oddly enough, these same companies had increasing online sales while at the same time having to close several hundred physical retail stores in order to survive. Currently EBay is known for providing the service of making a seller and buyer connect to one another and handle all other details themselves such as shipping ... are they going to expand their services now? If the sale goes through it is a definite new venture and potential positive expansion for EBay.
Facts & Tips:
The first penny had the motto "Mind your own business."
"We die and the world will be poorer for it." - Luke Goss as Prince Nuada in "Hellboy II: The Golden Army."
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