My Seat on the Dog Show Board

An old email address of mine (heydeer@gmail.com) is still set to forward to my main email, so occasionally I get some odd stuff coming in.

It’s usually spam or people who want to talk to a deer, but last week it somehow got put in a small group email belonging to the Board of Directors of some dog show.

Never one to turn down such a prestigious position, here’s what happened. (I’ve truncated all the email addresses to [Dog Show BOD] in order to save space.

From: Rachel and Jim Matthews
To: [Dog Show BOD]

To the GSDC Board:

We would like to offer, starting with the 2011 SDCA Western Regional Specialty, a Perpetual Trophy for the Best of Opposite Sex. The trophy is being offered by Rachel and Jim Matthews, Mary Ann and Richard Rose, and Robin and Patrick Garcia, Jr. It was commissioned with the artist Tony Acevado.

The sculpture is approximately 8″w x 6″h x 10.5″L. The sculpture will sit on a wood base that is about 12 x 12 inches, the plaque is 7” high X 8” wide and has the words of the Burns song/poem “My Heart’s in the Highlands”. See the attached photos and script. We would like the trophy to be called “My Heart’s in the Highland’s” Best of Opposite Sex Trophy. The illustration of the trophy is attached. A photo is not yet available.

Request that the GSDC accept this trophy donation for future shows. Thank you.

Respectfully
Rachel and Jim Matthews
Mary Ann and Richard Rose
Robin and Patrick Garcia, Jr.

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DH Propetual Trophy Illustration.jpg 174K
The Highlands Trophy Plaque Words.docx 13K

From: Brian Spaeth
To: [Dog Show BOD]

Sounds good to me. Would anyone like to second?

From: Mary Ann Rose
To: Brian Spaeth
Cc: [Dog Show BOD]

Uh, who is Brian Spaeth? Mary Ann

From: Brian Spaeth
To: Mary Ann Rose, [Dog Show BOD]

I can hang on to the trophy for the first month like last year. I’m not driving it to Bill this time, though. Let’s all chip in on some UPS.

Brian

From: Jana Brinlee
To: Mary Ann Rose, Brian Spaeth, [Dog Show BOD]

My thoughts, exactly. And what is this about chipping in on UPS? I’m lost here. The correspondence on this matter is limited to the officers and directors of the Golden State Deerhound Club.

From: Brian Spaeth
To: Jana Brinlee
Cc: [Dog Show BOD]

UPS is like a commercialized version of the US Postal Service.

Fed-Ex is another option, but I can’t support a move to DHL. Their Texas office fired my girlfriend for taking the day off just for having a baby.

It wasn’t even mine but I met her at the hospital anyway. Don’t date cheaters is the lesson. We’re not together anymore, but I love that kid like he’s my own son.

I’m headed out to go lift weights for a bit and make my muscles happen, but I’ll take my phone so we can work out this trophy issue asap. It’s an android phone = email.

Brian

From: Caerwicce Deerhounds
To: Brian Spaeth, [Dog Show BOD]

I’ve checked my original email several times and I can’t figure this out. Could Brian please let us know who he is and how he got our email?

From: Brian Spaeth
To: Caerwicce Deerhounds
Cc: [Dog Show BOD]

I’m just me but I assume you wanted my opinion since you voted me onto the BOD? Debb and Bob both sent me the paperwork and certifications.

I love dogs.

Is a pancake breakfast still on the table for the day after the show? I vote yes on that issue.

From: Mary Ann Rose
To: Rachel Matthews, Brian Spaeth, [Dog Show BOD]

That’s even weirder. Its either someone trying to propogate a virus or someone with a weird sense of humor. I would not click on the links in the signature!

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

From: Brian Spaeth
To: Mary Ann Rose, [Dog Show BOD]

As long as I’ve got you all here, I’ve been talking to a company that’s looking to sponsor more animal related events. They have quite a bit of money in the budget = more ads we can place for people to look at the doggies. (Let’s think of franchising, btw. Aren’t we limiting ourselves by being so regional?)

The company is called TurtleCalls.com and they call people and pretend to be turtles. What sort of packages can we offer as far as sponsorship? I told them they are in already.

Also, Mary Ann – how is Verizon going for you? My dad works for them as a Phone Inventor. He probably made up your phone over supper.

Brian

PS My email address sometimes is heydeer@gmail.com also

To: Brian Spaeth, [Dog Show BOD]
From: Harriet
My email is heydeer1@gmail.com. Don’t know where this is coming from.

Harriet

From: Brian Spaeth
To: Harriet, [Dog Show BOD]

One more thing – I was thinking that instead of the usual intro music, we could start using “Top of the World’ by Van Halen. Like we could put up a big video screen and so the music is going, going, going, and then we pause it and flash some words on the screen so the audience can sing part. Vague, I know – but it would go like this as it comes to the chorus:

guitar-guitar-guitar

PAUSE MUSIC

Audience: THESE DOGGIES ARE!

START MUSIC

Van Halen: Standing on to-op, of the world! Oh-oh-whoa-eye!

You can see the effect – it’s like anyone listening from outside would hear it as, “These doggies are standing on to-op, of the world! Oh-oh-whoa-eye!”

This is great for the animals and the trainers, and creates what I like to call a Participatory Immersive Experience for people in the crowd. If possible, in 3-D. Mary Ann, we can show a picture of your guys’ new trophy up on the screen as well, and that can also be in 3-D.

Brian

From: Jana Brinlee
To: Brian Spaeth
Cc: [Dog Show BOD]

Everyone please remove heydeer@gmail.com and bspaeth@gmail.com from emails going forward related to this matter. Sorry for the confusion.

And…that was that. It was an honor – if even for that short time – to be a member of the Board of something.

If anyone goes to that dog show and they use my Van Halen idea, please take a movie with your mobile device. I don’t care about credit – just want to see it.