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The last two blogs were about preparing for the first two Greek festivals of the season. Two weeks ago was I was in Elmhurst and last week in Palatine. What did I learn? Or more importantly what did the church learn? Both churches know how to prepare for festivals and use their property efficiently to handle large crowds of people and unsavory weather. Saturday is considered the busiest day or should I say the evening is but this year both churches suffered. This year nobody paid any attention to the fact that the Chicago Blackhawks were playing in the Stanley...

Last week was the St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox church festival at the church located in Elmhurst, Illinois and this weekend is the St. Nectarios Greek festival located in Palatine, Illinois located at 133 S. Roselle Road. This church too was included in the ECCLESIA, Greek Orthodox Churches of the Chicago Metropolis book that was written by myself. Coming back to this always brings back memories for me of when I was living in the suburb before I got married. And it's also odd of where my booth is setup, it's near the point of where the churches facade picture was...

It may seem that I spend most of my time speaking to Universal laser folks although they were my favorite there were others that excited me too. The next day there was a class Friday morning at 9 am with Rowmark Plastic. Just started using their product to produce smaller signs and the results are fantastic. It's a primitive use of their product but, many, many possibilities if it's used as it was designed. Their plastic comes in so many varieties of color, texture, and thickness. It's durable and tough. Basically a signage product with stand-offs. Stand-offs are metallic fixtures...

Just got back yesterday from the NBM (National Business Media) show in Indianapolis. And what a show it was...for me. I don't usually attend every year and after the last couple of days maybe that will change.  It's an exhibition show along with classes. The show covers three areas: awards and engraving, sign and graphics, and print wear.  I’m only interested in what the laser can do and it's probably the most versatile tool. The drive to Indy from Chicago was uneventful and took about three hours to drive 183 miles. Got there well in advance to make my first class...