I know..............I'm back so quickly. Well I wanted to address a couple things. First, as I said in my previous post, it "appears" we have a deal sorted out with Fox and it does. Many of you took this as a done deal, and it is not. I'm meeting with them this Friday afternoon to finalize all details. I just wanted to be clear with you and maybe I wasn't though I did say "appears"!

Also, we worked on our demo for the Ferrari racing gig -- a lifestyles of the rich & famous, Ferrari racing style -- and I'm sharing it with you. Simply type this in to your browser http://www.vimeo.com/701443 (or click the link) and you can see what Josh, Mike and I worked on over the weekend. ALL footage is ours and it is a reminder to me what an amazing crew I work with. You even get to share in a taste of our lear jet day last Wednesday, thanks to Kevin (pictured above with me on the deck of Vapiano Vineyards in Walla Walla).

So much good stuff ahead for us and we're just taking things day by day. It's a lot more fun to have this kind of stuff to discuss, versus personal strife!! Personally, things are pretty good. I'm working out more, which is a must for my stress relief. I still can't understand how people don't work out regularly, for both physical & mental peace. I'm not judging, just know that if I didn't, I'd probably be in jail right now~!

Too much work for a Monday, which I typically hate, but today was pretty good.......so I'm gonna sign off. Enjoy the demo and I'll be back soon with more updates. THANK YOU for your time and I hope your week goes splendidly well!

Make Good Memories~
jon

WOW! I don't even know where to start. I guess I'll start by saying our new Title Sponsor relationship officially began this month, with D'Vine Wine Distribution. These guys are awesome and the quality of each of their wines is top notch. Kevin Novack, the owner, is the most knowledgeable, passionate person I've ever met in the industry and it's fun learning about the business.

He and I flew (First Class baby!!) to St. Louis last week, where we got picked up in a stretch limo. I was asking..........do you roll like this ALL the time bro????? His answer was of course "No" but we had some very big meetings and he wanted us to get in the right frame of mind, especially considering that our first meeting was with Anthem Media Group who does the marketing for Ferrari of North America (yes.......that Ferrari!!). Our meeting couldn't have gone better and what came out of it is 3 things.

1. They want us to film 7 LeMans races this year, following Team Ferrari around, in the style of a "Ferrari Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous" and yes, they have a real budget for this. We find out this Wednesday if we get the gig. Needless to say, the races are in kick ass locations and we'll be hobnobbing with the drivers and the stars. Fingers crossed!

2. D'Vine will be one of 5 sponsors with their logo on the Ferrari race car. Actually, the logo will be that of our NEW show, Wine Goers (more to follow). With the sponsorship, we get treated like royalty at ALL LeMans races throughout the world, regardless of us filming or not. It's pretty damn cool, if I do say so myself!

3. Anthem will partner with us on Wine Goers and they have committed to getting us NATIONAL out of the gate and they've already had discussions with the Travel Channel, MOJO and other networks. They get a piece of the pie, only when we make money first, so it's a good relationship for both parties.

So.............our other meeting in St. Louie was with one of the top Argentinian Wine Distributors in the country. His name is Bill and we spend the entire day and evening with him, scratching out 4 Wine Goers shows in Argentina! I've always wanted to go to Argentina and this will certainly be the way to do it in style. Our goal with Wine Goers is to feature wine regions all over the world, of course including our phenomenal Pacific NW wines!

And speaking of..............this is crazy!!!!! On Wednesday, we boarded a LEAR JET with Kevin, his sales manager, John and took off for Washington Wine Country, high up in the Cascade Mountains. The #1 rated winery in WA in 2007 was Boudreaux Cellars and we did a feature on them. I finally got to see the Bavarian town of Leavenworth, WA (very cool place!!!) as Boudreaux Cellars was just 15 minutes north, HIGH up in the mountains. Was there snow you ask?? I've never seen so much and it was like a seen out of a movie as we pulled into the winery. The snow banks were higher than the car and we were going wine tasting???? Rob Newsom and his wife Tamara were wonderful and they showed their Southern hospitality by feeding us spit roasted chicken from their fireplace, after the shoot was complete. Rob played his guitar and we had him do a fun shoutout for PDXposed & Wine Goers. It was a surreal day and when Josh, Mike and I got home, we had to pinch ourselves that it actually happened. The Lear Jet had us back in Portland in 32 minutes (520 mph ground speed!!). Wait 'til you see that segment! Wow, wow, wow!!

And last but certainly not least.........it appears we have ink'd our deal with FOX, to begin airing April 5th, 11:30pm on PDX49!! We're going to do a 13 week trial run and see how we "fit" with each other and then who knows where it might go. I'm excited for our sponsors and our friends who've been with us all the way. We're finally going the broadcast route! A new show every week is a monumental task for us, so we need to raise some more money to cover costs. Calgon, take me away.....................but yes, these are good challenges to have.

Time to get cleaned up for a Friday night on the town. I'm feeling on top of the world and in a celebratory mood. If you care to join us, we're filming Justin Jude tomorrow night at the Alberta St. Ale House (10th & Alberta). He won the Portland Songwriters Competition last year, which is a prestigious honor considering the amazing music talent in Portland.

Keep the faith and please...............make good memories!!

jon