WEEKEND UPDATE, pt 3

Woodie's unveiling a new WCCI logo for the big Anaheim National Conference + Trade-A-Long next month. Logos are a huge matter for corporations. Having the right logo and its savvy marketing placement can take the Club to the next level. Woodie and his Board are very aware of this, so they've had the design team in high gear for months. It's been a laborious process to come up with the logo that meets with Woodie's approval. You have to remember that Woodie is putting his name and reputation out there, so when these logos are slapped on baseball caps, t-shirts and mousepads that'll be sold at Anaheim and on the corporate webstore, it has to present a 1st class image.

Above are two logo proposals that didn't pass muster with Woodie for whatever reason. He's a finicky dude. Personally, I like the first one. It looks a lot like my usual charts. The second one definitely has trademark issues with the Ghostbusters guy. I'm sure the corporate legal team shot that one down. Nobody wants Dan Ackroyd laying heat on them.

As for whether I'm going to the Anaheim shindig... I'm planning on it. Three things are holding me back. First, the cost. I'm trying to negotiate the local rate sans hotel room and the homemade water kress sandwich. I'm offering $25 to just mingle, and hopefully will hear back from shaner this weekend. I don't need a laptop connection and won't hang around for any Robin Dayne sell-a-thon pitch. Second, I really wanted to meet and see gio in action. She's long surpassed Woodie as the most enticing personality in the Club. Her trading prowess has reached mythical proportions. How often do you get to meet a Goddess in your profession? I can't believe she's skipping out on the WCCI National Conference. She's the Condi Rice in this administration. Third, the other person I'd really love to meet is Ricky007. He's another local, and for sure, he claimed in chat that he'd be in Anaheim. Now he's disappeared. He lives 10 minutes away from me, though I'm not exactly sure where. I'm thinking of plastering his neighborhood with Wanted posters. Ricky is another larger-than-life trader personality. He's got that non-descript accent and chugs out pure adrenaline. I'm afraid he's become one of the Woodie veterans who just fades away.