September 29, 2008
Mind Vacations
My Paul Newman story
A (supposedly) True story.
A woman walks into an ice cream shop, steps up to the counter and orders a cone. After paying, she swings around and finds herself face to face with Paul Newman. He says hello and she nods, unable to speak.
Moments later, as she makes her way down the street, she realizes she doesn't have her ice cream cone. She returns to the shop and as she opens the door she again meets Newman who asks, "Are you looking for your ice cream cone?" "Yes," she concedes. He smiles and motions, "You put it in your purse with your change."
(Snopes.com calls it doubtful. Oh well.)
Great story. Here's a reference, speaking to the intent of pageplane -- yet another story...
In what are likely a vast network of them, more here:
http://blog.girvin.com/?p=1891
All the best --
Tim Girvin | girvin@girvin.com | Girvin | Strategic Brands -- New York City + Seattle | Tokyo | http://www.girvin.com | http://www.tim.girvin.com/ | http://blog.girvin.com/ | http://tim.girvin.com/Entries/index.php
Posted by: Tim Girvin | October 4, 2008 7:31 AM
Thanks Tim. This is interesting. It is easy to lose track of the connection between filmmaking and other forms of communication and graphic design. Maybe because at filmmaking is at once so much artistic and so much commercial. This is a great reminder. Thinking of his many successful business ventures, I will now think of Newman as the consummate designer.
Posted by: chuck
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October 4, 2008 10:02 AM