Overhead on the Showfloor

Staff -- Tradeshow Week, 5/15/2006

"Look, there's 47 of these with my name on them. This shouldn't be that hard."

—A PanAmSat executive, expressing frustration that none of the people's names drawn during a prize giveaway were present, at NAB2006, (Las Vegas, April 24–27)

"If you can't find it here, you can't find it."

—Mike Langford of Cumulus Radio, noting that the Natl. Assn. of Broadcasters has the only must-attend show in his business, at NAB2006

"Although Connecticut touches New York, it doesn't want to."

—Tony Alessandra, on understanding regional differences, speaking at the Southwest Chapter of the Intl. Assn. for Exhibition Management (Las Vegas, April 27–28)

"But I'm not stressful!"

—Actress and author Jamie Lee Curtis, at Whole Children, Whole Planet Expo, after she was offered a stress-relief ball from the Berk Chiropractic booth (Los Angeles, April 22–23)

"The Deuce is a show on wheels, a ride that's fun for everyone. Come and be greeted with a smile, 'cause on the Deuce we do it in style."

—Tour bus operator Terry Jenkins, of Veolia Transportation, riffing Muhammad Ali-style on the virtues of Las Vegas' new double-decker bus, at NAB2006

"Of course, the first thing they all said was, 'Build it, but start after my show.'"

—Chris Meyer, Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority senior director of convention center sales, describing how show managers reacted when they heard about the Las Vegas Convention Center renovation, at a meeting of the Southwest Chapter of the Intl. Assn. for Exhibition Management (Las Vegas, April 27–28)