Keep telling me I'm the best and I'll start to believe it!

“The closer you get to the top, the nearer you are to the bottom,” said a wise man once. I used to think that it was double speak until I started doing the 'Boating Show on TV'. It aired on the Florida Sunshine channel and almost made it onto the Speed channel.

I went to the Atlantic City Boat Show to promote my product, Super Shipbottom Antifouling Bottom Paint and the television show. Someone from the Trump Atlantic City Marina and Casino offered free room and lodging in exchange for promos on our show. Very nice room, a stack of chips, fruit basket and a limo to take us to the Convention center and back each day.

I even had an escort in the resort. It took a couple of
days for the advertising department to figure out I was very small potatoes. The limo was first to go and then the in house escort and finally the complimentary room service but by then I was checking out. For a day and a half I was quite near the top but I knew I was riding a shrinking wave so I played it cool.

It nearly went to my head and once people start treating you special, it would be easy to take advantage! 'Cause your special, don't you know!

I received a note from the ad department requesting any and all tape footage which I was happy to provide. The next year, I got an invite to return for room only. No more VIP treatment at Trump's but the Bellagio and several others offered. Back on top!

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