You’ve all heard the Andy Warhol statement that everyone has at least 15 minutes of fame. My first 15 minutes came one evening in 1974 as I was watching TV. I really wasn’t watching because there was a commercial on for the US Post Office, and I don’t pay too much attention to commercials. But this one commercial started to get my interest because it was showing products and photos that started to look very familiar. I couldn’t put my finger on it at first, and then all of a sudden I noticed it was my artwork!
I happened to be working for the US Post Office designing stamp starter kits, and there they were featured in the commercial! It was a part of me for the first time on the national stage!
There were other times that became more personal. For seventeen years I worked for Publishers Clearing House, and three times I was featured on TV. One time was on the Joan Lundon Cable TV show, explaining the sweepstakes and how they work.
Another time was on the TV Show: “How Do They Do That?” with Pat O’Brien where they filmed me working at my computer, designing a sweepstakes brochure, and the most memorable time was on 20/20 with John Stossel, where they mention my name, show my office and blame me for the sweepstakes that you get in the mail.
Of course I notified my family and all I knew, and right after the show was over I called my Dad to seek his opinion, He said: “Fifteen minutes was all you were on?”
I guess Dad was hoping more for a talk show hosted by yours truly.
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