Brad Paisley was in town to perform for the MAW gala held at the posh resort, Tehama, owned by Clint Eastwood. During the Halloween Parade I saw Brad and his wife quickly walk by our shop. Amanda, who works for us was disappointed he did not stop by, she said,"We are the only cowboy shop in Carmel, I thought for sure he would come in." I went over to my Ipod that was playing and changed it to Brad Paisley and told the gals we were going to draw him in with our thoughts and his music. The Law of Attraction!!! Less than an hour later, in walks Brad, a bit embarrassed that every song that kept playing was his. I smiled and told him we were practicing the Law of Attraction, and apparently, it worked. Not only were they impressed with the shop and selection, Brad picked out and purchased our custom designed, cool, stingray boots!! He said he will be wearing them on the 2010 44th Annual CMA Awards that will be aired on television next Wednesday November 10, 2010 at 8pm ESTt/7 Central on ABC. Brad and Carrie Underwood will be the MC's!! The Burns team will all be glued as we hope they show multiple shots of Brad Paisley's Rock Star boots he purchased from US!
Brad's lovely wife Kimberly, who I called Jennifer, oops, purchased a fun leather handbag. Kimberly is as famous as Brad, a beautiful actress who played in the Father of the Bride movies as well as a leading role in the television show, According to Jim.
If that was not enough fun, Michael and Shauna, (Representatives from Lucchese) flew in for the MAW gala, where we presented a live auction item for 2 pair of custom Lucchese boots, with a full tour of the factory. Brad Paisley was performing at the event and got on the mic during our auction item and plugged our shop to everyone at the event, proudly announcing the boots he was wearing that evening he had just got from us that day. The donation netted $7000 for the foundation and Burns Cowboy Shop received valuable exposure.
Brad's acoustic performance was spectacular. A small gathering of influential Bay Area individuals raised nearly $400,000 for MAW, I was genuinely impressed.
Dancing continued after the dinner and "Brad Concert" with an outstanding LA band named Whiskey Dawn. And of course Clint Eastwood got on the dance floor, at 79 years young he still has a few moves left. He put his famous flat top hat on and glided right past us with his famous smile.
Opening a shop on Ocean Ave, in Carmel California has it's Perks!!! October 30th was full of them!!
Happy Memorable Trails,
Danna
1 comment:
wooohooooo!!! I knew you guys would become a star attraction in Carmel and I am proud to be a little part of it. Congratulations!
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