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I hope the Black Eyed Peas are right about tonight

03/11/2010

Seriously

I’m very excited to host the 2010 AMY Awards ceremony tonight at the Fox Theater.  

This will be the first time I’ve hosted an event with 0 credibility.  The room will be filled with marketing professionals and their clients – none who have ever read my blog, been to catalyst, or hired my company.  My only hope is that they’ve at some point in their life seen “Things You Can’t Do When You’re Not in a Pool”

I take that back.  I will know one person.  My good friend Blake Howard will be there.  His company, Matchstic is up for an award and I can’t wait to mispronounce his name.

Anyway, I’d like to list all of the things I’m imagining can go wrong tonight.

My opening jokes won’t land – think anyone has already heard the one about the mentally handicapped guy who shot a baby?

I’m going to cough on someone’s award – Just got over bronchitis, and I still cough once every 8 minutes.  Imagine if somehow I gave this to everyone in the room, and the marketing industry in Atlanta crashed.  Then as a result, all of the businesses counting on this industry crashed.  And then as a result Atlanta caught on fire.  Again.

I’m going to announce the wrong winner – and get punched.

I’m going to spill something on my tux right before the event – this is the most likely fail.

I’m going to fall asleep standing up during someone’s acceptance speech - I would collapse like a giraffe with no bones.

I’m going to get desperate for a laugh and try something stupid – like passing gas into my mic.

I’ll get replaced next year – by Bobcat Goldwaith

NOTE:  If you are an AMY Award Winner and you’re reading this tomorrow, I’m not really contagious.

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  • http://bryanallain.com bryan a

    Make sure to get a joke in there about how you feel privileged to be in a room with all of the city's finest market owners. that will kill.

  • Jenni Brown

    Tripp, you'll know 2 people there tonight, I'll be there too! Along with a whole bunch of Leader and Bottlecap folks, whom you've probably met in passing. We're all really looking forward to tonight. I know you'll do great…just don't screw it up. :)

  • http://mattminor.com therealmattminor

    Tripp, you're one of the most talented Jackasses I've ever met. That should be enough. But I also consider you a good friend. So I'm WAY excited for you. There is nothing cooler than watching someone you love a whole lot dominate at the things they are wired and gifted to do. You will feel the same way in 2014 when I'm competing in Sochi Russia as a solo male ice dancer.

  • http://intensedebate.com/profiles/agreeneratlanta agreeneratlanta

    Break a leg

  • http://slanigan.blogspot.com Scott

    Nope, I'd be more worried that Ryan Seacrest will probably show up and they'll drop you as fast as the spread of your "non-contagious" cough. A – because Seacrest is better looking, and B, well, he's better looking.

  • Blake

    You're the only reason why I'm going tonight. If we win you should drop and break our award. Or better yet just spike it on the ground out of anger and contempt for matchstic.

  • Lauren

    the spill thing would most likely do me in as well… for the next event to alleviate at least one of your fears…you need this guy

    http://www.amazon.com/Fancy-Gold-Lame-Adult-Bib/d…

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    Wow. You have a gift.

    I mean, I couldn't read past "just slid out" because it gave me that watery jaw feeling like when you're about to throw up, but I'm sure it was brilliant…

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