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4/12/2008
Man, it was a great weekend hanging out with the Flip Vips!
Aside from the fact that I had a great time these past few days, I also had the chance to hang out with a group of people who, all in their own way, inspire the heck out of me.
In an industry where there are more shysters and egomaniacs than you can shake a stick at, it was like a breath of fresh air to be in the presence of a group of investors who actually give a shit about the things in life that go beyond the superficial….
Although I took many pictures over the weekend, there were a few choice shots that I missed- for example, I definitely should have had the camera out as Jerry (NJ) walked out of Tampa International Airport on Friday, sans luggage….. My first thought was that the airline lost his luggage, but as I soon found out, Jerry actually forgot his luggage back home in Jersey (outside of his house) . Hehehehe. Well, played Jerry- well played. We’re never gonna let you live that one down…
(Jerry on the balcony, wearing his entire vacation wardrobe)
I also should have had the camera out when my dog Jim, who was visiting for the weekend, decided that he wanted to make sweet love to Law’s leg….. I did, however, get this shot of the two lovebirds……
Hehehehe
Saturday, before we went to Busch Gardens, we had lunch at Beef O’Brady’s…….
JP, strikin’ a pose…
Tim Callahan, also, strikin’ a pose
Nate and Jenn Andree
Bob and Amy Norton
Me, Steve Cook, and his son Christopher
Bill and Misty Guerra…. (JP in the background,
pondering catchy domain names)
Shaun McCloskey, looking ready to tackle a short sale..
(JP in the background, still, pondering catchy domain names)….
Jerry (missing his luggage)
Law (missing Jim)
And then it was off to Busch Gardens……
Say Cheeeese..
I’m sending this one to GQ
Tim, Jerry, and Bob (aka: The Trash Can Mafia)
If any of you guys who were here over the weekend are reading this- thanks for a great time! It was a pleasure getting to spend time with all of you…. Now, let’s all go kick some ass!!
On April 14, 2008 at 1:26pm, BrianMA said...
Hey Steph,
Very cool. Nice to see some faces to go along with the names on flippinghomes.com!
I actually had lunch with Tim a couple years ago in Baltimore at Steve’s seminar.
Was this just a small get together or was there some reia seminar going on in Tampa?
You’re right on when you meet quality people in this business…too many big egos.
Keep it going!
Brian from MA a.k.a BrianMA
On April 14, 2008 at 3:51pm, Stephani said...
Hey Brian,
How’s it going?
Steve was actually in town speaking at Mike Collins’ no-pitch event, so we decided to get together in Tampa..
Hope you are doing well.
Steph
On April 14, 2008 at 7:08pm, Tim C said...
Steph, awesome post.
Trash can mafia. Law and Jim. Jerry and his non luggage. JP and his domain names. Nice!
You’re right, it was an awesome weekend. Thanks for showing us around, and you have the coolest apartment ever.
PS – Hey Brian, how are you doing? I will have to come down and see your operation sometime. I visit my college buddies in Sturbridge every few months, are you near there or Worcester?
On April 15, 2008 at 3:06pm, Jared www.flipitbig.com said...
Looks like a fun weekend!!
On April 15, 2008 at 7:33pm, Jerry said...
I ended up finding my luggage…
On April 15, 2008 at 7:51pm, Stephani said...
No way! Where was it?
I think the story is funnier with it being stolen, though…
On April 16, 2008 at 7:09am, Jerry said...
The maintenance guys took it….and hid it away.
On April 16, 2008 at 7:48am, Stephani said...
That was nice of them to do.
Glad you got your stuff back.
On April 18, 2008 at 6:07pm, JP Moses said...
I had an AWESOME time with you guys!
And yes, I’m CONSTANTLY thinking in terms of cool domain names. I should own stock in Go Daddy.
Also, I’d like to point out that both of those hats were actually Shaun’s. I put one of them on out of sympathy, because I didn’t want him to feel like he couldn’t fit in with the rest of us.
…jp
On April 18, 2008 at 6:51pm, Peter Chung said...
Nice! Cheers to all you guys who are out there really doing this stuff… You are all an inspiration!
I am privileged to have met all of you guys
On April 18, 2008 at 9:14pm, Stephani said...
Right JP…we believe you…