the Wry Baby Blog

Home sweet home. NY was a kick, but there’s nothing like being back home. Also, there’s nothing like 2 hours of cartoons on the plane, people. Thank goodness for JetBlue, right? With a fresh cup of coffee, some country ham and biscuits just minutes away and the sound of traffic and crazy people fading from our memories, let’s review some of the important things we learned from this years New York International Gift Fair.

• People are optimistic about the economy - At least in the fourth quarter. The NY show was a busy one for us with both new and current stores from all across the nation. People were positive and determined and that’s great.
• If you sit in the second row of a Broadway play, you can totally see how they tape the microphones to the actors hats, hair and heads - We were like, “What’s that!?”. And then we were like, “Duh, the mics.”
• Organics are going to be big this year and will get bigger - Wry Baby’s new line of organic baby clothes were a hit for shizzle. That’s good news for all of us!
• Never stay at the Park Central - That is, unless you’re auditioning for a German porno or something like that. We weren’t, BTW.
• The Philly show from ‘83 was much busier that the Chicago show in ‘84 despite all that rain that caused a huge leak in the ceiling that show management claimed wasn’t their fault, but an “act of God” and so they weren’t responsible for damages despite the show carpet getting soaked which made the crates really late and I didn’t get out of there until 3am and I missed my flight - Thanks to knowledgeable and total show “lifer”, Lief for that tidbit.

JetBlue terminal at JFK, power stations and Wry Baby. A match made in heaven.

Home in the Queen City at last. I love this statue of Queen Charlotte. The linebacker that’s nailing her in the stomach has been removed for restoration.