Column by Mr. X Cy TING
Updates from August 2001 thru mid-2002
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Mr. X Cy TING's
Column Column by Mr. X Cy TING Updates from August 2001 thru mid-2002 |
Fairs and festivals are some of my favorite events, and the Ohio State Fair is one of the largest in the nation. I had lots of fun taking pictures of families from all over Ohio. It was H-O-T, but that didn't stop me from adding fun to folk's trip to the Fair. The highlight for me was agriculture contest winners sending TING's of themselves with their prize ribbons back home to friends and family. I'll be back next August!
I returned to the Columbus German Village Oktoberfest, but I also enjoyed another Columbus festival, The Italian Festival. Mama Mia, the food was great! This festival was smaller than most I've been to, but it packs lots of fun into a small area. I particularly enjoyed taking photos of people in traditional Italian dress. I loved the neighborhood ambiance of this festival with it's emphasis on family.
By far my most memorable event so far was the 2002 Winter Olympics here in America, held in February in Utah. Talk about a photo opportunity! I had the privilege of being part of the Olympics and meeting people from around the world.
The Anheuser-Busch Company hosted me in Park City, site of many Olympic events. I had fun taking photos of people in the VIP Hospitality lounge, and also outside at Budweiser World and with the famous Budweiser Clydesdales. I partied the night away at The Last Lap, the Athlete Entertainment Venue nightclub, where I took photos of numerous Olympic athletes, including gold metal winners, and a host of celebrities. I also spent time at Powder Mountain Ski Resort, taking photos of skiers and snowboarders. What a beautiful background the snow covered Wasatch Mountains make!
The spirit of the Olympic Games is something I'll never forget.
I love meeting and photographing vacationers and travelers, so my new location in Pennsylvania at Leonard Harrison State Park is a natural for me. People stop here to view Pennsylvania's "Grand Canyon", Pine Creek Gorge, while traveling the popular scenic Route 6.
I have a new location at Lake Erie! I'm taking lakefront photos in downtown Port Clinton at the Island Rocket ferryboat dock. This is my first Lake Erie mainland location. Now people vacationing and visiting the shoreline can send Lake Erie TINGs just like those visiting Put-in-Bay and South Bass Island State Park. I'm right on the waterfront, so people can take pictures with their boat, show the fish they caught, or just take a nice waterfront background picture.
My latest location is The Frog Bear & Wild Boar Bar, located at the entrance of Nationwide Arena in downtown Columbus. This is a very popular place, and I move outside occasionally to use the downtown buildings and the Arena entrance as photo backgrounds. I love being part of the special events held in the plaza, and greeting out-of-town business travelers coming in for lunch, dinner, or just to relax.
The Columbus Jazz and Rib Fest 2001. 700,000 people for the weekend and we were non-stop. TING was sponsored by City Center and the Columbus Chamber. Here we are in front of COSI and the pictures look great. This event was enjoyed by all ages. The music was fantastic and the food....let me say this, "I will be on a diet for the next 10 years after all that I ate". Some of the bands that played were Spyro Gyra, Blues Traveler, Lonnie Brooks, Yumbambe, Tim Bowman, Urban Jazz Coalition and Joe Sample. This was a good time. |
TING is always in "the right place at the right time !"
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Here we are at Country Concert again. This year 70,000 people came to enjoy the show and what a show it was. TING was sponsored by bright.net. Everyone at Country Concert enjoyed using TING to show their friends and family how much fun they had. The Collectible Card craze continues. If you show us your card from last year you get a free card this year. Once again weather, music and crowd was outstanding. The crowd was lined up to send those TINGs! |
TING is always in "the right place at the right time !"
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"TING Break" they are calling it. I am having a blast in the SPRING BREAK areas of Florida: Panama City Beach, Destin and Fort Walton Beach. Spring Breakers are sending Live Photo E-mails to their jealous friends back home, and receiving a one of a kind souvenir - the TING Collectible Card ! |
TING is always in "the right place at the right time !"
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I am such a sap !!! I always get a little teary-eyed when I see a TING like this... This photo and announcement was sent to family and friends, " She said YES !!!" Congratulations and thanks for letting TING be a part your life !!!
WOW ! Those Buckeye Fans are die-hard. At the Buckeye Cafe, I'm able to capture the excitement of the Sports Fans, LIVE. They can send their photo to their buddies that couldn't be there with a message like"how 'bout that interception in the 3rd !" Emails get sent with the Buckeye's Special upcoming events - so no one misses out. |
TING is always in "the right place at the right time !"
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It's amazing that there is a company that does
nothing but color. Pantone recently exhibited at a tradeshow in San Francisco and asked me along to help attract visitors to their booth and collect survey data. They must have liked me, for they asked me to join their next show in Miami Beach ! |
 TING is always in "the right place at the right time !" |
Ice skaters, hockey players, broomball players, and others welcomed me to the Chiller Ice Rinks in December. I always enjoy being around fun activities, especially when there's more than one. I've taken photos of kids, teen-agers, and adult ice skaters, figure skaters, hockey players, broomball players, and a host of other people watching these events. My favorite is the Friday Night Meltdown ice skating session, with it's music, contests, and hundreds of kids and teens. I also love the crowds at the youth and high school hockey games - they get rowdy! Come on out to either rink and enjoy one of these activities, and send a TING photo e-mail from the Chillers! |
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It's winter, and the best place to photograph people having winter fun is a ski resort, especially when the resort is celebrating their 40th anniversary! I arrived at Snow Trails in January, and since then have been learning the ski resort lifestyle. I took the photo's that are probably the first-ever-live photo e-mails sent from a ski resort! Many people want to send a live photo of themselves and friends dressed for the slopes and holding their skis/snowboards. Snow Trails is Ohio's first and finest Winter Resort, so I'm proud to be here. See you on the slopes (or by the lodge fire) at Snow Trails! |
 TING is always in "the right place at the right time !" |
The Chamber of Commerce used me as a special survey information gathering tool. All Columbus businesses joined in the TINGing fun and the Chamber collected names, e-mail addresses and request for further Chamber information. Even though central Ohio was experiencing an ice storm Wednesday night the Trade Show was a great success and enjoyed by all !!! |
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We at TING INC. are enthusiastic about offering our products and services to Budget Car and Truck Rental, Airport, Columbus, Ohio. It will be exciting to see Budget luggage tags on luggage carousels in airports everywhere ! Travelers truly enjoy the convenience of no longer standing in line to fill out tags every time they travel. Check-in time is no longer the headache it use to be thanks to TING !!! Thanks again Columbus, Ohio.
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Spent this past weekend at the Buckeye Hall of Fame Cafe in Columbus, Ohio for the QFM Breakfast Party and OSU-Michigan weekend. The festivities began at 6am for the QFM Breakfast Club and as always, this is Buckeye Country and those true Buckeye fans showed up early morning , cold weather and all. We also had the wonderful OSU Cheerleaders show up Friday morning to send their TINGs !!! Everyone had a great time !!! Thanks !!! |
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Last Saturday I spent at COSI in downtown Columbus, Ohio for the Unmasked Costume Party. We had Dracula, the Harlem Globetrotters, the Village People, a swashbuckling pirate and many others sending TINGs ! It was scarrry how much fun everyone had... Thanks COSI !!! |
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I spent the weekend up at Maumee State Park, Oregon, Ohio for a Halloween Campout Celebration. All the kids had a blast dancing in their costumes, hearing spooky stories around the campfire, and decorating their campsites. All the kids were quick to jump in line and TING their friends. Thank you Maumee Bay for letting me, Mr. X Cy TING,
and TING be a part of the festivities !!! |
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The 2000 All American Quarter Horse Congress is the world's largest single-breed horse show and Ohio's largest annual convention ! It is the third largest convention in the US. and it was grrrreat ! It is the largest youth activity team tournament in the US and the winners just couldn't wait to TING their friends and family about the news !!! Mr. X Cy TING was able to capture those shots of both
rider and horse and send out the good news to those who were unable to attend. |
TING is always in "the right place at the right time !"
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Wapakoneta Indian Summer Festival was a blast ! A demolition derby, grand parade and live music were the highlights of this 10 year festival at Auglaize County Fairgrounds, and I was glad to capture the moment for many fest goers. An excellent fireworks display was TINGed at just the right moment... Even though' rain was often torrential TINGers
spirits were never dampened !! |
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Mum Festival was beautiful ! Mum's the word in Tipp City (Dayton) Ohio during the
weekend of September 23rd. Folks had me take their picture among the many booths offering
arts, crafts and food. The weather tried it's best to stop those TINGs... but thru wind, snow, sleet or hail... |
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Oktoberfest was a blast ! |
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The Reynoldsburg Tomato Festival was TING's first festival (1999). Returning festival goers were pleased to see Mr. X Cy TING again ! All had a great time and Mr. X Cy TING enjoyed visiTING old friends ! |
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I was able to get backstage and meet all the bands from Classic Fest: Rick Derringer, Loverboy, John Kay & Steppenwolf, Eddie Money, Starship with Mickey Thomas, Molly Hatchet, Joan Jett and Weird Al Yankovic WHAT A BLAST ! Fans were able to TING with their favorite artists, e-mailing friends and family around the world their photo of fame. At the same time, they showed off their famous Collectible Cards to other Fest goers. The Collectible Cards are now "once in a lifetime" souvenirs for these lucky fans ! |
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This year marked the 150th anniversary of the 1st Allen County Fair on October 21, 1851. As always the fair provided a place for the reunion
of old friends, internationally known entertainers to perfom and friendly competition as
fairgoers viewed the best livestock the area had to offer. |
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TING and Mr. X Cy TING teamed up with Easton Town Center Saturday, August 12th for the first annual Kids Fest in Columbus, Ohio. Mr. X Cy TING anxiously awaited the arrival of all the kids and families who would participate in the chance to play some of Nick's outrageous games and be SLIMED !!! The lines to meet Mr. X Cy TING and send a TING began forming quickly. Families and friends were delighted for the opportunity to send photos and messages to those who were unable to attend. They were thrilled to find out they would also receive a SOUVENIR Collectible Card. |
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Irish Fans had lots of fun using TING to show their friends and family what a great time the Dublin Irish Festival was. Mr. X Cy TING was already dressed in the Irish tradition of green and ready for another fabulous weekend of TING-a-tunities !!! |
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The bands and roadies of the Country Concert enjoyed sending a TING to their friends and family worldwide. Tommy Shaw of Styx sent one to his mother ! All concert goers enjoyed receiving a Collectible Card, with their photo showing off those cowboy hats, boots, and western get-up ! The weather, music and crowd was the best and once again the lines formed for a chance to send those TINGs to that special someone ! We tip our hats (Cowboy, of course) to the entertainers and great crowds of The Country Concert at Ft. Laramie, Ohio ! A good time was had by all. |
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The first ship to shore radio broadcast was in 1907. Lee DeForest and Frank Butler broadcast the world's first ship-to-shore radio transmission at Put-In-Bay, Ohio during the annual I-LYA Regatta. Thelma, the Steam Yacht of Commodore Huntington, was the first ship to be outfitted for such a broadcast. Extensive remodeling was required for this first broadcast. The Yacht, Thelma, was renamed The Electra, for the regatta races. Lee DeForest was stationed on The Electra on the
race course. He radioed Frank Butler, who manned the receiving unit located at the Fox
Dock, now known as the Jet Express Dock. Pictured from left, Skip Duggan, Jet Express Dock
owner, Frank Butler II, Grandson of Frank Butler, and Arne Hansen, Commodore I-LYA 2000. |
TING is always in "the right place at the right time !" |
After my first ferry ride, I arrived, unscathed, to Put-In-Bay, Ohio, Friday, May 26th. This was to be a magnificent Memorial Day weekend on the island. We set up at Mr. Ed's Bar and the festivities began ! People immediately began to wonder, just what is a "TING" ? Within minutes the line began to form and the
friends and visitors of Mr. Ed's had me take their photos and e-mailed their families and
friends of the great time they were having at Mr. Ed's Bar on Put-In-Bay ! |
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I, Mr. X Cy TING, made my formal debut at Paramount's Kings Island Memorial Day weekend. Weather Friday was partly cloudy but, as always, another grrrreat day for TINGin'. Many people approached me curious as to my function at PKI. After discovering my ability to take a live photo, send personal messages via e-mail, along with the photo to their friends and family, and THEN I also gave them a Collectible Photo Card...they were ecstatic!!!! And, once again, we were off and TINGin'... |
 As an additional bonus I also gave away 4 helicopter
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The Crowne Plaza Hotel, in downtown Columbus, Ohio celebrated Mother's Day in traditional style with it's lovely Mother's Day Brunch. Families were delighted with every detail given by the Crowne to make Mother's Day a very special day for Mom. A special treat was also available. TING. Everyone
was pleased to be able to share the day with grandmas, moms, sisters and aunts far away.
Using TING they sent a live photo and personal e-mail message to their loved ones wishing
them a "Happy Mother's Day". |
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Mr. X Cy TING celebrated his 1st Birthday this weekend! The weather was fabulous allowing all who attended to partake in the festivities. Everyone wished Mr. X Cy TING a Happy Birthday and, as always, the lines formed to send those TING's. It was a great day for all TINGers and Mr. X Cy
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The Crowne Plaza, downtown, Columbus, Ohio in its usual tradition, had a lovely brunch Easter Sunday. Those who attended were pleasantly surprised to find that they could send Easter TING's. All enjoyed having their photos taken, especially while looking their Easter best, and e-mailing "Happy Easter" messages to friends and loved ones. Those participating also received 10% off the Crowne's Mother's Day Brunch. This demonstration showed how crowd pleasing and
versatile and mobile TING can be for those one day events! |
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Paramount's Kings Island, Cincinnati, Ohio introduced Mr. X Cy TING to its employees and friends on Saturday, April 8, 2000. Unfortunately, we had inclement weather which only brought a few thousand brave souls through the gates that day. As usual, though, this did not dampen any interest for Mr. X Cy TING. People lined up, to have their photo taken and email their friends, mostly commenting about how coooool Mr. X Cy TING is and to let them know it was snowing at PKI. A group from the Roller Coaster Club was there and
found Mr. X Cy TING almost as exhilarating as their beloved coasters ! |
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The Crowne Plaza in downtown Columbus, Ohio had its annual New Year's Eve Party and with this, the beginning of a new Millennium, they wanted something different and new. TING became the perfect addition to their Party ! The response was overwhelming, people actually waited in line New Year's Eve, at the Crowne Plaza's ballroom to send a TING !!! The innovative people of Columbus, or maybe it
was the magic of the evening, even developed their own unique use of this new invention:
they sent "sign language" greetings to those who could not join in the
festivities. |
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Columbus, Ohio, the marketing capital of the nation gave its thumbs up to TING. The Columbus ZOO has a Wildlight Wonderland event during the Holiday Season to lure area residents and members of the ZOO to continue visiting during this busy time of year. This was the perfect time to show off TING. Visitors actually stood in line, withstanding frigid temperatures to send their TINGs ! Several people enjoying ZOO Wildlight Wonderland were from, as far as, Denmark and Peru. A couple actually announced their engagement using TING. |
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TING is always in "the
right place at the right time ! "
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