Let me give you a quick list of people I’ve met or had conversations with in my life: Dick Clark, George Clooney, John Cusack, Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, Leonard Nimoy, Neve Campbell, James Woods, Neil Patrick Harris, Laurie Metcalf, Jimmy Buffet, John McCain, Ron Howard. I’m sure there are more. All bigger than life, amazing people for various reasons. I’m not sure I was impressed by any of them as much as I was with Curtis Sliwa. I’m way too chicken to explain why he’s a bigshot, but Google him if you don’t know.
He’s breathtaking. The way Curtis tells stories. The way he balances humor with drama and danger. The way his New Yorkness comes through is absolutely compelling. Me, the people I work with, the station reps were spellbound as Curtis took us through a 10 year period of his life for over an hour.
I’m just staying this, if he can captivate three A.D.D. marketers for over an hour, imagine what he can do in 60 seconds. Actually, Ron Kuby, his WABC partner, usually does the endorsement spots and Curtis chimes in. Whatever the case, I’ll hold the Curtis and Kuby endorsement spot up against any mega-agency any day of the week if your goal is sales. I bow to the microphone of Curtis Sliwa.
(Look at me trying to be all buff next to him. The guy could kill me with his pinky).
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