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Last January, when Kendrick Perkins faced the Celtics for the first time since they traded him away, Jeff Green was home. Recovering from heart surgery, which was a pretty good excuse to skip the game.
But that changes Friday when Green takes on the team that moved him in a still-controversial 2010 deadline deal when Oklahoma City visits Boston. Green had at one point been thought of as part of the indispensable young core of the improving Thunder, but that front office started to see things differently — they rightfully liked James Harden more — and decided to move him for a piece they needed.
Now Green finally faces his former team and… and Green don't really seem to care. At least he is playing it that way. Look at what he told the Boston Herald.
"Do I still look at what Oklahoma City does? No," a nearly expressionless Green said….
"I mean, I'm in a great situation here. This is a great fit for myself, coming to a situation where I'm playing alongside Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo. I was happy."
And when asked about Perkins, he's a fountain of compliments.
"He's a good guy, and I respect him. He's an awesome big. To me, he's one of the best bigs in the game, because he plays both ends hard — and that's what I like. I respect him for that. We had a chance to shoot the (expletive) a little bit. We talked about how people reacted to the trade and some other stuff. That's about it."
We'll see if that's how it goes when the game starts tonight. This has the potential to be interesting.
On one side, the Thunder have occasionally made the switch for a few plays this season to have Perkins cover the opposing point guard — a tactic used to throw the other team off guard. Perkins hounding Rondo for a couple possessions would be fun to watch.
On the other bench, Garnett has wanted Green to play with more fire this season — 7.9 points per game on 42.7 percent shooting with spotty defense is not what Boston expected — but they are only getting that in spurts. You would think this matchup would bring that out of him… but maybe not.
Maybe time has mellowed what should have been a rivalry-like moment. Or maybe that's just not Green.
- money2long - Nov 23, 2012 at 11:05 AM
if i remember correctly, jeff green was traded a game after he didn't pass kevin durant the ball in a critical moment in the 4th quarter, took the last shot and missed it. KD looked upset like, you shouldve gave me the ball. that was the last moments green was in a thunder uniform. i always wondered if green took that to heart.
- j0esixpack - Nov 23, 2012 at 12:31 PM
This is why you guys are the sports writers and I'm just some regular Joe Six Pack.
I didn't even know the Thunder had traded Perkins away.
- Mr. Wright 212 - Nov 23, 2012 at 3:45 PM
Jeff has always been a pretty apathetic dude. When he was back in the Big East, it seemed to affect his game, which drove fans nuts.
- dko83 - Nov 23, 2012 at 6:32 PM
This guy is so athletic, just needs a mean streak, some aggression. No one better than KG to help out with that.
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Together they formed THROUGH DECEMBER, 2010 saw the late Steve McQueen's 1952 Wasp Brougham in the vault. Merle Norman Cosmetics, and in 1955 J.B. began collecting and restoring classic automobiles to perfect original condition. A Susan Lane, Lane Motor Museum, 702 Murfreesboro Pike, Nashville, TN 37210 The Petersen Museum occupies the former Orbach's Department recently built museum houses much of the Nethercutt Collection Phone: 615-742-7445 E-mail: email@example.com Store, a building with no windows. The first floor displays and is open without charge to the public. A building called the Susan Sanborn, Toyota USA Automobile Museum, 19001 S. Western Ave #A-404, Torrance, CA 90509 permanent exhibits, including an interpretive exhibit of the "Tower" is open to private tours. 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The museum's third floor houses the children's' Discovery Center where all kinds of hands-on educational activities are available. The fourth floor has a roof-top pavilion where special events are held, including all of the NAAM sessions. The lower levels house the vaults. Duesenberg 20 Grand (Continued Page 3) inside president's report ............................ 2 editor's report .................................. 2 membership chair ........................... 3 scholarship and marketing ............... 6 Petersen Museum member tidbits ................................ 8 Massillon, Ohio 44646 The Thursday afternoon sessions were very informative. Joe Molina, naam website ................................. 11 owner of JMPR Public Relations, emphasized the importance of naam hall of fame ......................... 11 7981 Windward Trace Circle NW personal relationships with media personnel and the value of good naam directors ............................... 12 photographs. He was followed by Steve Young, an attorney on the Petersen Board of Directors. His presentation prompted many ...and more! questions from the audience. Thursday's final session was presented VOLUME 9, SPRING 2007, ISSUE 2 1 president's from the classifieds report editor... NAAM News Classifieds are a free benefit to paid NAAM naam website member museums (photo free). Non-members ad rate is $1.25 Attention Members…Welcome Randall (Rand) Shinn, our new website developer, Rand would like members, Laura Brinkman Gary Pelger per word ($10 per photo). Display advertising rates: Full page $ 250, 1/2 page $135. 1/4 page $ 75, business card size $ 35. To new and old, to provide any information required to place and ad contact: Gary Pelger, Editor. 7981 Windward Trace be included on the NAAM website www.naam.musem This has certainly been the most challenging and Circle NW, Massillon, OH 44646, PH: (330) 837-5069 Email: to: As the newly elected president of NAAM, I would like to express my deep appreciation on behalf of fellow probably rewarding newsletter I've had the honor of HYPERLINK mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com firstname.lastname@example.com. Randall Shinn, directors and the entire membership to Wendell Strode, publishing to date. I have had a plethora of information, WANTED: MUSEUM DIRECTOR/C.O.O., for proposed new 685 Windy Hill, executive director of the National Corvette Museum, who articles, and help in writing this issue and have a lot of automotive exhibit facility to house 150-200 high profile Hamilton, OH 45013-3666 served NAAM for the past seven years as a member of NAAM members to thanks for the input. First of all, I've the board, then as its president. He led the organization automobiles, museum store, and adjacent restaurant. Must heard from a lot of new members and perhaps some or email Randall at firstname.lastname@example.com. with professionalism and fortitude. We are fortunate have automotive museum management experience with larger prospective members from around the country and the facility of similar content. Business sense, top communication and grateful that he will continue to serve the world that want to be heard in our newsletter. I have skills and a creative approach a must. As a new building, you organization as its past-president. The membership is fortunate. I am grateful. had nearly 200 or more emails and a drawer full of will work with construction contractors and suppliers as well. It is always invigorating to attend a NAAM conference, newsletters and mail to sort through for this issue. And I'm thrilled to do it, and especially in the "Tidbits" column Location in southeast Florida. Perfect position for the seasoned museum management professional that might be second in naam hall of fame Recipients of the talk "shop" with our peers and get an inside view of I tried to concentrate on information from new members command currently looking for that special opportunity. Possible equity position for the right person based on NAAM LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR 2003 fabulous museums, collections and exhibits. This year's and members we haven't heard from in recent months. • HENRY FORD - Dearborn, Michigan conference was especially insightful, thanks to hard work performance. Competitive salary based on experience. Mail • WILLIAM F. HARRAH - Reno, Nevada and organization by Lesley Kendall, Dick Messer and the Also, since I was unable to attend the recent conference resume or contact Bob Lichty, c/o Motorcar Portfolio, LLC, 320 staff at the beautiful Petersen Museum in Los Angeles. Market Avenue S., Canton, Ohio 44702. Phone 330-453-8900, Recipient of the at the Petersen in Los Angeles, I really must say thank The conference had just the right amount of networking toll free 866-653-8900 (weekdays 9 am – 5 pm EST) fax 330- NAAM LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR 2004 you to Sue Figert Meyer and Larry Kennedy for their great • WILLIAM E. SWIGART - Huntingdon, Pennsylvania time, professional conference topics and, "Oh – that's a 453-8901, email firstname.lastname@example.com. article as well as input and photos from Jon Hart at the great idea!" moments. Blackhawk and Mary Ann Porinchak at the National Packard Museum. Thanks also to Char Lautzenheiser and NAAM conferences are not only beneficial to museum staff development on a personal level, they are most Megan Boyd who both reported information on the Send in your membership application today! beneficial to participating organizations as staff brings conference when they returned here to Canton. So many VOLUME 9, ISSUE 2, SPRING 2007 what they learn back and they share it with the contributors to this newsletter I can't begin to thank; National Association Be part of the information exchange! of Automobile Museums Published by the organization. So, plan to include the 2008 conference but just know that I'm very grateful for your National Association A T R A D E O R G A N I Z AT I O N F O R T H E A D VA N C E M E N T O F A U TO M O B I L E M U S E U M S in next year's budget, or seek opportunities that may communications. 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Have your information sent in for $1,000,001 and over = $150 Automobile-related club = $50 TREASURER: Susan Sanborn $500,001 - $1,000,000 = $100 c/o Toyota USA Automobile Museum, for what we are each doing individually and the Summer 2007 issue by July 15, 2007. $250,001 - $ 500,000 = $75 Please note category: 190001 S. Western Avenue, collaboratively to better the world of automobile $100,001 - $ 250,000 = $50 Non-profit For-profit Mail Drop A404, Torrance, CA 90501 $100,000 or below = $35 Automobile-related club Individual Phone 310-468-4728. museums nationwide. NAAM COLLECTION MANAGEMENT BOOK: MAIL TO: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF AUTOMOBILE MUSEUMS Non-member = $25 SECRETARY: Susan Lane P.O. Box 271, Auburn, Indiana 46706 Here's wishing you a great summer of activity and Member = $20 (260) 925-1444 Fax (260) 925-6266 c/o Lane Motor Museum, 702 Murfreesboro Pike, support. Nashville, TN ENJOY THE BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP 37210. Phone615-742-7445. Laura Brinkman • Discounted use of traveling exhibits • Marketing assistance • Access to education programs and materials • Reduced rates at the association's biennial conference 2 11 THE WILLS SAINTE CLAIRE MUSEUM (Port Huron, Fine Arts Council of Trumbull County, the National Packard Michigan) Terry Ernest, editor/museum director, Museum, Trumbull Art Gallery, and the Trumbull Community Foundation. More information about the museum can be from the Address Change? If your address has changed, please complete this form reports in the Gray Goose News that C. Harold Wills was obtained by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com or phoning (330) 394-1899. membership and mail or email membership chairman Jim Cypher at the Larz Anderson Museum, 15 Newton Street, a man of amazing vision and foresight. Since his early days chair... Name: of working with Henry Ford, Organization: he envisioned an automobile of high quality, built by a Jim Cypher, Jr. Address: content workforce that lived in modern homes in a true City: Thanks to all of you who attended the annual NAAM Conference community. This spirit in Los Angeles. For those who missed, we hope to see you next State / Zip: propelled C. Harold Wills and year in Nashville when we meet jointly with our friends at the the Wills Sainte Claire Society of Automotive Historians. Several highlights from this Phone: automobile to the forefront year's NAAM Conference included meeting the "Kustom Kar King" of automobile quality and George Barris, a personal hero of mine. Another highlight was E-mail: engineering. At a recent seeing one of Saddam Hussein's Mercedes-Benz limousines in the board meeting, Sally Achatz Petersen "Vault". The dull outline of the official Iraqi Eagle Shield (who is the granddaughter of decals on the back doors offered visible evidence of the profound 2007 NAAM Conference: changes we've put into motion in the Middle East. Seldom do we Perersen Museum, Los Angeles, Ca., March 21-24 C. Harold Wills) displayed a see a historic artifact knowing that a brave person drove the car Ford "pass" that gave her The Goddess Arrives in Warren, Ohio for the Artist Selection Ceremony across the desert to Amman Jordan is still around to recount the (continued From Page 1) grandfather access to any tale. part of the Ford plant at any ________________________________________________________________________ Fourteen full-time restorers are employed in the Nethercutt time. This type of special BOOTHBAY RAILWAY VILLAGE (Boothbay, Maine) Robert A sad highlight was the moment of silence we observed during Restoration Shop. The shop includes a large inventory of parts and access continues to solidify Ryan, Executive Director. The most recent edition of The the awards banquet in honor of Petersen Publishing Founder engines and does all the work on the collection's cars except chrome the importance of C. H. Wills Village News contains an article about the museum's 1914 Robert Petersen who had passed away while we attended the plating and glass cutting. C. Harold Willis' Special Ford Pass to the early Ford Motor Touring Lozier Model 77. It seems a gentleman walked conference in the museum he created. Company. The token is about the size of a quarter and would into the museum store and asked if they had a Lozier in the We had lunch Friday at Bob's Big Boy on old Route 66 (now on Riverside attach to a lapel or perhaps carried with a key ring. antique car exhibit. Staff member Ross Edwards answered Following the conference I had the opportunity to head north Drive in Burbank). It is the oldest remaining Big Boy in America, that they do in fact have a 1914 Lozier Touring car in the and enjoy the Bay Area and the Napa and Sonoma Valleys. And opening in 1949. After lunch we visited George Barris' Kustom City, _______________________________________________________________________ despite wrestling with an uncooperative rental, I had the typical where a great celebration was occurring as the City Council renamed UNIVERSAL MOTORING HISTORY (Botesdale, Diss, Norfolk, exhibit. The so-called 'light six" engine in the Lozier is vacation adventures on the road. One was helping my fiancée's England) This email just in from Richard Green, managing very rare. It is difficult to state how many Lozier vehicles the street next to his shop "George Barris Place." The celebration cousin prepare his sprint car for his first race on the Silver Dollar included Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe impersonators. Next stop director: Located on the internet at www.auto-history.tv, may still be in existence. There are six known. The visitor dirt track in Chico, California. The race was a refreshing reminder was the Autobooks/Aerobooks Store, a bookstore featuring auto and the archive contains literally hundreds of individual motoring could certainly be considered to have found a needle in a of a bit of Americana that is slowly disappearing. The whole aero publications. A must-see treat for enthusiasts. films from the past 100+ years, including a number of the haystack when he approached the museum with the experience, from signing a personal injury waiver at the gate, the earliest known recordings of motorized transport from the question "Do you have a Lozier on display?" concession stands, the swirls of dusty earth, and the smell of end of the 1890's to many films featuring the subsequent methanol with each lap, was a vignette of an almost bygone era development and evolution of the motor car throughout that few of us get to enjoy. the 20th Century. A significant number of the films, most In stark contrast was the rather dignified scene at the Sear Point between two and ten minutes long, were previously thought road race track that hosted a downright civilized Sports Car Club to have been lost or destroyed and have largely remained of America event that I enjoyed just as thoroughly. Unlike sprint unseen for more than 50 years. The collection currently car race fans who expect at least one tumbling wreck, these consists of more than 500 films covering the beginning of gentleman racers would be shocked if there were an accident. mass production, world land speed record runs, car commercials, the evolution of automobile design, On to Tracy, California to see my cousin's "California Special" Ford experimental cars, racing footage from Le Mans, Indy, Monte Mustang as it was undergoing an engine transplant. Carlo, and much more. A selection of five random films will be available for download each week for 3.99 pounds Finally, many thanks to our new NAAM members: the Antique sterling, or the entire archive can be purchased for 199 Car Museum of Iowa in Coralville, Mrs. Laura Beattie from the Frick Art and Historical Center in Pittsburgh, Demontretville pounds. Press photographs can be found at www.auto- Publishing Inc. in Elko Lake, MN, Bill Emerson of the Healey history.tv/media. Museum in Floral City, FL, Ms. Theresa Piemonte of Iconografix ________________________________________________________________________ Inc. in Hudson, WI, the National Rod & Custom Car hall of Fame in NATIONAL PACKARD MUSEUM (Warren, Ohio) Mary Ann Char Lautzenheiser shops the eclectic bookstore. Afton, OK, Ms. Bobbiedine Rodda in Glendale, CA, the Smith Porinchak, Executive Director, announced in the museum Collection-The Museum of American Speed in Lincoln, NE, Stahls 1914 Touring Lozier Model 77 We jumped back on the tour bus to Cinema Vehicle Services, an organ The Time Machine that comedian and car guy Jay in St. Clair Shores, MI, the Unser Racing Museum in Albuquerque, establishment that provides the cars needed for films and other Leno agreed to participate in "Spectacle of Speed" project. NM, and returning member Gerry Durnell of Automobile Quarterly The museum is open daily through October 7 from 9:30 am in New Albany, IN. With these new members we now have 161 productions. When a producer needs a certain make and model of Jay and his staff were willing to lend his talents and a car for a film, Cinema Vehicle Services will find the car, paint it, put Goddess of Speed sculpture will be delivered to Jay and he – 5 pm. Frequent train departures throughout the day. On paid members in the NAAM organization. June 17, Father's Day, dads admitted free when graphics on it as necessary, and provide it on schedule for the movie will oversee the transformation of the six foot by eight foot scene. We saw at least four "Eleanor" Shelby Mustangs on our tour. accompanied by their child. Includes the train ride. To Remember, just send your contact information as an e-mail to sculpture. The signed and finished piece will then be sent On this location we visited several acres with a large inventory of contact the museum for more information you may phone NAAM Membership Chair, Jim Cypher at firstname.lastname@example.com, or call to the National Packard Museum for display until the Auction me at (617) 522-6547 ext 11 and you or your referral will be added cars, buses, trucks, and ambulances used in movies. on October 27, 2007. Jay's Goddess is expected to be a hot 207-633-4727 or email email@example.com. to the list! Happy Motoring! item at auction. Proceeds of the Auction will benefit the (continued on Page 4) 10 3 Budget Category: Under $300,000 Walter also invites members to visit his interesting website 2007 NAAM Conference: Perersen Museum, Los Angeles, Ca., March 21-24 Event & Public Promotions museum member for the upcoming museum: www.moaaad.org. _______________________________________________________________________ BLACKHAWK MUSEUM (Danville, California) Jon Hart, (continued From Page 3) 1st Place: Wills St. Claire 2nd Place: Swigart Museum tidbits... Marketing & Communications Director, announced the Our last stop Friday was the private collection of Bruce 3rd Place: Gateway Colorado Blackhawk Museum has three of Chrysler's most dynamic programming. The Kemp Auto Museum collection is built Virgil Exner-designed Dream Cars from the 1950's on Meyer in Hollywood. Bruce serves on the Petersen Board from one of the finest and extensive private collections of exhibition: the 1954 Dodge Firearrow II and Firearrow IV and his garage is filled with memorabilia and high-end Publications classic Mercedes automobiles in the world, and includes the convertibles, and the 1955 Dodge Firebomb convertible— vintage race cars and several early Ford hotrods, and one 1st Place: Patee House acclaimed coupe, cabriolet, sports car and sedan designs the prototype for the Chrysler-powered Dual-Ghia. Gene Model J Duesenberg. What a day! 2nd Place: Wills St. Claire from 1886 to the present. Visit the museum website at Casaroll of Detroit was so enamored with the Firearrows, 3rd Place: Gateway Colorado www.kempautomuseum.org. and disappointed that Chrysler had abandoned the project; Saturday we resumed our NAAM sessions. Skip Marketti, he bought the design and production rights to the Exner- curator of the Nethercutt Collection spoke at one session. Collateral Materials ________________________________________________________________________ designed car and named his new prototype the Firebomb. The afternoon session included the NAAM membership 1st Place: Gateway Colorado MOTOR CITIES NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA (Detroit, It was an immediate hit with the public. The marriage of annual meeting, but closed early due to a false fire alarm. 2nd Place: Cadillac LaSalle Michigan) Brenda Plakmeyer, interpretation & tourism sensual Italian coachwork and hefty American V-8 Hemi We took that opportunity to visit the Page Museum at the manager announced the upcoming Alliance of National power resulted in the limited production Dual-Ghia La Brea Tar Pits nearby. 2006 Student Judged – NAAMY Award Winners Heritage Area's 2007 International heritage Development manufactured by Casaroll's Dual Motors. Just 104 Dual-Ghias Conference (IHDC) for June 17-21, welcoming to Detroit over The NAAM Conference continued with a banquet Saturday Budget Category: Over $300,000 400 heritage leaders from around the world. The 2007 IHDC evening where the featured speaker was George Barris. We Passport to Crossing Boundaries conference will provide an learned during his presentation that Robert E. Petersen had unparalleled opportunity to highlight a variety of cultural Educational Program gems, institutions, parks and products within Michigan and passed away the day before at the age of 80. His loss was 1st Place: Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg Mus. Windsor. "Participants will explore best practices in heritage so significant to the City of Los Angeles, his life history and development to create sustainable economic futures, death was reported on the front page of the Sunday Edition Event & Public Promotions gaining valuable knowledge about creating and maintaining of the Los Angeles Times on March 25. Mr. Petersen had 1st Place: Reynolds Alberta a heritage area, engaging community support, establishing lost a valiant battle with cancer, and George Barris shared heritage programs, encouraging tourism and more!" said many stories of his and Pete's early hot-rodding days in Los Interpretive Exhibit Brenda Plakmeyer, co-chair of the event. Highlights of the Angeles in the late 1940's. 1st Place: Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg event include conference keynote speaker, documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, a NASCAR race at Michigan Following his presentation, George Barris was excited to Publications International Speedway, three themed pre-conference tours, present the annual NAAMY Awards and the 2006 winners 1st Place: LeMay Museum educational sessions, and more. Individual registration is Here is the Firearrow IV are listed as follows: $345. A one-day rate of $95 is offered for Tuesday only. were built between 1956 and 1958. They became quite a Collateral Materials Please visit www.IHDC2007.org to register, or for more status symbol with the Hollywood set including Dean Martin Budget Category: Over $300,000 1st Place: LeMay Museum information contact Nancy Burnett of MotorCities at 313- and Sammy Davis Jr. 259-3425. Educational Program Budget Category: Under $300,000 ______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 1st Place: Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg VOLO AUTO MUSEUM (Volo, Illinois) Cindi Wyss, Director VINTAGE AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM OF N.J. John Mahoney 2nd Place: National Auto Museum Event & Public Promotions announced upcoming events for the spring and summer emailed to say their museum on the New Jersey shore has season at the Volo Museum including a visit on June 30 and made some progress in the past couple of years. They still 1st Place: Swigart Museum July 1 by George Barris, the King of Kustoms on hand to have no building, but they do have land. John went on to Film and Video sign autographs as well as special edition Hot Wheels say he wished he had known that the McPherson College 1st Place: NE Classic Car Publications Batmobiles. Barris is the creator of the Batmobile, the program was our feature article in the last NAAM News, 2nd Place: National Auto 1st Place: Patee House General Lee, the K.I.T.T. from Knight Rider and many more because his oldest son, Ryan, graduated from the 3rd Place: Lane Motor Mus. famous TV and movie cars. On July 1, it's the fourth annual Automotive Restoration Program three years ago. He Collateral Materials George Barris collector car show featuring customs, hot rods, decided to stay in McPherson to open his own restoration Event & Public Promotions 1st Place: Gateway Colorado show cars, and the King of Kustoms himself. More than 300 business. One week after graduation he opened an 800 1st Place: National Auto Museum cars are expected, plus one extreme custom semi-tractor square foot, one-man operation. Six months after that, he 2nd Place: Reynolds Alberta Next year the NAAM Conference will be held at the Lane trailer you won't want to miss. For further information on had to move into a 4000 square foot shop, complete with Motor Museum in Nashville, Tennessee in conjunction with all the events from May through October phone 815-385- paint booth. He now employs eight workers and has Interpretive Exhibit the Society of Automotive Historians on April 2 through 5, 3644 or visit www.volocars.com. completed some beautiful restorations. One car has already 1st Place: Petersen 2008. The conference promises to be an excellent _______________________________________________________________________ won two Best of Show awards. All of Ryan's employees are 2nd Place: Studebaker Mus. networking and professional development opportunity. THE MUSEUM OF AUTOMOBILE ART AND DESIGN McPherson students, and Ryan was recently honored by the 3rd Place: Auburn Two days of seminars will cover a wide variety of museum (Syracuse, New York) Walter Miller, founder of the former school for providing employment and instruction for topics, coupled with a full slate of presentations by the Museum of Automobile History and now the Museum of students. Ryan and his wife (also a McPherson graduate in Publications Automobile Art and Design (not yet open to the public) business) are planning to move to the New Jersey shore this Society of Automotive Historians. Activities will include an wrote with the following suggestion that he had passed on summer. John says (and we quote here) "I can understand 1st Place: LeMay Museum opportunity to explore "Music City" and visit local car to Jim Sandoro: "Why not have NAAM membership cards, why. No offense to our mid-west neighbors, but unless your 2nd Place: National Auto Museum collections. The conference highlight will be the annual hobby is counting ceiling tiles, there's not much to do in like virtually every other organization? Since NAAM member NAAM banquet with a keynote speaker and the 2007 Kansas." John may be hearing from some of our mid-west Museums provide free admission to members, it is difficult Collateral Materials NAAMY awards presentations. The Conference Hotel will members. He goes on to say that McPherson students are to gain admission without a card. It could be something as 1st Place: LeMay Museum be the Nashville Airport Marriott. The room rate will be hard-working, dedicated, and talented. If any museum simple as printing a square card on a page of the bulletin 2nd Place: Lane Motor Mus. $129 per double or king room. Hope we see everyone there. once a year that members could clip and fill in their name." needs a new hire, they should consider contacting the school. 4 9 formed to reopen the museum. The museum is open year round and museum member plays an important role in the preservation, promotion and the activities of the antique vehicle hobby. Museum hours are 10 am to 5 pm daily and the museum is the national headquarters of the Mid- tidbits... America Old Time Automobile Association. _______________________________________________________________________ all the news that's fit to print! The Henry Ford (Dearborn, Michigan) Chief Curator Judy Endelman Let us know what's happening at your museum. Call, write, or email tells us that The Henry Ford is rolling out the red carpet to welcome a Gary Pelger with your latest news. hip new exhibit, Rock Stars and Guitars, opening to the public on _______________________________________________________________________ June 9. Eighteen legendary cars and a variety of guitars that are Busted Knuckle Garage (Prescott, Arizona) Editor Warren G. Tracy synonymous with rock & roll music will be on display, including the writes…Non-profit vs. commercialization….two terms seemingly at rides owned or driven by such beloved rock idols as Elvis Presley, John odds. Rather like trying to fit a water pump onto an air cooled engine. Lennon, ZZ Top, and Van Halen to name a few. Items in the collection With the continued and growing popularity of vintage and specialized are provided by the Petersen Automotive Museum, Hard Rock Café, automobiles, museum operators can't help but see the opportunity the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, and several other private to expand and rotate not only exhibits but just as importantly leverage lenders. This is a rare opportunity to see and enjoy an entourage of their gift shops to produce maximum revenue for the museum. autos that symbolize America's love affair with cars and rock music. Serving numerous automotive museums around the country; we've "Rock & Roll and the custom-car culture are important expressions of had the good fortune to listen and learn what the challenges are to American freedom and individualism" said Christian Overland, vice having the right merchandise in the gift shop. president of museums and collections at The Henry Ford. Some displays If there is anything that a museum customer wants to bring home include the 1965 Rolls Royce Phantom V owned by John Lennon, the with them, it is a memory and in many cases a memory in a shopping 1949 Cadillac custom "CadZZilla" designed by Billy Gibbons, the 1971 bag. What does your gift shop offer the customer that could be DeTomaso Pantera formerly owned by Elvis and sports the hole shot considered a desirable memory? What are you selling that truly into it by the King himself, and the 1932 Ford coupe "Silver Sapphire" satisfies their needs while adding revenue to your top line? that appeared on the cover of the Bee Gee's album, "Little Deuce They say that reputation is everything and so is branding. Having Coupe." The museum is open seven days a week from 9:30 am to 5 dappled with branding over the course of the past seventeen years, I pm. cannot overstate the importance of letting your customer know what _______________________________________________________________________ you stand for. Your brand is a reflection of your mission and your AACA MUSEUM (Hershey, Pennsylvania) Director of Museum company's true persona. Your brand is your identity and the Operations, Nancy Gates, reports that Darwin E. Clark is the new recognition and personal connection that forms in the hearts and President of the Board of Directors of the AACA Museum. He succeeds minds of your customers. Jonathan I. Griggs as the eleventh president in the museum's fourteen- If you're looking to shift gears and put your retail sales into overdrive year history. A self-described car guy, for whom automobiles have this summer, you may want to begin with a review of your current been an occupation, a hobby, and a life passion, Darwin retired after line. Identify what has worked, what hasn't and list the reasons why. 44 years at General Motors in 2004 as GM Vice President and General Your customers, particularly tourists may be hesitant to purchase Manager Industry – Dealer Affairs. As might be expected, Mr. Clark's products that don't travel well. Perhaps your price points don't collecting interest focus on GM cars – fast, high performance GM cars. motivate impulse buys. If selling high dollar items, will your vendor He owns several Corvettes and a "special built" 1968 Camaro. Clark drop ship for you? Do your products welcomes the opportunity and challenges of leading the museum. speak only to the types of cars on display His vision is to help the AACA or the overall experience of being a "car Museum achieve "best in guy"? What's available for the women? class" status and become the Children? They say that the dumbest crown jewel of the Antique question is the one that is never asked. Automobile Club of America. Is it time to ask some questions about The museum, one of the your gift shop and its mission? nation's newest and largest, is Warren G. Tracy is President & CEO of located just off Route 39, one The Busted Knuckle Garage ®; an mile west of Hersheypark automotive gift company. He is a Drive. The museum is open frequent speaker on entrepreneurship daily from 9 am to 5 pm. For and an adjunct professor of business at further information call 717- Yavapai College in Prescott, AZ. 566-7100 or visit www.BustedKnuckleGarage.com. www.aacamuseum.org. Warren G. Tracy _______________________________________________________________________ New President Darwin E. Clark ________________________________________________________________________ The Museum of Automobiles (Morrilton, Arkansas) Director Buddy KEMP AUTO MUSEUM (Chesterfield, Missouri) Allison Hershberger, Hoelzeman writes the Winthrop Rockefeller Charitable Trust has Museum General Manager reports a successful fundraising gala at pledged a $100,000 Challenge Grant to the museum on Petit Jean the Kemp Auto Museum entitled "Art of the Automobile" last March Mountain. The museum will have until December 31, 2007 to raise 31. The Kemp Museum is one of St. Louis' newest museums and this the matching funds. Over the next few months, the museum will first annual celebration of the enduring beauty, artistry, and history make an appeal to friends of the museum. We have approved a five- of the classic automobile featured works of art from world-renowned year plan with the help of the Rockefeller Trust and museum friends automotive artists including Benedek Toth, Charlie Maher, Richard to keep us on a sound financial basis in the future. Therefore we are Pietruska, Harold Cleworth, Fred Stout, and others. Guests enjoyed a asking for support of our efforts by requesting a five-year pledge to "meet and greet" opportunity to mingle with the artists and our special giving campaign. experience the fabulous originals, prints, and sculptures they created. Founded by the late Winthrop Rockefeller, the Museum of Proceeds from the Gala will benefit the Fred M. Kemp Foundation's Automobiles was opened in 1964 with his collection of antique and educational programming efforts, including the production of audio classic cars. After his death in 1973, the building and grounds were tours, the enhancement of current exhibits, and educational given to Arkansas State Parks and a non-profit organization was Some of the NAAMY Award Winners 8 no need. Would you accept the contribution and create the program, will give the impression that you wish to make a thoughtful response. from the or would you tell the corporation to get lost?" Marketing News… • Avoid saying, "Well, as I said in my speech," or "As I already told you . . ." Such responses sound as if you're insulting the Jackie Frady marketing Answer: "I don't know anything about your hypothetical question. Your question seems to concern our partnership policies. 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Use body language, such as hand movements, to stop it. Then respond by simply answering the one question you most audience can only assume that you agree. Jackie Frady Question: "But what would happen if the needs weren't the same? Would you take the money? want to answer, ignoring the other parts, then bridge to your message. This series will continue in the next edition of NAAM News with tips Answer: "Again, you're referring to a hypothetical situation Interrupter. about "Delivery" for making the right impression and "After the Meet the Media – Difficult Situations that I don't know about. We work closely with our partners to ensure Interview." I wish you success in getting your message out. that they and our museum both benefit and that we work to serve The reporter interrupts you while you're trying to answer a question. The "Meet the Media" series in Marketing News has covered Tips for the public." Respond politely, yet firmly: "Let me finish answering your last Jackie Frady Working with the Media, Strategies for Success and During the Interview. Now that a good foundation has been established, it's Commenting on others' comments. question first . . ." Marketing Committee Chair time to build on these skills and address Difficult Situations. While Essentially, the reporter is asking you to speak for someone else. Don't Embarrassing silence. 775-333-9300 the majority of museum stories cover "good news" topics, most do it! Especially if you didn't hear the individual make the statement museum professionals will face difficult encounters during their careers yourself. It's possible the person was misquoted. Don't create or email@example.com Beware of the reporter who remains silent, encouraging you to ramble and being prepared will make a tremendous difference. feed a controversy by speaking when you shouldn't. on and on. Once you feel you've answered the question, stop. 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Three Members Received Scholarships to the Annual Conference interviewing techniques that are difficult to handle. Answer: "I'm not the one who does the hiring for the museum. But If you feel the reporter is setting you up, chances are you're right. I can tell you it's every employee's responsibility to create a warm Congratulations to the following NAAM members who received Reporters often think they know the answers before they've asked scholarships to the 2007 Annual Conference: Loaded questions. environment for all cultures." the questions. Firmly yet politely let them know you are the expert. The reporter lists three to five items to build a case and then asks a loaded question. Begin by either accepting or countering the False premises and conclusions. Paula Brandes, director of public relations and special events, San Ambush. Diego Automotive Museum, San Diego, California statements, then bridge to your message. Reporters' questions may contain false premises. Respond by countering immediately, or a viewer or reader may accept the false It's not uncommon for reporters to ambush a news source outside Question: "Only X percent of your employees are women. Only X premise. Char Lautzenheiser, director, Canton Classic Car Museum, Canton, Ohio their office or home, especially if a controversial situation is percent are black. A mere X percent are Hispanic. Don't you think developing, or if you have tried to avoid reporters. If this happens to that displays a history of discriminatory hiring practices? Question: "When are you going to improve your museum's planning Kay Zaia, executive director, Northeast Classic Car Museum, Norwich, you, KEEP YOUR COOL! Often the cameras will be rolling when you New York Answer: "While your statistics are correct, your conclusion is not. efforts?" walk out the door and nothing makes an organization look worse Let's look at the record today. 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Ombudsman for Wales wants power to investigate hospices
The Ombudsman for Wales has called for his office to be given more power to independently investigate hospices.
It follows complaints from the family of a teenage girl who died of leukaemia about the way their concerns over her care were handled.
Peter Tyndall said the response to their complaints by Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) was muddled.
The inspectorate has apologised unreservedly and said it was changing the way it handles complaints.
The report details how the teenage girl was transferred from hospital to the hospice with a rare form of leukaemia in February 2008.
She was discharged in April and died at home in August.
During her 10 weeks at the hospice the girl's family were keen to play an active part in her care but disagreements arose with staff over her treatment.
Often we think about the privacy and dignity of patients coming to end of their lives as issues which only relate to older people. But this case shows the privacy and will of young people also have to be considered, when it comes to palliative care.
It also illustrates how a breakdown in communication can add to a family's distress. While trying to come to terms with their child suffering from a terminal illness, the family concerned were put in a position where they were also having to battle with the authorities.
The response to their complaints was 'muddled' according to the Ombudsman - who clearly feels there isn't full independent investigation in the sector.
Although hospices receive public funding to care for thousands of vulnerable patients, they don't come under the Ombudsman's jurisdiction in the same way as hospitals or council run services. While the work they do is clearly challenging, he feels it shouldn't be beyond full, proper scrutiny.
Hospice staff became concerned about their access to the patient and contacted Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) for advice.
After consultation, the hospice then warned the family that the girl would be discharged if they did not give the care team full access to her.
The family then complained to HIW about their treatment by the hospice, and about HIW's own involvement in the matter.
In his report, the ombudsman criticised HIW for focussing on the interests of the hospice staff and failing to seek the views of the teenager and her family.
He also noted a conflict of interest as HIW's expert reviewer who investigated the family's complaint had previously advised the hospice on the matter.Additional distress
Mr Tyndall also pointed out that he had no power to investigate the family's complaints against the hospice - although it received public funds, it did not fall into the same category as a hospital or council-run service.
He said it was "profoundly unsatisfactory" that there was no other independent public body that could handle such complaints, and asked the Welsh Assembly Government to look at bringing the hospice into his jurisdiction.
The ombudsman added that the assembly government's own complaints unit could have intervened at an earlier stage in the process.
In response, a spokesman for HIW said: "HIW apologises unreservedly for any additional distress that has been caused to the family by our actions in handling their complaints about aspects of their daughter's care.
"We accept the findings of the ombudsman and have made improvements to our systems for investigating and handling complaints to avoid the risk of similar issues arising again."
A Welsh Assembly Government spokesman said: "We accept the report's finding that we could have intervened at an earlier stage.
"We would like to assure the family that the recommendations will be pursued including that of introducing measures to improve our handling of complaints."
Baroness Ilora Finlay, professor of palliative medicine at Cardiff University and chair of the Wales Palliative Care Implementation Group, said the board had been very active in trying to address some of the issues which had been put into the public domain in the ombudsman's report.
And she backed the ombudsman's call for his remit to be extended to include all services receiving public money.
She told BBC Radio Wales: "He's recommended, I think very rightly, that wherever public money is going to fund any services as a contribution to those services, then that should really come within his remit - so people have the same rights of appeal if they feel a complaint hasn't been properly handled as they would if this was an NHS facility.
"I hope the assembly with their new powers might be able to do something about it."


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