Hello Grilling Nation!!!!!!!!!
Oh yeah! Sun's up and my BGE and Primo's are loaded and about to be fired. I love days like this because its all about cooking, relaxing and enjoying the moment and experimenting on the GTO lab! Yesterday I spent the day grilling up a storm between Ottawa and Packenham with some great people and I got to thinking about how many business cards I've handed out over the last few years and then I got thinking about my right hand man and creative guru who also happens to me my brother from another mother. Yup, you got it folks, my brother in law. He goes by many names, first and foremost Simon, Nunky to my daughter, Bro, Amigo, Chief and occasionally, Buddy!
Not only is he family but without him and his company called Envy Communications ( fyi, best dam brand communications company in the world!) there would be no visible face to The Grateful Griller and no face means no brand and no brand probably means no business! Parish the thought! As my concept is just now starting to take off the tarmac I want to thank Simon and his efforts not to mention patience and creative vision and style at being my go to guy for everything and almost anything to do with the look and feel of The Grateful Griller. From business cards to the website design, to the logo, he is the guy who makes all this tick and rarely if ever gets noticed for it unless I am making mention of his abilities, which I do constantly and his unique ability to create that very important foundation that great brands are built on.
Without Envy's guiding light I would have made many mistakes in the branding process of my own concept hence loosing time and probably money over the long haul. As I've learned on this wild ride thus far as I do my best to inspire the masses on this "grilled to obsession" lifestyle, a designer like Simon is critical and key to the success of the brand and the message I am trying to articulate to the end consumer and my potential client. Although we are family we can talk shop as if we aren't related at all and brutal honesty works best in these situations because let's face it, who has time for bull shit? No one!
I'm a guy totally devoted and committed to what I do as The Grateful Griller and I fire on a lot of cylinders from both a business and artistic perspective and I'm always amazed if not blown away at Simon's ability to take some if not all of my idea's and make sense out of them, visually speaking. He has been able to take my all out passion for what I do and who I am and put it all together and for this I am very grateful, no pun intended! LOL! From the grilled to obsession tag line to the food, family, friends and music that make me tick as a person to that logo on my truck that will one day be recognized as a universal symbol for grate times and grate vibes, I have only one guy and one company to thank, Envy Communications and the captain of his own ship, Simon Cooper!
So as I sign off and get my backside in the sun and my hands dirty on the kamado's, I leave you all with some advice. If you are totally passionate about something you want to do for the rest of your life and want to make a business out of it, give Envy a call and sit down with a guy like Simon if you really want to understand how to position yourself and get your message and image out to the world at large!
Keep on grilling brothers and sisters and feed that fire! I've been listening to a lot of Kings Of Leon lately, so much so I can't get enough so as you would expect from the grilling poet, LOL, some lyrics have been borrowed and altered by yours truly!
Keep it saucy, keep it sticky!
The Grateful Griller's Kamado Is Like Sex On Fire
Consumed by what transpires on my deck,
the party elevates to a higher place.
I look at where your standing "K".
We've got people talking "K",
about our history, our food, our journey together.
Your like sex on fire!
By day or by night, your just the greatest "K".
You have me totally consumed by this party, taking shape around me on this deck.
When night falls and friends gather, glasses will come together,
regardless of the weather.
When dark smoke turns clear almost white,
that's my sign that all's alright.
Your the greatest "K", your like sex on fire!
With appetizer's down and entree's to come, the feelings for all if not some,
are that of euphoria, ecstasy.
Enjoying the vibe and being welcomed into our tribe called quest.
The quest for celebration with no boundaries!
The quest for food, for flavor!
The quest for life's perfect balance,
as we all stare this day's sun going down.
The party elevates to a higher place.
I look at where your standing "K",
your like sex on fire!
Your just the greatest "K"!
With dessert in our scope,
our "gto" family can barely cope.
Ties ripped off, shirts untucked, feel it "K" as we get sucked up by your magic!
Your like sex on fire!!!!!!!!!
Another meal savored, devoured, you always make me feel empowered,
to take this grilling game higher "K".
Let's dance, let's move,
let's groove till morning, never boring as we swing and sway to our own smoky beats.......
GG Love and special sauce!
