One of my colleagues and I were invited to an AT5 (local television station) client and suppliers party yesterday. Party isn’t the right word, but what we ended up doing was lots of fun. We went on a large boat, and cruised around the canals and up and down the Amstel river, we ate, we drank, we talked, but mostly, we had a Bob Ross painting course. Now, for those of you who don’t know who Bob Ross is; leave now, and don’t come back until you do. For those who do; we all got the Bob Ross certified paints (titanium white, Van Dyke brown, etc.) and a bunch of Bob Ross certified brushes and spatchulas (two-inch brush, one-inch brush, fan-brush, etc.) and we were instructed on how to make a nice, scenic, Bob Ross-esque painting. And there were prizes to be had for the top three paintings. Guess who won the first prize? Exactly. Me.
At night we had a Jenever tasting at Hooghoudt on the Reguliersgracht, and had dinner there, too. Had a fascinating conversation with the director of programming of AT5, and the chief editor for the NOS 8 o’clock news about the changing way in which news is reported and how much violence is shown on the news.
I had a really great evening. Oh, my prize? I won a full Bob Ross kit, with an easel, brushes, paints, 3-hour instructional DVD, books, examples, etc. I have no idea what I’m going to do with that. :)
Let me think…
A’dam=lots of tourists.
Tourists=>souvernis in demand.
Silly scenic paintings of the canals=souvenirs.
Don’t you see there is a career in it for you? I suggest weekends, as a bijbaantje. ;)
What to do with a full Bob Ross kit, with an easel, brushes, paints, 3-hour instructional DVD, books, examples, etc.
Three geusses.. One hint.
PAINT!
Good suggestion. A little conventional, but I like it. I was thinking more along the lines of Wai’s next birthday present. :)
Hehe, it would be on time this year.. Don’t think you should brake that wonderfull tradition you two got going.