Masonry Magazine March 2008 Page. 10
For the Record
Jennifer Morrell
Editor
jmorrell@lionhrtpub.com
Working the Show
Circuit
Most every industry I've
worked in as an editor has had its
perks. The newspaper industry
meant that I could know and
work with lots of local people and
organizations. The sporting goods
industry equaled free sneakers and
outerwear, sent to me by manufac
turers to "test." In healthcare, I had
all the sanitary gloves, vitamins
and alcohol swabs a girl could
want. Real estate allowed me to
know the cities of Chicago and
Miami like the back of my hand.
So what has working in the masonry
industry meant to me so far? Why,
standing atop a mound of rock, operat
ing a Bosch jackhammer at the World of
Concrete in Las Vegas, of course. I have
to admit, once Rob Foster and the nice
guys at Bosch's outdoor booth convinced
me to climb up onto their display and
use this piece of equipment, it was
empowering. There have been times
since when I wished I had that jackham-
mer, like when I am cut off by another
driver in Atlanta traffic. I could do some
serious damage, and have fun doing it.
At our Lionheart Publishing offices,
we plan a list of trade shows, events and
meetings we'll be attending on behalf of
Masonry magazine each year. The travel
itself can be both good and bad. Work-
related travel means working ahead and
playing catch-up to assure our maga
zines go to press on time. It constitutes a
brush with airport and airplane germs.
And, it means time away from my 18-
month-old daughter, Macy.
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EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
Robert L. Nelson (Robert L. Nelson & Associates, Inc.), David Jolly
Masonry Contractors), John Chrysler (MIA), Jan Melander (PCA), Da
(Petit Construction Co., Smith DJ Smith Masonry Co, Brian
(Grant/Jack's Masonry), Jerry Painter (Painter Masonry, Inc.), Doug Ni
(Doug Nichols Enterprises
Contracting, Inc.), Tom C
(GBC Concrete and Masonry Construction, Inc.)
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But traveling from city to city a few
times a year to see what's new out there,
put faces with voices, and make new
friends in the industry is incredibly
rewarding to my coworkers and me. We
love mixing it up with vendors as well as
having our booth at different trade
shows to spotlight our construction pub-
lications (Masonry, Masonry Design, and
Building Stone).
On the heels of World of Concrete/
World of Masonry, we attended the Inter-
national Builders Show in Orlando. There,
we had productive meetings and enjoyable
conversations with many in our growing
industry. When this issue publishes, we'll
be at Hardscape North America, and then
it's on to ConExpo in March, Brick Show
2008 in April, and so on and so forth. I
hope that, during our jet setting, I get to
bump into you. Please email me
jmorrell@lionhrtpub.com - if you'll be
attending an industry-related show or
event. Maybe we can grab a cup of coffee
(or a cold beer) and talk shop. IMAS
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