A day in the life of Sterling Ball.

[maddog]

Anybody ever wonder what a "normal" day in the life of BP is like?

 

[TSanders]

Anybody ever wonder what a "normal" day in the life of BP is like?

I bet its better than a day in the life of me.

 

[Dr Stankface]

Or anyone in the south for that matter...

 

[Steve Dude Barr]

No

 

[phatduckk]

i sure BP does some cool stuff but running an international company isnt easy by any stretch.

i bet BP has some really awesome and fun days then some super tough ones too.

... then he has to deal with us too!

 

[Aussie Mark]

BP's got such great people working for him, the business runs itself, so a normal day for him is spent on the golf course followed by hanging out at the forum with a few refreshments within arm's reach. Some days, on the way home from the golf course he'll stop at the mall to buy a couple of loud shirts. Of course, each day begins with his butler buffing and waxing his head. Being the gazillionaire head of a multinational corporation is tough work.

It's good to be king.

 

[bonzo]

No

Me either Steve.....but I'm sure like of all us it has it's ups and downs....

 

[Colin]

His day would be much different to mine. My day's spent mostly deleting those penis enlarging cream ads... (if you used those creams, wouldn't you end up with one hand bigger than the other?)

 

[Psychicpet]

maybe sumpin' like this??:

I read the news today oh, boy
About a lucky man who made the grade
And though the news was rather sad
Well, i just had to laugh
I saw the photograph
He blew his mind out in a car
He didn't notice that the lights had changed
A crowd of people stood and stared
They'd seen his face before
Nobody was really sure if he was from the house of lords

I saw a film today oh, boy
The english army had just won the war
A crowd of people turned away
But i just had to look
Having read the book
I love to turn you on.

Woke up, got out of bed
Dragged a comb across my head
Found my way downstairs and drank a cup
And looking up, i noticed i was late
Found my coat and grabbed my hat
Made the bus in seconds flat
Found my way upstairs and had a smoke
Somebody spoke and i went into a dream
Ah

I read the news today oh, boy
Four thousand holes in blackburn, lancashire
And though the holes were rather small
They had to count them all
Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the albert hall
I'd love to turn you on

 

[bovinehost]

He gets up early and he's engaged with about a million things every day.

At his age, and let's face it, he's farkin' ancient, heh heh, more than a few people would be tempted to just let Music Man and Ernie Ball keep doing what it's been doing. And that would be good enough, really, when you think about it. He's got a slew of really great people designing new things, building the same great basses and making the strings.....but nope.

He was the moving force behind the Bongo. He has a hand in all these limited editions and Dargie Delights and everything else. He puts up with the daily grind of the Forum. He's thinking about what's next, not what was good yesterday.

I don't have much more insight than the rest of you guys, really, but I know enough about him to realize the above, and to know that we are in no danger of seeing Music Man resting on its considerable laurels or trading on its impressive past. Or being content with what happened today.

BP plays hard and he works hard. He's always thinking, "Okay, what now?"

And he never forgets anything. (To my detriment, sometimes.)

One other thing while I'm in kiss-ass mode. It's my opinion that when BP someday says, "Okay, I'm going to play shuffleboard, good luck, fellers", we won't give up a thing in terms of innovation and forward-thinking.

Because the evil Dargin is already kickin' some serious ass, even if his taste in sports teams is sometimes questionable (at best). And he's got Dudley and Drew and Jon and the other Jon and Aziah and Beth and Kevin and one hell of a team.

Don't you think?

Jack

 

[roburado]

Jack, you've pretty much summed up what I think about EBMM's future and where they are right now.

 

[Steve Dude Barr]

Hey, I'd trade "days" with just about anybody out there and they'd get the shorter end of the stick for sure but not BP...nuh uhh...not me...no way.

I shudder to even think about it....

 

[tiffles]

so do we


who luvs ya steebee?

 

[Big Poppa]

perception is a strange animal....

This is a strange thread and let me chew on it before resonding

 

[LisaIs]

Being a CEO is a hard and stressful job but he manages to make it fun from what I can tell.

 

[Big Poppa]

OK....THis thread was a reminder of the separation of personal and business. Last night I was coming back and downloading photos to post of a pretty fun and exciting day. I didnt post the thread because of this thread. I actaully was thinking that I would be sharing but some people obviously take it wrong.

Mark I think that you were kidding but I wish the company would run its self.

 

[syciprider]

Anyone who's led and managed people can figure out what BP's day is like.

It's Rough.

 

[LisaIs]

Yea, BP has the livelihood of all those he employs & their families on his shoulders, balanced with satisfying customers and artists around the world. That along with upholding his father's good name..... I'm tired just thinking about it.

 

[thindave]

Woke up, got out of bed
Dragged a comb across my head

Um, is that part even necessary???

 

[Strangeglow]

I have to imagine that BPs day is very much like the guy spinning plates in a vaudiville act. Thrilling and exciting. When it's done with grace, everyone cheers and says "I could do that." But one misstep it all comes crashing down.

Sure, it looks like he has fun. I hope he has fun. Everyone should. But we never get to see the pictures of the ugly parts. And I'm sure there's some of those as well.


jw