{"id":29,"date":"2008-02-22T14:09:28","date_gmt":"2008-02-22T14:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bellwether-asicentral.com\/bellblog\/2008\/02\/22\/no-tools-in-this-shed\/"},"modified":"2008-02-22T14:14:47","modified_gmt":"2008-02-22T14:14:47","slug":"no-tools-in-this-shed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bellwether-asicentral.com\/bellblog\/2008\/02\/22\/no-tools-in-this-shed\/","title":{"rendered":"No Tools in this Shed"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the questions I get asked most often from people in the industry, second only to the ever-popular, “You <\/em>work for ASI?… Seriously???,” is “So, what’s Tim Andrews really like?”<\/p>\n

Maybe because\u00a0people are\u00a0accustomed to those holding the title of president or CEO at a company being aloof and unapproachable,\u00a0many assume Tim is like that too. Well, if my employment at ASI (as well\u00a0as Ron Ball’s\u00a0& Christian Brandt’s, for that matter) isn’t\u00a0proof enough of Tim’s sense of humor, I’m here to tell you — if you\u00a0haven’t met him yet or don’t know him well — he’s a lot\u00a0funnier and down-to-Earth than you’d think. Much like Jon Stewart (who I’ve decided is indeed the sexiest man alive), Tim’s got a whip-smart, razor-sharp wit, with\u00a0hearty sides of snark and self-deprecation thrown in for good measure. He loves his Grey Goose chilled, his jokes racy and — as the Supreme Ruler of Michele World — I bestow upon him one of my highest compliments: He’s not a tool.<\/p>\n

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Case in point:\u00a0For my 10-year anniversary at ASI as one of its editors, Tim, Rich Fairfied\u00a0(my boss and the senior vice president\/publisher) and Joe Haley (the managing editor) crafted a wickedly witty list for my benefit, which I will share with you now. Some of the funniest entries — including numbers 12 & 6 — were contributed by\u00a0Tim.<\/p>\n

The Top 15 Comments We’ll Never<\/em> Hear\u00a0from Michele Bell:<\/strong> \u00a0<\/p>\n

15.\u00a0“Rich\u00a0always has the best ideas — and they’re certainly never ‘cockamamie.’ “<\/p>\n

14. “No, really, two drinks are my limit.”<\/p>\n

13. “Is there a church somewhere near the convention center? I don’t want to miss\u00a0Mass…”<\/p>\n

12.\u00a0“How can we not have Tim Andrews and Matthew Cohn on\u00a0Counselor<\/em>‘s ‘Power 50’ list??? That’s just crazy!”<\/p>\n

11. \u00a0“Damn these stilettos! Someone give me a nice, sensible pair of flats.”<\/p>\n

10.\u00a0 “Dan Townes and I met for one cocktail, then called it an early night.”<\/p>\n

\u00a0 9.\u00a0 “On second thought, ya know — George W. Bush is doing a pretty swell job.”<\/p>\n

\u00a0 8. “The Rolling Stones are so overrated.”<\/p>\n

\u00a0 7. ” Do I have <\/em>to interview Philippe Varnier, the chairman of Polyconcept,\u00a0again<\/em>? His French accent is so damn annoying.”<\/p>\n

\u00a0 6. “Contrary to popular belief, the industry does not revolve around me.”<\/p>\n

\u00a0 5. “Go ahead and edit my articles however you want; I really don’t mind.”<\/p>\n

\u00a0 4. “Michael Bernstein… Craig Nadel… I really don’t think they’re all that impressive.”<\/p>\n

\u00a0 3. “Oh, please, please, please… can I please go back to China this year???”<\/p>\n

\u00a0 2. “It’s 7:00 a.m. Where is everyone? Am I the only one ready to work?”<\/p>\n

\u00a0 1. “If I could marry a man with Ron Ball’s sensitivity, panache and fashion sense, I’d be the happiest girl in the world!”<\/p>\n

Speaking of Mr. Ball, everyone’s favorite sales rep and ASI character-in-residence, he’s celebrating his 30th anniversary with the company this month. To laud the man whose deliciously irreverent and infamous faux pas launched a thousand H.R. memos, ASI is throwing a party in his honor next Thursday night at a really fun local bar. I, of course, will be there — with camera in hand — to document all the incriminating moments to post for public consumption.<\/p>\n

Can. Not. Wait.<\/p>\n

More next week!<\/p>\n

— Michele\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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