Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Small Towns
by Liam
Stone from Cat Trick, coming February 5th, Book 4 in the
Magical Cats Mysteries by Sofie Kelly.
Mayville
Heights, Minnesota. Most people have never heard of the place, which is a real
shame because this is small town living at its best. So a group of us got
together, and came up with the idea to pitch the town as a fall tour
destination, somewhere for over-worked business people to get away and relax.
We have the
waterfront. We have the park at Wild Rose Bluff with some of the best hiking
trails in the state. It’s beautiful when the leaves change. And food in town
runs the gamut from the best in home-cooked, small-town diner fare, to gourmet
meals made with locally grown, organic ingredients.
We planned
a food tasting and an art show to showcase some of what Mayville Heights has to
offer. We settled on Legacy Tours for our pitch. They specialize in putting
together escape packages for companies and executives. They’re a small company,
but they deal with several Fortune 500 corporations. And it didn’t hurt that
one of their partners, Mike Glazer, is originally from Mayville Heights.
The thing
is, Mike seems to have forgotten where he came from. You know that old saying,
“You can take the boy out of the small town, but you can’t take the small town
out of the boy?” Well, he pretty much proves that one isn’t true. The guy’s a
snob and a jerk. He told Georgia Tepper who runs Sweet Things, the cupcake
bakery, that chocolate is “last year.” He wanted her to make some kind of fancy
cupcake with peanut butter and jalapeno peppers.
He even got
into it with Burtis Chapman over the tents where we’re going to have the
tasting. Burtis is not a man you want to be on the wrong side of. Finally, I had enough. I told Mike to forget
it. The pitch was off and we’d find some other company to work with. He didn’t
take it well and things got a little out of hand. I told him to leave because
if he didn’t, the next time I saw him I might forget what the brakes on my
truck are for.
I’m
thinking I probably shouldn’t have said that.
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Uh-oh, Liam. I know the feeling...
ReplyDeleteI live in a small town and I love it.
ReplyDeleteGreat series which I enjoy. Keep them coming.
ReplyDeleteHow's this for a freaky co-incidence? I heard John Mellencamp singing Small Town this morning and now I can't get it out of my head.
ReplyDeleteLol, this sounds like fun! And good for you for telling that jerk what you thought of him. Chocolate is never out of fashion!
ReplyDeleteI love this series! I have Curiosity Thrilled the Cat.
ReplyDeleteI love this series! I have Curiosity Thrilled the Cat.
ReplyDeleteSmall towns have so much to offer!!
ReplyDeleteSmall towns are the best. I could never live in a large city. I have not read these yet and am looking forward to them.
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