Blurt, Biltmore & Brilliant Sky

The Blurt tour continued last week with a few memorable stops along the way. I flew into Phoenix where it was 103 degrees with a slight breeze. Emphasis on slight. I spoke at the Arizona State Bar Convention on trademarks, copyrights, patents and trade secrets within the toy industry. It took place at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa, which was gorgeous. It was a fun presentation which was very well received. One attorney even told me that he'd been coming to the convention for 13 years and that it was the best presentation he'd ever heard there. Niiice.
The following day I went into KTAR radio in Phoenix to promote my Blurt signing later that day and got to meet one of my best friends in radio, Michael Dixon. Michael and I have been talking toys and playing games on air for nearly 20 years. We started on KMOX in St. Louis where Michael has a travel show. Over the years the topic of toys has taken us to KTAR and other stations across the country. Yet, with all that history, we'd never met in person. What a treat to meet a great man, whose work off the air is even more impressive than his resume. Oh, by the way, he also flies his own plane!
Next I headed to Brilliant Sky Toys & Books in Phoenix. What a cool store!
Live frogs, tons of open toys for kids to play with, gift wrapping, knowledgeable staff, etc. It's everything I love about specialty toy retailers. They welcomed me with open arms and the store got loud with people playing Blurt!

Several people who heard the interview on KTAR came in to say hello, and I played the game with some very sharp kids and their parents. My Blurt Play Experiment tallies are posted on the right hand column here on Seize the Play and the kids are doing very well for themselves. Below my new friend, Tyler defeated his Mom and got an autographed Blurt game to boot. Cool kid.
The tour continues, so look for Blurt, coming to a specialty toy store near you.