Jordy Tollett, special hunter with very special shoes
Chris Elam forwards a story about Jordy Tollett from the Greater Houston Weekly.
There are some unintentionally hilarious tidbits from the puff piece on the head of Houston's Convention Center and Visitors Bureau.
For one thing, author Cynthia Calvert really digs the man's shoes:
Tollett is actually a spiffy dresser - he is noticeably different from most dark-suited, downtown businessmen - he was wearing the latest in men's shoes, a pair of brown and white, two-toned lace ups.
According to Calvert, Tollett's a real hunter for convention business:
Tollett says his task, as president and CEO of the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau (GHCVB), is to get the word out and his slogan is "Think Houston First!"
Finally, there's this whopper:
Tollett says we lose many lucrative conventions because we don't have gaming. If he had his way, he would turn the Astrodome into the world's largest casino. "We are completely surrounded by gaming states and all those dollars aren't coming here. Those states don't want us to have gaming and they hire our lobbyists to work against it. The huge homebuilders association and the national rodeo group and dozens of others - well, why do they go to Las Vegas? Hmmm, I think all I need is one little ol' casino here.
Tilman Fertitta should be very happy to hear that. Maybe he even planted the idea.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 04/07/05 10:39 PM | Print |
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