Editing The Pen Addict 353/transcript (section)

== Pen Shows ==


'''Jessica Coles:''' Well, what got me into them, first of all, was that they are everywhere. I could find them, and I could fix them. Yeah. So those three things, you know, made them convenient. But as I got into those, what I really enjoyed as I looked at the whole process of selling to people was helping them find something that would end up making them very happy as they walked away from the table. Yeah. And Estabrook was what had that very available.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' So how many pen shows have you exhibited, I don't know?

'''Jessica Coles:''' Oh, my gosh.

'''Jessica Coles:''' I don't know. Probably 20.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' 20. Okay. And how long have you been exhibiting? Like, coming to shows, having stuff to sell?

'''Jessica Coles:''' Three years, maybe?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Okay. Two years? And I'm assuming of the 20, there's quite a few repeat shows. Like, repeat places. And this is your first time in Atlanta?

'''Jessica Coles:''' Yes, it is.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' What do you think of the Atlanta Pen Show? What is different about it?

'''Jessica Coles:''' Well, you know, there's different shows that sometimes we're all in one big room together. Sometimes there's people in one big room and a couple very small rooms. In this one, we're in three different rooms and a lot of hallways. But it seems like...

'''Brad Dowdy:''' It didn't used to be hallways. Yes.

'''Jessica Coles:''' Well, it's growing all the time now, I guess. But what I do like about that is that the sound is somewhat contained. It's not, you know, 2,000 people all trying to talk over each other. But each of those rooms has enough people in it. And it's split very well so that there's a very different mix in each room.

'''Jessica Coles:''' But it feels like you're in your own miniature show in each area. It feels contained, but it also feels very inclusive for a wide variety. I do like that. And I absolutely loved the cookout yesterday.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, that was cool.

'''Jessica Coles:''' Not the barbecue yesterday, as I was corrected by my roommate, Anna.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I would call it a barbecue. That is, to me, like, literally what a barbecue is.

'''Jessica Coles:''' There was no barbecue there.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Not to me, though. As an English person, what we had yesterday was a barbecue.

'''Jessica Coles:''' There was no barbecue there. There was no barbecue sauce there.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Don't worry about it, Dad. None of that matters to an English person. A barbecue is there is a grill and you put meat on it. That is all vegetables, but that is it. Because the thing, what is called a grill, is that we call them a barbecue. I'm not saying it's right. Oh, my gosh. I'm saying, no. Well, we call them, everyone's going, no, in the clothing. In England, we call them barbecues. If you would have said it to me, I would have said, you know what, Jesse? You're right. Yes, that is what it is.

'''Jessica Coles:''' You know, Myke, I'm shocked that you guys invented the language. And you get so many things wrong.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I don't want to get into this right now. Don't applaud that. Come on. It's called English. So whatever I say is correct. Brad, can you move on from here? You are the English then.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Okay, great. You're seriously outnumbered in Atlanta. Barbecue requires smoked meat. Please, we don't need to have this conversation anymore.

'''Jessica Coles:''' And maybe even just a pit. You don't need a grill to be barbecue.

'''Myke Hurley:''' But you need barbecue to be a barbecue. I live in Kansas City. Do not. We're not having this conversation.

'''Anna Reinhardt:''' All right. Save us, Anna.

'''Myke Hurley:''' All right. We're moving on. So over the last... We've been doing this for five years now. And when we started doing this, there were not nearly as many women attending pen shows or vending at pen shows.

'''Jessica Coles:''' Yes.