Shocker: Carson Cancels Design Matters Appearance
24 hours after confirming and a mere three-and-a-half-hours before showtime, Mr. Carson emailed me the following:
From: david carson
Subject: Re: Design Matters Today with David Carson 03.09.07
Date: March 9, 2007 11:33:34 AM EST
To: debbie.m@sterlingbrands.com
debbie,
im flying back today from
speaking to the denver aiga last night(sold out: )
sorry for th elate notice , but i will be in the air
at interview time. i hope we can reschedul...
my apoligies again,
david
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But fear not, dear listeners! For the eagle eyed that saw my embedded text in the previous post, I anticipated this might happen. The jist of the cryptogram was this: Now we all know that David Carson is notorious for cancelling, but don't worry, I have a back up plan if he is a no-show. Oh, and my monologue is killer! Killer!
So I hope you listen anyway.
: )
From: david carson
Subject: Re: Design Matters Today with David Carson 03.09.07
Date: March 9, 2007 11:33:34 AM EST
To: debbie.m@sterlingbrands.com
debbie,
im flying back today from
speaking to the denver aiga last night(sold out: )
sorry for th elate notice , but i will be in the air
at interview time. i hope we can reschedul...
my apoligies again,
david
* * * * *
But fear not, dear listeners! For the eagle eyed that saw my embedded text in the previous post, I anticipated this might happen. The jist of the cryptogram was this: Now we all know that David Carson is notorious for cancelling, but don't worry, I have a back up plan if he is a no-show. Oh, and my monologue is killer! Killer!
So I hope you listen anyway.
: )
posted by debbie millman at 3/09/2007 02:30:00 PM
11 Comments:
Carson is clearly Carson. I had to re-read that 3x to figure out the carriage returns weren't really related to content, and then finally it made sense.
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Ouch! That was pretty brutal, posting the whole email, with the misspellings, etc.
Not that he didn't deserve it, hanging you out to dry like that.
Actually what would have been more brutal was posting the email he sent me asking me to be on the show after I sent out my 2007 season line-up, and all the subsequent emails I sent out to my booked guests as I rearranged my schedule to accomodate him. That would have been shameful.
Then maybe, just maybe, I could have posted a link showing that the AIGA Denver event wasn't even Thursday night, since it wasnt'! That would have been really nasty.
But I really wanted to be more dignified than that.
And now I am sorry if I have disappointed anyone. Truly. Truly. Truly.
Hell hath no fury...
Arash--perhaps I should email you as opposed to posting my answer here? If so, please email me your address at debbie.m@sterlingbrands.com.
you know you're not sorry about any of this. nor should you be.
is it bad if i tell everyone that his actual denver speaking time was:
Wed, Mar 7, 2007
6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
and would it be even worse if i posted the link?
he didn't even call? just an email? what if you didn't get it?
who cares if his denver show was "sold out"? Why is he smiling about it?
you cancelled your interview with DEBBIE MILLMAN. that's just lame david, laaaaaaame.
this is going down in history.
way to back up debbie, you clever woman =)
worked out rather well.
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also good to know that there is still a difference between a graphic designer and an mba after all...
HA! Nice Work. If they sold tickets to your alternate show, it would have been (sold out.)
Debbie,
Loved the show!
No worries Debbie, Carson (and Sagmeister, for that matter) is a bit overrated. I would have skipped your show if he KEPT his commitment to be on with you.
You've always been a high-class woman, posting his email is tactful (especially in these circumstances), don't let anyone give you any grief over it.
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