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I met with Bob O'Dell who is writing a new jingle song for us.  He showed me the first draft. It brought a chill up my spine.  He really is a great writer. Read more

It was very interesting to meet with Phil Bayley today.  He gave us a list of over 20 personal referrals of people he really believes should get a video biography or custom video history for a company.  He gave us all these referrals and he did not ask anything in return.  I... Read more

Hello RJ   Greetings from RJ at Inventive Productions.     November has been a wonderful and great month.     Here are a few notable experiences from November 2007:     1.  We made a lot of changes to our website, including a new Blog.  Please... Read more

I really enjoyed my trip to Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. I drove up from Seattle to meet with Ted & Joan Eaton.  Ted served in the British Royal Navy during WWII.  It was a beautiful day.  The Eatons surprised me with a fantastic lunch.  Then Ted and I sat down and... Read more

I really enjoyed meeting Richard and hearing his story of his Military career in the US Airforce.  Richard served as a Staff Sergeant in the 496 Fighter Interceptor Squadron in Germany in the 1950s. Read more

On Nov 20th, I spent the evening with Ed Buniatyan of Puget Sound Security.  Ed is a very interesting guy.  The plan was for me to tag along with Ed during his normal shift as a Security Guard on patrol for Puget Sound Security.  We are creating a marketing video for PSS.  I... Read more

I really enjoyed meeting and listening to the fantastic life story of Catherine Payne.  She grew up during the war in Edinburgh Scotland and she told about how she fell in love and married an American in the US Air Force in the 50s.  They moved to Kentucky and raised a nice... Read more

I really enjoyed meeting and listening to the great stories from Bob & Carol.  Bob is from a long line of Italian-Americans.  He told of his life growing up in the Sacramento area, where his family had a famous Italian restaurant.  Bob talked about his career as a successful... Read more

Yesterday I had the priviledge to video the Biography interview with WWII veteran Douglas C. Moorhouse.  Doug is a humble man who saw the tough battles in France in 1944.  He told me his life story and I was mesmerized by the experience.  Doug talked about how his life was saved... Read more

The Seattle Times ran a real nice article about us on the front page. You can read the article here:    SEATTLE TIMES ARTICLE   Read more

This past weekend the Association of Personal Historians (APH) held their annual convention in Nashville. I wish I could have been there.  The members of the APH are awesome people.  Most are authors who help people write their memoirs.  Many are starting to do video... Read more

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  HAPPY VALENTINES DAY !   Today is a great day to be nice to other people.  It can be contagious.   You should consider getting a custom Video AUTO-Biography made of your parents or grandparents or other loved ones.   What better gift could you... Read more

  RJ’s Newsletter— January 24, 2007   Welcome to RJ’s Inventive Productions Newsletter, which is written to inspire myself and everyone to live a “grand, heroic, life.”  (from a poem by Walt Whitman)   (Note: a copy of this newsletter... Read more

  RJ’s Newsletter— January 2, 2007   Welcome to RJ’s Inventive Productions Newsletter, which is written to inspire myself and everyone to live a “grand, heroic, life.”  (from a poem by Walt Whitman)   (Note: a copy of this newsletter... Read more

RJ’s Newsletter—December 12, 2006   Welcome to RJ’s Inventive Productions Newsletter, which is written to inspire myself and everyone to live a “grand, heroic, life.”  (from a poem by Walt Whitman)   (Note: a copy of this newsletter can also be... Read more

  RJ’s Newsletter—November 23, 2006   Welcome to RJ’s Inventive Productions Newsletter, which is written to inspire myself and everyone to live a “grand, heroic, life.”  (from a poem by Walt Whitman)   I hope you had a great Thanksgiving... Read more

  RJ’s Newsletter—November 6, 2006   Welcome to RJ’s Inventive Productions Newsletter, which is written to inspire myself and everyone to live a “grand, heroic, life.”  (from a poem by Walt Whitman)   This newsletter is dedicated to my... Read more

RJ’s Newsletter—October 18, 2006   Welcome to RJ’s Inventive Productions Newsletter, which is written to inspire myself and others to live a “grand, heroic, life.”  (from a poem by Walt Whitman)   This week’s newsletter is dedicated to my... Read more

  RJ’s Newsletter—September 23, 2006   Welcome to RJ’s Inventive Productions Newsletter, which is written to inspire myself and others to live a “grand, heroic, life.”  (from a poem by Walt Whitman)   Next week we celebrate our First... Read more

RJ’s Newsletter—September 4, 2006   Welcome to RJ’s Inventive Productions Newsletter, which is written to inspire myself and others to live a “grand, heroic, life.”  (from a poem by Walt Whitman)     The following newsletter is dedicated... Read more

  RJ’s Newsletter—August 16, 2006   Welcome to RJ’s Inventive Productions Newsletter, which is written to inspire myself and others to live a “grand, heroic, life.”  (from a poem by Walt Whitman)     Great... Read more

  RJ’s Newsletter—August 6, 2006   Welcome to RJ’s Inventive Productions Newsletter, which is written to inspire myself and others to live a “grand, heroic, life.”  (from a poem by Walt Whitman)     Great Quotations:   “Two... Read more

    RJ’s Newsletter—July 24, 2006   Welcome to RJ’s Newsletter, which is written to inspire myself and others to live a “grand, heroic, life.”  (from a poem by Walt Whitman)     Some Great Quotations:   “What lies... Read more

  RJ’s Newsletter—July 3, 2006   Welcome to RJ’s Newsletter, which is written to inspire myself and others to live a “grand, heroic, life.”  (from a poem by Walt Whitman)   Some Great Quotations: "Not all horses were born equal. A... Read more

  RJ’s Newsletter—June 7, 2006 Welcome to RJ’s Newsletter, which is written to inspire myself and others to live a “grand, heroic, life.”  (from a poem by Walt Whitman)   Favorite Quotations:   1.  “Go for it now. The future is... Read more

    RJ’s Newsletter—May 23, 2006   Welcome to RJ’s Newsletter, which is written to inspire myself and others to live a “grand, heroic, life.”  (from a poem by Walt Whitman)   Favorite Quotations of the week:   1.  "... Read more

    RJ’s Newsletter—May 15, 2006   After many years of sending daily quotations, motivational articles, and ideas to my friends, it has been strongly suggested that I condense them all into one email per week.    So here goes.   Mission: ... Read more

  RJ’s Inventive Productions Newsletter—May 6, 2006   After many years of sending daily quotations, motivational articles, and ideas to my friends, it has been strongly suggested that I condense them all into one email per week.    So here... Read more

  RJ’s Weekly Newsletter—April 27, 2006   I hope you are having a great week.   Mission:   To inspire myself and you to live a “grand, heroic, life.”  (from a poem by Walt Whitman)   Six favorite Quotations of the week:   ... Read more

Last night I worked until midnight going through several of our video files from our involvement with the Veterans History Project.  It was great to see some of the incredible interviews with so many American heroes.  I remembered the amazing story of Edwin Nixon who was shot down over... Read more