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Peter Lipsey used to live in Deerfield, Illinois, but drove north daily some 90 miles to work at a radio station in Milwaukee.
That got old. He decided to relocate.
He moved on a Friday, found a place to live, and signed a one-year lease. The next day the station went off the air. No job, a year's commitment to a real estate company, what to do?
He started bartending at a comedy club. Something told him, 'hey, I could do that.' One day he screwed up his courage, walked up on stage, and tried his hand.
That was 23 years ago. He's been at it ever since, making lots of people laugh. More at: peterlipsey.com
Hey, Peter, what is the punchline?
Clients Include:
McKenzie School Auction
Village of Wilmette Illinois
University of Minnesota
Southern California Rock Products Association
ERA Real Estate
Prince of Peace School Fundraiser
Eagle Concrete
Illinois Chapter, National Electrical Contractors
Association
IBC Corporation
Ball State University
Quinn,
Johnston, Henderson & Pretorius--Law Firm
Ukes Harley Davidson Dealership
Wisconsin Propane Gas Association & The LaCrosse Area
Builder's Association
The Great Southwestern Illinois Assoc.
Plumbing-Heating-Cooling-Mechanical Contractors
University of Wisconsin/Stevens Point
SOMC LIFE Center
Dakota Asphalt Pavement Association
Transpac USA
Big Wave Productions
This endeavor led to another career in real estate. One door closes, another opens.
A setback is a set-up for a comeback, as author and motivational speaker and friend Willie Jolley once said.
We found Peter's story in The North Shore Weekend
Friday, December 7, 2012
Friday, November 2, 2012
No dinner party
A revolution is not a dinner party,
or writing an essay, or painting a picture, or doing embroidery;
it cannot be so refined, so leisurely and gentle, so temperate,
kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous. A revolution is an
insurrection.............
"Report on an Investigation of
the Peasant Movement in Hunan" (March 1927), Selected Works,
Vol. I, p. 28. Mao Tse Tung
To which we might add, so, too, one's personal revolution of change. Making the changes necessary to make a comeback ---- is not a "dinner party....."
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Enterprising Joshua Johnson
To pay for his college, Joshua Johnson took up tap dancing, in public venues, asking for tips.
Crazy strategy? Tonight he appeared on Dancing with the Stars.
HP had the story months ago, long before tonight's star turn:
Joshua Johnson might seem like a normal college student, but the 20-year-old has developed quite a unique way to pay for tuition.
The New York City native has been tap dancing on the subway to pay for his education at Penn State. And his talent has helped him raise the $6,000 he needs to pay for school each year.
On weekends, Johnson makes the trek from Pennsylvania to New York to perform in subway stations, where he says he can make about $200, The New York Times reports.
But in high school, a university education wasn't always on the agenda.
"I didn't really think college was an option for me; I was never really an 'A' student. But at the same time, I didn't want to look back on life and say to myself, 'I didn't go, because I didn't apply,'" Johnson said on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."
More...
Crazy strategy? Tonight he appeared on Dancing with the Stars.
HP had the story months ago, long before tonight's star turn:
Joshua Johnson might seem like a normal college student, but the 20-year-old has developed quite a unique way to pay for tuition.
The New York City native has been tap dancing on the subway to pay for his education at Penn State. And his talent has helped him raise the $6,000 he needs to pay for school each year.
On weekends, Johnson makes the trek from Pennsylvania to New York to perform in subway stations, where he says he can make about $200, The New York Times reports.
But in high school, a university education wasn't always on the agenda.
"I didn't really think college was an option for me; I was never really an 'A' student. But at the same time, I didn't want to look back on life and say to myself, 'I didn't go, because I didn't apply,'" Johnson said on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."
More...
Monday, October 1, 2012
After 7 years he comes back to make it right
Adam Greenberg has faced one pitch in the major leagues, a 92 mph fastball that struck him in the head and changed his life.
More than seven years later, the Miami Marlins are giving him a second chance.
The Marlins said Thursday that they have signed Greenberg to a one-day contract, effective Oct. 2, and will play him that day against the New York Mets. Greenberg made his big league debut for the Chicago Cubs on July 9, 2005 against the Marlins, getting one plate appearance but no official at-bat.
"Life's going to throw you curveballs - or fastballs in the back of your head," Greenberg said on a conference call Thursday morning. "I got hit by one of them. And it knocked me down and I could have stayed there. I had a choice ... and I chose to get up and get back in the box."
Full story
Greenberg to get 1-day chance with Marlins
Update Oct 2: Leading off in the sixth, Greenbeg fanned on three pitches. The Marlins won in extra innings. Despite the strikeout, he said he would never forget the roar from the crowd when he stepped in. He showed courage. We say 'hats off' to Adam Greenberg. Reduce it to bare essentials, and what else is life but courage......?
More than seven years later, the Miami Marlins are giving him a second chance.
The Marlins said Thursday that they have signed Greenberg to a one-day contract, effective Oct. 2, and will play him that day against the New York Mets. Greenberg made his big league debut for the Chicago Cubs on July 9, 2005 against the Marlins, getting one plate appearance but no official at-bat.
"Life's going to throw you curveballs - or fastballs in the back of your head," Greenberg said on a conference call Thursday morning. "I got hit by one of them. And it knocked me down and I could have stayed there. I had a choice ... and I chose to get up and get back in the box."
Full story
Greenberg to get 1-day chance with Marlins
Update Oct 2: Leading off in the sixth, Greenbeg fanned on three pitches. The Marlins won in extra innings. Despite the strikeout, he said he would never forget the roar from the crowd when he stepped in. He showed courage. We say 'hats off' to Adam Greenberg. Reduce it to bare essentials, and what else is life but courage......?
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
2 sets up, then loses 2 sets, then --- the comeback
Wins 2 sets.
Loses 2 sets.
Comes back to win the match and the championship in set 5. Long time coming, well deserved.
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