Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Freakin Blimpy Burgers........A2 to Asheville Freakin prevails

OK I admit it has been many many years since I ate at Blimpy and do not even remember doing so. I see it on campus and I know it is an Ann Arbor(UM) institution, especially for students and musicians, and now that it has appeared on the food channel with Guy's "Diners, Drive Ins and Dives" it has gained a wider national crowd. My husband and I went today after we went to the farmers market and ran errands. We waited in line on a Wednesday afternoon for 15 minutes and I got yelled at for sitting my tired hips on a seat when all are supposed to stand until food is in hand cafeteria style. I ordered properly while my sweet Doogie just looked dazed and confused, understandably so. You have to know the routine on how to order. I luckily was privy to this information enough to know when to order what and how to order. The sitting part threw me for a loop but I was not going to argue with the dude making my burger. Once we got our fried veggies(tempura style-which were light and yummy not mushy) and freshly ground burgers, made to order, we sat outside watching people and chatting it up about the Freakin Brand, Freakin Pure Water, Freakin Beer, Freakin Universe and the Freakin brand. Douglas is a Freakin smart guy with big plans. We have been working with this through our corporation called Freakin Inc. for years................It started as a free social web site in Asheville. There were other partners and now it is really just Douglas with me as a sounding board supporter. I am not geek oriented or computer savvy like he is so there. Marketing is my thing and I am willing to help as long as i know what we are marketing. Now I am clear on his vision in this moment.

Creating a brand(which we have), marketing it, selling or leasing the trademark and making it all fit into one package is the challenge; one which we are up for. It would allow him to work from home being creative online as he enjoys and still be able to do his designs and artwork while growing our food, raising meat, working on our home and living a clean and old fashioned lifestyle we desire. It was a good conversation and a light bulb moment for me.

We need to find a water bottling company to sell the brand(label applied, supplied by us, to a reusable bottle or jug and it will sell itself via word of mouth a wen site we will provide. Then placing the Freakin Beer label on a local brewery's bottle-jugs is easy and is a shoe-in for towns like Asheville(freak Capital) and A2). Then they sell to distributors, restaurants and venues where we have connections and festivals etc. We get a percentage or a lic. fee and they make profit. When we can show revenue to back up our existing trademark we can sell to a larger "company". The revenues helps us create the Freakin network via Freakin Universe and local Freakin social-community sites (similar to community boards, face book, twitter, my space, blogs etc) city specific or even state, university and country specific. The end result is we donate a percentage back into community organizations which promote innovation, art, health, science, goodness, education, community organic gardening, volunteer ism, philanthropy etc..............That is the end result and redeeming factor in all these years of trying to figure out how to market the Freakin Trademark, network and brand. If Blimpy can do it with no redeeming quality than so can Freakin Universe. Imagine a social network online and otherwise making good things happen in their communities and it not being strictly about making money, although that is what we desire. Capitalism still works for us as long as we give a little back. I can support lupus research, aid for those in need, make gardens for elderly and poor, Douglas can donate artwork to hospitals and public spaces for those who may not afford artwork, help organizations which assist fathers and sons in deepening their relationship, work at the children's hospital and cancer center as he likes etc.. Teach young people skills, build ramps, lifts and devices for handicapped individuals with out costing tax payers. Schools can grow food organically and teach kids about healthy life styles, exercise, fresh air intake, diet, nutrition, respect for themselves, others, the land and how to be self sustainable. Medical costs go down, people connect with each other and the earth while digging in the dirt or pounding nails. We see a world where folks donate time and supplies while a whole network of Freakin Good Deeds procreates. Can you dig it?