Chris Sherman - Tool Belt Winner

Earlier this month, Allan Dick from Vintage Tub & Bath invited me to a dinner while I was at Search Engine Strategies in San Jose. He had it at the famous Hakone Gardens, and also had co-sponsors of Hitwise and PepperJam Search entertain us with their very memorable haiku sales pitches. I must say, it was one of the more enjoyable events of the week. He even arranged for John Smart, notable futurist, to do a presentation on the future of search, reading notes from his Tummy PC the whole time.

While we were enjoying our ethnic cuisine, Allan had set up a table with prizes donated from several of the retailers that were attending the event. We donated an Occidental Leather adjustable framer tool belt. Being that this conference is typically a bunch of geeks getting together, the tool belt seemed like it was an odd fit. But it turned out that quite a few people really liked it. After people put their tickets into the prizes they were hoping for, the drawing began.

When it was finally my turn to draw, I pulled Chris Sherman's ticket. Chris is a nice guy that works for SearchEngineWatch and wrote a book that I enjoyed titled "Google Power". But to make it even better, Chris is in the middle of remodeling his house and could actually use the belt. He seemed truly excited to have won it, which made it very rewarding to have donated such a unique prize.

As you can see from the picture, it even fit him with minimal adjustment. All that's left is for Chris to fill it with tools and get to work.

Happy remodeling and congratulations, Chris!