Well here we are again. Thank you for your patience. I know I have been a little slow in getting all the news out but… I have had a little bit of hot air going on and I just needed to blow it out of the water. Sometimes it takes a little while for things to settle down!! But not to worry, I am feeling quite well now and all has passed!!!!
The Fartie Ladies with: ”Meet the Farties” have been very busy. So sit back and relax I am going to tell you all what has been happening with “Meet the Farties” and “The Fartie Ladies”…
Do you remember when we went down to Toronto in January 2010 to try out for Shopping Channel and Dragons’ Den? Well we were interviewed for both, and the Shopping Channel had so many people that we were not able to see one of their buyers. We did get to the Dragons’ Den and spoke with Lindsey and she loved us. . Lindsey (one of the producers from the Dragons’ Den Show) said that they have been in interviews for months, traveling all over Canada. She said she would let us know sometime in April. Well time goes Fartie flying, then I received an email saying that we will be hearing from the Dragon Den and to be prepared.
We were all excited and then Lindsey called. She said we had three weeks to get ready!!! We go on the show as “The Fartie Ladies” to present my book “Meet the Farties”. WE WANTED TO BLOW THE DRAGONS away with our presentation.
WOW, were we nervous and excited all at the same time! When we think about it now, there are over 4000 applications ….over 200 people get a call to present to the Dragons….. and just over 160 get to be on the TV show!!!! The Fartie Ladies are pretty darn proud that we even got a call to go on to the show, just think of the odds!
So the work began …we wanted to do the best presentation we could. We practiced and put together a little ”Fartie Ladies” rap song. After the song we would go onto our business presentation to tell the Dragons all about the “Meet the Farties”, a family of little Butts and their gassy adventures. We would explain how bodily functions are universal and everyone….. I MEAN EVERYONE!!! has them ….everyone does it…even our pets do it!!!!. It does not matter if you are ….Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp , ….. Angelina or Jennifer, you all do it. Whether you are wearing JEANS, Ralph Lauren or even Gucci, you still do it. Whether you are Paris Hilton or the girl next door you still have the bodily function that is called GAS.
So it is good to know we are all in the same class with our gas. Now the question is …How do we handle it???? That is where the “Not Me Mama” from “Meet the Farties” of the little Butt Family helps us with putting the “Class into Gas”.
When little.. Bubbles….Tooties….or Farties comes a gurgling and we are NOT at home or CANNOT get to the bathroom—— what can we do?????? We need to be polite like “Not Me Mama taught us in “Meet the Farties” and when all else fails ………….WE SAY ….EXCUSE ME PLEASE!!!!!
So now that we’ve got that straight and that we all know what it is; let’s get to why it is so funny and why the little cartoon “Butt” characters from “Meet the Farties” are so adorable and everyone loves them. To get ready for The Dragons, we practiced and practiced as we wanted to ask the Dragons for a certain amount of money to help us promote “Meet the Farties” to the next level. We needed to build Brand Awareness, to build demand for the “Meet The Farties” Books. We also needed their expertise in getting a distributor to move “Meet the Farties” all the way across Canada and into the United States. I knew the Dragons were wondering why they would want to give us money for Our FARTIES —when the Dragons had lots of their own Farties!!!!!!!!! LOL
We have arrived –here we are in front of the building just before we go in to THE DRAGONS’ DEN!!!
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Bart and Sandy Van Cromvoirt arriving at CBC Head Office to tape Dragons’ Den. |
While we were at the Dragons’ TV station getting ready to go on, we were interviewed three times!!!! I hope you get to see some of the video footage before the show airs sometime near the end of September. Lindsey told us that we will hear 10 days before it is aired if we get on the Dragon Den TV show. Sooo keep your fingers crossed…and definitely noooo hootin …rootin tootin… around!!! .. please .
| Sandy being interviewed. |  |
Now don’t worry…. “The Fartie Ladies” will let everyone know as soon as we get the rootin tootin hootin news!!!!!! I must say all the “Dragon” staff was really, really, nice to all of us. Here we are getting instructions to how we do it.
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On the set of the Dragons’ Den being instructed by the show’s producers. |
We had a great time meeting everyone else that had come to present before ..The Dragons…even a couple from my home town of Listowel were there to present. How cool is that???? They had even heard of us from all the radio and newspaper interviews we have done .. That made us feel pretty darn good!!…. Brand Awareness is working!!!!!!!!!
It is TIME to go on!!!! The TV crew got us all wired up with microphones and ready with our makeup. Dressing Room picture
| Being fitted with microphones..Rhonda-Lee in makeup |  |
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We start the walk ……up the stairs…..the nerves in our stomach will not be….. still………Gas…. Do not come a calling now PLEASE!!!!!!!!! The music played …we are told goooooo….. …. we are now in front of “THE DRAGONS”.
Good –The Fartie Ladies Rap song goes over great!!!! …all the Dragons are laughing and having a good time… so far so good. …. Next is the presentation…. ….we give them “The Fartie Partie Bags” … they loved them….. Each Dragon got a “Meet the Farties” book with six Collectible Trading Cards and The Famous Fartie Sound Machine, a gorgeous Fartie T-shirt, Stickers, Magnets and Fartie Tattoos. No one should be without all the Fartie Essentials!!!
We smile …we laugh…. we made it without letting any bodily function get us down!!! and … we’re feeling pretty good with “The Dragons” …WHAT……What..did the Dragons asked us ….OHHHH…..NOOOOO……. The Dragons throw us in a tizzy… ……..……………
Do you know what happens????
Oh no, can I think that fast ???
Will my Fartie Brain pull me though???
The pressure is on……can I ….will …the Fartie lady pull it off??? Stay tuned …………. The next blog will revealed it all!!
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Keep to the Fartie light.. Watch out for the “DRAGONS”!
Sandy
