T.H.E. Blog @ The Home Entertainment Show

The Source Book 2008 is in the hands of the printer, Franklin Documents so the next thing for us to worry about is the brochure, which is almost finished. If you need printing to be done for THE Show then we recommend that you contact Austen at Franklin Documents. He’ll be making daily deliveries at THE Show and you’ll find him very easy to deal with.

One thing I think (and hope) that everybody will notice is that the hotels overview diagram in the directory includes mention of the “Crosswalk of Death.” That was my own idea. Richard was not as keen on the idea as me, but eventually I prevailed.

They installed a new crosswalk last Spring just about squarely in front of the St. Tropez, so it gives real easy access to the Hard Rock.

Only problem is… the drivers don’t seem to show any respect for it at all. We’ve watched cars whiz right past the frightened pedestrians without even slowing down. There has been at least one death there already - an employee of the Alexis Park right in broad daylight.

I figured nobody would remember if I just stated “Use Caution” so I came up with something just a little more dramatic. Now at least if somebody dies there I’ll be able to say that I really did do my best to warn people.

The city really ought to do something about the situation, but I don’t know what exactly. Go ahead and use the crosswalk just - whatever you do - don’t assume that the cars are going to stop for you.