Re: [CH] Almost 20 years ago...

KnoxBill (knoxbill@comcast.net)
Sun, 20 Feb 2011 15:06:40 -0500 

On 2/19/2011 10:36 AM, Jim wrote:
> Thanks again for an incredible 20 years in the pepper business!
>
Nearly 20 years ago, about the same time I started to try and make a 
side business out of chile peppers, I stumbled onto this list. Lurking 
for a bit, I noticed that no one *ever* posted about commercial topics. 
My first post concerned asking if it were wrong to talk business. Early 
responders included Rael, Carpo, and Firegirl for certain, and I believe 
ol' Doug and even older Tony Flynn chimed in as well. It was a result of 
those early posts, that the phrase 'evil corporate type' entered our 
chile bantering vocabulary on the list. I'd hope that almost 20 years of 
observing 'the code' buys me a bit of forgiveness, as I stray 
dangerously close to the edge here :-)

I’m happy to announce that Mild to Wild Pepper & Herb Co® (my evil 
corporate persona :-) has changed hands! As many of you know, with my 
job change two years ago, the amount of time I could spend on the pepper 
business went to ‘zero’. It has been a struggle trying to do 60 
hours/week at the real Fire Department and then trying to find the time 
to take care of the ‘other’ fire department as well. Fortunately, rather 
than see it continue on a rapid downward spiral, The Great American 
Spice Company (Ft Wayne, IN) has stepped in and taken over. Mr Barry 
Tippmann is the new owner and folks should see some immediate 
improvements to both the web site and the customer service. Barry is as 
nice a guy as you could care to meet, has a good business sense about 
him, and that will only mean great things for the continued availability 
of all your favorite sauces. He is even talking about wanting to 
continue the "Open Fields" tradition though we are likely too late for 
this year. Please be patient with us as we continue to work on the 
transfer! You will soon see a new face under the banner at the trade 
shows- please be sure and stop in, make yourself known, and tell him ‘hi’.

--
knoxbill from knoxville
It doesn't matter who you are, or what you've done, or think you can do. There's a confrontation with destiny awaiting you. Somewhere, there is a chile you cannot eat."
                      -- Daniel Pinkwater, "A Hot Time in Nairobi"