Re: Frankfurt Auto Show

["Paul F. Kunz" <pfkeb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>>>> On Mon, 27 Sep 1999 01:09:26 EDT, Wombat7762@domain.elided said:

> A big thanks to Paul F. Kunz for his report on the Frankfurt event,
> especially the detailed description of the BMW exhibit.

> I'm afraid to ask, though--what was the "song and dance" in the BMW
> tent?  Just curious.

   Well, given the crowds in the tent, I couldn't see the show very
well.   So during the show, I figured I could get closer to the cars
exhibited instead.

   To tell you more about it, really more about the effort put into
it, I can give you some observations....

- - behind the stage was a very wide screen projection of TV.

- - in front of the stage were many benches for seating for those that
  wanted to watch.   IMHO, using up lots of usable space that could
  have been showing BMWs.

- - the show started with real water falling from the ceiling as kind of
  live curtain.

- - the show ended with 6 foot high flames coming up in front of the
  stage. This probably would not pass American safety codes; not even
  the total number of people in the tent would have passed.

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