This past week was very interesting as I was part of a large group of entertainers working for Volkswagen Group here in Geneva Switzerland , presenting all their new cars before the Geneva Auto Salon 2011. Volkswagen took over a big hall and made an incredible set 100 meters long with 2 massive TV screens and unbeleivable lighting with a full film crew , there were around 60 different entertainers , dancers , silk acts , juggelers, acrobats , bmx bikers, breakdancers, and then lots of chorographers and drivers and crew. Also present were all the CEO’s of the brands that Volkswagen owns, Audi, Porsche, Lamborghini, Bentley, and of course Volkswagen to mention a few, before my performance I had the chance to talk to the CEO of Lamborghini Stefan Winkelmann, who was standing beside me as I was warming up on my ladder, so I asked him if he was from Lambo, ( I knew who it was as one of the drivers pointed him out to me) and he said Yes, he was from Lambo, so I said ” I have one of your cars”, He said “Which one?” I answered “An old one , the Lamboghini Countach” Then I delivered my punchline, with a straight face , ” Yes , I love it , but I wish I could drive in it as its only a model toy!!!!” He laughed, and the ice was broken and we talked about the new model being presented, the Aventador, an unbeleivable car , looks like a stealth fighter with its sharp angles, fantastic, I actually saw it before it was presented to the world and press . Mr. Winkelmann was very charming and being half Italian (the other half German) , impeccably dressed and a pleasure to talk to , then it was countdown 30 seconds to my spot on stage , a minute later I was on stage with other entertainers presenting the new T5 Volkswagen Transporter before a crowd of around 1300 press and VIP’s from all over the world , and 30 seconds after that it was finished, we were done , 4 days of rehearsals for that 60 seconds on stage , what a buzz, and all those cars , i could go on and on , the new Porsche Panamera Hybrid was also there , well, all in all a fantastic experience, and tomorrrow I am off to Funchal Maderia to join a ship and a few days later I will see Lisa (Fever) my wife in Malaga, who I missed terribly and a few days after that fly home to Holland to see my sons. What a week , these are the times that it is wonderfull to be an entertainer.
