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day until the planning conference.

the apny chill for charity will happen tonight from 9 to 11 at aria bar in the fairmont chicago.

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because the fairmont is full for the conference, i booked a room at the hard rock hotel in chicago because i want to live like a rock star. at least for a few days.

speaking of rock stars, have you seen burger king's coqroq site from crispin?

if not at the fairmont, where are you staying during the conference?

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hamish goes to goodby

former mad dogs hamish chandra has found a new home at goodby, silverstein & partners.

what a lucky dog!

who else has a new planning gig? where?

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if you're going to conference and something cool comes up on sunday night from 9 to 11, will you go?

m&m's go to such great heights

have you seen m&m's kaleidoscope spot from bbdo? it's pretty trippy.

the song in the spot is by iron & wine, a band i met last month. the first time i saw the spot, i thought they'd sold out.

now the spot hits my sweet spot. chocolate always was my drug of choice.

what other brands are doing interesting work right now?

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read strawberryfrog's storybook

have you read strawberryfrog's storybook? check it out here.

lowe fills top planning spot

greg andersen is the new director of planning at lowe new york, according to adweek.com.

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if you're not going to the conference, why aren't you going?

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jon steel last appeared at the 2002 planning conference. he was on the conference agenda in 2003 and 2004 but was a no-show both years. do you think jon will show this year?

see nike's lance armstrong spot

have you seen nike's lance armstrong press conference spot? see it here.

what is your reaction to the spot? also, what are your thoughts about the livestrong wristband?

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the fairmont hotel where the conference will take place is now full on the conference days. if you have yet to make a reservation at the fairmont, where do you plan to stay?

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what are you going to do on the monday night of the planning conference after the cruise?

fred & farid appear in adweek

did you read about fred & farid in adweek? the creative team left goodby in san francisco to launch marcel in paris for publicis.

what do you think?

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i plan to fly to chicago for the conference two weeks from today. when are you arriving for the conference? if you're flying, on what airline?

to join my movement to get jetblue to fly from laguardia or jfk to chicago midway, please click here to tell the jetblue customer commitment crew.

to see a jetblue mockumentary, click here.

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fallon leaves new york

fallon is closing its new york office following the exits of president anne bologna and executive creative director ari merkin.

fallon new york was the site of the first account planners of new york (apny) meeting in april 2001. it has always been one of my favorite agencies to visit, a place that made me believe in creativity.

one of my favorite things about fallon new york--besides maria mchugh--is the bathrooms: they're named after stars, and they're equipped with showers. i like the idea of an agency so much like home you could live in it. and i don't know where you get your inspiration, but i know where i get mine: in the shower.

i'm sad to see fallon leave new york. i'm excited to see what anne and ari have up their sleeves.

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which conference speakers are you excited to see? why?

cp+b chills

check out cp+b's chilltop spot for coke zero.

what's your reaction?

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who are you most excited to see at the conference? why?

ogilvy gets flooded

tim flood, a guy who gets it, got a new gig at ogilvy & mather in new york as a partner and senior planner on coke and delta.

hey tim, high-five on the new gig!

who else has a new planning gig?

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who do you know who's going?

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the 2005 aaaa account planning conference starts in 21 days.

blink author malcolm gladwell will be there. will you?

see grrreat spot

planners, see what creatives are buzzing about: honda's grrr spot from wieden + kennedy london. it won the cannes grand prix.

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