Copywriting Samples

        Jasper's Restaurant

        SFX: (Restaurant Environment)
        MUSIC: (Romantic, Italian)
        BUD: (Blissfully In Love) MY DEAR VALENCIA, YOU HONOR ME 
          WITH YOUR PRESENCE!
        VALENCIA: (Over-The-Top, ala Boris & Natasha, Russian Accent)
          BUD, I ONLY AGREED TO GO OUT WITH YOU IF YOU
          TOOK ME TO JASPER'S TO TRY THEIR "CELEBRATION"
          MENU.
        BUD: AND TRY IT WE WILL, MY LOVE. THOUGH THE OFFICE
          RUMOR MILL MAY LINK US ROMANTICALLY.
        VALENCIA: I NEVER LIKED YOU, BUD. BUT I ADORE JASPER'S
          SENSATIONAL $19.95 COMPLETE DINNERS THAT GIVE
          EVERYONE SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE. LIKE FRESH
          SPINACH SALAD WITH HONEY BALSAMIC DRESSING.
        BUD: I LOVE THE PASTA IN A SAUCE OF CREAM, VODKA, 
          TOMATOES AND SPICES...OOH!
        VALENCIA: AND WHAT ABSOLUTELY DELIRIOUS CHOICES:
          SCALLOPS OF VEAL LAYERED WITH FONTINA CHEESE,
          BREAST OF CHICKEN IN REGGIANO CHEESE, OR FRESH
          SOLE SAUTEED WITH SHERRY WINE.
        BUD: AND THE PIECE DE RESISTANCE, ITALIAN CREAM PUFFS
          WITH HAZELNUT CHOCOLATE SAUCE! VALENCIA, I
          BELIEVE WE DO HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON AFTER
          ALL: OUR LOVE OF JASPER'S!
        VALENCIA: KISS ME, YOU FOOL!
        ANNOUNCER: WORLD-CLASS DINING AT A SPECIAL PRICE.
          PAY ONLY $19.95 WHEN YOU ORDER COMPLETE DINNERS
          FROM JASPER'S "CELEBRATION" MENU, BACK BY 
          POPULAR DEMAND. PHONE 363-3003.

        K.C. Carnival

        SFX: (Creaky Door Opens)
        IGOR: (Fast-Talking Salesman Type Enters Short Of Breath)
          MASTER! THE CASTLE'S LITTERED WITH TECH-SCHOOL
          BROCHURES.
        FRANK: (A Depressed Frankenstein) IGOR, I'M NOT REALLY 
          PUMPED FOR HALLOWEEN ANYMORE.
        IGOR: SAY IT AIN'T SO, BOSS!
        FRANK: THINK I'LL BECOME...A DIESEL MECHANIC.
        IGOR: BUT FRANK!
        FRANK: I CAN'T SCARE THE PANTS OFF A COATHANGER.
          K.C. CARNIVAL'S HALLOWEEN HEADQUARTERS HAS
          THE TOWNSPEOPLE LOOKING SO FRIGHTFUL...WHAT'S
          A MONSTER TO DO?
        IGOR: CHILL OUT, FRANK. IT'S SIMPLE. K.C. CARNIVAL 
          CONSISTENTLY GIVES PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT, A
          FUN HALLOWEEN. WALL-TO-WALL COSTUMES, A
          ROGUES GALLERY OF MASKS SO REAL THEY'RE NEARLY
          ALIVE.
        FRANK: (Still Depressed But Cheering Up) TELL ME ABOUT IT.
        IGOR: AND, THE ULTIMATE IN PARTY GOODS AND 
          DECORATIONS.
        FRANK: I THINK I'M STARTING TO FEEL IT.
        IGOR: 'COURSE YOU ARE, YOU BIG LUG. YOU CAN'T QUIT. 
          YOU'RE A SYMBOL, AN ICON, A HIDEOUS REPULSIVE
          BEAST. (Pause)
        FRANK: (Snaps Out Of It) I NEEDED THAT... HAPPY HALLOWEEN,
          IGOR.
        IGOR: THAT'S THE SPIRIT!
        SFX: (Thunder Clap)
        ANNOUNCER: K.C. CARNIVAL PRESENTS, HALLOWEEN
          HEADQUARTERS...NOW OPEN IN WARD PARKWAY,
          INDEPENDENCE CENTER, AND METRO NORTH MALLS.
          OR THE SHOWROOM AT I-435 AND EASTWOOD 
          TRAFFICWAY. RECOMMENDED BY...PROFESSIONALS.

        American Business Communications

        MUSIC: (Awe-Inspiring, New Age)
        ANNOUNCER: (With Echo, Dramatic) THE WORLD OF THE 21ST 
          CENTURY WILL SEE TECHNOLOGY HARNESSED IN WAYS 
          WE NEVER DREAMED POSSIBLE! THE 
          TELECOMMUNICATIONS REVOLUTION WILL USHER IN A
          NEW AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT. AND EVERYWHERE THERE
          WILL BE...(Fades Under Music)
        SFX: (Electronic "Whoosh" Effect)
        ANNOUNCER: (Cut Echo, Straightforward Delivery) WHEN IT COMES 
          TO PREDICTING THE FUTURE, EVERYONE'S AN EXPERT.
        MUSIC: (Light Jazz)
        ANNOUNCER: BUT ONE THING IS CERTAIN: THE COMPANIES 
          WHO'LL BE ON THAT SUPERHIGHWAY INTO THE NEXT
          CENTURY WILL BE THE ONES WHO SUPER-SERVE THEIR
          CUSTOMERS TODAY. WHO MAKE BUSINESS WORK
          SMARTER. COMPANIES LIKE AMERICAN BUSINESS
          COMMUNICATIONS. ONE CELLULAR PHONE SERVICE 
          THAT MAKES HOUSE CALLS! WHETHER YOUR 
          CORPORATE PROFILE IS BIG BUSINESS OR BUSY 
          HOMEMAKER, AMERICAN BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS 
          CAN PROVIDE A PLAN GEARED TO THE WAY YOUR 
          OFFICE RUNS. ABC SERVES OVER 200 COMPANIES WITH 
          CORPORATE PLANS. WITH ALL THE BUZZ OVER LIMITED-
          TIME OFFERS, SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE: LIKE THE
          IMPORTANCE OF EXEMPLARY SERVICE. YOU KNOW LIFE
          IS HECTIC ENOUGH. CALL 492-90-90 RIGHT NOW AND 
          AMERICAN BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS WILL SET UP
          YOUR CELLULAR ONE SERVICE ON-SITE. THAT'S THE
          AMERICAN ADVANTAGE. 492-90-90. AMERICAN BUSINESS
          COMMUNICATIONS. THEY MAKE HOUSE CALLS. 
          A CELLULAR ONE SUB-DEALER.

        The Blue Room

        SFX: (Street Sounds, Traffic In Background)
        MUSIC: (Traditional Jazz, Big Band)
        ANNOUNCER: KANSAS CITY JAZZ! IT WAS A MUSICAL 
          RENAISSANCE! IT WAS A YOUNG CHARLIE PARKER 
          SILENTLY FINGERING HIS SAXOPHONE AS SOUNDS OF 
          THE GREAT LESTER YOUNG ECHOED THROUGH THE 
          NIGHT AIR JUST OUTSIDE THE CLUB WHERE A LITTLE-
          KNOWN ORCHESTRA LED BY...COUNT BASIE WAS THE
          HOUSE BAND. THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF THE KC STYLE
          OF JAZZ, A NATIONAL HERITAGE WE HONOR AT THE JAZZ
          MUSEUM AT 18TH AND VINE. INSIDE...THE BEAT...GOES....
          ON...IN THE BLUE ROOM! THE ONLY JAZZ CLUB IN THE
          NATION THAT CALLS A MUSEUM HOME, AND RIGHTLY 
          SO. THE BLUE ROOM EMBRACES THE SOUND AND FEEL 
          OF JAZZ CLUBS IN THE GREAT KANSAS CITY TRADITION.
          FEATURING ARTISTS WHO, ONE DAY, COULD BECOME 
          THE NEXT CHARLIE "BIRD" PARKER. CATCH "LIVE" JAZZ
          AT THE BLUE ROOM ON THURSDAY, FRIDAY, AND
          SATURDAY NIGHTS. AND DON'T MISS THOSE "BLUE 
          MONDAY" EVENINGS. GET TOGETHER WITH FRIENDS 
          SURROUNDED BY ARTIFACTS OF KC'S JAZZ LEGACY.
          THEY SAY A "BIRD" COMES ALONG ONCE IN A LIFETIME.
          WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN, YOU'LL WANT TO BE THERE...
          IN THE BLUE ROOM. CALL 474-2929 FOR MORE 
          INFORMATION.

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