"Just a short
note to tell you how much we at the Macon Exchange Club enjoyed
your humorous program at our annual banquet in February. When
every joke gets a belly-laugh, not only from the members but
also from their spouses, then we know our entertainment choice
was perfect - and this year was perfect!"
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Edgar W. Ennis, Jr.
President
Macon, Georgia Exchange Club |
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"On behalf of the
National exchange Club of Macon, thank you for entertaining us
at our Annual Exchange Celebration Night.
I have received many positive comments about your clean, good
Southern humor. The stories and jokes that you shared appealed
to an audience of all ages and seemed to really touch home with
many in our group. I have already passed your name on to the
other clubs and event planners as being a great addition to any
event.
...thank you again, especially for helping me look good as the
event planner."
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Bo Benton
National Exchange Club of Macon |
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"Thank you again
for your wonderful presentation to the Anderson Association of
REALTORS. You have to be one of the funniest men in America or
maybe just Georgia and South Carolina!
I do not remember a speaker getting my members to laugh as much
as you did! It was really fun and heartwarming to have a speaker
of your caliber. Laughter is the best medicine in the stressful
live we all live in. Thank you again for this special time we
had with you. Please know that we will have you back at one of
our meetings in the near future!"
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Peggy Hill
President, CEO
Anderson Association of REALTORS, Inc. |
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"Once again,
thank you for making our Chamber Annual Banquet such a success.
You were delightful and folks are still trying to get the punch
lines correct for your delightful "Southern Humor." Many of the
guests have called to tell us how much they enjoyed "forgetting
all the stresses of every day living" and just laughing. Several
have asked if we taped the event and I told them to check out
your website for cd's. I think that was a great way to start our
chamber year off to a good start.
We all enjoyed being with you as well, It was as if we had know
you for quite sometime. I would not hesitate to recommend you to
any event planner for any type of meeting. I think you have some
comic relief for every situation."
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Carolyn Gilbert
Executive Director
Thomson-McDuffie Chamber of Commerce
Thomson, GA |
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"Everyone
thoroughly enjoyed your presentation. Comments are very positive
and everyone laughed until they hurt. We hope you will come back
for some of our other events."
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Heidi Edwards
Executive Director
Greater Talladega Area Chamber of Commerce
Talladega, AL |
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"The Annual
Chamber Dinner was a great success due in a large part to your
very entertaining presentation. The audience thoroughly enjoyed
your southern style of humor. Great Job!"
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Tom Cary
Interim Executive Director
Worth County/Sylvester, GA
Chamber of Commerce |
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"It was ad
delight to hear you at the convention in August at the Salt
Palace in Salt lake City, Utah! All I could think about was how
much I wish my father was still alive to hear your... he was a
Southerner, even though we were raised as "Yankees!" I could see
him sitting there next to me, tears of laughter rolling down his
face. Thanks for the healing (laughter is the best kind). God
Bless you and yours!"
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Janis L. Clark
Mechanicsburg, PA |
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"Thank you for
your letter regarding your presentation to the Leadership
Columbus Alumni Association. I thought you did a terrific job
providing a presentation filled with lighthearted humor while
also weaving in the focus of our organization and perspectives
regarding leadership. I have heard tremendously positive
responses from many that attended that I have seen since the
presentation. I wish you much continued success in the future
and hope if there is ever anything that I can do for you that
you will let me know."
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Lance B. Duke, FACHE
President and CEO
Columbus Regional Medical Center |
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"You were
outstanding! Having staff, management, and governance together
leading up to bargaining the staff contract could have been
unpleasant. Because of your humor, we all laughed until we could
not reflect on anything but how funny you were and what a great
time we were having.
What is so exceptional and delightful is the fact that your
humor is clean and we can see ourselves in many of the
characters you share. You are masterful. Our members would burst
into laughter and may laughed until they cried. Personally, I
thought that you could not get any funnier and you managed to
say one more thing that was just as funny or funnier than what
you had shared moments before."
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Merchuria chase Williams
President
GA Association of Educators |
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"I want to
take this opportunity to thank you so much for your contribution
the the Georgia Juvenile Court Probation Officers annual fall
conference... I could not have asked for a better way to close
the three day conference than with a dose of good ole 'southern
humor.' The group thoroughly enjoyed your presentation... It was
a pleasure to meet you and I hope we can work together in the
future."
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Sherry Carson
Program Manager
Institute of Continuing Judicial Education of GA |
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"Our church
enjoyed your comedy immensely! You made our Valentines banquet a
success. In a time when morals are lax and humor is not always
clean and acceptable, you are refreshing! Your humor easily
bridged the age gaps for our diverse group. One couple in their
late 20's commented, 'That is exactly what we needed! To relax
and laugh!' I overheard many of our older couples commenting to
other members the next Sunday about how, 'They had missed out,'
by not attending the banquet. Without you, our banquet would
have been another sit & eat event. You made it fun. As a Pastor,
I am careful who I recommend. I have no reservations in
recommending Robert Alston. Good clean fun is healthy for the
church and helps provide a great witness to the community.
Thanks again for lifting our spirits. We pray God's blessing on
you and your family"
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Rob Rhew
Pastor of Adults
East Side Baptist Church, Stockbridge, GA |
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"The folk at
St. Mark United Methodist Church in Columbus are still talking
about what a great time was had by all when you visited us. It
is great to find someone of your caliber who is funny,
entertaining and above all, well suited for a Christian
audience. We are grateful that you spent an evening with us. May
God bless you as you continue to make people laugh."
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Mary Hill
Serving Chairperson
St. Mark United Methodist Church, Columbus, GA |
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"We would
like to thank you for the outstanding performance at our Annual
Dinner this year. You kept the crowd laughing and engaged in the
humorous stories of your childhood years growing up in the
south! Your topic could not have been more fitting for Sylvania,
Georgia!"
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Nancy Edenfield
Executive Director
Screven County Chamber of Commerce |
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"Having used
only industry speakers for our meetings --- your presentation
was a welcomed change! You had everyone in stitches --- southern
humor at its best! I would not hesitate to recommend your
presentation to any group."
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Katrina Anderson
Assistant Director
Georgia Beer Wholesalers Association |
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"Please allow
me to, again, thank you for providing the entertainment at the
Georgia Academy of Graduate Embalmers annual banquet, recently
held in Forsyth. Your storytelling and humor was delightful and
a refreshing change from our everyday tasks. I have heard many
positive comments. Thank you again for a fun-filled evening"
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D. Tracy Joiner
The Academy of Graduate Embalmers of Georgia, Inc. |
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"I would like
to personally thank you for being such an integral part of the
South Carolina Assn. of Realtors 2002 Annual Convention and
Trade EXPO in Hilton Head. Your enthusiasm helped us have one of
the most successful conventions to date. Our members thought
your session on "Live Life In The Laugh Lane" was very funny and
a great way to end the convention. Excellent!"
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Jordan Snyder
Dir. of Meetings & Chapters
South Carolina Assn. of Realtors |
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"After three
days of intense training....your humor was very much
appreciated. To end on such a positive note really made our
conference the success that it was. I wish that you could have
heard all of the positive comments made about your presentation
and how good everyone felt as they were leaving to travel home.
I hope you never underestimate the positive effect humor can
have on people, and how lucky you are to be able to deliver a
story in such a humorous way."
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Gary L. Smith
President
GA Assn of Independent Juvenile Courts
Savannah, GA |
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"I want to
take this opportunity to thank you so much for your contribution
to the GA Juvenile Court Probation Officers Annual
Fall Conference. I could not have asked for a better way to
close the three day conference than with a dose of good ole
'Southern Humor.' Thank you again for an excellent
presentation."
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Sherry Carson
Program Manager
Institute of Continuing Judicial Education of GA |
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"We're still
laughing! You saved the day."
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Amanda Slautterback
Heritage Club Director
Regions Bank, Cobb County |
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"Robert's
presentation last month at our annual banquet was excellent!
While much of our awards program can be solemn, we are always
grateful for a light touch at its conclusion. Robert's homespun
humor was just what we needed. Our audience related well to his
stories and found a little of themselves in each one."
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Guy E. Young
Vice President
GA Motor Trucking Assn. |
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"Robert keeps your
attention, waiting for the next anecdote, story, joke or
one-liner. Putting the stories in about colleagues was great !
He reminds me of a Southern minister who knows all the
parishioners and their faults, but because God blessed him with
a sense of humor, he accepts them anyway. It was a fun evening
for all."
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Bonnie Williams
Employee Relations Mgr.
Kennametal, Corp.
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"I was sitting with my
minister and his wife, along with our President's teenaged son.
You hit the whole spectrum of family humor...great humor that
kept us laughing long after the evening was over. Thanks, we
needed it!"
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Bill Mitchell, President
Toombs - Montgomery Chamber
Vidalia, GA
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"Thanks again for your great
work at our Users Group Conference! I'll be happy to be a
reference for you anytime!"
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Roger Adams Sr.
Manager Marketing Communications
Syngistix, Inc.
Englewood, CO
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"You were a delight and a big
hit today at the Rotary Club. Rarely have I heard such good
comments about a speaker as I heard from members today. Thank
you. Your one-liners were being repeated all afternoon. Someone
suggested you could be the next Lewis Grizzard."
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Cecil Cheves
President Downtown Rotary Club
Columbus, GA
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"Thank you for your excellent
speech to the Georgia EMC Directors. You are extremely talented,
and I am glad we had the opportunity to listen to your
presentation."
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Saundra Helms
Georgia Electric Membership Corp.
Tucker, GA
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"Having enjoyed your southern
humor once before, I promised my colleagues and my Texas wife
that they would enjoy our evening with you...Sure enough, my
phone has rung off the hook with people re-telling your stories
or laughing at some of your observations of life around us...the
word is out about how funny and entertaining you are. As my
beautiful bride said, 'He told story after story without being
dirty and we all laughed 'til we cried.'"
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Hutch Hodgson
Chairman & CEO
Heavenly Hams
Roswell, GA
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"I can highly recommend you
as a 'Certified Southern Humorist.' Your brand of humor and
entertainment was very successful with my diverse group of
people, including our Board members, Chairman of the Board,
doctors, engineers and other bank customers from all work
environments. The entire group did not stop laughing for 45
minutes...You made my meeting and party a great success."
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Jeane Weeks
Director - Heritage Club
Security Bank
Macon, GA
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"When another speaker fell
through at the last minute, I called Robert Alston, The Southern
Humorist, from Hamilton, GA. Thankfully, I caught him on one of
those rare open nights. When all was said and done, I was
thankful that my original program presenter did not come. Robert
is hilarious!...He had the leaders of the United Methodist
Church from all across the Southeast in stitches!"
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Rev. Mike A.
McAffee
District Superintendent
United Methodist Church
Savannah, GA
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"You outdid yourself again
and we are quite grateful for your making our 10th anniversary
such a memorable occasion...Once again, your unique ability to
add appropriate humor to the audience not only made for a
memorable performance but also a lot of real feel good laughter
for all. You get better with every performance."
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David C. Reddick
Managing Director
Cook Associates, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
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"A fabulous dialogue. I wish
I could remember some of it, but like most of us, we were
rolling in the aisles!"
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Tom Gorman
Executive Director
Association of Professional Investment Consultants
Chicago, Ill
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"We have received many
favorable comments about your most entertaining "down-home
wit." The best of all perhaps was your ability to tie
"locals" into your stories....One of our Chamber
officers said, 'Robert told all these funny stories, one after
another for thirty minutes and I had only heard one of them
before.' Robert, I didn't see a single person who was not
laughing the entire time."
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H. Eugene Sheets
Executive Director
Peach County Chamber of Commerce
Fort Valley, GA
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"Robert's levity and humor
was clean and funny. Many times during the remainder of the
convention someone would refer to one of his jokes and we would
all howl again...He was delightful...It would be our pleasure to
have him for a repeat performance."
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Kay Allen
Columbia County Tax Commissioner
Appling, GA
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"Your ability to weave in and
include employee names to your stories is certainly a work of
art and the results were that the rest of our employees are
still laughing! You exceeded your reputation as a humorist and
we are still laughing."
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Ralph Walton, CEO
Crested Butte Ski Resort
Crested Butte, CO
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"Congratulations! You
"wowed 'em" Everyone I talked to after your
performance gave it "two thumbs up!" ... The committee
unanimously agreed that you were the conference's best
speaker."
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Steven R. Miller
Senior Vice President
Smith Barney, Inc.
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"For those who might
have an interest in hearing one who possesses a very unique
ability to present homespun wit in a fashion that seems to
have been lost, I wholeheartedly recommend you...Your
down-home wit gives a refreshing visit back in time when
true humor was born and not
fabricated."
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Herbert Peavy,
Jr.
President and CEO
J.O. King, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
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"Few people have the ability
to capture an audience the way you do, with one hilarious story
after another. If there's a funnier storyteller anywhere, I've
yet to hear him. Thank you for turning on the bright light of
laugher for everyone."
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Richard
"Dick" Pace
Past President - Florida Assn.
of Independent Insurance Agencies
President - Pace Insurance, Inc.
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"I can only say that my
memories of your delivery still bring me to tears! Our table had
not a dry eye! Our cheeks hurt from laughter! ... May all of
your audiences have as much fun as we did!"
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Sandra J. Smith
President - Assn. of
Professional Investment Consultants
Kansas City, MO
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"Something magical
happens when you begin to entertain an audience. How you're
able to weave quick-hitting humor with the funniest stories
on the face of the earth is beyond me, but we're all the
lucky recipients. I can't imagine an audience having any
more fun...what impeccable
timing."
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James W. Reed
President
Restaurant & Bar Management Co.
Key West, FL
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"Robert offers such a
hilarious blend of Southern humor and topical jokes, many people
can't help but compare him to the late Jerry Clower and the
late, great Lewis Grizzard. I assure you, I don't make those comparisons
lightly. And, after your ribs have endured 45 minutes of
non-stop laughter, you'll know exactly what I mean."
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David Chapman
President - Chapman Advertising
Orlando, FL
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"I was hoping that you would
provide an entertaining evening. What I was not prepared for
was the most hilarious, entertaining, and thoroughly enjoyable
evening I've ever spent. There was so much laughter, I'm afraid
I missed parts of your performance...All the more reason to have
you come back. Your promotional brochure said, "Share a
session with Robert and leave with a smile wider than a a
watermelon rind." Well, just so you'll know, we're still
grinning!"
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Leonard "Nookie"
Meadows
President - Meadows Motors Inc.
Manchester, GA
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Here are a few
more of Robert's recent clients:
Georgia Beer Wholesalers Association
Screven County Chamber of Commerce
Surveying & Mapping Society of Georgia
Atlanta Episcopal Diocesan Council
Columbus Bank
& Trust Company - Columbus, GA
American Business Women's Association
Georgia Business and Marketing Education - Atlanta, GA
John Carroll University Alumni Gathering - Cleveland, OH
Security Bank of Bibb County
Columbus Productions - Columbus, GA
Association of County Commissioners of Georgia
Georgia Association of Tax Officials
Cordele Banking Company - Cordele, GA
St. Luke United Methodist Church - Columbus, GA
Sales and Marketing Executives Association of Arkansas
United Methodist Church Dist. Superintendents - SE Jurisdiction
First Baptist Church - Columbus, GA
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