Picking up the torch on all things Advance. Feel free to send in #BadAdvance. I’m going to “rebuild” this page with some reposts of old @AdvanceGuyNotes tweets
@SusieWiles47@WhiteHouse Congratulations on your long and successful run in one of the toughest jobs in the world, Susie. You are the best in the business. 🇺🇸
To the best and hardest working advance staff in the entire nation! Thank you for your hard work, professionalism and amazing work helping @ByronDonalds and @BryanAvilaFL get elected here in Florida! A special shoutout for executing a flawless, 50-stop, 15 day bus tour the last two weeks of the campaign!
President Trump gave Joe Ellis TWO Air Force One flyovers, as many old friends gathered to celebrate the life of Joe Ellis last night. The view from the top floor balcony of the Hay Adams was unbelievable.
Joe was a true southern gentleman, a consummate Advance man and a friend to many of us over the past 30 years. He is, and will long be missed.
Joe died in a tragic accident while traveling overseas in advance of a Presidential trip. As best as we’ve been able to ascertain, it was the first time an Advance man has died supporting a president on an OCONUS trip. He died “with his boots on”, doing what he loved.
One of the speakers read a poem attributed to the Indian chief Tecumseh. It certainly holds a lesson for all of us still living.
Live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart.
Trouble no one about their religion.
Respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours.
Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life.
Seek to make your life long and its purpose in the service of your people.
Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide.
Always give a word or a sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, even a stranger, when in a lonely place.
Show respect to all people and grovel to none.
When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself.
Abuse no one and no thing, for abuse turns the wise ones to fools and robs the spirit of its vision.
When it comes your time to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with the fear of death, so that when their time comes, they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way.
Sing your death song and die like a hero going home.
—Chief Tecumseh (c.1800)
(Tecumseh’s name meant “Blazing Comet”. The room pretty much agreed that is what “Joe Ellis” meant in our language, as well!)
RIP
@tomfriedman I assume you’re going to do an article about Eisenhower and Kennedy being pro communist traitors for buying titanium for the SR-71’s from Soviet Russia?
@FiveGuys What a truly horrific customer service experience today in your Washington, DC Navy Yard location. I walked over from my new job for lunch. I checked out your website, which was topped with your BOGO burger discount. Cool. I was excited. The store doesn’t take that coupon code at the counter. Or the order kiosk. I reluctantly agreed to order online, but the website didn’t accept the code, either. Ten minutes later, I tried downloading the app. It was the worst. It would delete already inputted info. Wouldn’t accept the Apple generated password as valid. And also wouldn’t let me use the code until I signed in. (Which it wouldn’t let me sign up). Two line staff and the manager’s time later…I went next door to @Subway. Had a nice sub.
@FiveGuys. Get some IT and customer service help.