Stairway to heaven: a final goodbye to the International Toy Center.(wordson play)
Playthings, February, 2006 by Annicelli, Cliff
This month many of you will return to the American International Toy Fair--you may even be there as you read this column. As always, it will be in New York City, a place variously exciting, overwhelming, too fast or not quite as vibrant as it used to be, depending on your perspective.
Many of the day-to-day details will look familiar to those of you who have been to the show before: extended days that start with breakfast meetings, continue through lunches on the run, and end after a round of parties at night. There'll be obstacles to overcome ("I know FedEx delivered that package here ... somewhere"), victories ("We just made our first sale of the show!") and periods of alternating quiet and crush. And, like any tradeshow, there will be many pairs of...
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