Hi everyone.
Dad marketed the Exphobe in 1959, I was born in 1964, we have been creative collaborators for my entire life. Now I'm into graphics and am currently in the process of redrawing the Exphobe to resuscitate the brand digitally.
Exphobe stands for Ex-Phobias, or getting rid of fears. As Dad's lyrics say, "Exphobes relieve nervous tension!"
Exphobe the rebrand will be based on that concept and translates seamlessly to themes of emotional intelligence, good citizenship, protecting the environment, cooperation between races (and species) and wellness/happiness/stress reduction through laughter. These concepts are becoming increasingly more popular in the media.
Put simply, Dad's life has always been about creating peace and joy.
It's clear that with the advent of emotional intelligence programs in prestigious institutions like Yale and Stanford, people are waking up in terms of understanding the power of love (read: peace not war) and are openly talking about unconventional things in non traditional media more than ever before (read: alien disclosure.) The power of the heart is at the heart of the Exphobe. (check out
http://www.heartmath.org)
He's not just a toy marketer, he was a ventriloquist too, started at age 12, did a show for a UNICEF fundraiser last year.
Not just a ventriloquist, dad was also a comedian and this is his life's mission: To heal the planet through laughter. It's that simple. Laughter is love and light, everything is energy, it's based in quantum physics.
He also is a poet, essayist and lifelong advocate of the therapeutic aspects of art, specifically comedy, along the lines of Norman Cousins and his good friend, the late and great Frank Kidder, creator of the SF Comedy Competition.
Last year Dad had a mini stroke and was diagnosed with early stage dementia, so this project has been very helpful to his "mental fitness" regimen (my mantra is art heals) as well as fulfilling his dharma. I'm working on this part time, will probably start a Facebook fan page soon as a slow grass roots community building effort. Your support would be greatly appreciated.
Here's a photo of Dad seeing all your posts, made his day, thank you!
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/545357836099685423/More about Walter Hogue, the most fascinating man in the world (did I mention he was a Teenage Spy for Howard Hughes? True story! And that's just one of them in his memoir that we are also working on, he had finished the first draft before the stroke thank God)
http://wehogue.blogspot.com/My contact info is public:
Shyama Sachi
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THANK YOU
Shyama