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USG: 50 Years of Rock-n the Bayou

Thursday, April 27, 2006 was a celebration in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the USG New Orleans Plant. Attendees included current and former employees and their families (some who had worked at the plant for over 40 years). The plant recently had gotten back online after being shut down due to hurricane Katrina. As Tour Managers […]

Padre Island Day Trip: Tough Day at the Office

  Our job as mobile marketing tour managers has a number of perks. When we’re on a contract, we’re on-call 24/7, but when we have a day off, it’s always somewhere new. No matter where, or how tired we are, we try and make the most of these days by exploring whatever’s nearby. A Day-Trip […]

A True Redneck: RockOn! in Dallas

Obviously unprepared for the climate change, we arrived in Dallas from Milwaukee/Chicago. (Don’t worry, Mom, it looks worse than it is.) We’ve finished the first two weeks of a new mobile marketing tour, and not a drop of rain! It’s been sunny and in the high 80s the whole time. Shopping this weekend will definitely […]

I Finally Got To Drive Part 2

Today was USG Rock West’s first event. We had a turn out of 60 or so at Building Specialties in Frisco, TX. Of the 3 team’s cars our car is by far the loudest. We think it’s because it’s a speedway car and the other two are short track cars.

New Ride

Check out the new tour vehicle. It’s no Winnie but I believe it might be slightly faster. The truck is pretty nice too. It’s got all the power options, heated seats, leather and a sunroof. For you NASCAR fans the 17 car is the USG/DeWalt Ford Fusion driven by Matt Kenseth. The car we have […]