Park Howell - President

The Lighter Side

What can we say about Park (but still keep our jobs)? Park is an idea man. (We used to have a joke here saying that New Coke was his idea, but we received a terse letter from Atlanta asking us to desist.) He is possessed of an inexhaustible supply of energy, which we're harnessing to run our computers and the coffee machine. Scarcely a day passes that Park does not burst into one of our offices with the words, "Okay, what do you think of this!?" He is a writer by trade, a musician at heart, and a helluva nice guy. He's also our best pool player (wink wink).

Question and Answer

  • Q. When I was a kid, I wanted to be a ________ when I grew up.

    Concert and Broadway musical producer

  • Q. My guilty pleasure DVD is…

    Fountains of Wayne "Welcome Interstate Managers"

  • Q. The most embarrassing LP or CD in my collection is…

    Strong Bad Sings (I'm going to blame this one on my 14-year-old)

  • Q. My favorite Starbucks drink is…

    An incredible chocolate chip mint iced latte concoction

  • Q. I wish I’d thought of…

    That joke about the three cowboys sitting around the fire.

  • Q. My Desert Island Discs are…

    • Mozart
    • Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88s
    • Ben Folds collection from my iPod
    • Best of Johnny Cash
    • Decemberists - The Crane Wife

  • Q. I have never…

    Visited the Titanic with James Cameron, although I felt like I did on his self-absorbed hi-def show on Discovery Channel.

  • Q. My first job was…

    Cleaning 52 horse stalls at an Arabian barn in Seattle. The only day we had off was Christmas, which means December 26 kind of spoiled the magic of the season for us.