WE ARE SAD TO LEAVE LAS VEGASWell, the trip is over. We've said bye to our friends yesterday and tomorrow we fly back to our home in Seattle for a few days, then we return to our ranch, and then finish off the ski sea…
IT'S A SAD, SAD SITUATION...AND IT'S GETTING MORE AND MORE ABSURD :::: Sigh :::: I am a moderate Elton John fan. So today when we scored fifth row tickets for "Red Piano" I was pretty stoked. He's playing on the same …
WHALETAILS ARE SHIPPING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Our first 5,000 Whaletails are being sent to our distribution facility where they will soon find their happy homes for those who purchased them at WPPI. I have not seen them being b…
WEIRDI'm in Vegas, but we're being sent progress photos from back at the ranch all the time lately, because we move in on Monday. The pool is moving along really fast, I just thought I'd share a photo and some interesti…
EXHAUSTION, HAPPINESS, GRATITUDEThis has been by far our biggest trade show ever in terms of crowd size and revenue. We had a triple booth and a separate staging area to the right of it, and we still had crowd control i…
THIS YEAR'S LAS VEGAS POKER CHIP These impressive clay poker chips are the real deal with real value. This year, rather than redeeming it at our booth, you can keep it to have in your pocket for good luck. They feel aw…
IT'S BEAUTIFUL! The complete retail package for the WhaleTail Reporter is here, and it's beautiful. There are so many positions and flaps and gels available for ANY creative lighting need... this system REALLY takes on-…
HI FROM LAS VEGAS!!!!!!!!!!!! Feels kind of like we live here. We were just here for the PMA show meeting retailers, and now we're back for WPPI - for the first deliveries of the all - new Whaletail! It's my first new …
PORTA POTTY DISCUSSIONS AROUND THE WORLDI did a google search for "Gary Fong" Whaletail, and here's some samples among the thousands of quotes out there. I can't read the foreign ones but it probably wonders if you can …
SO THAT'S HOW THEY BUILD A POOLI thought you just dug a hole and then pushed the dirt around, and sprayed concrete on it before the dirt spilled into the bottom. Well that's how I would do it and that's just plain dumb.…
MY SIZE 32 JEANS ARE BAGGY On Feb 15th, I could barely squeeze into size 34 jeans. And what is most awesome is that I don't feel like I am on a diet, I just feel like I finally learned how to eat in an efficient way tha…
THE FINAL WHALETAIL VIDEO!!!In just a few days, the Whaletail will be strapped onto the cameras of photographers coming to Las Vegas WPPI! I am so excited about it because it has SO many new features never available in …
THIS MAKES NO SENSE WHY WOULD WOOL SOCKS BE SO COMFY? I've been wearing these cool, awesome "UGG" clogs, and they're great for wearing with jeans, but I can't wear my white socks without looking like Michael Jackson. B…
OW! We were going through our friend's blogs and Janey just had these images of herself done and we're all thinking, whoa you clean up good!She looks HOT in these images, and the last time I sent a link to her site, she …
HOW ABOUT MONTECITO RANCH?In spanish, it means, in effect, "cute little mountain" which our ranch is on. But another reason is that our new favorite adopted town is Montecito, CA. I named my boat Kelowna because when I…
I WANT TO EXPLAIN SOMETHING ABOUT MY MAGAZINE AD MARINA DEL REY, CA- This month, you'll be seeing full page ads in the magazines for the WhaleTail. Our awesome creative people at reddoorla.com came up with this "bluepri…
"ALL HE DOES IS MAKE FORMS ALL DAY"... Brian Fry used to be Melissa Carl's boss. When she worked for him, she just remembers with each new day there would be a new form to fill out at Brian Fry photography. She said no…
I ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY KNEW IT WAS GOING TO WORK!Janey was going to do our engagement session, and I didn't have anything to wear, so while Rabbit was getting her hair done, Janey and Amy and I went shopping on State S…
OUR FIRST ENGAGEMENT SESSION!!! We're here in Montecito, CA having pre-WPPI meetings and prepwork, and our best friend and my groomschick Janey Aufderheide said let's go do some engagement photos! I HATE being photograp…
WE LOST HIM LAST NIGHT...MONTECITO, CA - I got a text message from Calvin Hayes last night here in Santa Barbara. Monte passed at 8:30pm. When I last heard of his condition through Clay and Jeff when we all were in Ve…
WHALETAIL ROLLOUT PRODUCTION SCHEDULEOK just got word on the factory - this is the schedule for getting your hands on a WhaleTail;WPPI CONVENTION TRADE SHOW - 2,000 units only - end of MarchADORAMA/B&H - 300 units e…
JUST DO ITI know I'm borrowing a Nike phrase here, but I honestly found out the decisive thing that made me different from people who are relatively struggling. Because I was struggling in one category in my life, and n…
GARY FONG PRODUCTS AT JAKARTA, INDONESIA We just got word from our Indonesian Dealer, "Jakarta Photography Centre" that they did their first trade show booth with Gary Fong products, and the reaction was awesome! So wei…
IT'S NEARLY 7/2007 I have always been dreading July of 2007 - when the effect of the teaser rates resetting to new, higher rates. I can't understand why people don't know that the shit is going to hit the fan in a huge …
INTERESTING ARTICLE ABOUT DIETING AND WEIGHT GAINMONTECITO, CA - People who diet often gain weight later. Makes as much sense as saying that people who weight train become flabbier. But the more I started to understan…
BACK HOME IN MARINA DEL REYIt's beautiful here. I have so much work to do but I can get a lot done with such a peaceful office. I love it here in L.A.
LEAVING LAS VEGAS This town is growing so fast. Next door they are imploding the Stardust. Ahead of us is the expansion of the Venetian. It is insane how fast this town is growing but it has become one of our favorite…
WHALETAIL LOGO AND BOX DESIGNOne of the things I wanted for the new WhaleTail was to have it retailer-friendly. The Lightsphere is sold in larger camera retailers, but with four different sizes and two tint levels, it i…
SIMPLE SUGARS AND WHY YOU CAN EAT A LOW-CALORIEDIET, WORKOUT AND STILL GAIN WEIGHT You know it's weird but if you just tune everything out you can listen to your body. Studying Zazen when I was in my early teens was gre…
NAME FRUSTRATIONWe are the king and queen of naps, and here in the lazy desert, you wouldn't believe what just woke me up? How to pronounce the last name, "SCHEWE"Is it;schway?sh - weeee!shay wayes chewy?shuh wuh (that …
INTRODUCING THE GARY FONG WHALETAILThank you to my secret friends for your support, encouragement and secret-keeping! Thank you for your patience. We had to keep it a total secret until my patent papers were filed and …
Tonight for real...I'm going to make the announcement. I'd have done it now but we're about to go to the Celine Dion show at Caesar's. So I'll put up the video tonight unless I get really sleepy then it will be tomorro…
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HIGH BIDDER ANDREW AT LACOUR!YOU'VE WON A 90 MINUTE PERSONAL CONSULTATION WITH ME Thank you SO MUCH for bidding $6,250 for a 90 minute private consultation with me. Your entire bid will go to a VE…
OKAY!!! IT'S MARCH 8TH AND HERE'S THE ANNOUNCEMENT! To the left is a copy of the full-page ad that is going to appear in the magazines. I'm still working on the video and other collateral materials, but we had some mee…
AUCTION IS ENDING IN HALF AN HOUR! SUNNEE IS THE CURRENT HIGH BIDDER AT $1,163.00 I would like to help you and help thirstrelief.org bring relief to people dying of thirst and water-borne illness. The winner of this au…
IT IS GOING TO BE 80 DEGREES IN VEGAS TOMORROWWe are at the Wynn hotel. It's pretty smokin. It got two five star ratings, the only resort casino in the world that got that. It's really nice!
NICE!
TODAY THE SCALE SAID 181.3YESTERDAY THE SCALE SAID 183Yesterday I ate: 1 pint of nonfat yogurt, with one teaspoon of milled flax and sunflower seeds mixed in. This was at 9am No snacking and two bottles of spring wate…
TENNIS PAVILLION AND GUEST RESIDENCE SITE We are drilling an electrical pipe to run power from the main building to our future tennis court and guest house. The zoning on my ranch is "ALR" which stands for Agricultural …
DUDE I FOUND THIS PHOTO FROM 3-1/2 WEEKS AGOAND IT BREAKS MY HEART I bet you cannot believe I would post this photo up here. But the reason I did that is because I was talking to Jess Strickland yesterday and she had no…
WANT TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH TRAFFIC A WEBSITE DRAWS?Companies sometimes claim that they have a lot of traffic, and most often they are right, but if you want to verify the claims, simply go to http://www.alexa.com and go t…
THIS IS DRAMATIC BEAUTY This is the view from my condo in Marina Del Rey, CA. There is a vibe to Southern California that is such a beat. It's not like Miami, but where I live it is similar. Today was 85 degrees, clea…
I COULDN'T FREAKING WAIT!!!! WATCH THIS VIDEO!!!!
COME SEE US AT WPPI, BOOTH 110 This will be our first-ever triple booth. Last year we had a single booth and it was like a compression zone: This year we will have an actual demo - presentation area with a live-shoot…
AUCTION FOR A 90 MINUTE PRIVATE CONSULTATION FOR THIRST RELIEF.ORGWe're 2 days, 17 hours until end of auction. If you win this bid, we're having a private lunch somewhere and I will listen to your dreams and give you my…
WOW GREAT REVIEW OF THE LIGHTSPHERE ON PHOTO DISTRICT NEWS! One thing I like about whenever we get a review in a major magazine is that it's completely unsolicited. We don't send out products to press, *with the excepti…
I HAVE LOST 19 POUNDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HOLY EX - COW!! I feel: incredible, energetic, lightweight, strong, unstoppable and free. I am now an unprecedented-for-years 183 pounds. I started this year at a …
COMING SOON! THE FONGBLOG ANIMATED CARTOON SHOW!
VISITING OUR DOLPHIN FRIEND, BENYesterday we went out into the pacific ocean on the HMS Kelowna looking for our friend Ben the dolphin. It was an incredible day, high 70s and Tiffany and John were here from Ohio. It is …
SHOOT TODAY AT GREG GORMAN'S STUDIOProbably every single major celebrity in Hollywood has been photographed in Greg Gorman's studio. We rented his studio today to do a shoot with Tiffany Yoder, the current reigning Miss…
CHROMEDOME INVENTORY STATUS We removed the "sold-out" sign yesterday on the e-store because we now have 200 Chromedomes in stock. So if you want one, you can order it and have it sent NDA or 2DA. We expect about 1,000 …
EVERYTHING IS RELATIVESometimes I hear, man it must be nice to be you or something like that. OK if you want to switch then you can pay my Amex bill and then let's switch back!My big expenses every month are for my plas…
WHAT IS MILLED FLAXSEED? WHY?The nutrition program I'm on was given to me by a nutrionist and MD. One of the most important things they stressed is three tablespoons of milled flax seeds, along with sunflower, pumpkin …
WEIGHT LOSS UPDATE - TRAVEL AND ENTERTAININGI STARTED THE HGH/INSULIN DIET 2 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS AGO!!!On the left is me at 2/15. To the right is me today March 3rd. Despite the travel and having a bunch of friends visiti…
GOING BACK TO LOS ANGELES!!! I haven't been back to L.A. in MONTHS! I sure am excited to see my dad and to eat at Pepys. I am excited to cook at the condo for the first time. I'm excited to sleep on the yacht again, o…
ON MARCH 8TH SOMETHING WILL BE ANNOUNCED
WOULD YOU LIKE A PRIVATE, ONE ON ONE MEETING WITH ME?If you would like to sit down with me for 90 minutes in Las Vegas and go through an intense "Plan Your Future" consultation, I'd like to help you and the charitable or…
WEIGHT LOSS REPORT (Old me on right, new me on left) Hey y'all. I am traveling and therefore it presents challenges like I am away from my kitchen and not able to cook, but the good news is I am still losing weight and …
HELLO FROM NASHVILLE, TENNWe are here to be with my dearest friends Wayne Byrne and his family. I have known Wayne for 23 years and it is very very rarely I will go to a funeral because of my giggle problem. But when h…
DENIS REGGIE ORDERS A HAMBURGERKelowna, BC - Denis knows his food. I've learned so much watching him order at fancy schmancy places. Like when he orders a wine, he like, researches this shit. Well we stopped at my fav…
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