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John Cassidy got his life’s calling five years ago. He decided to work in a car dealership and that changed the direction of his life. A chance conversation with a colleague who admired John’s poetry asked him to write something about the showroom. At his desk he wrote “Showroom Wonder.” Copies spread like wildfire across the midlands UK earning the label “The Motor Trade Poem” that was loved and recited by car sales and service staff. A year later, he arranged to recite his poems to his former buddies in the sales office, and a chain of coincidences lead to this being upgraded to a full showroom performance. That day history was made, delivering performance poetry in a car showroom, both a UK and a world first. The video footage went viral across 200 sites of the motor group. That day his hidden talent as an actor and performer launched him as the Car Showroom Performance Poet.
SHOW SPONSORS
American Collectors Insurance • Linkage Magazine • Techforce Foundation • RPM Foundation
INSPIRATION
John’s father’s car was a Morris Minor Traveller and seeing his father’s passion for that car instilled an inspiration within John that has stayed with him through the years.
CHALLENGE
Getting people interested in his automotive poetry has proved challenging in some circles.
SPECIAL CAR
Wanting to perform his poem on the handover of his new Audi Q2 SUV.
PARTING WORDS OF INSPIRATION
Touch if you must, put drive into thrust.
Test those road hugs as she tugs with sweet cat purr rising into full lion’s roar.
SHARE THE INSPIRATION
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He looks a lot like Andy Burrel Butler to HRH Princess Diana!l
I’ll accept that as a compliment. Thanks!