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SEMA 2009: Booth Professionals are anything but stock
Lisa Angeline, aka Catwoman - Click above for high-res image gallery
This year's SEMA show in Las Vegas didn't have quite the gravitas of years past, as the state of the economy and the automotive industry in particular seemed to be a wet blanket over the whole proceedings. Thank goodness there were plenty of friendly faces throughout the halls to keep our spirits up.
One smiling face especially caught our eye, although we weren't sure why. The eyes and smile were familiar but we couldn't quite put our finger on where we had seen them before. And then it hit us, it was our beloved Catwoman (a.k.a. Lisa Angeline) from last year's BatSmart gallery! We hardly recognized her stripped of her catsuit. We saw her in the Vertical Doors booth. We know this with great certainty because the name of the company was written in very strategic locations – like on the banner above her head and (*ahem*) elsewhere. Smart folks behind that BatSmart. But to be honest, we weren't really paying too much attention to the cars there, so perhaps this strategy is flawed.
This happened quite a bit during the week. We'd go down to shoot a certain car, and an hour later, we'd be scratching our heads wondering what we had come down for in the first place. Take a look at the gallery and you'll probably agree – down year or no, the distractions were quite spectacular.
Gallery: SEMA 2009: Booth Professionals
Photos copyright ©2009 Frank Filipponio/Weblogs, Inc.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Level 8:08PM (11/06/2009)
uuuuuu #1 and #48 are my fav lol...Did you guys go to Spearmint Rhino after a hard days work? lol
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Farris 12:12AM (11/07/2009)
Agreed on #1. I suddenly have the urge to look up some vertical doors.....
Guitar Hero 8:11PM (11/06/2009)
Cars? What cars? I only see *ehem* airbags.
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James 9:10PM (11/06/2009)
They should rename this convention...SEMA-MAS 2009!
RLQ 8:25PM (11/06/2009)
It reminds me of a porn star convention.
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Bob-omb 10:24PM (11/06/2009)
Well, where do you think they find these girls?!
Bill 8:18PM (11/06/2009)
Yep, there was a lot of "Specialty Equipment" on display there.
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Willie 8:21PM (11/06/2009)
I didn't even read the article. ( o ) ( o )
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Swede 8:20PM (11/06/2009)
"Genuine parts"
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Brett MacPherson 8:52PM (11/06/2009)
There's nothing genuine about them! THEY'RE LIES!
PumaGTO 9:02PM (11/06/2009)
@ Brett MacPherson
Don´t be so harsh. I woun´t call it fake, lies or rice either because, you know... They do improve the 'performance'. But anyway... Still prefer 2008 Geneva on the Autoblog archives and hoping for the day they will cover the São Paulo Auto Show.
Samurai Jack 9:47PM (11/06/2009)
OK, not lies. Augmented reality.
James 9:26AM (11/07/2009)
(.)(.) galore...
TigerMil 9:42AM (11/07/2009)
Looks like a really nice nosejob too in the last year.
High maintenance.
But so is a Ferrari. Even a cheap Ferrari.
len simpson 8:21PM (11/06/2009)
what,s the going rate for "false fronts' nowadays?
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Kumail 8:20PM (11/06/2009)
Great title.
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sbessette91 8:27PM (11/06/2009)
Holy God. =)
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Carlos 8:35PM (11/06/2009)
A wise man once said "Silicon parts are made for toys," and it still holds true today.
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Brian05SEL 9:25AM (11/07/2009)
And there was something else in his musings about an Anaconda...
cruiseoveride 8:37PM (11/06/2009)
I can only imagine the phone conversation the PR guy has with the model agency.
"Hello, umm I need booth professionals, I need them tall and yeah..., how many do you have?"
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