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>>> LET'S
>>> LET'S FACE IT, HOME- IMPROVEMENT IS NOT ALWAYS FUN
BUT AS THE BEST WAY TO ADD
VALUE TO YOUR PROPERTY.
EXPERTS AT THE ATLANTA HOME
SHOW CAN MOTIVATE YOU TO WELL
UP YOUR SLEEVES AND GET TO WORK.
CARA KNEER IS DOWN THERE WITH
CLINT HARP.
CLINT HARP. HELLO, GUYS!
HELLO, GUYS! >> Reporter: I'M THRILLED TO BE
TALKING TO YOU FROM THE ATLANTA
HOME SHOW BECAUSE WITH SPRING
YOU MAY WANT TO SPRUCE UP YOUR
HOME AND WHO BETTER TO TALK
ABOUT THIS THEN WITH CLINT
HARP.
HARP.
HARP. >>
HARP. >> HAS A GOING?
WEAR IS KIND OF LIKE BEING WITH
A BOY BAND.
EVERYBODY'S EXCITED TO SEE YOU.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO BE ONE OF
THE BEATLES.
THE BEATLES. THAT IS COOL.
WEAR TELL PEOPLE WHERE TO SEE
YOU IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
>> AND 1:00 I WILL BE HERE ON
THE MAIN STAGE AND TOMORROW AT
11 AM AND 1 PM.
TELLING MY STORY AND HOW THIS
WHOLE THING HAPPEN.
I WILL DO SOME Q&A EACH TIME.
IT IS FUN TO INTERACT WITH THE
AUDIENCE AND IT'S A GOOD TIME.
USUALLY PEOPLE LAUGH AND CRY
AND FEEL INSPIRED.
THAT IS A GOOD THING.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> I HOPE YOU COME OUT.
WEAR I CAN'T WAIT.
OBVIOUSLY YOU ARE ON THICK
SYRUP.
SYRUP.
SYRUP. YOU ARE ON A SHOW CALLED
WOODWORK NOW ON THE DIY
NETWORK.
NETWORK.
NETWORK. THAT'S COOL.
THAT'S COOL. YOU JUST WROTE A BOOK.
YOU ARE VERY BUSY.
I DON'T KNOW YOU HOW YOU HAVE
TIME TO DO IT ALL.
YOU HAVE THREE KIDS?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >>REPORTER: YOU ARE FROM
GEORGIA AND PEOPLE ARE EXCITED
ABOUT THIS.
ABOUT THIS. DID YOU KNOW RYAN SEACREST?
I DIDN'T KNOW HIM.
MY SISTER KNEW HIM.
>>REPORTER: I JUST WONDERED.
LET'S TALK ABOUT HOW THIS
STARTED FOR YOU.
YOUR TELEVISION CAREER.
DID YOU REALLY BEAT JIM AT A
GAS STATION?
GAS STATION? YES.
YES.
YES. THE
YES. THE TWO OF US AND OUR WIVES, WE
WERE NOT ON THE SAME JOURNEY.
WE WERE ON A DIFFERENT JOURNEY.
BOTH OF US LIVING THESE
JOURNEYS BOUGHT US TO THE
MOMENT TOGETHER AT THAT GAS
STATION AND THAT LED TO OTHER
COOL THINGS.
COOL THINGS. >> Reporter: WHAT WAS THAT
LIKE?
LIKE?
LIKE? WERE YOU NERVOUS?
DID YOU KNOW WHO CHIP WAS?
>> GENERALLY WE ARE NOT NERVOUS
TO TALK TO ANYBODY, FOR BETTER
OR WORSE.
OR WORSE.
OR WORSE. WE END UP TALKING TO ANYBODY.
WE STARTED TO TALK AND IT WENT
WELL AND HE INVITED ME TO HIS
SHOP LATER THAT AFTERNOON.
WE STARTED TO TALK IN HIS TRUCK
AND WE DROVE AROUND FOR ABOUT
THREE HOURS.
THREE HOURS. THAT WAS THE BEGINNING OF IT
FOR US.
FOR US.
FOR US. AT THE TIME HE AND JOANNA DIDN'T
KNOW THEY WOULD BE GETTING A
SHOW.
SHOW.
SHOW. IT
SHOW. IT WAS NO TV THING IN THERE AT
ALL.
ALL.
ALL. HE
ALL. HE WAS JUST SHARING WHAT THEY
WERE DOING AND I SHARED WHAT I
WAS DOING.
WAS DOING. I WAS VOLUNTEERING WITH HABITAT
FOR HUMANITY HOPING TO FIND A
SHOP.
SHOP.
SHOP. MY
SHOP. MY WIFE WAS GETTING HER MASTERS
AND THEY WERE FLIPPING HOUSES
IN WACO AND BUILDING NEW HOMES.
ON THE SIDE JOANNA WAS SELLING
HOME GOODS OUT OF THEIR HOUSE.
SHE WOULD TURN THE ENTIRE HOUSE
INTO A RETAIL SHOP.
THE LIVING ROOM AND BEDROOM,
EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING. NOTHING WAS OFF LIMITS.
SHE WOULD TRANSFORM THE WHOLE
THING AND PEOPLE WOULD COME
OVER AND BUY THINGS.
STUFF WILL BE IN THE FRONT
YARD.
YARD.
YARD. IT
YARD. IT WAS A WHOLE MAJOR THING.
IN CASE YOU ARE WONDERING WHAT
SHE WAS DOING BEFORE THIS, THAT
IS WHAT SHE WAS DOING.
THEY WERE BOTH WORKING SO HARD.
WE HAD DINNER AT THEIR HOUSE
AND SHE SAID I WANT TO ADD
FURNITURE TO MY OFFERINGS AT MY
HOUSE.
HOUSE.
HOUSE. IF
HOUSE. IF I DREW SOME THINGS AND
SKETCHES AND IDEAS COULD YOU
BUILD IT?
BUILD IT?
BUILD IT? I SAID YES.
ABSOLUTELY.
ABSOLUTELY. >>REPORTER: AND IT PROBABLY
SEEMED LIKE A BIG DEAL.
YOU GOT TO MAKE MONEY FOR
SOMETHING YOU LOVE TO DOING.
AT THIS BEAUTIFUL RELATIONSHIP
AND THE FRUITS OF YOUR LABOR.
>> YES, THAT WAS THE BEGINNING
OF A LOT OF THINGS.
WE STARTED TO TALK ABOUT, HOW
DID YOU GET INTO THIS TV THING?
I WAS JUST A GUY WITH A SHOP.
I HAD NO IDEA WHERE WAS GOING
TO GO.
TO GO.
TO GO. THAT MEETING WITH THEM, TV WAS
NEVER IN THE PICTURE UNTIL IT
WAS.
WAS.
WAS. >>
WAS. >> Reporter: THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
YOU DETAIL THIS IN YOUR BOOK.
YOU CAN EYE THIS AT ANY STORE
OR ONLINE.
OR ONLINE. IT'S INCREDIBLE. I
LOVE HOW YOU TELL A DETAILED
BACK STORY.
BACK STORY. WE GET TO KNOW YOU AND YOUR
FAMILY.
FAMILY.
FAMILY. WE ARE AT THE ATLANTA HOME SHOW.
THE 41st ANNUAL ATLANTA HOME
SHOW.
SHOW.
SHOW. TODAY IF YOU ARE A HOME
INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL OR A
FIRST RESPONDER OR POLICE
OFFICER OR FIREMAN YOU GET IN
FOR FREE TODAY.
JUST BRING YOUR BUSINESS CARD
AND ID.
AND ID.
AND ID. THE SHOW RUNS TOMORROW AND
SUNDAY.
SUNDAY.
SUNDAY. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU HERE AND YOU
MIGHT GET A CHANCE TO SEE CLINT
HARP.
HARP.
HARP. BACK TO YOU, CHRISTINE.
MAKE SURE TO GRAB A COPY OF
THAT BOOK.
THAT BOOK. >> ONCE AGAIN YOU CAN CATCH
CLINT AT THE ATLANTA HOME SHOW.