OK, so this has been around for a bunch of years, but it’s still fascinating to listen to. Kasey Casem voiced American Top 40 for roughly 1,000 years. He was considered the consummate radio professional. Then this tape got out. I guess there’s something to be said for pacing and professionalism. I just didn’t know it was this…
Cynicism is earned.
Despite what others may tell you, I’m the eternal optimist. The glass is always half full, and anybody can become President of the United States if they study hard and eat their Wheaties. I prefer to see things for what they can be instead of shooting down ideas before they’ve had time to fully ripen. That being said, I’ve been doing what I do for a good long time now. And...
Hello Reality!
I got a message the other day from one of my clients. I had submitted a marketing plan which met existing budget, staff, and timeline limitations. Admittedly, it wasn’t the most exciting and groundbreaking campaign, but it maximized every existing opportunity. The response I got was “I hired you ‘cuz you think outside the box. Give me something that delivers that…and go...
Dorothy Parker lives on – sort of.
Criticism, in its best and worst form lives on. The late, great Dorothy Parker wrote some of the finest, including: “This not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force” (The Algonquin Wits, 1968) “Katharine Hepburn delivered a striking performance that ran the gamut of emotions, from A to B” (Review of Katherine Hepburn in “The...
Turn me on, Deadman
Once a month I go out and buy some music. You know: in the store, CD in hand, and actually purchase items. While it’s a longer discussion, I really do like having a physical product and an interaction with a real person when I buy music. Call me crazy… Anyway, here’s what I bought, and they all come VERY highly recommended: Belle & Sebastian – LateNightTales (2006)...
Happy Birthday Mae West
Today would have been Mae West’s 115th Birthday. Though, she would’ve passed for a young, err, 80? Mae’s Words of Wisdom A dame that knows the ropes isn’t likely to get tied up. A hard man is good to find. A man in the house is worth two in the street. An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises. Any time you’ve got nothing to do and lots of time to do it...
What aren’t you telling me?
I’ve noticed a growing trend in online music sites. They’re free, FREE, FREEEEEE for everyone, and they’re gonna make all kinds of money for artists. How is this possible, and if it’s such a great deal, why aren’t musicians making millions of dollars? Here’s the common example (taken from an actual website called jamendo): Can the Artists earn money with...
Goodbye Shaft…
Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. was an American soul and funk singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, arranger, composer and actor. Hayes was one of the main creative forces behind southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served as both an in-house songwriter and producer with partner David Porter during the mid-1960s. In the late 1960s, Hayes became a recording artist, and recorded successful...
RockGeek Fact of the Day #080808
Wow! A good idea …
In my haste to race back into town yesterday, I didn’t notice the yellow “you need gas” light until it became a blinking yellow “you need gas NOW” light.” Looking for the nearest gas station, I came across something new to me: Stop ‘n’ Shop gas. The same place that’ll provide your groceries has apparently stepped into the gas biz. I was...