After verifying my info for the third time in 10 minutes, they explained that yes, they had received the letter of termination, but no, they hadn't terminated the account. Why, I asked. I mean, it seemed like a logical question considered they'd received and acknowledged verbal and written requests to terminate the account.
Gee, they said, we don't know.
According to anonymous sources, the remaining members of the Beatles (Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr) will be touring this summer. Plans are to be announced at a press conference later today. The tour will start nostaligically in Liverpool and include stops in London, Paris, New York, Chicago, and 20 other U.S. cities concluding at Candlestick Park in San Francisco where The Beatles performed...
Today is David Bowie’s 66th birthday. Today is also release day for his new single “Where Are We Now?”
Were we psychic when we asked “Where is David Bowie” back in August? You be the judge…
Full album in March. Tour to follow?!?
On this day in 1969, The Rolling Stones headlined the infamous Altamont Free Concert in Altamont, CA. Immortalized in the film “Gimme Shelter,” it’s a cautionary tale of what not to do when planning a large scale rock concert. Interestingly, the Hells Angels have always gotten blamed for the death of 18 year old Meredith Hunter, but while being far from...
I got into a pretty heavy “discussion” with a friend the other day. He works in content marketing, and his job is to create content around a brand that helps drive focus and awareness. Ultimately it’s what all marketers do, but his specialty is in content creation. Sometimes it’s good content and other times, the cause of my distress, it’s just noise wrapped...
Happy 78th Birthday to Leonard Cohen! Cohen, a nice Jewish boy, has drawn from Jewish religious and cultural imagery throughout his career. Unetaneh Tokef, an 11th-century liturgical poem recited during Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, are echoed in his song “Who By Fire.” Here’s the English translation: On Rosh Hashanah it is inscribed, And on Yom Kippur it is sealed. How many...
I understand that the economy sucks. There's no magic money faucet with cash just flowing out non-stop. I get it. At the same time, I don't ask the Ferrari dealership to cut me a deal today because I know I'm gonna be famous in a few years.
Without going on and on and on about how last night’s Closing Ceremonies, what seemed oddest to me was the attention lavished on David Bowie. Don’t get me wrong, I love the guy. But where has he been lately? There’s no mentions of him in the press, no albums to promote, no tour dates, not even a TMZ style “hey-look-who-we-just-bumped-into-getting-dinner-at-Mr...
Happy Birthday to Chuck Negron of Three Dog Night. He of the exploding penis. Really. Here’s the tale courtesy of spinner.com: According to Chuck Negron, one of the three lead singers of the band that virtually lived in the Top 40 in the early 1970s (‘Joy to the World,’ ‘An Old-Fashioned Love Song,’ ‘One’), his by-the-book excesses — sex, drugs and...
Amanda “Fucking” Palmer raises over a million dollars on Kickstarter prompting her to scrawl the fact across her naked torso. There are her boobs for all to see. Oh, you rebel. Oh, you cutting edge, avant garde-ist, you. And golly wow, you’re really pushing that envelope. There were gasps from here to Williamsburg, from Lexington to Concord, and from PayPal to pocket. But...
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