Remember when it was fun to fly? Two things Canadians love.  Their BlackBerries and hockey.  They testify about both, because they’re homegrown.  Funny that all the teams are south of the border, because the passion up north is palpable.  I’m on the shuttle to the airport and the woman with an unidentifiable ethnicity starts speaking […]

Greetings from Toronto! I’m glad to be here. Literally. I’m flying in the back of the plane with the flotsam and jetsam, especially the guy wearing the suit coat with the name tag still sewn on the sleeve, and the aircraft banks to the left.  Just a little too suddenly for my taste.  Then again, […]

Now that’s a rock star. A rock star is not someone with money who flies in a private jet. That’s a banker. A rock star is someone who speaks from the heart and puts her fans first.  Who won’t do anything for a buck.  Who uses her bully pulpit to highlight injustices and lobby for […]

JIMMY’S VIDEO Jimmy Iovine describes the start of Beats by Dre I want you to watch this, you’ll learn more about the music industry than you will in four years of college.  You’ll see why Jimmy Iovine wins. He’s smart. And he’s a motherfucker. What did John Hummer so famously say? "Before they close Napster […]