Archive for 2012/05


Yancey From Kickstarter

He met his partner in a diner. Perry was his waiter. I know this guy Shak. Shakil Khan to be exact. He’s hipper and more genuine than any rock star. He was the consigliere for Spotify. But he made almost ten mil before that as an entrepreneur. He invested in Spotify, he wanted to watch […]

You’ve Got To Be There For The Accident

1 I got contacted by the George Stroumboulopoulos show. Don’t worry, I had no idea who he was either. They wanted me to be on during CMW, i.e. Canadian Music Week, I said no, I wanted to go to lunch with my buddies. But in making plans for said soiree with Barbara, I let drop […]

Economics

In yesterday’s "New York Times" there’s a story by a Romney compatriot rationalizing the benefit to society of the super-rich. Motivated by wealth, they’re driving efficiency that benefits us all. Or so he says. But one thing’s for sure, those with opportunity, those with choice, want to get rich. So if you went to an […]

Mailbag

From: Peter FramptonSubject: Re-Rhinofy/I Wanna Go To The Sun Dear Bob, I am verklempt you would choose this track. It is one of which I am very proud. Nicky Hopkins was a dear friend and piano playing genius! I had the privilege to play guitar on two of Nicky’s solo albums while he returned the […]