Archive for 2013/06


Media Rules

If it’s not in the newspaper, that doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. Just because the newspaper says it’s important, that doesn’t mean it is. Don’t confuse ink with traction. You can hire a PR person, be all over the media, and no one can care. Just because you’re on TV, don’t assume everyone’s seen you. […]

Rhinofy-5150

I know, I know, we’re supposed to like David Lee Roth Van Halen better, and I do, but… That does not mean that Sammy’s version of the band was no good… So Dave thinks he’s a star, a veritable one man band, covering classics and promoting them with extravaganzas on the breakout MTV. And then… […]

Seize The Moment

If you’ve got my attention… Blow my mind. Sunday, I’d never heard of Craig Federighi. Monday, I couldn’t stop talking about him, because he was so damn good in the Apple presentation. Turns out, according the “Wall Street Journal,” in an article behind a paywall, that Mr. Federighi began at NeXT, moved to Apple with […]

Final Petty

LISTEN TO HER HEART You think you’re gonna take her away With your money and your cocaine Tom Petty not only fought to keep his records cheap, refusing to be the first act to charge a dollar more, he also told his label he wouldn’t change the above lyric for radio. Yup, they wanted “cocaine” […]