Archive for 2017/09


Kiss and Sell

This is a bad book. Stars write tomes that leave the dirt out. Outsiders write short briefs of sour grapes with the details included. Unlike the former, Chris Lendt can actually write, but he goes on interminably with details we don’t care about and doesn’t reveal those we do. This is an old book. Published […]

Giles Martin Responds

Re: Sgt. Pepper Dear Bob, Thomas told me you were thinking of coming down to the Sgt Pepper playback next week. I’m delighted. I read your post and love your passion. I hope you realise the remix project came from Apple Corps, not Universal. I was initially against the idea, let’s face it, no one […]

I was wrong…

Yes, you can get SMS, i.e. text messages, on your Mac (and iPad!) via your iPhone. I heard from many people, and I applaud your diligence and your experience, it takes a village to use a device these days, especially since there’s essentially no tech help (unless you pay for AppleCare, which I do have […]

1-800-273-8255

Chris Zarou told me he was planning something special. Taylor Swift is no longer number one. All that hype, that blast making us pay attention, has been eclipsed by a record that’s been in the marketplace since May, given a jolt of jet fuel at the VMAs. You see we are in the second decade […]