Archive for 2018/04


Spotify Goes Public

Distribution is king, never forget it. All those cable channels disrupted by Netflix and the internet? The systems distributing them are doing just fine, better to own the pipe than that which flows through it. As for Netflix… It owns both content and distribution. Which is why Disney is trying to imitate it. As for […]

More Rio

It’s all about income inequality. So I’m talking to Shep Gordon and he tells me not to leave the hotel without security. My sister says to bring no watch, to be wary of cellphone theft. And then the “New York Times” writes about yellow fever. WHAT’S GOING ON HERE? I’m not the paranoid type, but […]

John Dick-This Week’s Podcast

I’m so full of steak, I may turn into a cow…or a chicken or pig, I ate them all at this BBQ restaurant by the water. They do it differently here, it’s more well-done, not medium-rare, but the items are so tasty you cannot stop, especially since I hadn’t eaten anything all day. And now […]

Rio

Well they tell me it’s only a dream in Rio Nothing could be as sweet as it seems On this very first day down You land and you get inspired. Happened to James Taylor, it’s happening to me. Back when car stereo was a thing, before automobiles had multiple speakers, never mind USB ports, you […]