From: Dayna Goldfine Geller/Goldfine Productions

Subject: PETER ASHER: Everywhere Man — THANK YOU!

Date: May 14, 2026 at 10:13:37?PM PDT

Dear Bob,

WOW… I can’t tell you how much your piece on our Peter Asher film meant to two VERY indie filmmakers up here in San Francisco.

Thanks for taking a gamble and watching despite your initial reluctance.

EVERYWHERE MAN was a labor of love in every sense of the word. Ironically, it was inspired on a long-ago night back in 2012 when an old friend called me to say he had an extra ticket to see a new cabaret show starring his friend, Linda Ronstadt’s ex-manager and producer, Peter Asher. Truth be told, at the time I had absolutely no idea who Peter Asher was [2012 was four years before my husband and filmmaking partner, Dan Geller and I began work on our first music doc, HALLELUJAH: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song.  So we weren’t yet immersed in that  world]. 

Nope… I didn’t grab that spare ticket to see Peter Asher, I went to the show with the much more mercenary goal of getting to meet Linda Ronstadt, who so generously provided the soundtrack of my high school years.

Long story short, I happily seated myself beside Linda, the lights went down, Peter and his small band took the stage, and within 5 minutes I was smitten by him, the music and the cultural moments incapsulated in his life story. I went home that night and told Dan that I’d just witnessed the perfect subject for a documentary.

Flash forward several years… Dan and I had become friends with Linda, and she mentioned that Peter was returning to SF with his Memoir show. This time Dan came too, Linda introduced us to Peter after the show and we floated the idea of this documentary. Peter being Peter, the first thing he said was, “But aren’t you making a film about Leonard Cohen? I’m certainly no Leonard Cohen!” 

Okay… that’s probably lots more than you wanted to know, but it’s all to say that your words mean the world to us!

With gratitude, Dayna Goldfine (and Dan Geller)

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From: Ed Trunk

Subject: Re: More Blue Dot Fever

Date: May 15, 2026 at 8:13:15?PM PDT

Hey Bob

In my view there is a huge part of this being overlooked; flex pricing. It was only going to be a matter of time before the public figured out to just wait till the day before or day of a show and they would get in way cheaper in many cases. It didn’t take long for people to start talking to others sitting next to them and find out they paid way more , or way less, than they did. It doesn’t feel great to find out the ticket you paid $400 for the person next to you got for $59 that day. 

There are now sites dedicated to showing the price drops. 

If more and more people wait it out, how will anyone really know how the show is ultimately going to do? People are figuring out most shows are going to drop , 4 for $100 deals, or in casinos and other settings free / papered tickets. Sure there’s a segment of people for a hot show that will have FOMO and buy 8 months out. But even many of those shows  drop close to the actual date. Especially if holds and unsold VIPs come available. I hear about it all the time on my radio show from fans. To me it’s a huge issue promoters are going to have to figure out. Because more and more fans are every day. 

Eddie Trunk

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Subject: Re: Blue Dot Fever

Date: May 13, 2026 at 10:16:24?PM PDT

I promoted a show with Bill Cosby 25 years ago that came out of the gate very slow. Agent called and said he wanted to cancel. Got Cosby on a conference all to discuss how we announce the cancellation. Do we say “Scheduling difficulties,” etc? “Tell them the truth!,” Cosby bellowed. “Tell them tickets didn’t sell!” So there you have it. For obvious reasons, Cosby may not be the best example to illustrate this, but it was actually refreshing to hear an artist be honest about it and when you actually tell the truth, the story goes away.

Brian Martin

Martin Media

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Subject: Re: More Blue Dot Fever

Date: May 15, 2026 at 5:40:20?PM PDT

Bob,

I remember waiting to get into a show at Winterland, and a guy was going down the line asking for a penny from each person hoping to get the 400 pennies he needed for a ticket. After the doors opened I saw him inside.

David Epstein

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From: Chip Lovitt

Subject: Re: More Blue Dot Fever

Date: May 16, 2026 at 6:49:48?AM PDT

Yeah everybody I know who saw Bruce Springsteen paid $500 for a seat. Or to stand for three hours. My son included.  I blame myself. I should have never let him hear the Tunnel of Love LP. 

Sent from my iPhone

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From: Don VanCleave

Subject: Re: TikTok

Date: May 11, 2026 at 12:18:11?PM PDT

Tik Tok is key for my bands. While you can’t engineer virality, you can use interesting content to boost songs and squeeze out more streaming. Especially album tracks that are not the single. Film a great 6 or 10 second piece of content. If it connects all of a sudden, the sound will mushroom into hundreds of user videos and the corresponding effect on Spotify is instant. You just can’t get that on any other platform. We love it!

Don VanCleave

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From: MICHAEL ROSS

Subject: Vince Gill

Date: May 8, 2026 at 12:52:13?PM PDT

Hi Bob

Great interview with Vince Gill. Met him and interviewed him a couple of times in Nashville where he is known to some as St Vince. He got that nickname for being such a great guy. He had what was known as as the Vince Gill pawnshop where down on their luck guitarists could sell him guitars for a fair price and then buy them back for the same price when they got back on their feet. 

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From: Pat O’Connor

Subject: Fwd: Sony Buys Recognition

Date: May 11, 2026 at 2:42:39?PM PDT

Hi Bob,

One note regarding Primary Wave and their new releases … they released Robert Randolph’s  “Preacher Kids” album last year and won a 2026 Grammy – Robert’s first Grammy win after 6 nominations with his prior major. The album was definitely amazing, but I also think Justin, Larry, and Dominic at Primary Wave, and Jason at Red Light, did an incredible job in making the release significant, probably more than a major might have been able to do. I’m sure it also helped to have Robert out there crushing it live … he’s as good as it gets.

It feels like Primary Wave has really established themselves as more than just a force as a rights-holder, and really more of a new paradigm for the music industry. Always refreshing to see good guys doing well.

Keep the faith Bob … Keep doing well, God bless, GOGETEM, and keep being YOU!

Pat

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From: tom werman

Subject: Re: Mailbag

Date: April 30, 2026 at 10:04:03?AM PDT

A brief addendum to the nice emails about Nick Lowe —

Gregg Geller brought us backstage to meet Nick following his show at Tanglewood; he remains the most courteous, hospitable, modest and accommodating artist I’d met in 30 years of introductions.

Tom Werman

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From: Jerry J. Sharell

Subject: Re: NYT 30 Greatest Living Songwritrers

Date: April 30, 2026 at 3:05:46?PM PDT

These lists always cause such controversy. Jimmy Webb? Stevie Nicks? Billy Joel? Pretty shocking omissions. And of course, I’ll always fight for the magnificent Barry Manilow. Even Now, Could It Be Magic, It’s A Miracle, Copa, This One’s for You, his 2AM Paradise Cafe album, his broadway musical, Harmony…? Is his schmaltz schmaltzier than a (brilliant) Diane Warren ballad? (Unbreak My Heart vs Even Now.) Is his kitsch kitschier than Newman? (I Love LA vs Copacabana.) I want to yell at critics to get off their high horse and for other “cool” artists to come out as “Fanilows” – and show their appreciation for the stellar music creator and insanely exceptional entertainer he is.

Jerry J. Sharell

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From: Wim Reijnen

Subject: Re: Buying Gas

Date: April 29, 2026 at 9:08:28?PM PDT

Hi Bob,

Thanks for your column on gas prices.Due to the war, the gas prices obviously are going through the roof globally too. At my place in Belgium I’m paying 1.829 euro a liter, which equals to USD 8.09 a gallon. Six miles down the road in The Netherlands it currently stands at USD 11.15 a gallon, causing traffic jams at the Belgian gas stations at the border with the Dutch swinging by for substantial savings.

Best regards,

Wim Reijnen

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From: Frazier Music Group

Subject: Long time my friend

Date: May 6, 2026 at 5:08:21?PM PDT

Bob

I’ll just let you know for the record that Bailey Zimmerman wasn’t found by “some guy”.  It was me and I brought to Chief as a strategic partner and Co-Managed him 50/50 with The Core and with 10th Street where I was a JV partner

I discovered him and it was me who got his record deal offer started with Jason Flom. We ultimately signed with Elektra / Warner after a bidding war.

Scott Frazier

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From: Steven Ehrlick

Subject: Herb Alpert tour at 91 years old!

Date: May 16, 2026 at 11:57:01?AM PDT

Hi Bob. Months ago you wrote about this show and encouraged your readers not to miss Her Alpert if he came to your town. Alpert played Massey Hall last night. I took my wife and step sons (17), a birthday present to myself. We were blown away. It was so good and the audience loved it. I think I remember you saying that Alpert wasn’t considered cool back then and I agree, he wasn’t. I didn’t buy his albums or singles. And yet, like you, I knew every one of his songs. Late to the party but I’m a converted fan.

Thanks for the tip.

Regards,

Steven Ehrlick

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From: randy badazz alpert

Subject: Re: Fwd: Herb Alpert tour at 91 years old!

Date: May 16, 2026 at 3:55:00?PM PDT

Thank You for this nice note Bob…  FYI, I spoke with Herb a couple months ago about winding down at the end of this year and he said, “What about Europe in 2027?  Herb are you sure?  Yes, let’s explore some other countries.   So, 10 days ago I confirmed Herb for a 5 city tour of the UK in May 2027 that includes Royal Albert Hall. Herbie will be 92.  Am now looking into Germany, France, The Netherlands and maybe in June, Japan and Australia.  Crazy. 

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Subject: Re: The Peter Asher Movie

The first rock concert I went to as a teeny-bopper was Peter & Gordon at the Alexandria Roller Rink in Virginia.  Decades later I was backstage at a Linda Ronstadt concert in Santa Barbara with my boyfriend (later husband) and Peter hit on me. My life had come full circle.

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