The Top Five people on Twitter are all musicians. Lady Gaga is number one with 22,131,698 followers. At number five, we’ve got Shakira, with 15,264,505. And in between, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry and Rihanna. Britney Spears is number six. Taylor Swift number nine. In other words, the bankers may have all the money, but musicians […]

It must be nice to be rich. Got that e-mail from a bunch of people re my Groupon rant. What is wrong with America that everybody boasts about being poor? I know, not everybody. Certainly not the rappers. And the Republicans. And you can’t get a peep out of the truly rich, they’re smart enough […]

You don’t want to look cheap. It’s one thing if it’s a straight transaction for a physical object, no service being involved other than ringing up the cash register. But if I’m at a restaurant, I’m not gonna use a coupon. First and foremost, when do you whip it out? You’re afraid if you wait […]

Forget the money. You’ll never make as much as a banker. What artists want today is power. Forget the circle jerk of appearing at SXSW. That’s just preaching to the converted. People who are at the tail end of the dog, yes, the government and the rich are wagging the artists and most don’t even […]