We’re at the Park Hyatt now. What a hotel! We’re overlooking the harbor, and it’s all about the water in Sydney. And water is what we got today. It rained, it POURED! The locals were happy about it, they’ve been experiencing a years-long drought. But as a tourist, you’re always disappointed with precipitation. But it gave […]

 We are having just a fantastic time here in Sydney. We’re staying in Olympic Park, where the conference is located, and have felt the vibe of the 2000 Games, albeit seven years later. Sydney is an interesting city. Kind of a cross between New York, London and Paris. It’s got a bit of the intensity […]

Whew! In the sixties, we didn’t go over our friends’ houses to play PS2 or Wii. We dropped by with cardboard sleeves under our arms, we were there to listen to music. And listen is what we did. We weren’t IM’ing, weren’t texting. We were sitting in front of the largest speakers we could afford, […]

So Felice and I are sitting with John McBride in catering, catching up. THIS guy’s a character. Martina McBride’s husband has got his hands in seemingly more enterprises than Warren Buffett. While he’s on the road with his family he’s overseeing his Blackbird Studios, where the White Stripes cut their last record, Clair Brothers Nashville, […]