Were selling culture. We’re bombarded with stories talking about the Grateful Dead paradigm, how to be successful. Most focus on allowing fans to tape and share live recordings. But the real story is the Dead created a culture. BY ACCIDENT! It’s hard to create a new paradigm intentionally, it usually happens by accident. As a […]

Doesn’t mean as much as it used to. I remember growing up, going to the Yankee game, we told our friends we would be there, to look out for us on TV. To be on TV was the thrill of a lifetime. Just to be seen, never mind heard. But today, being on television is […]

“Unplugged: Adventures from MTV to Timbuktu”: https://bit.ly/488Y0yH   Literally. This book made me feel inadequate, like I hadn’t lived life to the fullest. Thank god I still have some time left, but I could never catch up. Now I know Tom Freston. I even know the outline of most of these stories, a bit of […]

1 “I’m gonna add some bottom So that the dancers just won’t hide” Awards shows never run on schedule. Even when they’re taped for TV. There are stops and starts. After all, it’s all about what the home viewer sees on their flat screen. But that was not the case last night. The show started […]