Archive for the 'Music Business' Category


I’m Frustrated Too/Complete WSJ Article

Open your Web browser. Insert "Big Ticket Seller Tried Deal With Scalpers" into the Google window. Hit return to get results. Your very first result, under "News results for Big Ticket Seller Tried Deal with Scalpers", with the title "Big Ticket Seller Tried Deal With Scalpers" next to a tiny picture of a newspaper, should […]

Correct WSJ URL

Big Ticket Seller Tried Deal With Scalpers SOLUTIONS Ticketmaster 1A manifest for each and every venue.  I can log on to Orbitz and see every available airline seat, but Ticketmaster wants me to jump at what it’s offering, warning me that if I don’t take it, I lose my place in line and will get […]

The Wall Street Journal Scalping Article

Was I surprised? Yes. Was I shocked? No. My inbox has been filling up with people wondering why I haven’t written about this.  I’m not a retweeting service. Ethan Smith did such a good job, I felt there was nothing left to say. But so many said I needed to spread the word, that most […]

Jill Sobule Responds

From: Jill SobuleSubject: Bob, I love you too. But a response to your last letter. Hey, wish you had your radio show Bob, I love you too, but I am surprised you would have thought my fan-funded record was to "break through to the masses". I am quite aware that I am not, nor will […]