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My Australian Keynote Address

You’ve got a turntable, RIGHT? Well, transfer this podcast to vinyl. Place it on your turntable and play it at 16 RPM! Because I’m talking so fucking fast, that if you play it at 33, you might MISS SOMETHING! Go to: Podcast (MP3s) of 2007 Keynote Speeches Scroll down to the Saturday Keynote, where you’ll see […]

How Long

Thank god the Eagles’ fans are not tech/web-savvy. First lesson, OWN YOUR URL! There’s a story here, as to why the URL is www.eaglesband.com/, not eagles.com, or theeagles.com (sure, the band hates the "the", but most people don’t know this). Yes, a search will turn up the right site, but will it turn up the […]

Priscilla, The Musical

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 […]

John Butler At The Enmore Theatre

 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 […]