George Carlin liked to say, “When you’re born, you get a ticket to the freak show. When you’re born in America, you get a front-row seat.”
He had an important impact on 20th century America. His “Seven Dirty Words” routine was central to the 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation, in which […]
More mainstream awareness for Platinum Blue!
On May 9, 2008 Platinum Blue’s Music Xray™ was a central part of the story line on the CBS television series Numb3rs. As we’ve seen before in the NBC series Studio 60: On The Sunset Strip, Platinum Blue makes for good and interesting drama. Music Xray is not always […]
This was recently sent to me. It’s a rendition of “Carry On Wayward Son” by Kansas on an organ.
I know. But watch it and you’ll see what I mean!
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Oh Man!!
I’ve thrown myself into the public eye more times than I should have. It probably has something to do with adolescent insecurities.
This habit has brought me a looooooooooooooooong list of painfully embarrassing moments and public failures which play on endless loop in my head. Over the years I’ve accumulated enough humiliating footage for a […]
There’s a video that’s been making the rounds that millions of people have seen and that is generating a LOT of buzz. It’s gotten mainstream media coverage and the video is only about 3 minutes long and it has to do with three simple things you can do to become wealthy in about 30 days. […]
The Washington Post has a story today that was all the buzz within the music industry yesterday and one that has been the topic of heated debate and controversy on various industry email groups I belong to. It’s about Warner Music Group hiring Jim Griffin, (a well known industry analyst and leading thinker) to […]
My friend Kyra Reed has just published a book about blogging I think will be a hit among those who are just getting into blogging as well as among experienced bloggers who know that the promotion, distribution and targeting of your posts are what successful blogging is all about.
Blog 101: Why YOU Need a Blog […]
Click on the below video from last Friday to see our friend, Hal Vogel on Fox Business to discuss the on-going Writers Guild of America Strike. See Hal’s bio below the video.
Harold L. (Hal) Vogel is the author of Entertainment Industry Economics: A Guide for Financial Analysis (Seventh Edition) and of the companion volume, […]
I’ve got some serious stuff to say on the subject and will do so when I can come up for air after the holidays. For now, take a look at this funny video I came across the other day.
This clip is from October 8, 2007 and I meant to post it back then but filed it and just now got back to it. It’s quite poignant and insightful as well as funny. Check it out:
