The new Aaron Sorkin drama "Studio 60: Live on the Sunset Strip" is still, in my view, trying to get its legs. I found this last episode more hit than miss. But all is forgiven with the literally show-stopping performance of "O Holy Night" by five New Orleans musicians. (YouTube link.) The performers were there…
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My friend Bob in Big Sur
This picture is so pretty that it looks completely fake. But that really is my friend Bob Baldridge, great photographer and Quaker artist/activist, playing sax early morning in Big Sur, California. The world is still full of such beauty and magic. Thanks for sharing this, Bob.
Merry Mex-mas from El Vez!
You know, nothing says the holidays quite like El Vez, the Mexican Elvis. El Vez signifies everything that is Christmas in America : glitter, excess, frenetic action, and joyful noise. He is not to be missed. I caught El Vez’s holiday show this weekend at the Mercury Lounge with Cindy and our friend Amy, who…
Giving Thanks
Things to be thankful for: My Beautiful Girlfriend: So supportive of all my nerdy pursuits and so good at making me happy. My Health. I realized this summer that I needed to get over my aversion to gyms and force myself to go at least a couple of times a week. Surprisingly, I don’t hate…
Ohio Attorney General goes after The Gift Assistant
Just got word from Aaron Forge that the wheels of justice are finally grinding their way towards the Gift Assistant company. The Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro just announced that he wants the Ohio-based Gift Assistant to refund the money to all of its defrauded customers and to pay a fine of $25,000 for each…
Buy my mean sister’s bags!
My lil sister Cori is tired of being just a successful marketing rep and East Village diva and has decided to start selling her own line of handbags and "wristlets" (whatever those are) along with her friend Jenny. Here’s how she describes them: Everything is originally designed and made by us. We were both looking…
Vox: Sweet jesus, I’m blogging about blogging
I’m sorry, but I can’t help but blog about Typepad’s new "Vox" blogging platform that they are previewing now. I got an invite — like the 11 million other typepad junkies — to try out the vox interface and I’ve been playing around with it this evening. It’s got some fun tools, I have to…
Google justice for Gift Assistant
Ok, it’s not the same as getting my freakin money back, but it’s still gratifying to see that when you do a search for "gift assistant" on Google, my blog complaints (I and II) and Consumerist’s followup are all in the top 5 listings, right under the link to the actual Gift Assistant website.
Star Wars Transformers!?!? What fresh hell is this?
I would have liked to have been at this brainstorming session at Hasbro: Okay, what do kids like? They like Star Wars toys! But we’ve thrown at them every possible Boba Fett plush pillow and Luke Skywalker cereal product we can think of. The whole Star Wars schtick has needed a boost of energy for…
Splogs: improving the noise-to-signal ratio
Just got an email from an ad rep for a company called Point of Impact Inc. an “e-business company, focused on the promotion and development of internet properties.” Which I guess is another euphemism for for “disseminator of spam.” The rep wanted to pay me up front to put up some text ads on my…