Month: November 2008

Warm Up to the Pine Mountain Logs In Venice

I went to High School with some of these guys. Mark (the blonde singer) was a genius in my art class. We(alumni) make a trek down to San Diego to the Belly Up at least once a year to relive our youth and party down with some of the most talented musicians you never heard of:Venice […]

Van Halen Fans?

Anyone that grew up in the 80’s in Socal has some sort of affinity for Van Halen of none other than Pasadena. There are old backyard party tapes that if you search long enough you will find of a rough David Lee Roth workin’ out for his future fame. My cousin Brian Geller headlines a […]

Johnny Cash and Buds

Gods Gonna Cut You Down: SOme cool Cameos with actors and rockers like Kid Rock

When Inflating Prices Makes Sense

Sony has banned  retailer discounts on some products.(NRF Smart Brief/ The New York Times/Bits blog (11/20) The company hopes that  the move, which applies to high-priced products such as its Alpha digital cameras and high-end televisions, appeals to busy shoppers by eliminating the need to search for deals among retailers. The moratorium on discounts follows […]

El Segundo FB

My Mitey Mite team took the Championship last Saturday. The little guys were real competitors fighting to the end of a triple overtime win.

Is Social Media Even Media?

The Eisenbergs consider if we should even call it media. I kind of agree. Is Twitter really media? Doesn’t media kind of imply  some sort of tighter organization? Most striking in the linked article is this quote from Ted McConnellof P&G: We hijack their own conversations, their own thoughts and feelings, and try to monetize […]