December 2007
15 posts
3rd out of 4 re-connections
Steve Binder in the late 70’s 80’s was know for being the person to produce variety and musical shows. I was lucky enough in 1986 to spend a semester learning from Steve some very valuable lessons about production while at USC studying Philosophy during the day and Television at night from professional like Steve, Mitchell Block and Ben Shed. Sometime during the course, I convinced...
Pressure to Earn
Wife: I wish we could replace the carpet in Daughter's room because of the Popsicle stains that were then bleached and made worse.
Me: She only has another 11 years till she is 18 so why bother now?
Daughter: Huh?
Wife: She can live here while she is in college.
Me: Sure, if she pays rent. {teasing}
Daughter: I can't pay rent. I don't have any money, {because} I don't have husband.
Wife: She does not have to pay rent to live here.
Me: Daughter you can earn money in life by working.
Daughter: Not while I am in college.
Me: People work while in college.
Daughter: I would rather have you work.
Who was the craft person on ABC’s show called...
No simple question to answer but someone asked google that very question and the person asking the question who hailed from Canda and was using IE6 on a Windows XP machine stopped (as a result of this post) here on their quest for an answer. Not that they asked me but I would credit Carol Duvall as one of the most frequent craft people on the show. Kitty Bartholomew was also frequently on the...
Would you like fries with that?
Seems Tom over at B9.37 it seems has all the answers. Now I say given his last answer as to why guys don’t want to be friends with a girl who breaks up with them makes it clear it is a good thing he is a radio guy and can get his girls that way. In my experience equating a lady with a “Big Mac” will not help your love life and certainly will not help you get any fries.
From one sale guy to another what is the forecast
So the sales guys in my office want to buy this CRM sales tool to use. So I call the rep and get a quote. 40 days later I and the sales rep are still waiting to see what will happen. So the rep email me asking what he should put on his forecast. So I wrote our sales guy and asked point blank if he had to put the transaction on his sale forecast what would he write. Direct and to the point why...
Asteroid Could Strike Mars in Early 2008
A group of U.S. astronomers say there is a chance an asteroid could hit the planet Mars by the end of next month. Stargazers in Arizona discovered a 50-meter wide asteroid in November and designated it “2007 WD5.” Astronomers say there is a one-in-75 chance the asteroid will strike the planet on January 30. NASA officials say if the asteroid does hit Mars, it will do so near the...
#2 of 4 - a friend lost and re-discovered
Here is the second person of the four I challenged myself to reconnect with. This person comes from fairly far in my past and more then a few years ago I lost touch with her. I have over the years thought often of Stacey a young lady I first met in 1992 just days prior to the LA Riots. I was no where near LA at the time as the show I worked on, Abc’s Home, was on the road in Kentucky for the...
Anxiety - Great name for a todo system →
Finding ones past on YouTube
So the other day in my office I was discussing one of my earliest jobs in “real” television when I was fortunate enough to intern for Steve Binder on a children’s show called Zoobile Zoo. I had taken one of Steve Classes at USC and he had been impressed with my experience from High School and my previous internship experience in at Columbia Pictures Television and Entertainment...
Back to Middle Earth!
I am pleased to see my brother will be returning to middle earth with Peter Jackson to make not one but two hobbit movies. The first would be The Hobbit and the second would be a film that would link the conclusion of with the start of The Fellowship of the Rings. All the news can be read here.
Friend #1 of Four
Ok so I threw the challenge of 4 four friends in 5 weeks and time is running out so how am I doing? Honestly not as well as I would like but on the other hand I got two down and a third expected any hour now. So first I have reconnected with someone who I enjoy so much and is always a pleasure to spend time with. Paul Babin is no small figure in the industry and while you would never know it if...
The little things of Customer Service
So I went into the Apple Store today with three needs: A) A new power supply because I have again worn out the connector. B) New headset for the iPhone which has also worn out in less then 6 months. C) Something to give the parents for the Holidays. Power supply was in stock but $79 and a bit of software for my parents should do the trick for the holiday present. When I went to ask the guys...
Magazines for the iPhone
I have been a fan and user of Zinio for some years now. Simply put I gave up on the stack of magazines long before being “green” came into being. Zinio which for years now has allowed you to get your magazine content on your PC or laptop without the loss of the page flipping experience. If you have never tried it you should definitely give it a try. Today I happened to drop by the...
Jakob and Julia 19 days to destroy a relationship...
Jakob and Julia two of the NY blogging elite, in a glorious experiment in blogging, shameless self promotion and relationship management, have in 19 days gone from Prom King and Prom Queen of the blogosphere to tragic relationship train wreck. Interesting to me they broke one of my cardinal rules of relationships on day one of the experiment. If you do not love each other enough to commit to a...
We're Walkin' So They'll Keep Talkin'
This is an idea I support! I am all for the labor process but they should have to keep at the negotiations 5 day a weeks and at least 40 hours a week till they find a way to end this. Lots of people are being hurt and while I would not keep anyone from legitimate labor actions, the parties involved owe it to the rest of the industry to keep trying to find some common ground. This thing will...