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Stung

On December 8, 2011 By

Super G, my former employer’s former Promotion’s Director, and I went to see Sting at The Paramount Theatre last night. We both enjoyed being at the show as private citizens; not trying to optimize our lobby presence or man-handle artists through a meet and greet.

About half way through the show, I thought [...]

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Sign O The Times

On November 29, 2011 By

I woke up early this morning to get a jump on my Christmas cookies.  This is where the spreadsheet meets the baking sheet; in order to get everything done in time to deliver treats the week of Christmas I have to be super organized and focused. And let me tell you, I need a little [...]

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You Spin Me Right Round, Baby

On November 29, 2011 By

When I told Kevin my new idea for promoting this blog; asking everyone who reaps the benefits of my ‘bake and release’ program to follow, or tweet, or facebook about the goodies they receive, he said, “Oh, like payola.” Well, more like plugola actually. And since my FCC license has been stashed in a box [...]

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Work, Hike, Bake, Death

On November 27, 2011 By

I spent last Thanksgiving at my mom’s home in the mountains outside Asheville, North Carolina with my Aunts, Uncles, cousins, sister Robin, her family and some family friends. It was a good old-fashioned country Thanksgiving complete with macaroni and cheese made by my nephew Ryan, pictured above. I might have actually shed a [...]

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Black Friday

On November 26, 2011 By

My father was Don Draper. Minus the womanizing, relocated to Chicago, Don Draper. A Creative Director at Tathum Laird and Kudner during its heyday in the ’60′s and 70′s, he handled mostly Proctor and Gamble accounts: Crest, Biz, Head & Shoulders, Mr. Clean, and later Libby’s and Pringles. He was my first rock star crush: [...]

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Tangerine

On November 25, 2011 By

So much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. Wonderful friends, supportive family, and a new career…coming. So far, the best suggestions for my next move have come from my sister Robin, (sideline reporter for ESPN) Mountain listener, (cooking show host) and Kevin (Fear Factor contestant. Seriously!)

What is next? That’s for me to figure out [...]

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Basketball Jones

On November 23, 2011 By

Unemployment is time-consuming. You have to clean out your old office and set up a new one on your kitchen table, fill out forms, file your claims, and answer the phone…a lot. The phone calls come in 3 categories: commiserate, consult, and console. All 3 are welcome but while the flurry of activity helps me [...]

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Fire In The Hole

On September 30, 2010 By

And by hole I mean Key Arena : )

Here are a  couple of shots from the big rock show at Key Arena last night: Arcade Fire!

The show was epic, just like the band’s songs. Have you heard a negative review? Not me. Not one. Yeah everyone wishes their favorite band would [...]

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In The Family Way

On September 28, 2010 By

After cramming their massive band onto the tiny stage at Neumo’s for their first local gig, Montreal art rockers Arcade Fire return to Seattle to play at Key Arena in support of their new album The Suburbs on Wednesday night.

I spoke with Win Butler, founding member and driving force behind [...]

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I'll Take You…Where?

On September 28, 2010 By

I found this Prince rarity and had to share, because you know, you can take the girl out of Minneapolis but you can’t take the Minneapolis out of the girl! Recorded in SF the year Prin changed his name to The Artist Formerly Know As, he opened is set with this Staples [...]

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