Archive for August, 2009
Reach Out and Cut the Power
The Depeche Mode concert in Santa Barbara had a twist to it.
A few minutes in, there was a power outage on the stage for unknown reasons. It was out for about 10-15 minutes.
When the show got going again, the big screen behind the band was turned off but all the instruments and overhead lights worked fine.
The bowl has a 10 pm cut off for all of the bands, but because of the power glitch, they got to play another 10 minutes and did two encore songs.
Is There a Reason Why Glenn Beck Cries All the Time?
Well maybe this is a reason. I can’t say I’m surprised and I can’t say I’m disappointed. After years of spilling vitriolic hate speech onto the nation’s radio airwaves as well as TV, Glenn Beck is finally getting what he deserves. Here’s a report I found on the TV newsletter called Shoptalk:
“About a dozen companies have withdrawn their commercials from “Glenn Beck,” the Fox News Channel program, after Glenn Beck, the person, said late last month that President Obama was a racist with a “deep-seated hatred for white people or the white culture.”
The companies that have moved their ads elsewhere in recent days included ConAgra, Geico, Procter & Gamble and the insurance company Progressive. In a statement that echoed the comments of other companies, ConAgra said on Thursday that “we are firmly committed to diversity, and we would like to prevent the potential perception that advertising during this program was an endorsement of the viewpoints shared.”
Top 3 Things I Did with Greg Voakes on His Recent Vacation
Damn what a fun guy Greg Voakes is.
The 21 year-old social media dude from Victoria, British Columbia is an absolute blast and hella laid back. He took a one-way flight to Vegas, where he and I proceeded to crash a bachelorette party, go on a roller coaster drunk and walk miles in our dress shoes while the sun began to rise at 5 a.m. And that’s all just in the first 24 hours or so after meeting him for the first time in person. Although I only met Greg like 3 months ago on chat, he quickly has demonstrated all the aspects of a great person that I want to have around in my life. Greg is @gvoakes on Twitter and the same thing on Digg. Being around the guy has been a non-stop series of adventures, as this short list demonstrates.
