Category Archives: Entertainment

J.R. Ewing Had Brown Hair. And So Did I

Once upon a time, in the early 1980’s, my back was famous, and my front too, now and then. My wife and I lived east of Fort Worth, Texas in a neighborhood most people will only see on “Cops,” but … Continue reading

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Hard Core Pawn as MBA

Les Gold, slump shouldered and frowning, walks to the front of the jewelry counter and stares the woman in the face with such intensity, she is rendered mute in mid-curse. “What can I do for you?” he says softly, which … Continue reading

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Big River: Welcome To The Circus

Recently it has come to my attention that one of Big River’s fellow tenants called us “circus people.” Granted, this comment was heard by one of our “circus” people while sitting in a restroom stall playing games on an iPhone, … Continue reading

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I’m Guilty

After reading Pete Dexter’s review of Jim Harrison’s new book, The Great Leader, a review where Dexter admits to and feels guilty about writing a 1956 book report on the Bible without having ever read it, I have a confession … Continue reading

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Time Capsules

I spent last week reading World Book Encyclopedia’s Year Books from 1965 – 1976. Perhaps you are old enough to remember these dusty annuals. It is fascinating to read about events that happened 40-something years ago in language that makes … Continue reading

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BBQ, Rain, Mud, Wrecks and Rednecks (Part 2)

The dirt track hugs wooden bleachers angling up about 25 feet into the damp Shenandoah wind. A man in a camo gimme cap with a belly big enough to have swallowed a small child chugs by wearing a painted-on-tight t-shirt, … Continue reading

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Rudy’s Klout

Social media is constantly changing and adding new sites. If you have an extra 3 minutes in your day, social media will find a way to use 4 of them. Now there is a way to measure your influence across … Continue reading

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Lessons From Create Tech

Recently, Geoff Stone and I attended the AAAA’s Create Tech conference in NYC to hear from several of the digital and emerging technology leaders in branding. Of course that means people like Scott Prindle and Brian Skahan from CP&B, Trevor … Continue reading

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Key West Conversations: Damned Good Liars

It took less than fifteen minutes to realize I had found a place that fit a part of me that I have kept prisoner under the guise of corporate bullshit for 30 years. I was still in the cab when … Continue reading

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Conversations from Key West

Scribbled on an AirTran barf bag are these words: “Below me, the Atlantic meats the Gulf of Mexico, blending in shades of Galaxie 500 peacock blue, luminescent aqua and deep cobalt surrounding the last island in the Florida Keys. Scabs … Continue reading

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