I used to make more of an effort to make Friday postings around here more “fun,” linking to less political stuff, and more things that would have a wider appeal. Since I’m planning on taking weekends off for a while, I figure it’s a good time to try to make Fridays lighter in tone again. Let’s see how it works.
- This happened a couple days ago, but I haven’t been able to figure out what to say about it: First Avenue loses manager. Steve McClellan is gone, and the club won’t be the same without him. There’s also been some concerned talk, wondering if some of the other long-term staff may leave. In any case: Clear Channel dominates the Downtown music scene talks about McClellan, as does this City Pages article from last year that starts out:
Did you hear the rumor that First Avenue is going to close?
Maybe this year the rumor is actually true… [press-patch] - Down in New Orleans, Casey the Gorilla (who used to be at Como Park) has spent two years not getting it on with the ladies, so the zookeepers are trying Visual Aids For A Reticent Ape to encourage him to get a a little amorous. Last year, after seeing some pictures I had posted of Casey, Janet, one of the volunteers down there, mentioned in an email to me that they might try that. Hope it works out for the big guy. [press-patch]
- According to this story, an Ad glut rocks radio. If video hadn’t killed the radio star, advertising would. 25 minutes per hour of ads? Cripes.
- If you should happen to get called to be on a TV show as an expert, you should check out Viacom/MTV Networks’ The Debate Show fraud first. [boing boing]
- Monica, over at Th’ inkwell, talks about giving herself a Promotion. Me, I generally have that sort of puzzled reaction over the spam telling me to
Fire Ur B0ss 2D4Y!
Heck. If I did that, who’d boss me around when I’m feeling like a slacker? More seriously, Monica’s been cranking out enough good stuff lately that I’m reading her daily and think you should, too.