Just like that it's gone - the thing you wait for all year. No one waits for August. That is like waiting for the weekend to come so you can sit on Sunday afternoon thinking about the workweek to come.
- Big Toe Update: really - big toe.
- Update: Ben points out why Hillary is very likely going to be the next President - the responsibility gene.
- I don't know if this should make me cry or make me laugh.
- How to make pals? Hit them up for money:
Another Conservative official who was approached said in political parties, "these things normally should not have to be asked for." The official said he already contributes to the party and the request has exacerbated uncomfortable relations between the PMO and some ministerial offices.
What is it about these guys that they seek out and destroy goodwill wherever they go. - Rob shares in interesting warning. As you know, Rob is much more keen on the new digital order but I appreciate how he is learning about it before our eyes:
It's almost impossible to buy music with no frame of reference. There were no hits, no recommendations, no "if you like x, you'll like y". I realized that the time it would take to decide if I liked an album was probably worth more than the $3 it would cost to buy one--in other words, not even worth it for "free." Musicians, bloggers, writers--if you're toiling in the long tail, getting stuck at zero is now a real possibility. Being just like the other guys but trying harder is less of an effective strategy than ever before.
Yes, the long tail has plenty of room at zero. They didn't mention that bit. Without authority nothing is authoritative. Without guidance we are unguided. How do you do that in the million person village? I am not saying not to do it. Nick is quite right about the importance of doing. But how does one do when the only venues come with sidewalks? Does it matter? - Truly, the Kitty of Dis.
- Patty Smith is playing "Because the Night" live on CBS's The Early Show, given seven seconds in passing during a promo introduction for the eight am news. A part of me just died.
Comments
cm - July 27, 2007 9:03 am
I wait for August. But that's because I love Caribana and the Ex.
And may I just say that Flea puts on an incredible live show. Lights. Go-go dancers. The whole shebang.
Oh, and ha gr! Up at 7:15 and still in to work for 8. Now to nap before anyone else shows up.
gorthos - July 27, 2007 9:44 am
Excellent... We are as a matter of fact remodeling our office with carpet and furnishings.. I am buying one of the Burns busts for my office.
gr - July 27, 2007 10:38 am
I am impressed, CM, at your ability to party late and then beat everyone else to the office and this Friday chat. I, for one, read the newspaper last night and got up early to work, per usual, missing Alan's first comment. That is not very impressive, I realize.
That is all. Back to chasing dollars and dogs.
Jay Currie - July 28, 2007 2:54 am
I could, of course, given my weird working hours and the time difference, win the commenting race each and every week....but what to say? At 4:00AM, well, nothing.
I suspect Mrs. Clinton would make a good President but I don't think I could take four years of hectoring. Actually, on both sides of the aisle it is a rather dismal set of choices. And I wonder if that is not how it actually should be. The President of the United States is, more or less, the most powerful person on the planet which is a job which should go to a responsible person rather than an attractive one.
As for the long tail: we are just beginning to understand the weird implications of the tiny numbers. In a sense what the 'net has done is destroy existing authority; the question is whether new authorities - in the form of editors - will re-aggregate the long tail. A popular blogger or a well trafficked website might well be able to put together the 20,000 people who think just like the flea and make a living by pointing to coll stuff such people might want to buy. Indeed, in some senses that is exactly what the lea himself, in a rather non-commercial way, is doing. It will take some time to sort out.
Alan, it could have been worse...she might have played "Good Day Sunshine" or "Feeling Groovy".