When I walked into that room I knew I was doing something few would have the privilege to do and would only earn that opportunity after years of hard work, dedication, and some luck. I must have a little bit more luck than the rest. Five minutes prior I walked through the press entrance for [...]
Even though I struggle with finding companions and I can’t always make a show every year, I am still a member of the DMB Warehouse. It’s the official Fan Club of the Dave Matthews Band and I’ve been a member for almost 10 years. When my membership comes up for renewal I don’t blink an [...]
Remember when advertising was actually a persuasive tool? You would buy a product because it was advertised to be the best, longest lasting, or a great value. Companies would pit their products against the competitors in ads, hoping that it would win the hearts and minds of the consumers that watched them. Of course that [...]
While I was on The OBX I received a very interesting e-mail from Tom at We Love DC: My condolences on the loss of Metblogs… Wait a minute. What happened to DC Metblogs? I was busy getting my tan on to notice that something was going on to the place where I write about DC-centric [...]
Photo courtesy of Flickr user SoulRider.222 For the past few months I had quite the learning experience trying to fix yet another problem on my piece of shit car. Stemming back to last year there was a noise coming from my front tires. First it was a knocking that grew into a knocking, grinding, groaning [...]
Under a heading titled, “Blockbuster Death Watch,” Consumerist reported an analyst’s opinion that Blockbuster will continue to lose customers at an alarming rate. I used to remember as a child as Blockbuster locations would sprout up around my hometown, killing off mom & pop stores and Supermarket rental operations. As a big national chain they [...]
What’s the most ridiculous thing you’ve seen sold on TV? Now I’m not talking about products advertised on television and sold in stores (like Head On.) I’m talking about products sold only on infomercials, you know those paid programs you’ve watched late at night or on Sunday mornings. Working at TMG Strategies I once had [...]
Even though I love to get snail mail, last week I received two “last issue” warnings for a couple of magazines I subscribe to. For both I ignored their request to re-up my subscription, even though one of them was a trade magazine that I got for free. I used to devour my magazines days [...]
Do you GTL? For my anti-Jersey Shore fans that stands for: Gym, Tanning, and Laundry. The three steps you need to take in order to look fresh at all times. Well I try to hit the gym but skin isn’t kissed by the fake UV rays of tanning beds, good thing I’m Asian and my [...]
Please keep @Beccas43 in your prayers, currently in the ER for potential drug overdose. That was a tweet I saw last Thursday night from social media enthusiast/fellow Asian Forrest W. Kobayashi. When I asked him if he knew Beccas43 he told me it was a story he saw through his Twitter network. When I investigated [...]