Lefsetz Letter

Creativity and Careers

Published on 2010-08-25 19:09:43

My Kindle broke. I was searching on a word and I noticed the 5-way switch felt funny, turned out it was broken…  But I’d already finished my book, Steve Martin’s "Born Standing Up: A Comic’s Life". Although not the best-written book, and despite his self-deprecation, Steve was seemingly shtupping every desirable woman extant, the insight into careers [...]

Roundup

Published on 2010-08-24 19:41:03

KANYE WEST’S GOOD FRIDAYS Kanye West Promises New Song Every Week Through Christmas If I hear one more oldster talk about his damn ALBUM I’m gonna send ‘em back to the "Flintstones" and make ‘em play their vinyl records with a quill. The album evolved into a long playing statement because of the format, the 33 1/3 vinyl [...]

QuickDeposit

Published on 2010-08-24 19:27:11

I’m balancing my checkbook. Yes, I’m one of those nerds.  Not only do I want to know how much money I’ve got, I get off on the numbers matching up, makes me recall elementary school, with all that addition and subtraction, makes me feel satisfied, amazed that these checks go out into the world and come [...]

Groupon/LN/Etc.

Published on 2010-08-23 13:03:35

I get this weekly e-mail from Scott Perry, entitled "New Music Tipsheet", he’s got a running commentary and this week he mentioned that "The Gap booked $11 million in revenue in a SINGLE DAY via a national Groupon takeover." That’s positively staggering. You can read the article Scott’s linking to here: Groupon Smashes Sales Records with Nationwide [...]

A Bit More Mellencamp

Published on 2010-08-23 09:34:06

He may be antiquated, but he ain’t stupid. By likening the Internet to an A-Bomb and saying a bunch more outrageous things, Johnny Cougar got everyone to know that he’s got a new album out.  Are people gonna listen to it? Well, at least they know it’s out. This is Rock PR 101.  Say something outrageous and the [...]