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80 Stand-up comedians walk into a bar... and wind up in a documentary, 'I A
2010-04-24 02:41:00
By BOB ANDELMAN Jordan Brady has been on stage, told the jokes, suffered the hecklers and luxuriated in the belly laughs. He also knows the pitfalls of standup comedy and comedians. So who better to chronicle their lives than one of their own? I just finished watching I Am Comic, Brady?s funny, fast-moving tribute to the men and women who make their living analyzing their lives, picking at their own zits on stage, humiliating you, me and that fat, obnoxious idiot who made the mistake of sitting in the front row. More than 80 people were interview for the film, including comics such as: Sarah Silverman, Carlos Mencia , Jim Gaffigan , Jeff Foxworthy, Tim Allen, Nick Kroll, Kathy Griffin, Dave Attell, Janeane Garofalo, Carrot Top, Louis C.K, Roseanne Barr, Todd Glass, Iliza Shlesinger, and Phyllis Diller. Brady began as a stand-up comedian in the early 1980?s. His first feature film, Dill Scallion, world premiered at the 1999 Slamdance Film Festival. He went on to direct three m...
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Former X-Men star, Iceman Shawn Ashmore, gets 'Frozen' all over. Again.
2010-04-23 19:59:00
Shawn Ashmore as "Iceman" in the X-Men trilogy; image via Wikipedia By BOB ANDELMAN When Billy Bob Thornton was on this show a few years ago, I figured I was one Kevin Bacon degree removed from my first X-Man?Halle Berry. When today is done, I?ll still be one degree of separation away from Storm, but I?ll have interviewed my first real X-Man, Shawn Ashmore, who played ?Iceman? in all three X-Men films. (And now I?ll also be one degree of separation away from Anna Paquin , who played ?Rogue? in the the X movies and whose character dated Ashmore?s character. So I got that goin? for me.) Ashmore returned to the big screen this winter as the star of Frozen, which had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January. It?s the story of three friends who get stuck on a ski lift when it shuts down for the night. You can see the trailer at Apple.com/trailers but in the meantime, use your imagination and listen to this: SHAWN ASHMORE AUDIO EXCERPT:  "My first day was t...
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Roger Lowenstein takes Mr. Media to 'The End of Wall Street'
2010-04-22 22:15:00
By BOB ANDELMAN The sky is falling! The sky is falling! What?s that? The sky has already fallen? Damn, I hate being late to the party. Apparently, it?s old news that the world financial system was on the edge of collapse over the course of recent years and those fat, rich bastards on Wall Street ?and President Obama?s right, it is fun to hate on them?nearly sent us all into oblivion. But what you may not know is who and what brought this mess upon us. That?s where financial journalist Roger Lowenstein fits in. Lowenstein?s new book, The End of Wall Street?which entered the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists at #1 upon publication?is a perfectly timed dissection of what happened and who?s to blame. Lowenstein even starts the book with a handy roster of the play?s characters so it?s easy to keep track of the villains. And his timing on this show is perfect, since less than an hour ago, Obama was at Cooper Union in Manhattan, addressing the titans of W...
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Biographer or stalker? Nevin Martell wants the head of 'Calvin and Hobbes'
2010-04-17 15:23:00
Image via Wikipedia By BOB ANDELMAN There are plenty of creative people whose work I love but you?ll never catch me pursuing an interview with them. Bruce Springsteen , for one. I like the idea of leaving a little mystery out there, a little bubble I?ll never personally pop. Nevin Martell, on the other hand, had a different idea. He is devout fan of the old comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, created by Bill Watterson. And who isn?t? It is one of the most brilliant dailies ever created and when Watterson decided to suddenly stop producing it in 1995 after 10 years and 3,160 strips, no one was more disappointed than I. Okay, maybe Martell was. Owning a complete edition of the published strips wasn?t enough; he wanted to know more about Watterson, to talk with him and the people who knew and admired him and write a book about what made the man fly as high as Spaceman Spiff. Watterson, however, had other ideas. The last time he made a public appearance was 1990 and he had no interest ...
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Biographer or stalker? Nevin Martell wants the head of 'Calvin and Hobbes'
2010-04-17 15:23:00
Image via WikipediaBy BOB ANDELMANThere are plenty of creative people whose work I love but you?ll never catch me pursuing an interview with them. Bruce Springsteen , for one. I like the idea of leaving a little mystery out there, a little bubble I?ll never personally pop.Nevin Martell, on the other hand, had a different idea.He is devout fan of the old comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, created by Bill Watterson. And who isn?t? It is one of the most brilliant dailies ever created and when Watterson decided to suddenly stop producing it in 1995 after 10 years and 3,160 strips, no one was more disappointed than I.Okay, maybe Martell was.Owning a complete edition of the published strips wasn?t enough; he wanted to know more about Watterson, to talk with him and the people who knew and admired him and write a book about what made the man fly as high as Spaceman Spiff. Watterson, however, had other ideas. The last time he made a public appearance was 1990 and he had no interest in returning ...
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Championship bout, 'High Society' reality TV division: Devorah Rose v. Tins
2010-04-16 00:32:00
By BOB ANDELMANI?m, like, totally up on Manhattan society?of the 1980s. If they were ever mentioned in Spy magazine, I know who they are and what they?ve done.But this is, like, 2010, and I couldn?t be further from knowing who?s hot, who?s not?or why it matters. Sometimes, though, it?s not about me?hard t believe, I know?it?s about you, beloved listeners.So I?m delighted to welcome Devorah Rose to today?s show. Devorah is the editor-in-chief of Social Life Magazine in the Hamptons and, more germane to being in the moment, she?s a star of The CW?s new reality TV series, ?High Society .? It airs Wednesdays at 9:30 p.m.On the show, Devorah is locked in mortal verbal combat with Manhattan social climber Tinsley Mortimer, who I actually have heard of, but probably not for any reasons of which she?s beaming with pride. If you dig beautiful young blondes engaged in catty, full claws behavior, you?ll snarl with delight at their antics on ?High Society.?This is not Devorah?s first does of TV ...
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Championship bout, 'High Society' reality TV division: Devorah Rose v. Tins
2010-04-16 00:32:00
By BOB ANDELMAN I?m, like, totally up on Manhattan society?of the 1980s. If they were ever mentioned in Spy magazine, I know who they are and what they?ve done. But this is, like, 2010, and I couldn?t be further from knowing who?s hot, who?s not?or why it matters. Sometimes, though, it?s not about me?hard t believe, I know?it?s about you, beloved listeners. So I?m delighted to welcome Devorah Rose to today?s show. Devorah is the editor-in-chief of Social Life Magazine in the Hamptons and, more germane to being in the moment, she?s a star of The CW?s new reality TV series, ?High Society .? It airs Wednesdays at 9:30 p.m. On the show, Devorah is locked in mortal verbal combat with Manhattan social climber Tinsley Mortimer, who I actually have heard of, but probably not for any reasons of which she?s beaming with pride. If you dig beautiful young blondes engaged in catty, full claws behavior, you?ll snarl with delight at their antics on ?High Society.? This is not Devorah?s fir...
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Disney 'meanie' Elaine Hendrix likes this particular stereotype
2010-04-15 18:00:00
By BOB ANDELMAN It?s always fun to welcome familiar faces?and voices?to the show and today I get that pleasure with actress Elaine Hendrix . Probably best known for her role in The Parent Trap with Lindsay Lohan and Natasha Richardson, Elaine is one of those beautiful, distinctive actresses who is always working. In fact, she joins us to discuss the release of several new films: Good Intentions (now on DVD) and Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2. You can see the trailer for Good Intentions at GoodIntentionsMovie.com. Elaine was also be seen in the March 4 episode of ?The Mentalist? on CBS. Her film Rock Slyde will be available on DVD in June, while Dear Lemon Lima is currently in the Nashville Film Festival (April 12-15) and Spork will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival (April 21-May 2). Perhaps less well known is that Elaine is involved with several animal rights organizations. She appears in the documentary Skin Trade (now on DVD), about the fur industry, and ois slated to appear...
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Disney 'meanie' Elaine Hendrix likes this particular stereotype
2010-04-15 18:00:00
By BOB ANDELMANIt?s always fun to welcome familiar faces?and voices?to the show and today I get that pleasure with actress Elaine Hendrix .Probably best known for her role in The Parent Trap with Lindsay Lohan and Natasha Richardson, Elaine is one of those beautiful, distinctive actresses who is always working. In fact, she joins us to discuss the release of several new films: Good Intentions (now on DVD) and Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2.You can see the trailer for Good Intentions at GoodIntentionsMovie.com.Elaine was also be seen in the March 4 episode of ?The Mentalist? on CBS. Her film Rock Slyde will be available on DVD in June, while Dear Lemon Lima is currently in the Nashville Film Festival (April 12-15) and Spork will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival (April 21-May 2).Perhaps less well known is that Elaine is involved with several animal rights organizations. She appears in the documentary Skin Trade (now on DVD), about the fur industry, and ois slated to appear on the cover...
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Interview: Nick Tosches, author of everything from 'Power on Earth' to 'Uns
2010-04-15 03:29:00
By BOB ANDELMAN (AUTHOR'S NOTE: I recently found this typewritten story in my files from July 25, 1985. Probably produced on my Apple IIc! I believe it was a freelance piece I wrote for the St. Petersburg Times when I was writing most of the paper's pop music articles and reviews. This version was not edited by the paper.) The Vatican. The Mafia. Hundreds of millions of dollars, earned and laundered. International finance and intrigue. It sounds like a Mario Puzo novel, but it's actually the setting for Power on Earth , a journalistic work-in-progress by Nick Tosches. For Tosches, the new book marks a change in stride after establishing himself as a writer of mostly music articles and short stories for Rolling Stone, Playboy, Penthouse (including the text for the much-publicized Madonna photos), Creem and the Village Voice. He has also written four books, including biographies of Jerry Lee Lewis (Hellfire) and Hall & Oates (Dangerous Dances). He is a man who congratulate...
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Interview: Nick Tosches, author of everything from 'Power on Earth' to 'Uns
2010-04-15 03:29:00
By BOB ANDELMAN(AUTHOR'S NOTE: I recently found this typewritten story in my files from July 25, 1985. Probably produced on my Apple IIc! I believe it was a freelance piece I wrote for the St. Petersburg Times when I was writing most of the paper's pop music articles and reviews. This version was not edited by the paper.)The Vatican. The Mafia. Hundreds of millions of dollars, earned and laundered. International finance and intrigue. It sounds like a Mario Puzo novel, but it's actually the setting for Power on Earth , a journalistic work-in-progress by Nick Tosches. For Tosches, the new book marks a change in stride after establishing himself as a writer of mostly music articles and short stories for Rolling Stone, Playboy, Penthouse (including the text for the much-publicized Madonna photos), Creem and the Village Voice. He has also written four books, including biographies of Jerry Lee Lewis (Hellfire) and Hall & Oates (Dangerous Dances). He is a man who congratulated himsel...
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'Baby Boomer Bust?' A question and a book by branding expert Roger Chiocchi
2010-04-14 18:29:00
By BOB ANDELMAN The post-war baby boom is becoming something else, more than half a century later. But is that something else a bust? In his new book, Baby Boomer Bust??and the title ends in a question mark?Roger Chiocchi (pronounced KEY-o-key) says it may be a problem that the average baby boomer nearing retirement only has $68,000 in a 401k. And no, if you?re looking at the totality of retirement, and not just the first year, that is not much. Tomorrow, April 15, 2010, I?ll be attending the second day of the Florida Boomer Lifestyle Conference, which will be held in Clearwater at Ruth Eckerd Hall. (By the way, the Florida Boomer Lifestyle Conference is open to the public. You can register online at www.floridaboomerlifestyle.com) It is designed to help us understand how the recession has impacted boomers. I expect to learn what they?re spending money on right now, which messages resonate most with them, and what they want from businesses today. Apparently ?deeper senior ...
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'Baby Boomer Bust?' A question and a book by branding expert Roger Chiocchi
2010-04-14 18:29:00
By BOB ANDELMANThe post-war baby boom is becoming something else, more than half a century later.But is that something else a bust?In his new book, Baby Boomer Bust??and the title ends in a question mark?Roger Chiocchi (pronounced KEY-o-key) says it may be a problem that the average baby boomer nearing retirement only has $68,000 in a 401k. And no, if you?re looking at the totality of retirement, and not just the first year, that is not much. Tomorrow, April 15, 2010, I?ll be attending the second day of the Florida Boomer Lifestyle Conference, which will be held in Clearwater at Ruth Eckerd Hall. (By the way, the Florida Boomer Lifestyle Conference is open to the public. You can register online at www.floridaboomerlifestyle.com) It is designed to help us understand how the recession has impacted boomers. I expect to learn what they?re spending money on right now, which messages resonate most with them, and what they want from businesses today.Apparently ?deeper senior discounts at D...
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2010-04-13 09:00:00
Retirement doesn't have to kill your bank account I’m going to turn 50 later this year.It’s a weird sensation, knowing AARP is prepared to invite me into its ranks, that I probably have fewer years ahead paying into Social Security and Medicare than getting money from Social Security and Medicare, that middle-age is finally, officially, about to catch up with my more salt-than-pepper thin...
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Peter Golenbock may write Yankees histories, but he's rooting for the Rays
2010-04-12 22:25:00
Mickey Mantle, image via WikipediaBy BOB ANDELMANSportswriter Peter Golenbock is one of my heroes, a guy I want to be like in many ways when I grow up. For now, however, I?ll settle for just being to call him a friend.The major characteristic I admire about Peter is his ability to be working constantly. He?s always writing a new book, always engaged in an envious research project. Actually, more than one. As a guy who also makes his living writing books, it drives me nuts. Let me give you an example. The first time Peter was on my show, he was promoting his hotly controversial first stab at fiction, 7: The Mickey Mantle Novel. But while he was setting the New York media community on fire with wild tales of the Mick getting up to bat with Joe D?s gal, Marilyn Monroe , he was already hot at work with actor Tony Curtis on his autobiography and on a history of Brooklyn.When I had him back to talk about those books, he was chomping at the bit to talk about his George Steinbrenner biograph...
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Peter Golenbock may write Yankees histories, but he's rooting for the Rays
2010-04-12 22:25:00
Mickey Mantle, image via Wikipedia By BOB ANDELMAN Sportswriter Peter Golenbock is one of my heroes, a guy I want to be like in many ways when I grow up. For now, however, I?ll settle for just being to call him a friend. The major characteristic I admire about Peter is his ability to be working constantly. He?s always writing a new book, always engaged in an envious research project. Actually, more than one. As a guy who also makes his living writing books, it drives me nuts. Let me give you an example. The first time Peter was on my show, he was promoting his hotly controversial first stab at fiction, 7: The Mickey Mantle Novel. But while he was setting the New York media community on fire with wild tales of the Mick getting up to bat with Joe D?s gal, Marilyn Monroe , he was already hot at work with actor Tony Curtis on his autobiography and on a history of Brooklyn. When I had him back to talk about those books, he was chomping at the bit to talk about his George Steinb...
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Retirement doesn't have to kill your bank account, author Mark Miller says
2010-04-10 23:34:00
Image via Wikipedia By BOB ANDELMAN I?m going to turn 50 later this year. It?s a weird sensation, knowing AARP is prepared to invite me into its ranks, that I probably have fewer years ahead paying into Social Security and Medicare than getting money from Social Security and Medicare, that middle-age is finally, officially, about to catch up with my more salt-than-pepper thin hair and beard, that all the talk about preparing for retirement is no longer just talk. Whoa, slow down, Bob. You?re depressing everybody?yourself included. Next week, on April 15, 2010, I?ll even be attending the second day of the Florida Boomer Lifestyle Conference, which will be held in Clearwater at Ruth Eckerd Hall. It is designed to help us understand how the recession has impacted boomers. I expect to learn what they?re spending money on right now, which messages resonate most with them, and what they want from businesses today. Apparently ?more Early Bird Dinner Specials? is not the correct a...
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Retirement doesn't have to kill your bank account, author Mark Miller says
2010-04-10 23:34:00
Image via WikipediaBy BOB ANDELMANI?m going to turn 50 later this year. It?s a weird sensation, knowing AARP is prepared to invite me into its ranks, that I probably have fewer years ahead paying into Social Security and Medicare than getting money from Social Security and Medicare, that middle-age is finally, officially, about to catch up with my more salt-than-pepper thin hair and beard, that all the talk about preparing for retirement is no longer just talk.Whoa, slow down, Bob. You?re depressing everybody?yourself included.Next week, on April 15, 2010, I?ll even be attending the second day of the Florida Boomer Lifestyle Conference, which will be held in Clearwater at Ruth Eckerd Hall. It is designed to help us understand how the recession has impacted boomers. I expect to learn what they?re spending money on right now, which messages resonate most with them, and what they want from businesses today.Apparently ?more Early Bird Dinner Specials? is not the correct answer.Joining m...
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Links for 2010-04-09 [Digg]
2010-04-10 09:00:00
Hey, Don Draper! Better watch out for Danny Pudi on NBC sitc It's a shame Lorne Michaels didn't sign up Danny Pudi for 'Saturday Night Live' before the producers of the NBC sitcom 'Community' cast him as 'Abed.' He is so flexible in body, mind and voice as to suggest a combination of Jim Carrey, the late Phil Hartman and a thoroughly modern Rich Little.Pudi looks so unassuming that no matte
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'Community' TV star Danny Pudi is a man of many men: Batman, Don Draper, va
2010-04-09 23:42:00
Danny Pudi, image by Rob Poetsch via Flickr By BOB ANDELMAN It?s a shame Lorne Michaels didn?t sign up Danny Pudi for ?Saturday Night Live ? before the producers of the NBC sitcom ?Community ? cast him as ?Abed.? He is so flexible in body, mind and voice as to suggest a combination of Jim Carrey, the late Phil Hartman and a thoroughly modern Rich Little. Pudi looks so unassuming that no matter how often you see him do his stuff on ?Community,? you can?t help but do a doubletake, rewind and watch him do it again. And again. In moments you'll hear a clip from a recent episode, in which co-star Chevy Chase goads him into practicing his manly technique with fellow community college student Annie, played by Alison Brie. Here?s a tip: Brie also plays ?Trudy,? a character on AMC?s ?Mad Men.? Maybe Woody Allen could remake the film Zelig with Pudi as the lead. Besides ?Community,? Pudi also had a lead role in the 2009 film Road Trip: Beer Pong and you might also recognize him for a...
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'Community' TV star Danny Pudi is a man of many men: Batman, Don Draper, va
2010-04-09 23:42:00
Danny Pudi, image by Rob Poetsch via FlickrBy BOB ANDELMANIt?s a shame Lorne Michaels didn?t sign up Danny Pudi for ?Saturday Night Live ? before the producers of the NBC sitcom ?Community ? cast him as ?Abed.? He is so flexible in body, mind and voice as to suggest a combination of Jim Carrey, the late Phil Hartman and a thoroughly modern Rich Little.Pudi looks so unassuming that no matter how often you see him do his stuff on ?Community,? you can?t help but do a doubletake, rewind and watch him do it again. And again. In moments you'll hear a clip from a recent episode, in which co-star Chevy Chase goads him into practicing his manly technique with fellow community college student Annie, played by Alison Brie. Here?s a tip: Brie also plays ?Trudy,? a character on AMC?s ?Mad Men.?Maybe Woody Allen could remake the film Zelig with Pudi as the lead.Besides ?Community,? Pudi also had a lead role in the 2009 film Road Trip: Beer Pong and you might also recognize him for a certain T-mobi...
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Social media expert David Mathison wants you to 'Be the Media'
2010-04-09 12:48:00
By BOB ANDELMANI start each show talking about ?So much media, so little time?? But David Mathison sees the media differently. Instead of observing it from afar, he wants you to be the media?you, yourself.Mathison, a former executive with the Reuters news agency, takes the whole notion of 21st century media very seriously. In his new, self-published handbook, Be The Media : How to Create and Accelerate Your Message? Your Way, Mathison lays out how anyone can have a message and spread it using online tools ranging from standbys such as print, radio and video to blogs and podcasts.Forget the so-called media elites, he says?and as one of them I object!?and take control of spreading the word about your own project yourself, whether you?re the producer of music, films, podcasts, radio or television programs.I couldn?t agree more. And I would add that Mathison?s book, which you can order on Amazon.com or his website, BeTheMedia.org, is a perfect companion bookend for Guy Kawasaki?s most re...
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Social media expert David Mathison wants you to 'Be the Media'
2010-04-09 12:48:00
By BOB ANDELMAN I start each show talking about ?So much media, so little time?? But David Mathison sees the media differently. Instead of observing it from afar, he wants you to be the media?you, yourself. Mathison, a former executive with the Reuters news agency, takes the whole notion of 21st century media very seriously. In his new, self-published handbook, Be The Media : How to Create and Accelerate Your Message? Your Way, Mathison lays out how anyone can have a message and spread it using online tools ranging from standbys such as print, radio and video to blogs and podcasts. Forget the so-called media elites, he says?and as one of them I object!?and take control of spreading the word about your own project yourself, whether you?re the producer of music, films, podcasts, radio or television programs. I couldn?t agree more. And I would add that Mathison?s book, which you can order on Amazon.com or his website, BeTheMedia.org, is a perfect companion bookend for Guy Kawasaki?s...
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Christopher Hart, HUMONGOUS BOOK OF CARTOONING author, cartoonist: Mr. Medi
2010-04-08 10:55:00
By BOB ANDELMAN When I was a little boy, it was common to see matchbook covers with ads saying things like ?Learn to Draw!? The idea was that if you could draw the pokey little donkey, you, too, could one day become a famous and wealthy artist. (More people smoked back then, so matchbooks were everywhere. Not so much anymore, of course.) Today, if you think you might have drawing talent, sooner or later you?re going to wind up studying a book by artist Christopher Hart . Hart has sold more than 2.5 million books, most of them instructional manuals in which he has taught a generation how to draw cartoons for comic strips, Japanese manga, American superheroes and much more. His latest book is Humongous Book of Cartooning and he joins us today to give away a secret or two and compel the artist in you to crack the spine of one of his books. Christopher Hart website CHRISTOPHER HART AUDIO EXCERPT: "If you can draw a squiggly line, you can learn to draw. People think they have to d...
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Christopher Hart, HUMONGOUS BOOK OF CARTOONING author, cartoonist: Mr. Medi
2010-04-08 10:55:00
By BOB ANDELMANWhen I was a little boy, it was common to see matchbook covers with ads saying things like ?Learn to Draw!? The idea was that if you could draw the pokey little donkey, you, too, could one day become a famous and wealthy artist.(More people smoked back then, so matchbooks were everywhere. Not so much anymore, of course.)Today, if you think you might have drawing talent, sooner or later you?re going to wind up studying a book by artist Christopher Hart .Hart has sold more than 2.5 million books, most of them instructional manuals in which he has taught a generation how to draw cartoons for comic strips, Japanese manga, American superheroes and much more. His latest book is Humongous Book of Cartooning and he joins us today to give away a secret or two and compel the artist in you to crack the spine of one of his books.Christopher Hart website CHRISTOPHER HART AUDIO EXCERPT: "If you can draw a squiggly line, you can learn to draw. People think they have to draw a straigh...
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Christopher Ventura, Peter LaSala, IT'S OK, I'M AN ACTOR online TV producer
2010-04-07 10:51:00
By BOB ANDELMAN There was a lot of chatter during the 2009 Emmy Awards broadcast about the future of the broadcast television networks. ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox are under assault by cable TV and? a guy named Joe. That?s right, Joe. Joe is the star of an Internet reality TV series called, ?It?s OK! I?m an Actor.? You can watch it yourself at ItsOK.TV. Originally from Ellsworth, Kansas, Joe moved to Brooklyn to pursue an acting career. While he looks for his big break, Joe is the subject of an online reality series in which a camera crew documents his life, 24/7. It?s not always pretty. Like the episode in which we discovered that Joe had crabs. Or when he cheated on his ex-girlfriend with a stripper?although the jury is still out on whether it?s cheating if it?s your ex-girlfriend. Christopher Ventura, a 2009 graduate of the film program at Syracuse University, is the man behind Ventura Creative, which produces ?It?s OK! I?m an Actor.? Also joining us is Ventura?s co-producer,...
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Christopher Ventura, Peter LaSala, IT'S OK, I'M AN ACTOR online TV producer
2010-04-07 10:51:00
By BOB ANDELMANThere was a lot of chatter during the 2009 Emmy Awards broadcast about the future of the broadcast television networks. ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox are under assault by cable TV and? a guy named Joe.That?s right, Joe. Joe is the star of an Internet reality TV series called, ?It?s OK! I?m an Actor.? You can watch it yourself at ItsOK.TV.Originally from Ellsworth, Kansas, Joe moved to Brooklyn to pursue an acting career. While he looks for his big break, Joe is the subject of an online reality series in which a camera crew documents his life, 24/7.It?s not always pretty. Like the episode in which we discovered that Joe had crabs. Or when he cheated on his ex-girlfriend with a stripper?although the jury is still out on whether it?s cheating if it?s your ex-girlfriend. Christopher Ventura, a 2009 graduate of the film program at Syracuse University, is the man behind Ventura Creative, which produces ?It?s OK! I?m an Actor.?Also joining us is Ventura?s co-producer, Peter LaSala ....
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Tiger Woods and the press: An assessment of the golfer's crisis response by
2010-04-07 02:26:00
Tiger Woods, image via WikipediaBy BOB ANDELMANNo matter what form the media takes?print, broadcast, online or even telepathy?there will always be corporations, organizations and individuals that need to get the word out about their product, service or mission.In that regard, public relations practitioners are like plumbers: they?ll always have work maintaining a flow and, in an emergency, unclogging a pipe.Hmmm. That analogy worked a lot better in rehearsal.Anyway, my guest today is Robert Dilenschneider, founder and chairman of the New York City-based Dilenschneider Group and former president and CEO of one of the world?s best known and most successful public relations agencies, Hill and Knowlton.He is also the author of a new book, The AMA Handbook of Public Relations. AMA, in this case, stands for the American Management Association, by the way.The Dilenschneider Group websiteROBERT DILENSCHNEIDER AUDIO EXCERPT: "(Joslyn James) and the other fourteen see this as a platform for t...
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Tiger Woods and the press: An assessment of the golfer's crisis response by
2010-04-07 02:26:00
Tiger Woods, image via Wikipedia By BOB ANDELMAN No matter what form the media takes?print, broadcast, online or even telepathy?there will always be corporations, organizations and individuals that need to get the word out about their product, service or mission. In that regard, public relations practitioners are like plumbers: they?ll always have work maintaining a flow and, in an emergency, unclogging a pipe. Hmmm. That analogy worked a lot better in rehearsal. Anyway, my guest today is Robert Dilenschneider, founder and chairman of the New York City-based Dilenschneider Group and former president and CEO of one of the world?s best known and most successful public relations agencies, Hill and Knowlton. He is also the author of a new book, The AMA Handbook of Public Relations. AMA, in this case, stands for the American Management Association, by the way. The Dilenschneider Group website ROBERT DILENSCHNEIDER AUDIO EXCERPT: "(Joslyn James) and the other fourteen see this ...
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WWE's twin diva, Brie Bella, loves rasslin' the ladies
2010-04-07 01:48:00
Image via WikipediaBy BOB ANDELMANIt?s been like ?Beauty Visits the Beast? around here lately at Mr. Media Radio, with recent drop-bys from ?Supergirl? Laura Vandervoort, ?10 Things I Hate About You? star Lindsay Shaw and Mulan?s Ming-Na.Today brings another lovely treat as WWE diva Brie Bella ?who works with her twin sister Nikki Bella on ?Raw??joins me to discuss her appearance this Sunday, April 11, as a special guest with Nikki on ABC?s ?Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,? hosted by Ty Pennington.If you somehow have missed catching the Bellas on the WWE?and for you non-rasslin? fans, that?s World Wrestling Entertainment?the WWE ladies don?t just hold up ?Round3? cards, they actual wrestle. You can catch the Bella twins on ?Raw? every Monday at 9 p.m. on USA Network:Nikki Bella on MySpaceBrie Bella on MySpaceBella Twins on TwitterBRIE BELLA AUDIO EXCERPT: "We're not scared of dirt. When we threw the toilet out, the window was so strong, the toilet rejected back and along with it cam...