Renaissance 2.0
A contestant on American Idol season 10 (2011) sang DREAMIN’ by Amos Lee which brought a huge new audience to this incredible singer. Here’s the original version by Amos Lee following by the lyrics and then the one by Scott Dangerfield from his audition on Idol. I love this song not just because it’s simply…
Here’s an excellent documentary called “E-Dreams” (2001) which covers the amazing rise and monumental collapse of Kozmo.com which was one of the most successful startups in history. Watch how the founders turned a good idea into gold then watch them try to deal with the unexpected massive success and ultimately the historic downfall which was…
Train’s new song “Marry Me” has a wonderful music video that tips the cap towards “When Harry Met Sally” with sweet little stories from couples. I also like the lyric “Marry Me. If I ever get the nerve to say Hello in this café” It’s a clever way of saying even the greatest love stories…
I love Billy Joel but mostly his stuff prior to 1980’s Glass Houses which was good but clearly the beginning of a different era for his music. Billy’s last great album was “52nd Street” from 1978. Just checkout the way it begins with three masterpieces: Big Shot, Honesty and then My Life. What a 1,…
I decided to watch Sideways (2004) again because it had been a few years since the last time I saw it. Man, I sure was happy I did because it was even better than I remembered it was. I think it’s one of the rare instances when a movie deserves all of the critical and…
I really like Hayley Williams and Paramore. One of my favorite songs they’ve done is “The Only Exception” which was probably their biggest hit on the charts. It’s a softer side to their usually harder edge. It’s all about a girl who’s very skeptical about love but then makes an exception to her rule when…
I’m a huge fan of This Week In Startups AKA TWiST which is a fabulous show about Startups (DUH) hosted by legendary entrepreneur Jason Calacanis. Every week he interviews interesting founders and CEOs from well-known companies and popular startups. Each show is educational and most important of all entertaining. He also has a segment called…
Everyone has their own favorite Christmas song. For whatever reason, I’ve always loved The Christmas Song by Nat King Cole the most. It never gets old for me unlike most of the other holiday standards. I think it’s a combination of the music, Coles’ amazing voice and most of all the way it captures the…
I decided to update my popular 12 Tweets of Christmas from a couple of years ago. It’s amazing how much has changed in just a couple of years online, huh? Hope you like it. 12 Tweets of Christmas 2010 On the first tweet of Christmas my followers sent to me an invite to a…
Cover of It’s a Wonderful Life [Blu-ray] I love just about everything related to It’s a Wonderful Life, the 1946 Frank Capra classic starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed. I also have a rare collection of buildings and figures from the movie that I put on display every year at Christmas time. I have ornaments…