Words can’t even begin to express how excited I am for this Sweeney Todd. It was the first Broadway show my parents ever took me to see, and started my love of musical theatre. In fact, during the intermission, some old woman turned to my mother and said, "Do you think someone of his age (pointing to me) should really be seeing a show like this?" My mom looked at me and asked, point blank, "Peter, what do you think?" "I LOVE IT!" was my enthusiastic five-year-old response. The old woman "Hmmphd" and walked away. I still love it. Besides – The cast!! Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, and Sacha Baron Cohen! All-star, indeed! Plus, Johnny [...]

So the people at Zibra read my book and got in touch with me. They were so cool, in fact, that they sent me three of the greatest gifts known to man. Honestly, this is something I never knew I needed, until I got it. Now I can’t live without it. It’s a pair of scissors, I guess, is the best way to describe it – DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR OPENING THE IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN PLASTIC PACKAGES IN WHICH EVERYTHING SEEMS TO COME NOWADAYS. Today I got home to find that my new wireless link for my HD TiVo was here. Awesome. Except it was in the open-proof plastic package. Three snips of my Zibra Open It! and the link was [...]

Remember almost a year ago how I got tasered? Well, in France, they’re all about that fun little burst of electricity.. Seriously.

Wednesday, November 21, 2007 To my family, to my friends, to the psychotic love of my life, to those with whom I’ve become closer, to my clients, readers, detractors, amused bystanders, those waiting to see if I do something stupid, to my enemies, to my enemies who have become friends, to those we’ve lost, to those still with us, to Karma and NASA, to those who have listened to me, to those who have watched me, to those who have read me, to those who have joined up with me, to those with whom I’ve stayed close, to those I’ve sweated with, to those I’ve traveled with, to those I’ve fallen with, and to all of those with whom interactions [...]

Thought I’d share this New York Times blog this morning from a reporter, Marci Alboher. She’s a reporter for the times, and also writes a blog called "Shifting Careers." In this particular edition, she talks about how people can create their personal brand. I bring this up because, as a non-traditional PR person, I tend to get questioned a lot on my methods – "You sure that’s the right way to do things?" Or, "oh, please, that’ll never work." Or my personal favorite, "It’s been three weeks and you haven’t sent out one damn press release!" Sometimes, though, it’s nice to be proven right. The New York Times blog can be found here, and I’ve enclosed the paragraph of note [...]