New Pepsi… Heard it here first

A messenger arrives at my apartment this morning with 5 6 empty cans of Pepsi, each one representing a different Pepsi logo, starting in 1890.
OK.
Twenty minutes later, he’s back, with a second delivery, 5 6 more empty cans of Pepsi, logos continuing up to present day.
OK.
Finally, he shows back up again. (By this time, Karma […]



Sometimes, you just need a Thickburger.

A few months ago, I was in South Carolina, and I was driving from Greensboro to Myrtle Beach. I pulled into a Hardee’s parking lot somewhere in between the two cities to do the evening HARO. In the HARO, I mentioned where I was. The next morning, I got an email from the wonderful Jenna […]



Some images from Ad:Tech, Spring 2008

Ad:Tech is over, a good show had by all, some spectacular food, drink, and the like. Good friends, one ridiculously hard early-morning workout… And in general, a good time. Exhausted, I sit in the SFO President’s Club, waiting on my CO flight back home.

Me and Charles Ruderman, showing the rest of the party what it […]



Grilling - in a non-client type way

Have a great Labor Day, stay safe and happy.
Here are some hamburger grilling tips from Adam Kuban at A Hamburger Today.
I’ll be falling out of planes on Saturday, and doing a long run on Sunday. Monday will probably find me at mom and dad’s house, since they’ve got the killer BBQ. I’ll probably drag her […]



And it’s not even 3:30pm yet…

My desk, slightly before 3pm EST.
Smitty: Well, here it is five pm,The finish of a long day’s work;And there they are, both of them,The secretary and the clerk. Not very well acquainted;Not very much to say;But I can hear those two little mindsTickin’ away.
Now she’s thinking:Rosemary: I wonder if we take the same bus? […]



Five Years Ago Saturday Night…

The top 7 tips are below. Scroll down if you just want them without the backstory. (But it’s a good backstory, so read it.)
They say that at some point in every guy’s life, he should throw a really, really big party.
But they don’t say that this guy should actually have to pay for it himself.
Five […]



Did Fox News Today on the Aquafina story

Did Fox News today - Got a call as my plane was landing in Chicago. 40 minutes later, I was at Fox’s Chicago studio, being put into makeup. (which I forgot to wipe off, which made my client burst into hysterics when she saw me.)
Piece was on Aquafina having to put verbage on their bottles […]



Today’s Science Experiment

Today’s Experiment: Does what you eat have an effect on running and exercise? Please read all the way through, as the results are simply astounding!

Sample: Two Central Park Loop Runs, both run by me, two days apart
Controls:

Central Park located in New York City during both runs
Same sneakers
My hair looked good on both days
Apart from […]



I want a pizza.

Anyone got a thousand bucks for one?



CES Tuesday Night (Special Post-Taser edition)

Only one thought went through my head as I got back to my hotel room after spending the day on the show floor, in meetings, and getting 50,000 volts jolted through my body, and that thought was, "GET A DRINK."
My night was supposed to start off by Tunnel Flying with Nicole Sheridan and her Husband, […]