Quick fun interview with Amy Carlson, PR Manager for the Venetian and Palazzo properties in Las Vegas. One or two social media questions, but also questions on where to eat, and the top five things to do if you’re staying in Vegas. See? It doesn’t ALWAYS have to be about social media. Sheesh. Happy Friday! Interview with the Venetian/Pilazzo PR Department from Peter Shankman on Vimeo.

Today’s cheers goes to Cadbury, for creating a commercial entirely, 100%, completely about me. I just gotta be me.

I was sitting here, just chilling, and the following happened in succession: @thebeancast tweeted how he heard the ice cream truck and was excited, remembering from when he was kid. I remembered not so much the ice cream truck, but rather, Eddie Murphy’s “Delirious,” and one of the best comedy routines in the world – “Ice Cream.” I remember having the tape of “Comedian,” which was the audio version of “Delirious.” I remember the tape – gray colors, played that thing until I wore it the hell OUT. And for years, whenever I heard something related to that album, or a joke that reminded me of it, I’d run upstairs to my room, find the tape, queue it up, and [...]

Despite all the chaos that cats bring to our lives, I’ve figured out the real reason why we keep cats. Enjoy this Happy Friday Video. Why we keep domesticated cats from Peter Shankman on Vimeo.

46 hours later, I’m still a slight bit nauseous. That’s not to say that my trip on G-Force One wasn’t entirely worth it. Because it was. Even just to see the joy in my dad’s eyes as he got to fly around the plane like a 67-year-old Superman made all my nausea and sweating completely worth it. And hey, out of 29 people, 11 of them puked, and I wasn’t in that group. So you know, you find good things wherever they come from. Background: I’d heard about the Zero-G flights for years. Run by Space Adventures, the same company that takes normal every day people to the International Space Station, these guys put you in a modified 727, and [...]