Last week, Chris Brogan posed for a photo “as @skydiver,” as evidenced below. While the photo, taken by Becky Johns, is cute, I do believe that there’s something bigger going on here. I think it’s pretty obvious here: See, Chris Brogan secretly wants to be Peter Shankman, he’s just way too afraid to admit it. Chris, the first step to treating any problem is admitting you have one. So Chris, I’m going to help you rise, as it were, to the challenge of becoming Peter Shankman. Chris, I’m taking you skydiving.. Between now and the end of August, you and I are going skydiving together. We’re getting video of it, and we’re posting it online. To further entice you, if [...]

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 [...]

Ah, PR people. How I love you. Today’s HARO had some very interesting queries – All from the same reporter – a woman named April Phules. Sometimes, she worked for a national magazine, while other times she worked for a TV station, and other times, a business magazine. April Phules is one busy reporter. She posted queries like this one: 3) Summary: Death via Matzoh Name: April Phules (National TV Morning Show) Category: Biotech and Healthcare Email: query-72y@helpareporter.com Media Outlet: National TV Morning Show Deadline: 07:00 PM EST – 1 April Query: I need to speak to doctors or Rabbis to discuss the disturbing trend of more and more people dying from eating too much Matzoh. A recent study found [...]

Check this photo out – Click on it to make it larger. At Thompson and Company, a Communications and Marketing firm in Memphis, TN, the task to their employees this Halloween was simple: Dress as your favorite Brand Icon, then try and guess who everyone represents. Brilliant. How many can you get? This in no way diminishes the amount of babies as firemen, spacemen, The Jokers, witches, cross dressers, Sarah Palins, John McCains, and Amy Winehouses that tons of other HARO members dressed up as on this fine Friday. Well done all. :) (Including a very scary The Joker from my Attorney, of all people.) Happy Halloween from Meagan and myself, and of course, the kitties. (NASA was camera shy [...]

Thanks to Overheard in New York Customer: I’ll have an egg omelet. Cook: An egg omelet? Customer: Yeah, one made with eggs. Cook: Thank god you mentioned eggs. I was about to give you an omelet solely made from butter! –Grant’s Restaurant Overheard by: AJ