In college, I was fascinated with the theories of “Subliminal Seduction” as proposed in a couple of books about hidden messages in advertising.  Of course, nowadays anything goes, so why take the time to bury the smut, right?  Can you believe truck adds use the word “frickin” on TV?  I mean … I am no […]

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This time of year, every year, I sound like a broken record or maybe a corrupted MP3 file, or whatever.  It is December 23, the day punk’s Joe Strummer died.  More than 20 years ago, just prior to the final concert by The Clash, he took time out to sit for a couple of hours […]

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Jokingly, for the final day of the Lone Star International Film Festival, I suggested to my colleague that I would wear my new, #2, Texas Tech jersey in honor of the most exciting football team in the country.  I mean, Tech graciously took a break in their schedule this week, allowing me to focus my […]

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Sundance Film Festival has its offshoots Slamdance and TromaDance.  Lone Star International Film Festival also has a derivative — “Disney Land.” Playing to a packed room, a series of short format pieces tagged “Webisodes” invited viewers into the curious mind of Fort Worth’s Andrew Disney, a video director whose “daytime job” entails more corporate messaging […]

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Fort Worth’s Lone Star International Film Festival’s opening night set the bar high with a screening of “Sunshine Cleaning” which earlier was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at that other Sundance Film Festival in Utah. In “Sunshine Cleaning” the plot pokes fun at taboo topics ranging from illegitimate offspring to the lowest point of […]

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The day I hopped on Southwest Airlines headed to South Padre International Music Festival, there was an earthquake.  When I climbed on a plane to return to Love Field, there was a landslide — I got back just in time to cast a dissenting vote in the election.  Oh well.  In the days between, my […]

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A few years ago, I flew on Southwest to Midland/Odessa and attended an outdoor concert in a great little amphitheater.  It occurred to me, if an airline like Southwest would offer special deals, would concert lovers in the big cities fly to smaller cities?  You get to see great bands, in intimate venues, without fighting […]

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It’s so Halloween. As I was driving to Dallas’ Love Field, getting ready to hop on the Love airline, I heard on KRLD radio that there were at least two earthquakes overnight, just south of DFW Airport in the 3-point range.  Dang!  Ground turbulence! I can just hear the conversation in the cockpit, “Someone hold […]

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Quickly, we pause to send a shout out to Steve Rubel, communications guru: http://www.micropersuasion.com/ … thanks for the mention Steve, back at yah! Check out Steve’s site and sign up for his daily communiques for the best in Internet strategies. My opinion: Rubel introduced the PR world to the potential of Web 2.0, and he […]

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