14. June, 2002 - St. John's, business, music
- www.stjohnsabuse.com is dedicated to the victims of abuse at St. John's University and St. John's Prep School. It's got a good article archive, plus more information that I've seen about the issue in any one place.
- Nick Denton comments on The Myth of American Efficiency. Most of the "service" industries in the U.S. are anything but efficient at everything but emptying their customers' pockets of money.
- Web site owner slammed with higher fees, hassles. Network Solutions / Verisign is evil and needs a serious legal slapping around. [some guy]
- In The Bleat for 13 June, 2002, James Lileks looks at Caribou Coffee and discovers some interesting things about the corporation behind his local coffeeshop. [lileks]
- David Bowie, 21st-Century Entrepreneur.
I got quite a way into the 90's before I started thinking, Well, if you want an audience, David, you may want to consider putting some songs into your sets that they've actually heard.
Yes, I know, I went back on my word completely and absolutely.
Bowie predicts the death of the current record labels within the decade, and figures that artists will only be able to make money by touring. Sounds like something the Grateful Dead figured out back in the 70s. Studio albums drew folks to the shows, where they earned the real money. He compares his latest album, Heathen to Low. Might be interesting. [doc]
- Panel Denies License for Dead Reunion in East Troy. A snag in the plans for the show at Alpine Valley. [google news]
- ClearChannelSucks.org asks
How many ways has Clear Channel sucked today?
Their server may be overloaded, so if you don't get through at first, try again at a different time of day. And yeah, it's Clear Channel who's selling the tickets for the Grateful Dead show in Alpine without having secured the permits first. I don't really understand why the Dead are with Clear Channel, but I don't think it was a good choice.
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Last updated on Thu, 13 Jun 2002 23:59:50.