dc holiday special (2017)

*puts on my scholar glasses* is the cookie tiny or are his hands gigantic?

Proud Boys Leader Arrested, Accused of Burning Church Banner 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Police in the nation’s capital on Monday arrested the leader of the Proud Boys, who is accused of burning a Black Lives Matter banner that was torn down from a historic Black church in downtown Washington last month.

How did a Proud Boys leader with a felony record get into the White House?

Enrique Tarrio claims he visited the White House on Saturday, hours before a major pro-Trump rally

By Roger Sollenberger   December 15, 2020

The chairman of the white nationalist Proud Boys group, a convicted felon, posted photos from inside the White House gates ahead of a violent pro-Trump rally in Washington DC on Saturday, raising new questions about the president's apparent embrace of the right-wing agitators.

Enrique Tarrio revealed that he visited the executive mansion on Saturday after receiving a "last-minute invite to an undisclosed location."

The White House later said that Tarrio had not been invited, but had instead taken part in a holiday tour. "He was on a public White House Christmas tour," White House spokesperson Judd Deere said over the weekend. "He did not have a meeting with the president, nor did the White House invite him."

White House public tours are self-guided, and anyone who wants one, including Christmas tours, must apply no fewer than 21 days ahead of their booking date because the application includes a security form and background check. Hopefuls with a felony are generally denied, a former Trump White House official told Salon, unless a senior member of the administration intervenes.

In 2013, Tarrio, also known as Henry Tarrio Jr, was convicted of two class C, one class D and one class E felonies for stealing and reselling $1.2 million worth of diabetes test strips from Abbott Labs, and served 16 months in federal prison. Court records show that he was released in December 2014 with two years probation, and ordered to pay restitution for the full $1.2 million.

On Saturday, Tarrio was accompanied to the executive mansion by other members of Latinos for Trump, including Bianca Garcia, the president of the group, and her son, Armani Garcia, a former intern for Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga. It is unclear if or when Latinos for Trump applied for its White House tour, and unclear why Tarrio received a security pass.

People with prior convictions who are able to gain entry are generally given special badges and personal escorts.  It would be highly unusual for someone with Tarrio's criminal history to get inside the White House without someone high up in the administration personally pulling strings, according to the former White House official.

A White House spokesperson declined to reply when asked who had checked Tarrio in on Saturday: The East Wing, where visitors usually enter, or the Executive Office of the President.

During the first presidential debate in September, Trump had the opportunity to denounce white supremacists and violent far-right groups — specifically, Democratic opponent Joe Biden invited him to condemn The Proud Boys. Trump did not denounce the group but told them "stand back and stand by," a directive that the group took as an endorsement. The Proud Boys Telegram account wrote, "standing down and standing by sir." Another known account incorporated a version of the phrase — "Stand back. Stand by" — into a new group logo.

"I think this 'stand back, stand by' thing will be another Proud Boy saying," Tarrio told The Daily Beast. (The Beast pointed out that previous slogans were: "The West Is the Best," and the warning "F*ck Around and Find Out.")

Trump eventually condemned the group in a Fox News interview two days later but he also claimed he knew "almost nothing" about them. "I condemn the Proud Boys," Trump said. "I don't know much about the Proud Boys, almost nothing, but I condemn that."

The Proud Boys self-identify as "Western chauvinists," but deny being part of the racist alt-right. Members claim they are instead simply a men's group that promotes an "anti-political correctness" and "anti-white guilt" ideology, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.

On his 2020 Ballotpedia candidate questionnaire, Tarrio cited as his favorite book Pat Buchanan's 2001 "The Death of the West: How Dying Populations and Immigrant Invasions Imperil Our Country and Civilization."

"This book shows the growing problems and divide in our country," Tarrio wrote. "It allows me to learn how to find solutions to conserve our nation and restore the love we have for it. We are not a perfect nation, but we must strive everyday to get as close to perfection as possible."

The group's initiation process demands aspirants to, among other things, denounce masturbation and recite five brands of breakfast cereal while fighting off an attack from other members. The final requirement for membership involves "a major fight for the cause," founder Gavin McInnes told Metro.us in a 2017 interview.

"You get beat up, kick the crap out of an antifa" and possibly get arrested, McInnes explained.

"Their disavowals of bigotry are belied by their actions," the SPLC says on its profile of the group. "Rank-and-file Proud Boys and leaders regularly spout white nationalist memes and maintain affiliations with known extremists. They are known for anti-Muslim and misogynistic rhetoric."

The Proud Boys also have ties to longtime Trump associate and convicted felon Roger Stone, and they are open about its support for the outgoing president. Another leader, Joe Biggs, boasted last year that he was having dinner with Trump at the president's D.C. hotel, and shared a picture of himself seated beside Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. Trump's official schedule that evening included "remarks at a fundraising committee reception" at Trump International Hotel at 8:00 PM. Tarrio's Saturday visit coincided with a rally in the nation's capital where thousands of right-wing protesters, including several hundred Proud Boys, a number of them dressed in tactical vests and fatigues, took to the streets to protest Trump's election defeat.

This January, Tarrio launched his ill-fated congressional campaign with a launch party at Trump National Doral in Miami on Jan. 25. (Tarrio had to accept Roger Stone's endorsement in absentia that evening, as the Trump confidant had been arrested that morning.) About 300 people attended the event, which caught the tail end of the Republican National Committee's winter meeting and ended with fireworks.

However, his campaign's finance records do not indicate any payments on the night other than a $900 expense on Jan. 27 to Trump's BLT Prime restaurant in Washington, D.C. (There is a BLT Prime at Trump's Doral club as well.) Tarrio later bragged that "We exceeded our expectation by three-fold with 250+ in the building."

A White House spokesperson referred Salon's questions about security checks to the U.S. Secret Service. The Secret Service did not reply to multiple requests for comment.

https://www.salon.com/2020/12/15/how-did-a-proud-boys-leader-with-a-felony-record-get-into-the-white-house/

POSITIVE SPINS: NEW ARTISTS, NEW ALBUMS, AND NEW LIVE STREAMS THAT PUT OUR 2020 ON A BETTER TRACK

2020 proved to be one of the hardest years we have collectively gone through.  While we didn’t have live music to lean on when times got tough, these are the albums, artists and livestreams that got us through the rough patches and will carry us into a brighter 2021.

Listen to our playlist of Positive Spins!

BEST NEW ARTISTS OF 2020 (in no particular order)

THICK

“Brooklyn-based pop-punk three-piece, THICK, are not afraid to say (or sing) what’s on everyone’s mind - with a fierceness and confidence I can only aspire to assume. Sticking it to the establishment is the name of their game - take “Mainsplain,” for instance - and they manage to do so with catchy chord progressions and an uplifting vigor. I can’t wait to see what’s next for the trio, and who else they’ll put in check.” - S. D.

Ela Minus

“Brooklyn-based techno-pop artist Ela Minus broke onto the scene this year with her debut album “ acts of rebellion.” The Colombian-born musician has a background in emo bands, is a trained jazz drummer, and she wrote, produced, engineered, and recorded the album on her own. “acts of rebellion” is moody and sultry, while still making you want to grab your friends and dance.” - K. C.

Arlo Parks

“Without even having released her debut album yet, Arlo Parks has made a name for herself this year. Singles released throughout the year, paired with 2019’s EP ‘Sophie’ and her slot as support on Hayley Williams’ (cancelled) tour have boosted Arlo to a new level this year, that we can only assume will continue to rise in 2021 when her debut album drops.” - K. C.

Beabadoobee

“Beabadoobee’s interesting name is only matched by her sound - bedroom-pop fused with nineties indie-rock, tinged with a tender, DIY aesthetic. Her track “If You Want To” will have you singing along, while her single “She Plays Bass” will take you back to your hormonal, vulnerable, teenage years met with sublime nostalgia. She’s without a doubt a silver lining in 2020.” - S. D.

BENEE

“I first saw Auckland’s BENEE at Rough Trade in October of last year - her sincere, to-the-point lyrics and quirky hooks instantly hooked me. You may know her track, “Supalonely,” which found popularity on TikTok during the height of lockdown, but BENEE’s sound isn’t limited to the confines of one social media trend. In her debut album released this year, BENEE displays an uncanny ability to tackle alt-rock, hip-hop and electro-pop all at the same time, in an unbothered, endearing way - making her a “one to watch” in 2020 and beyond.” - S. D.

Christian Lee Hutson

There isn’t a lack of acoustic singer-songwriters out there, but Christian Lee Hutson is an important new voice. Hutson first full length album, “Beginners,” released this year, has a warm and honest quality to it. The production is subtle (thanks to producer Phoebe Bridgers), and so perfectly complements a simple, acoustic narrative. The result is a soulful, beautiful, and special work of music. - S. D.

Do Nothing

“2020 newcomers out of Nottingham, UK, Do Nothing have already made a big splash in the post-punk world. Releasing their first EP, Zero Dollar Bill, earlier this year, the band have been compared to Idles and are setting out on a similar path of success. Upon first hearing their earlier single Lebron James, countless fans are sure to be sucked into the world of Do Nothing.” - K. C.

Kate Bollinger

“I first listened to Kate Bollinger when she released I Don’t Wanna Lose in 2019. I played the track Candy on repeat all year long. It has been so lovely to watch her grow into the artist she is today. This year she released an EP called A word becomes a sound, which quickly became one of my favorite releases of 2020. Her voice is so comforting. Whenever I listen, I feel like I am being coddled in a fluffy blanket with a cup of herbal tea and nothing could go wrong at that moment. I can’t wait to see what Kate has planned for 2021 and beyond!” - L. S.

SAULT

“After a year of intense racial unrest in the United States, SAULT’s importance is more significant now than ever.  With themes focusing around the Black Lives matter movement, this mystery soul-funk group has become more than buzzy in the music scene, and has earned a spot on tons of year end lists.” - K. C.

Sorry

“London-based genre-defying band Sorry released their debut album ‘925’ this year, produced by James Dring (Gorillaz, Jamie T) which is already reason enough to pique the interest of most. The album certainly does not disappoint, with each song giving you a different taste of the many interesting sides of this up-and-coming group.” - K. C.

Honorable Mentions:

Gracie Abrams Remi Wolf Hailey Whitters KennyHoopla Jade Hairpins Jockstrap Model/Actriz Mild Orange Your Smith Neal Francis

BEST NEW ALBUMS OF 2020 (in no particular order)

Fiona Apple – Fetch the Bolt Cutters

“Fiona Apple is fearless in this album. The song structures and sounds take you on a listening experience I can only describe as emotional in the best way. Eight years of waiting was totally worth it.“ - S. D.

Fleet Foxes – Shore

“This album had been bright spot in a difficult year. St. Ann’s Church was the perfect location for their Colbert performance of Can I Believe You and the live stream will be the perfect holiday present. Ready to feel all the feels!” - K. A.

Khruangbin - Mordechai

“Khruangbin is one of my go-to bands, and “Mordechai” has been heavy in my rotation in 2020. It’s really a great album – I play it cover-to-cover and pairs well with a cocktail and cooking at home, infusing some needed spice and energy in what could otherwise be ‘just another night’ during a long, monotonous several months.” - C.M.

Moses Sumney - Græ

“The highly anticipated second album from Moses Sumney, shows us more of the highly personal, raw and emotionally moving music we have some to expect from him. The cluster of emotions that Moses works through with his beautifully unique voice in this 20 song album give us a look into the complicated mind of one of the most interesting artists of the last 5 years.” - K. C.

Perfume Genius – Set My Heart On Fire Immediately

“*Bill Hader’s Stefan voice* this album has everything! From the heavy and distorted bass on “Describe” to the melodic harp stringing of “Leave,” to the dance ballad (is that a thing?) “On The Floor,” Perfume Genius’ album Set My Heart on Fire Immediately really does have it all. Each song feels vastly different from the next in tone, instrumentation, and influence – yet they all come together so perfectly to make this stunning album, all while showcasing his vocal depth and range. There’s a reason he’s called Perfume *Genius*, and that is because Mike Hadreas can take familiar feelings and turn them into unconventional pop ballads that feel both relatable, but new and exciting at the same time.” - R. E.

Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher  

“How does Phoebe do it? (a question I ask myself daily). I remember waking up on June 18 as if it was my birthday. Punisher is everything I hoped for and then some more. The last song on the album, “I know The End” concludes with a scream which is the perfect cherry on top to this masterpiece. This album is a rollercoaster of Phoebe’s emotions and I feel blessed to be along for the ride. It is relatable, heartfelt and honest. Thank you to Phoebe for this gift. The world will never be the same after this.” - L. S.

Rina Sawayama - SAWAYAMA

“SAWAYAMA is the early 2000s pop resurgence we didn’t know we needed, mixed with all the best parts of nu-metal. Rina Sawayama uses catchy pop hooks reminiscent of early Britney Spears, and pairs them with heavy guitar riffs to give us arguably the most fun album of 2020 that we cannot wait to experience live.” - K. C.

Tame Impala – The Slow Rush

Thundercat - It Is What It Is

“I love how this album embraces the darkness while managing to find the light in despair - it seems to acutely reflect the times we are in yet is simultaneously so personal to Bruner. The lyrics are set against a backdrop of funk, electronica, jazz, and soul, so there’s a little something for everybody.” - S. D.

Waxahatchee - Saint Cloud

“This album was released early in quarantine, and was the perfect musical escape during some of the toughest days. The imagery and reflection of the lyrics are why Saint Cloud tops my list of albums of 2020.” - J. F.

Honorable Mentions: The Beths – Jump Rope Gazers Fontaines DC - A Heros Dream Kevin Morby – Sundowner Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit – Reunions My Morning Jacket - The Waterfall II CHIKA - Industry Games Megan Thee Stallion - Suga Christian Lee Hutson- Beginners Idles- Ultra Mono Sturgill Simpson - Cuttin Grass Pup - This Place Sucks Ass Futurebirds- Teamwork Adrianne Lenker – Songs / Instrumentals Tom Misch, Yussef Dayes - What Kinda Music + the bonus tracks EP Some Kind Of Peace – Olafur Arnalds Tyler Bryant and the Shakedown - Pressure Josh Ritter - See Here, I Have Built You a Mansion Sahara Moon - Worthy Local H - Lifers Deep Purple - Whoosh! Indigo Girls Look Long Taylor Swift - folklore Against All Logic – 2017-2019

TOP TEN LIVESTREAMS 2020 (in no particular order)

Christine & The Queens (Live on KEXP at Home)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bavZe47um4

“Live on KEXP at Home” was home to some of my favorite quarantine livestreams, and this one did anything but disappoint. Not only does Chris, aka Christine & The Queens, perform, but interviews are woven throughout the livestream. The drama of her performances, juxtaposed with her witty and humorous banter with the interviewer was such a breath of fresh air. If you’re a fan of Chris, this is a must watch.“ - S. D.

Courtney Barnett and Lucius & Friends: Live From Our Lounge Rooms with Sheryl Crow, 3/25/20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbfRbw3o1jU

“This was a gift that kept on giving. The stream started off with Courtney Barnett and Lucius in matching pajamas. I truly thought it could not get any better but I was in for a treat! The stream included performances by Nathaniel Rateliff, Sheryl Crow, Sharon Van Etten, Waxahatchee, Kevin Morby and more. I can safely say this was my favorite live stream I watched in 2020.” - L. S.

Julien Baker, Themfest Instagram Livestream, 4/16/20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tINSbY4wRjs

“Recorded for Themfest during the early days of quarantine, Julien Baker’s in-home livestream was a welcome respite from the Cuomo briefings and general despair of mid April. Just kidding, Julien Baker is the queen of Sad Shit and I certainly didn’t tune into this livestream expecting a mood boost. But if you subscribe to the “sad songs make me feel better” aesthetic purveyed by our sweet little siren, this moody, intimate shot-on-iphone set will scratch that itch. But let’s not fool ourselves, nothing will ever replace the feeling of holding your breath along with 1,799 others at Brooklyn Steel while JB rips your heart out, in a nice way.” - E. M.

Kurt Vile, Love From Philly Livestream, 5/3/20 (covers John Prine’s “Sam Stone” near the end)  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjKG-7d5loY&feature=emb_logo - Jared

“Back in May, Kurt Vile took to his basement for a solo acoustic stream to benefit 30 Amp Circuit, a non-profit dedicated to support the health, wellness, and professional needs of Philadelphia-based musicians and artists. The intimate 3-song set rounded out with a special tribute to the late John Prine, as Kurt did his own rendition of “Sam Stone.”” - J. D.

Radiohead, In Rainbows - From The Basement, 6/4/20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWqDIZxO-nU

“This is the one die hard Radiohead fans have been waiting for. This session originally from 2008 existed in some pretty esoteric places and has been almost impossible to find – until now.” - G. A.

Sturgill Simpson, Live at The Ryman Auditorium, 6/5/20  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO73im4J2sU

“2020 was supposed to be a banner year for Sturgill, until he got COVID-19 in April. He’s ok now, but something about this performance in the sacred church of country music The Ryman, hits different.” - G. A.

Haim - Women in Music PT. III Live Show, 6/25/20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_eJU6X3_jQ

“I love pretty much everything the Haim sisters do - so much so that I aspire to be a sister myself. When I was feeling those very familiar mid-pandemic blues, their “Women in Music PT III” livestream, which celebrated their new album of the same name, was the exact pick me up that I needed. For the first time since March, the 30 minute set made me feel as if I was at an intimate gathering - rather than behind a computer watching a YouTube video along with thousands of others. The stream will have you grooving, laughing, and you may even want to be a Haim sister yourself.” - S. D.

Nilufer Yanya, Boiler Room: Streaming From Isolation with Night Dreamer & Worldwide FM, 6/28/20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAaAicIJE7s

“Hauntingly beautiful and yet also somehow grounded, Nilufer Yanya’s June livestream was a special one to watch. It makes the case for how intimate an artist’s performance can be, even virtually.” - G. A.

Brittany Howard, Live From Ryman Auditorium, 10/17/20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLH59WLQbZo

“Watching Brittany Howard and her incredible band rip through a set on the Ryman stage like no one and everyone was watching all at once was cathartic. The combination of such a singular artist and historic venue hit a similar nerve to seeing an artist you’re excited about play a show in the flesh with people you love – not an easy feat!” - M. L.

Tkay Maidza - Live on KEXP at Home, 11/3/20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPJgrDvyRbw

“13 minutes and 11 seconds of pure energy. This livestream is the moment we’ve all been waiting for, and, in my opinion, showcases Maidza as the star that she is. A must-watch if you’re looking for a refreshing and colorful approach to hip-hop.“ - S. D.

§ 8-471. Office Of Child Welfare Investigations; Training; Responsibilities; Annual Report

8 - Child Safety Ch. 4 - Department Of Child Safety Art. 2 - Criminal Conduct Allegation Investigations § 8-471. Office Of Child Welfare Investigations; Training; Responsibilities; Annual Report 8-471. Office of child welfare investigations; training; responsibilities; annual report A. The director shall establish the office of child welfare investigations within the department. The director is responsible for the direction, operation and control of the office. B. The duties of the office include investigating criminal conduct allegations, coordinating with other parts of the department and law enforcement, establishing task forces for the investigation of criminal conduct and other duties as may be assigned by the director. C. The office shall employ child welfare investigators who have received training to understand law enforcement's role in cases of criminal child abuse or neglect and in social services offered by the department. The office may employ research analysts and peace officers for the purpose of obtaining an originating agency identification number to have direct access to criminal history report information. Each person hired by the office is an employee of the department, is subject to title 41, chapter 4, article 4 and shall comply with the fingerprint requirements of section 8-802. D. The department, in coordination with the Arizona peace officer standards and training board, shall provide child welfare investigators with training. The training shall be, at a minimum, in the following areas: 1. First responder training on responding to reports of child abuse. 2. Forensic interviewing and processes. 3. Child physical and sexual abuse investigation. 4. The protocols established pursuant to section 8-817. 5. Relevant law enforcement procedures, including the collection and preservation of evidence. 6. A child's constitutional rights as a victim of a crime pursuant to article II, section 2.1, Constitution of Arizona. 7. Impact and intervention practices related to adverse childhood experiences, culturally and linguistically appropriate service delivery, domestic violence, family engagement, communication with special populations and trauma informed responses. 8. Any other training as directed by the director. E. A child welfare investigator shall: 1. Protect children. 2. Assess, respond to or investigate all criminal conduct allegations, which shall be a priority, but not otherwise exercise the authority of a peace officer. 3. Not interview a child without the prior written consent of the parent, guardian or custodian of the child unless either: (a) The child initiates contact with the investigator. (b) The child who is interviewed is the subject of, is the sibling of or is living with the child who is the subject of an abuse or abandonment investigation pursuant to paragraph 4, subdivision (b) of this subsection. (c) The interview is conducted pursuant to the terms of the protocols established pursuant to section 8-817. 4. After the receipt of any report or information pursuant to paragraph 2 of this subsection, immediately do both of the following: (a) Notify the appropriate municipal or county law enforcement agency if they have not already been notified. (b) Make a prompt and thorough investigation of the nature, extent and cause of any condition that would tend to support or refute the report of child abuse or neglect when investigating allegations pursuant to paragraph 2 of this subsection. A criminal conduct allegation shall be investigated with the appropriate municipal or county law enforcement agency according to the protocols established pursuant to section 8-817. 5. Take a child into temporary custody as provided in section 8-821. Law enforcement officers shall cooperate with the department to remove a child from the custody of the child's parents, guardian or custodian pursuant to section 8-821. A child welfare investigator who is responding to or investigating a report containing a criminal conduct

allegation shall have the primary responsibility for making the decision whether to take a child into temporary custody. 6. Evaluate conditions created by the parents, guardian or custodian that would support or refute the allegation that the child should be adjudicated dependent. The investigator shall then determine whether any child is in need of child safety services. 7. Identify, promptly obtain and abide by court orders that restrict or deny custody, visitation or contact by a parent or other person in the home with the child and notify appropriate personnel within the department to preclude violations of a court order in the provision of any services. 8. On initial contact with the parent, guardian or custodian of a child who is the subject of an investigation pursuant to this section, provide the parent, guardian or custodian with the allegation received by the department. This paragraph does not require the department to disclose details or information that would compromise an ongoing criminal investigation. 9. Have access to all records and information of the department necessary to carry out this section. F. Unless a dependency petition is filed, a child shall not remain in temporary custody for a period exceeding seventy-two hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. If a petition is not filed, the child shall be released to the child's parent, guardian or custodian. G. In conducting an investigation pursuant to this section, if the investigator is made aware that an allegation of abuse or neglect may also have been made in another state, the investigator shall contact the appropriate agency in that state to attempt to determine the outcome of any investigation of that allegation. H. The office of child welfare investigations shall submit a report by August 15 each year to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate and the secretary of state that includes the following information for the most recently completed fiscal year: 1. The number of DCS reports that involve criminal conduct allegations. 2. The number of joint investigations conducted pursuant to section 8-817. 3. For each case in which a joint investigation did not occur pursuant to section 8-817, the reasons why the joint investigation did not occur. I. All records gathered or created by the department during an investigation conducted under this section are confidential and shall be protected and released as prescribed in sections 8-807 and 8-807.01, except the department shall not release records if the department determines that the release of these records may compromise an ongoing investigation. J. Notwithstanding any other law, the office of child welfare investigations is not responsible for conducting the criminal investigation of a criminal conduct allegation.

https://whateveryparentshouldknowaboutcps.blogspot.com/2017/01/8-471-office-of-child-welfare.html

Back When YouTube Superstardom Simply Required A Giant Earthbound Cartridge Costume

So yeah, Christmas is here, which also means that New Year is just around the corner… thank God.

Considering how have happy memories from the year 2017 is so few and far between, how about one from 2007? Back when being a viral sensation on YouTube simply involved rapping in the middle of a parking lot, while dressed upon as an Earthbound cart.

Ah, such innocent times. How they are sorely missed.

Back to the here and now; this particular holiday is all about coming together, even if it means putting aside our differences, with the hope that some form of common ground can be found. Which in turn may become a basis of a long-lasting relationship.

That’s basically the message I get from this old Rez ad, circa 2001; the PS2 version was their first third party release (via shmups)…

Speaking of the Dreamcast; that recently posted concept video for a third Jet Set Radio that never materialized has gotten me to revisit the original (via kazucrash)…

Here’s a JSR illustration that’s totally new to me (and I’d like that I’ve seen every last bit of officially imagery, though I will admit that I haven’t dug as a deep a hole as I have for Gradius; via sixteen-bit), so perhaps it’s new to you as well?

Another game that deep dives into Japanese urban youth culture is The World Ends With You, and syncopatedid tried doing a side-by-side comparison of the in-game locales with their IRL counterparts not long after the release. There was a two year difference, so not that much had changed…

Meanwhile, in Russia, fgsshinyhoard explains: “Samus Aran amiibos can open the ticket barriers of Moscow Vyacheslav train station, without needing a ticket. This is due to an oddly specific RFID in the amiibo that just syncs up correctly enough to the train station’s own reader…”

Though back to the streets of Japan… well, more like the rooftops… and back to the Dreamcast; here we have my fave part of Project Justice (via kazucrash once again)…

Meanwhile, in another high school, a whole other battle is about to take place (via lunaticobscurity)…

Seriously, there is no better mix than Japanese video games and Japanese high school girls, both circa the 80s (via charliecoffin)…

Last time we saw the now iconic Super Famicom box art reemerge as a sweatshirt from King of Games, though you can apparently purchase a few Ronnie Araya’s designs, which applies the same approach toward a variety of other hardware, on shirts as well…

On a related note, here’s what the Super Famicom looks like, x-rayed (via tvgame)…

And here’s an inside look at the instruction for T&C Surf Designs: Wood & Water Rage (via thevideogameartarchive)...

Sticking with sports, I wonder what the rejected shots of these two English football players, getting chummy with a Game Gear, looks like (via sonicthehedgeblog)…

I too would like to say congratulations to Dr. Robotnik (that’s actually a pic of “Britain’s most notorious prisoner”, Charles Bronson, who just got married; via saintdane05)…

And here’s Dr. Eggman trying to slim down before his wedding day, btw (via muffin-expert)…

Back to the Dreamcast once more; I for one could not have been more disappointed with its version of KOF 99, due to its polygonal backgrounds. Cuz but as kazucrash demonstrates (oddly enough, given his super positive portrayal of the DC), the sprite work was positively insane…

Before King of Fighters, there was Fatal Fury Special, and this bit of nuttiness (via rhade-zapan)…

Sticking with fighting games, thewaragainstgiygas presents a #OnePerfectShot of Ready Player One…

Apparently Godzilla has hit boxes, at least according to hitboxesonstockimages…

In response to this picture that was hung sideways in McDoanlads...

... we have the following response from hinaofficial…

The following is a perfect example of why gamingtranscribed is my new fave tumblr…

I will never grow tired of this sight gag (via bluephobos)…

Courtesy of videogamesdensetsu comes a curious example of a fake game preceding a very real thing. Which in this case, is the concept of super deformed Street Fighters going at it…

Meanwhile, oldgamemags recently posted a letter that appeared in the pages of Electronic Gaming Monthly that I can clearly recollect…

Speaking of Pikachu (via haebane)…

Another fave blog of mine is dedicated to the town of Scarfolk, in North West England, and I could not have been happier to see video games make an appearance earlier this year…

At the end of the day, when all is said and done, no matter how cute the denizens of Animal Crossing might be, they are still filthy animals (via hellomathieu)…

Whereas Kat from Gravity Rush manages to make her dwelling, which is down in the filthy sewer, not only clean & tidy, but also cosy & appealing (as evayoblog also notes)…

If the following gif from prostheticknowledge doesn’t convince you to contribute to their Patreon, then I don’t know what else to say…

You know, it just dawned on me that the Super Fami driven cover of Last Christmas that I posted… well, last Christmas… was published the day before George Michaels’s death…

Which ride do you prefer? This super deluxe Ridge Racer set-up (via peazy86)…

Or this truck with the Legend of Zelda inspired paint job plus mud flaps (via retrogamerblog)…

So yeah, I never really gave Final Fantasy 7 much of fair shake. Was never all that interested to be honest. That was, until I saw these gifs (via ethernalium)…

I will never pass the opportunity to post video game related Archie image (via arcadezen)…

2017 will always be the year that finally gave us a Goemon & Ebisumaru X Beavis & Butt-Head (via midnitesurprise)…

Time for yet another friendly reminder to jump on that Fire Pro train if you haven’t done so already (via shadgandel)…

And time for yet another friendly reminder of bat-sh*t bonkers professional wrestling was during the late 90s (via n64thstreet)…

It may not play nearly as well as the games it helped to pave the way for, yet the importance of Pro Wrestling for the Famicom cannot be overstated. At least its commercial has aged like fine wine (via charliecoffin yet again)…

And back to shmups; this holiday season I made a bunch of RetroPies for a client, so he could give them away as Christmas presents (since SNES Classics are still in short supply). And the one game I try out first is MUSHA���

Though I will also play some other game at random, which is how I recently came across Majyūō: King of Demons. It’s definitely recommended (via bizarrobrain)…

titleknown asks: “So, FromSoftware Muppet game when?”

As part of my continued effort to play something Christmas related this time of year, something other than Christmas NiGHTS, I finally have something new! And yes, am late to the Boogie Wings party, but I guess that’s what I get for not following games-are-art closely…

For those of you reading this who are still in the midst of holiday travel, I have to ask: see anything comparable this (via geekybasket)?

If you happened to get a Wacom tablet this year, and you also have a copy of Okami HD, a FYI (via goldenserker)…

Now, if you didn’t get what you wanted, you can always hunt whatever down on eBay, Though I recommend Japanese sellers only; aside from the fact that their used games are on par with factory fresh here in the US, they’e also super friendly and will often include handwritten notes plus other goodies (via tangobunny)…

But if you do get something, and I’m talking about a game that’s on a cartridge, I would recommend not blowing on it. Unless you live in a post nuclear wasteland, where there’s sand everywhere, like in the world of Hokuto no Ken/Fist of the North Star (via charliecoffin one last time)…

And if you happened to have gotten every game you wanted, great! Just don’t over do it (via relatablepicturesoflisasimpson)…

I began this post with an Earthbound/Mother related vid, and I may as well end with one as well. Take it away SilvaGunner…

[UPDATE: 12/25/17] Alright, it’s 11:15PM EST, which means less than an hour to go before Xmas ‘17 is finally done & over with. But this other SiIvaGunner Christmas medley is simply too damn good to sit on till Xmas ‘18…

Don’t forget: Attract Mode is now on Medium! There you can subscribe to keep up to date, as well as enjoy some “best of” content you might have missed the first time around, plus be spared of the technical issues that’s starting to overtake Tumblr.

DC Comics News has compiled a list of DC Comics titles and collectibles shipping to comic shops for December 6, 2017.

Check back every Friday with the DC Comics News Pull Box to see all the cool new DC Comics titles and collectibles that will be available at your favorite local comic shop! So, what titles or collectibles will you be picking up this Wednesday? You can sound off in the comments section below! Click on Comic shop Locator to find the comic shop nearest to you!

COMICS

BANE CONQUEST #8 (OF 12) $3.99 BATMAN #36 $2.99 BATMAN TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES II #1 (OF 6) $3.99 BATMAN WHITE KNIGHT #1 (OF 8) 3RD PTG $3.99 BATMAN WHITE KNIGHT #2 (OF 8) 2ND PTG $3.99 BATMAN WHITE KNIGHT #3 (OF 8) $3.99 BLACK LIGHTNING COLD DEAD HANDS #2 (OF 6) $3.99 BOMBSHELLS UNITED #7 $2.99 CYBORG #19 $3.99 DASTARDLY AND MUTTLEY #4 (OF 6) $3.99 DC UNIVERSE HOLIDAY SPECIAL 2017 #1 $9.99 DEADMAN #2 (OF 6) $3.99 DEATHSTROKE #26 $3.99 GREEN ARROW #35 $3.99 GREEN LANTERNS #36 $2.99 HARLEY & IVY MEET BETTY & VERONICA #3 (OF 6) $3.99 INJUSTICE 2 #15 $2.99 JETSONS #2 $3.99 JUSTICE LEAGUE #34 $2.99 NIGHTWING #34 $2.99 SUPERMAN #36 $2.99

IDW

SHADOW BATMAN #3 (OF 6) CVR A KALUTA $3.99 SHADOW BATMAN #3 (OF 6) CVR B PETERSON $3.99 SHADOW BATMAN #3 (OF 6) CVR C DESJARDINS $3.99 SHADOW BATMAN #3 (OF 6) CVR D TAN $3.99 SHADOW BATMAN #3 (OF 6) CVR E EXC SUBSCRIPTION VAR $3.99

DCN Pull Box Triple Spotlight

BATMAN WHITE KNIGHT #3 (OF 8) $3.99

Sean Murphy (A/CA) Sean Murphy

Tragedy strikes, and the Bat-family face the fight of their lives against an army of super-villains and waning public support. A new discovery reinforces Jack’s plot to jeopardize the Dark Knight’s standing in Gotham City, and Harley’s obsession with The Joker reaches a new height-and threatens to change the game for good!

JACK KIRBYS FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS HC $150.00

Jack Kirby (A) Vince Colletta, D. Bruce Berry (A/CA) Jack Kirby, Mike Royer

These are the legendary tales written and illustrated by Jack “King” Kirby that introduced the warring worlds of Apokolips and New Genesis, their rulers, Darkseid and Highfather, and countless heroes and villains including Orion, Lightray, Kalibak, Granny Goodness and more. Witness the return of the Newsboy Legion and the struggle of the New Gods and the Forever People to stop Darkseid’s quest for the deadly Anti-Life Equation! This new omnibus edition includes SUPERMAN’S PAL JIMMY OLSEN #133-139 and 141-148, NEW GODS #1-11, FOREVER PEOPLE #1-11, MISTER MIRACLE #1-18, DC GRAPHIC NOVEL #4: THE HUNGER DOGS and a story from NEW GODS #6 (1984).

BATMAN NOIR THE COURT OF OWLS HC $34.99

Scott Snyder, James TynionIV (A) Rafael Albuquerque (A/CA) Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion

The now-legendary story that kicked off a new era of Batman adventures is collected in a new, noir edition spotlighting the artwork of Greg Capullo! In these tales from BATMAN #1-11, a series of brutal murders rocks not only Gotham City but also the Caped Crusader when the prime suspect is one of Batman’s closest allies – Dick Grayson! Then, after a series of deadly discoveries, Bruce Wayne has learned that the Court of Owls is real-and a deadly threat out to control Gotham City! Unleashing the deadly Talons, Batman must stop the insidious Court of Owls before they claim the city for their own.

Variant Covers

Note: Variant Prices To Be Determined By Retailer

BATMAN #36 (Oliviel Coipel variant) $2.99 BATMAN TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES II #1 (Eastman variant) $3.99 BATMAN WHITE KNIGHT #3 (Sean Murphy variant) $3.99 CYBORG #19 (Carlos D’Anda variant) $3.99 DASTARDLY AND MUTTLEY #4 (Steve Pugh variant) $3.99 DEATHSTROKE #26 (Shane Davis variant) $3.99 GREEN ARROW #35 (Mike Grell variant) $3.99 GREEN LANTERNS #36 (Brandon Peterson variant) $2.99 HARLEY & IVY MEET BETTY & VERONICA #3 (Hans variant) $3.99 JETSONS #2 (Dan Panosian variant) $3.99 JUSTICE LEAGUE #34 (Nick Bradshaw variant) $2.99 NIGHTWING #34 (Casey Jones variant) $2.99 SUPERMAN #36 (Jonboy Myers variant) $2.99

GRAPHIC NOVEL

BATGIRL AND THE BIRDS OF PREY TP VOL 02 SOURCE CODE $16.99 BATMAN AND ROBIN ADVENTURES TP VOL 02 $19.99 BATMAN NOIR THE COURT OF OWLS HC $34.99 GREEN ARROW TP VOL 04 THE RISE OF STAR CITY $19.99 JACK KIRBYS FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS HC $150.00 JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA THE DETROIT ERA OMNIBUS HC $125.00 JUSTICE LEAGUE POWER RANGERS HC $24.99 SHAZAM A NEW BEGINNING 30TH ANNIV DLX ED HC $34.99 SUICIDE SQUAD TP VOL 07 THE DRAGONS HOARD $19.99 TEEN TITANS GO TP VOL 04 SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT $12.99 WATCHMEN THE ANNOTATED EDITION HC $49.99

MERCHANDISE/COLLECTIBLES

DC COMICS BATMAN 5 PK SHORT COMIC STORAGE BOX $12.99 DC COMICS JOKER APRON AND OVEN MITT SET $14.95 HARRY POTTER ACRYLIC KEYRING $4.99 HARRY POTTER DRACO ACRYLIC KEYRING $4.99 HARRY POTTER GRYFFINDOR MUG $15.99 HARRY POTTER HERMIONE ACRYLIC KEYRING $4.99 HARRY POTTER HUFFLEPUFF MUG $15.99 HARRY POTTER RAVENCLAW MUG $15.99 HARRY POTTER RON ACRYLIC KEYRING $4.99 HARRY POTTER SEVERUS SNAPE ACRYLIC KEYRING $4.99 HARRY POTTER SLYTHERIN MUG $15.99 POCKET POP JUSTICE LEAGUE MOVIE BATMAN FIG KEYCHAIN $5.99 POCKET POP JUSTICE LEAGUE MOVIE CYBORG FIG KEYCHAIN $5.99

ACTION FIGURES/STATUES

DORBZ DC BOMBSHELLS BATWOMAN VINYL FIGURE $7.99 DORBZ DC BOMBSHELLS HARLEY QUINN VINYL FIGURE $7.99 DORBZ DC BOMBSHELLS WONDER WOMAN VINYL FIGURE $7.99

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  DC Comics Pull Box For 12-6-17 (New Comics and Merchandise) DC Comics News has compiled a list of DC Comics titles and collectibles shipping to comic shops for December 6, 2017.

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Of all the San Diego wedding DJs calling America’s finest city home, Ashley & John chose me to DJ and MC their bespoke La Valencia Hotel wedding on Sunday, 5.26.19. The following write-up is based on San Diego DJ Staci’s crazy organized & detailed outline for this La Valencia Hotel wedding.

  THE LA VALENCIA HOTEL WEDDING CEREMONY

This La Jolla landmark has their own sound system & mic for the ceremony. DJ Staci was inside setting up during this hotel wedding ceremony!

  (c) San Diego DJ Staci, the Track Star

  THE COCKTAIL HOUR & DINNER MUSIC

While San Diego DJ Staci offers couples pre-set cocktail & dinner playlists to choose from, Ashley & John opted to hand-select their background music for their  La Jolla wedding.

Cocktail Playlist ➔ 1. California Girls” Beach boys, 2. “Reminiscing” Little river band, 3. “Lovely Day” Bill Withers, 3. “What’s going on” Marvin Gaye, 4. “Hungry heart” Bruce springsteen, 5. “Rich Girl” Hall and oates, 6. “Nothing from nothing” Billy Preston, 7. “How deep is your love” Bee gees, 8. “I just called to say I love you” Stevie Wonder. 9. “Oh what a night” Four Seasons, 10. “Gotta Give It up Part 1” Marvin Gaye, 11 “I wanna be your lover” Prince, 12. “Ain’t no sunshine” Bill Withers, 13. “Do You Believe In Love” Huey Lewis and the News, 14. “Today I Met The Boy I’m Going to Marry” Darlene Love, 15. “Friends” Beach Boys, 16. “Don’t you want me” Human League, 17. “I can’t stand the rain” Anne Peebles, 18. “What a fool believes” Doobie Brothers, 19. “Borderline” Madonna, 20. “Weird Fishes” Radiohead, 21 “My Only Swerving” El ten eleven, 22 “Searching” Roy Ayers, 23 “You’re still a young man” Tower of power, 24. “Never too much” Luther Vandross, 25. “That’s the way of the world” Earth, Wind Fire, 26. “One Fine Day” The Chiffons, 27. “Here comes the sun” Beatles, 28. “Eyes without a face” Billy  Idol, 29. “Cruel summer” Bananarama, 30. “La Vie En Rose” Grace Jones, 31. “Graceland” Paul Simon, 32 “Let me in your life” Aretha Franklin, 33 “If I Ever Feel Better” Phoenix, 34 “Stuck in the Middle With You” Stealers Wheel, 35. “September” Earth Wind and Fire

Dinner Playlist ➔ 1 “Be My Baby” Ronettes, 2. “Claire de lune” Kamasi Washington, 3. “Our Way to Fall” Yo La Tengo, 4. “Ooh baby baby” Smokey Robinson, 5. “Poolside” Harvest moon, 6. “Tenderness” General Public, 7. “Will you still love me tomorrow” The Shirelles, 8. “TIL you come back to me” Aretha Franklin, 9. “Warmth of the Sun” Beach Boys, 10. “Red red wine” UB40, 11. “One on one” Hall   Oates, 12. “Lovefool” Cardigans, 13. “What a Difference A Day Makes” Dinah Washington, 14. “Astral Weeks” Van Morrison, 15. “Out of my league” Fitz and the tantrums, 16. “Sunday kind of love” Etta james, 17. “Drive” Cars, 18. “Young Americans” David Bowie, 19. “Sleepwalking” Modest Mouse, 20. “Beyond Love” Beach House, 21. “Feel Like Making Love” D’Angelo, 22. “You give good love” Whitney Houston, 22. “Poses” Rufus Wainwright, 23. “Overjoyed” Stevie Wonder, 24. “Try a Little Tenderness” Otis Redding, 25. “Say A Little Prayer” Aretha Franklin, 26.“Crazy for you” Madonna, 27. “Dream Lover” Mariah Carey, 28. “Midnight Train to Georgia” Gladys Knight, 29. “Crimson and Clover” Shondells, 30. “I just want to be your everything” Andy Gibb, 31. “Say it isn’t so” Hall and Oates, 32. “Close To You” Cure, 33.“Over My Head” Alabama Shakes, 34. “Only You” Platters, 35. “Don’t Worry Baby” Beach Boys, 36. Doo Wop That Thing” Lauryn Hill

  (c) San Diego DJ Staci, the Track Star

  THE LA VALENCIA HOTEL WEDDING RECEPTION

MC Welcome ➔ “Good evening! Welcome to Ashley & Johns wedding reception!!! I am the Master of Ceremonies, DJ Staci. Please take your seats so we can officially welcome our guests of honor. Please be sure to post your photos today with #YorkFee. If you need to charge your devices, I do have a mini charging station up here including some universal chargers.”

“Tonight I’m going to be sharing a lot of stories about John & Ashley with you. To get rolling, les tackle the first &I love you.& On their 80th date—yes, Ashley counts them—they were in Korea Town in LA to celebrate their 6 month anniversary. They checked into a swanky hotel, went to dinner at a Korean BBQ restaurant, then hit a karaoke bar. John said those 3 little words after dinner  Ashley quickly replied back! Awwww….. Ladies & gentlemen, put your hands together for the introduction of the wedding party.”

Grand Entrance ➔ “Chapel of Love” Dixie Cups

➔ “Show some love to Best Woman &  Sister of the Groom, Heather, &  Flower Girl, Claire!!!”

➔ “Please welcome Best Man, Patrick!!!”

➔ “Give it up for Junior Bridesmaid, Sophie!!!”

➔ “Show some love to Maid of Honor & Sister of the Bride, Amanda, and Flower Girl, Grace!!!”

➔ “Be My Baby” Ronettes ➔  “They first connected online then eventually met up on February 28, 2017, on Sunset Blvd. On their first date, they met at a restaurant  stayed until close. Together they enjoy long talks, vacationing, visiting film festivals across the US, & walking their dog, Lula, at the beach. They are planning a honeymoon to Kauai. Ladies & gentlemen, get on your feet to welcome–for the FIRST TIME EVER— Mr. & Mrs. John F & Ashley Y!!!” ➔ keep playing “Be My Baby” Ronettes

➔ Newlywed Brief Welcome/Thank You Speech ➔ continue “Be My Baby” Ronettes

➔ Meal Served: plated ➔ Announce: “Dinner will be served momentarily. Also, at about 6:25 you can grab a glass of champagne from the bar for the toasts, if you like.”

6:25 PM  ➔ Announce: “Just a reminder that you can grab a glass of champagne from the bar now if you like one for the toasts.”

6:30 PM   ➔ Toasts ➔ Champagne available at bar at 6:25 PM ➔  Ladies & gentlemen, may I have your attention please for the toasts. Please welcome our first speaker:

➔ Maid of Honor & Sister of the Bride, Amanda

➔ Mother of the Bride, Claudette

➔ Father of the Bride, Tim

➔ Parents of the Groom, Joan & Russ

➔ Best Woman &  Sister of the Groom, Heather

➔ Best Man & Brother of the Groom, Patrick

➔ First Dance ➔ “You’ve Got a Friend” (live), Donnie Hathaway ➔ fade early: no ➔  “On their 321st date, John & Ashley went on a last minute trip to Hawaii’s big island. She had heard him on the phone trying to get a reservation at a swanky restaurant there…she began to wonder if a marriage proposal was in her future…hmmm?! After splashing around in the water and watching a magical Hawaiian sunset, they returned to their stunning oceanfront room. John ordered champagne, &  he asked her a very important question. We know how she answered because we are about to welcome Ashley & John to the dance floor for their first dance as husband and wife.”

➔ Combo Parent Dance ➔ “The Way You Look Tonight” Tony Bennett ➔ fade early: no ➔ “John admires that his mother has been married to his dad for HALF A CENTURY! About her father, Ashley says:  Dad drove me to school everyday and always got me there early—FOR 12 YEARS–teaching me the valuable asset of punctuality. Now lets welcome John &  his mother, Joan, with Ashley  her father, Tim, to the dance floor to share a special dance.”  ➔ open dance floor up to everyone

  (c) San Diego DJ Staci, the Track Star

  ➔ Open Dancing

8:15 PM ➔ Bouquet Toss ➔ “Then he Kissed me” Crystals

➔ Longest Married Couple Dance ➔ “A Song for You,” Donnie Hathaway ➔ Announce: “We’d like to invite all of the married couples to the dance floor right now…The newlyweds would like to dedicate this song to all of the couples in the room, married or not.” ➔ Announce: “We’d like to give a special shout out to John’s parents, Joan & Russ, who will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on August 16th, as well as Ashley’s mom & her husband, Fred, who just celebrated their first wedding anniversary! Congrats!!!”

8:30 PM ➔ Photographer leaves

9:50 PM ➔ Last Dance ➔ “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” Whitney H ➔ Announce: “There will be an after party from now until 2:00 AM in Cafe Rue, which is by the lobby. There will be free snacks &  drinks available for purchase.”

➔ Send-Off ➔ “I Only Have Eyes For You” Flamingos

  ASHLEY & JOHN’S DANCE MUSIC RECIPE

Requests ➔ line dances only if requested

Music ➔ PG-13/clean radio edits

Play A Lot ➔ Top 40, Oldies/Motown, 80s, Funk

Play A Few ➔ Disco, Classic Rock, Hip Hop, 90s, 2000s

Slow Dances ➔ “That’s What Friends are for,” Dionne Warwick, “You Give Good Love,” Whitney Houston

♥  M U S T – P L A Y S ♥

1. “All night long” Lionel Richie, 2. “You make my dreams come true” Hall &  Oates, 3. “Poison” Bel Biv Devoe, 4. “Karma Chameleon” Culture Club, 5. “Respect” Aretha Franklin, 6. “Toxic” Britney Spears, 7. “Footloose” Kenny Loggins, 8. “Crazy in love” Beyonce, 9. “Finesse” Bruno Mars, 10. “Holiday” Madonna, 11. “Faith” George Michael, 12. “Can’t Stop The Feeling” Justin Timberlake

♥ P L A Y   I F   Y O U   C A N ��

“Cosmic Girl” Jamiroquai, “Feels so Good” Mase, “Dancing In the Streets” Martha & the Vandellas, “It Takes Two” Rob Base, “I like it” Cardi B  for MOH Amanda, “You Drop the Bomb on Me” Gap Band, “Sexyback” Justin Timberlake, “1999” Prince, “No Scrubs” TLC, “Livin on a Prayer” Bon Jovi, “Twist and Shout” the Beatles, “It Feels Good” Toni Tony Tone, “Uptown Funk” Bruno Mars, “Treasure” Bruno Mars, “This Is How We Do It” Montel Jordan, “Push It” Salt N Pepa, “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” Marvin Gaye, “Single Ladies” Beyonce, “Let’s Dance” David Bowie, “Bootylicious” Beyonce, “Hip to be Square” Huey Lewis, “Glamorous life” Sheila E, “Shoop” Salt & Peppa, “It feels so right” Sonique, “Call Me Al” Paul Simon, “Purple rain” Prince, “Hollywood Swinging” Kool and the Gang, “Signed Sealed Delivered I’m Yours” Stevie Wonder, “Bring It On Home” Sam Cooke, “You can’t Hurry Love” The Supremes, “Higher and Higher” Jackie Wilson, “All for you” Janet Jackson

♥ D O   N O T   P L A Y S ♥

Journey, trap, country, Lynyrd Skynrd, Bob Segar, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Michael Jackson, Pharrell’s “Happy,” AC/DC

  LA VALENCIA HOTEL WEDDING FLOOR PLAN

  SAN DIEGO WEDDING VENDOR LIST

Here is the amazing team of San Diego wedding vendors I had the pleasure of working with on this La Valencia Hotel wedding:

Venue/Caterer/Cake ➔ La Valencia Hotel

DJ/MC/Photo Booth/Lighting ➔ DJ Staci, the Track Star

Photographer ➔ Wally Wilson Studios

Florist ➔ Kimberly Buffington

Again, I was honored to be the one and only San Diego wedding DJ Ashley & John trusted with their La Valencia Hotel wedding in La Jolla. Thank you!

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Happy New Year!  As 2017 comes to a close, 2018 just seems full of promise.  I’ve rounded off my year of reading and am looking forward to sticking to my resolutions and making this space even better for you guys.  Let’s take a look at the last reading round-up of 2017.  Spoiler alert: it was a good month!

  Books I read

The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie

The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden

The Selection by Kiera Cass

Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu

The Mystery in White by J. Jefferson Farjeon

I am Thunder by Muhammad Khan

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell

Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao

I managed to read eleven books this month and surpass my reading goal for the year!  This was much helped by the fact that I read four books while home for the holidays.  This month featured books from a pretty wide range of genres. I covered classic sci-fi (The Naked Sun), classic crime fiction (The Murder of Roger Ackroyd), the Gothic (The Silent Companions), silly and trashy YA (The Selection), and contemporary YA (I Am Thunder).  I really enjoyed almost everything I read this month!  Even better, a number of these books were from my local library.  I’m going to try to support them more as I continue to devour books for this blog.

I think my favourites of the month were The Naked Sun, I Am Thunder, and The Silent Companions.  Each book was just so good!  Keep an eye on the blog for reviews.

  Books I bought

Technically, I didn’t buy a single book!  However, I was lucky enough to get a TON of  books for Christmas.  We tend to do Christmas books in two waves in my family.  Of course, you get books under the tree.  Then, we head off to the bookshop shortly after Christmas and, well, go a bit mad. This is the opportunity to get anything that you didn’t receive under the tree or any new books that catch one’s fancy. I talked about this a little bit in one of my very first posts.

Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust The 4:50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (illustrated) by J. K. Rowling and Jim Kay The Remains of the Day by Kazou Ishiguro The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood The Diviners by Libya Bray Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie The Robots of Dawn by Isaac Asimov The Lie Tree (illustrated edition) by Francis Harding and Chris Riddell I Am, I Am, I Am by Maggie O’Farrell (signed!) A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick The Book of Dust by Philip Pullman Mythology by Stephen Fry Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames The Age of Assassins by R. J. Barker Simon Versus the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertelli Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil Degrasse Tyson Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities by Bettany Hughes

As I said, that’s quite a few.  However, I did get a few books I’ve already read!  Prisoner of Azkaban, The Handmaid’s Tale, The Remains of the Day, and The Lie Tree are some of my all-time favourite books and I got special editions.  The Remains of the Day in particular is stunning — it’s one of my absolute favourite books and I’m so glad this beautiful edition was released!

Otherwise, well, I have a lot of reading to do.  I always aim to read all of my Christmas books before the next Christmas, however that never seems to happen.  I’m going to try this year!

  Book post

Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu

Everless by Sara Holland

Paris Adrift by E. J. Swift

The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton

I was lucky enough to receive some absolutely incredible book post this month!  Batman: Nightwalker is the second in the DC Icons series — Wonder Woman being the first.  I loved Warcross so much and was so thrilled to read a Batman novel by such a talented lady author.

Everless is the book from December’s FairyLoot box.  Not only is it an absolutely gorgeous book, it’s one I’ve been looking forward to for awhile!  I believe it releases here in the UK in January, so keep an eye out!

Paris Adrift is one of my current reads, and I’m absolutely loving it!  It’s such an incredibly cool time travel novel — I’m really intrigued.  I’ll be participating in a blog tour for this one, so watch this space!

Finally, The Belles.  The Belles!  This is one of my most highly anticipated books of 2018 and I cannot believe I got a copy of it.  It genuinely felt like Christmas came early.  I cannot wait to dive into this beautiful book, particularly with all the bullshit the author has had to face lately.

  So that’s it for this month!  How was your December?  Did you get any books for the various holidays?  Let me know!

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Blue Bottle Coffee is beloved in the Bay Area and, for now, only has additional locations in New York, Los Angeles, Washington DC, Miami, and Tokyo. Thankfully, distance is no issue with the Blue Bottle at Home subscription service, which sends a half bag of a changing selection of whole bean coffee to your door every other week. Drinking coffee is such an everyday ritual, so the automatic, convenient nature of this service can't be cherished enough. 

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Vinebox

Rather than give you full bottles of wine, Vinebox delivers wine by the glass, making it great for trying a bunch of different wines before you decide to commit. After you take a short wine preferences quiz, Vinebox will curate three kinds for you to try and send them to you in sleek tubes. Every wine comes with tasting notes, recommendations, and pairings.

Buy a gift subscription: 3 months/$81, 6 months/$156, 12 months/$300

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Winc

Similar to Vinebox, you begin your Winc experience by taking a short quiz. The difference between Winc and Vinebox is that you get four full bottles of wine and you'll have some degree of control over what types you receive. Winc calls itself a "wine club" and is a better choice for more seasoned, frequent wine drinkers. 

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Sometimes nothing quite hits the spot like a big, hearty burger. BurgaBox is a burger meal kit service that comes from Boston Burger Company, which has been featured on "Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives." Each month's box takes less than 30 minutes to prepare and contains two eight-oz. burgers and four sides that will leave you happy and full. 

Buy a gift card: Values of $25 through $100 available

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As much as I concede to the conveniences of an e-reader, I think I'll always prefer holding and reading a physical book to an e-book. If you know someone who's the same way, they'll love a Book of the Month membership. For more than 90 years, BOTM has been helping readers discover and dive into new books. Every month, choose one book from five excellent new selections. 

Buy a gift subscription: 3 months/$44.99, 6 months/$79.99, 12 months/$149.99

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Loot Crate

Simply put, Loot Crate is a subscription box for geeks. It's for the people who obsess over pop culture, video games, and film and TV shows. You can bet it has merch from Marvel, Star Trek, Harry Potter, Call of Duty, and Halo, plus tons of other popular franchises. Loot Crate has many specialized gift box options, the cheapest being its own signature Loot Crate. 

Buy a gift subscription: 1 crate/$26.99, 3 months/$67.85, 6 months/$124.70, 12 months/$232.40

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Kid-tested and approved, Kiwi Crate offers boxes that are both fun and educational for ages two through 16 and beyond. Every month, kids have the opportunity to explore science, art, design, engineering, and more through creative, engaging projects. 

Buy a gift subscription: 1 month/$24.90, 3 months/$60, 6 months/$110, 12 months/$205

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Awesome Pack

Awesome Packs are fun for both kids and their parents. Every box contains unique board games, hands-on projects, mini activity sets, and an activity book filled with additional things to do together as a family. There's even a Big Kid Pack for adults who are still kids at heart. 

Buy a gift subscription: 1 month/$39.99

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Kidstir

As the popular junior versions of "MasterChef" and "Chopped" have shown, kids are cooking and loving the kitchen experience at younger ages than ever before. Kidstir helps spark that love while teaching children to have a healthy connection to food. With its monthly hands-on kits, kids get to build their own cookbooks, try new foods, and learn about where food comes from.

Buy a gift subscription: 1 month/$15.95, 3 months/$47.85, 6 months/$87, 12 months/$155.40

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Little Passports

Little Passports brings kids all over the world to explore new places, cultures, histories, and mysteries through activities, stickers, recipes, and more. They'll receive their own little suitcases, then interact with pen pals on international adventures each month. There are four different box options, catered towards specific age groups and interests. 

Buy a gift subscription: 1 month/$14.95+, 6 months/$83.70, 12 months/$155.40

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LION FORGE Catalyst Prime Astonisher #3, $3.99 Catalyst Prime Superb #5, $3.99 Ghost Money #5, $3.99 Jazz Maynard HC, $24.99 Superb Volume 1 Life After The Fallout TP, $14.99

MARVEL COMICS All-New Wolverine #28 (Cover A Elizabeth Torque), $3.99 All-New Wolverine #28 (Cover B Jen Bartel), AR Amazing Spider-Man #792 (Cover A Alex Ross), $3.99 Amazing Spider-Man #792 (Cover B Ryan Stegman), AR Amazing Spider-Man #792 (Cover C Ryan Stegman Phoenix Variant), AR Amazing Spider-Man The Clone Conspiracy TP, $39.99 Ben Reilly The Scarlet Spider #11, $3.99 Cable #152, $3.99 Champions Volume 2 The Freelancer Lifestyle TP, $19.99 Daredevil #596 (Cover A Dan Mora), $3.99 Daredevil #596 (Cover B David Lopez Phoenix Variant), AR Dark Avengers By Brian Michael Bendis The Complete Collection TP, $34.99 Defenders Volume 1 Diamonds Are Forever TP, $15.99 Despicable Deadpool #290 (Cover A David Lopez), $3.99 Despicable Deadpool #290 (Cover B R. B. Silva Phoenix Variant), AR Despicable Deadpool #290 (Cover C Scott Koblish Secret Comic Variant), AR Falcon #3 (Cover A Daniel Acuna), $3.99 Falcon #3 (Cover B David Nakayama Phoenix Variant), AR Guardians Of The Galaxy Volume 4 HC, $34.99 Jean Grey #10, $3.99 Marvel 2018 Calendar, AR Marvel Cinematic Universe Guidebook The Good The Bad The Guardians HC, $34.99 Marvel Graphic Comic Boxes Phoenix Resurrection, AR Marvel Masterworks The Fantastic Four Volume 19 HC, $75.00 Marvel Masterworks The Fantastic Four Volume 19 HC (Direct Market Variant Editon Volume 254), $75.00 Ms. Marvel Volume 8 Mecca TP, $17.99 Peter Parker The Spectacular Spider-Man Volume 1 Into The Twilight TP, $17.99 Punisher #219 (Cover A Clayton Crain), $3.99 Punisher #219 (Cover B Sanford Greene Phoenix Variant), AR Rocket Volume 1 The Blue River Score TP, $17.99 Royals #12, $3.99 Runaways #4, $3.99 Secret Warriors #10, $3.99 She-Hulk #160 (Cover A Rahzzah), $3.99 She-Hulk #160 (Cover B Ben Caldwell Phoenix Variant), AR Star Wars #40 (Cover A David Marquez), $3.99 Star Wars #40 (Cover B Daniel Warren Johnson 40th Anniversary Variant), AR Thor By Jason Aaron And Russell Dauterman Volume 2 HC, $34.99 True Believers Phoenix Bizarre Adventures #1, $1.00 True Believers Phoenix Classic #1, $1.00 True Believers Phoenix Returns #1, $1.00 Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #27 (Cover A Erica Henderson), $3.99 Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #27 (Cover B Veronica Fish Lenticular Homage Variant), AR Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #27 (Cover C Mike McKone Legacy Headshot Variant), AR Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #27 (Cover D Mike Allred & Laura Allred), AR Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #27 (Cover E John Tyler Christopher Trading Card Variant), AR Weapon X #12 (Cover A Razzah), $3.99 Weapon X #12 (Cover B Marc Laming Lenticular Homage Variant), AR Weapon X #12 (Cover C Mike McKone Legacy Headshot Variant), AR Weapon X #12 (Cover D Andrea Sorrentino), AR Weapon X #12 (Cover E John Tyler Christopher Trading Card Variant), AR X-Men Blue #17, $3.99

ONI PRESS Damned #6, $3.99 Invader Zim #26 (Cover A Sarah Graley), $3.99 Invader Zim #26 (Cover B Simon Troussellier), $3.99

TITAN PUBLISHING GROUP Doctor Who The Ninth Doctor Volume 3 Official Secrets TP, $16.99 Fighting American #3 (Cover A Andie Tong), $3.99 Fighting American #3 (Cover B Art Baltazar), $3.99 Fighting American #3 (Cover C Jack Kirby), $3.99 Hercules Wrath Of The Heavens #5, $3.99 Rivers Of London Cry Fox #2, $3.99 Rivers Of London Volume 4 Detective Stories TP, $16.99 Robotech #5 (Cover A Jen Bartel), $3.99 Robotech #5 (Cover B Marco Turini Cosplay Variant), $3.99 Robotech #5 (Cover C Action Figure Variant), $3.99 Robotech #5 (Cover D Blair Shedd), $3.99 Robotech #5 (Cover E Funeral Variant), $3.99 Tekken Volume 1 Blood Feud TP, $16.99 Under #1 (Of 2)(Cover A James Stokoe), $5.99 Under #1 (Of 2)(Cover B Stefano Raffaele), $5.99 Under #1 (Of 2)(Cover C James Stokoe Virgin Variant), $5.99

VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT Bloodshot Salvation #4 (Cover A Mico Suayan), $3.99 Bloodshot Salvation #4 (Cover B Juan Jose Ryp), $3.99 Bloodshot Salvation #4 (Cover C Khari Evans), $3.99 Bloodshot Salvation #4 (Cover D Roberto De La Torre), AR Bloodshot Salvation #4 (Cover E Cully Hamner Bloodshot Icon Variant), AR Bloodshot Salvation #4 (Cover F Ryan Bodenheim Pre-Order Edition Variant), $3.99 Faith And The Future Force TP, $9.99

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This Week in Content Marketing: Latest Content Marketing Spending Stats Hard to Believe

PNR: This Old Marketing with Joe Pulizzi and Robert Rose can be found on both iTunes and Stitcher. If you enjoy our show, we would love it if you would rate it or post a review on iTunes.

In this week’s episode

This week, Robert ponders the nature of “violent agreement.” We unpack the latest content marketing spending research – and debate whether or not we can actually believe it. Marketing predictions are back again, and we also discuss why Casper is putting Van Winkle’s to sleep. Our rants and raves include building an audience, Snapchat, and the art of questioning; then we close the show with an example of the week on the Maxwell House Haggadah.

Download this week’s PNR: This Old Marketing podcast

Show details

(00:01): An advertising blast from the past: “Monty Python’s Argument Clinic”

(00:48): Robert muses on this week’s theme: Does agreeing hold us back?

(04:30): Welcome to Episode 209: Recorded live on November 12, 2017 (Running time: 1:01:23)

(06:45): Content Marketing Master Classes – Our multi-city U.S. tour is returning for another round of in-depth content marketing training. Starting on November 6, we’ll be making stops in Boston; New York; Washington, DC; Seattle; San Francisco; Chicago; Atlanta; and Austin, Texas. Robert and I would love to see you there, so register today.

(08:37): The big PNR Finale show – We have a few things up our sleeve for our special finale episode, running the week of December 11. We will also be answering questions from our listeners. Tell us what you want to know by tweeting with the hashtag, #ThisOldMarketing, or emailing us at [email protected].

Content love from our sponsor: Storyblocks (39:00)

Subscribe to Storyblocks: If you’ve ever been in need of a quick photo, vector, image, or soundtrack, you should know about Storyblocks. Storyblocks is the first and only subscription-based stock media company that offers unlimited downloads of its Member Library content for a modest annual fee. Choose from hundreds of thousands of the high-quality, royalty-free stock images, videos, and audio tracks available at VideoBlocks, AudioBlocks, and Storyblocks images, and download as many as you want – at a fraction of the cost of other stock libraries’ assets. Go to storyblocks.com/cmi to get all the stock images, video, and audio you can imagine for $149, and unlock discounts on the millions of additional assets we offer through our value-added Marketplace service for members.

The quick hits – Notable news and trends

(10:40): Content marketing industry to be worth $412 billion by 2021. (Source: The Drum)

(18:44): 2018 predictions from the C-suite. (Source: Forbes)

The deep dive – Industry analysis

(27:00): Mattress company shutters web publication, pivots to print. (Sources: The Wall Street Journal; Ryan Skinner)

Rants and raves

(42:26): Robert’s commentary: A wonderful Digiday post brought the concept of audience-based planning to Robert’s attention. The idea involves combining different data sets to drive more contextually relevant content and advertising to audiences. But Robert feels the article left out one of the most interesting aspects of this trend – namely, building your own audience.

(45:40): Robert’s rave: Robert has long raved about John Lewis’s annual holiday video ad for years; and its latest charmer, the Michel Gondry-directed Moz the Monster, continues the tradition. (Source: Adweek)

(46:46): Joe’s rave: In case you missed it, Snapchat released its results this week, and they were pretty devastating – revenue fell $30 million short, and user growth slowed to 2.9%. As detailed in an insightful TechCrunch post, the company has recognized many of its missteps, and is planning a major strategic flip-flop to right the ship. It’s worth a read for its discussion on when and why to pivot, alone.

(49:40): Joe’s commentary: Talk of determining when a pivot is necessary reminds me about the valuable art of questioning. To me, it seems that when we receive new information, particularly in marketing, our reactions typically fall into one of two categories: blind acceptance, or vehement rejection. I’d like to remind everyone out there that there’s a third course of action we should follow: Stop and question the information. Ask questions to help you understand the context, its drivers, and its possible implications, then make your informed evaluations of the information’s value and validity.

This Old Marketing example of the week

(54:15): Maxwell House Haggadah: If you’ve attended a Passover Seder at any time in the past 80 years, you’ve probably come across the Maxwell House Haggadah. As detailed in this Forward article, this iconic content effort owes its existence to Joseph Jacobs, a former advertising manager who started his own ad agency (in 1919) which specialized in selling ads for Jewish publications. In 1923, Jacobs convinced Maxwell House Coffee to invest in an advertising campaign targeting Jewish consumers. Though the coffee bean was once considered a legume, which would not be considered kosher for the chametz-free holiday, Jacobs lobbied an obscure Rabbi in New York to certify that it was technically a fruit, and thus would be acceptable to consume. With certification in hand, the Haggadah was first published in 1933, and was distributed for free to grocery store customers who purchased a can of Maxwell House coffee. It has been a mainstay in Passover-observing households ever since, and was even the guest of honor at President Obama’s Seder at the White House, making it an example of This Old Marketing that’s good to the last drop.

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Cover image by Joseph Kalinowski/Content Marketing Institute

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This Week in Content Marketing: Latest Content Marketing Spending Stats Hard to Believe

PNR: This Old Marketing with Joe Pulizzi and Robert Rose can be found on both iTunes and Stitcher. If you enjoy our show, we would love it if you would rate it or post a review on iTunes.

In this week’s episode

This week, Robert ponders the nature of “violent agreement.” We unpack the latest content marketing spending research – and debate whether or not we can actually believe it. Marketing predictions are back again, and we also discuss why Casper is putting Van Winkle’s to sleep. Our rants and raves include building an audience, Snapchat, and the art of questioning; then we close the show with an example of the week on the Maxwell House Haggadah.

Download this week’s PNR: This Old Marketing podcast

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Show details

(00:01): An advertising blast from the past: “Monty Python’s Argument Clinic”

(00:48): Robert muses on this week’s theme: Does agreeing hold us back?

(04:30): Welcome to Episode 209: Recorded live on November 12, 2017 (Running time: 1:01:23)

(06:45): Content Marketing Master Classes – Our multi-city U.S. tour is returning for another round of in-depth content marketing training. Starting on November 6, we’ll be making stops in Boston; New York; Washington, DC; Seattle; San Francisco; Chicago; Atlanta; and Austin, Texas. Robert and I would love to see you there, so register today.

(08:37): The big PNR Finale show – We have a few things up our sleeve for our special finale episode, running the week of December 11. We will also be answering questions from our listeners. Tell us what you want to know by tweeting with the hashtag, #ThisOldMarketing, or emailing us at [email protected].

Content love from our sponsor: Storyblocks (39:00)

Subscribe to Storyblocks: If you’ve ever been in need of a quick photo, vector, image, or soundtrack, you should know about Storyblocks. Storyblocks is the first and only subscription-based stock media company that offers unlimited downloads of its Member Library content for a modest annual fee. Choose from hundreds of thousands of the high-quality, royalty-free stock images, videos, and audio tracks available at VideoBlocks, AudioBlocks, and Storyblocks images, and download as many as you want – at a fraction of the cost of other stock libraries’ assets. Go to storyblocks.com/cmi to get all the stock images, video, and audio you can imagine for $149, and unlock discounts on the millions of additional assets we offer through our value-added Marketplace service for members.

The quick hits – Notable news and trends

(10:40): Content marketing industry to be worth $412 billion by 2021. (Source: The Drum)

(18:44): 2018 predictions from the C-suite. (Source: Forbes)

The deep dive – Industry analysis

(27:00): Mattress company shutters web publication, pivots to print. (Sources: The Wall Street Journal; Ryan Skinner)

Rants and raves

(42:26): Robert’s commentary: A wonderful Digiday post brought the concept of audience-based planning to Robert’s attention. The idea involves combining different data sets to drive more contextually relevant content and advertising to audiences. But Robert feels the article left out one of the most interesting aspects of this trend – namely, building your own audience.

(45:40): Robert’s rave: Robert has long raved about John Lewis’s annual holiday video ad for years; and its latest charmer, the Michel Gondry-directed Moz the Monster, continues the tradition. (Source: Adweek)

(46:46): Joe’s rave: In case you missed it, Snapchat released its results this week, and they were pretty devastating – revenue fell $30 million short, and user growth slowed to 2.9%. As detailed in an insightful TechCrunch post, the company has recognized many of its missteps, and is planning a major strategic flip-flop to right the ship. It’s worth a read for its discussion on when and why to pivot, alone.

(49:40): Joe’s commentary: Talk of determining when a pivot is necessary reminds me about the valuable art of questioning. To me, it seems that when we receive new information, particularly in marketing, our reactions typically fall into one of two categories: blind acceptance, or vehement rejection. I’d like to remind everyone out there that there’s a third course of action we should follow: Stop and question the information. Ask questions to help you understand the context, its drivers, and its possible implications, then make your informed evaluations of the information’s value and validity.

This Old Marketing example of the week

(54:15): Maxwell House Haggadah: If you’ve attended a Passover Seder at any time in the past 80 years, you’ve probably come across the Maxwell House Haggadah. As detailed in this Forward article, this iconic content effort owes its existence to Joseph Jacobs, a former advertising manager who started his own ad agency (in 1919) which specialized in selling ads for Jewish publications. In 1923, Jacobs convinced Maxwell House Coffee to invest in an advertising campaign targeting Jewish consumers. Though the coffee bean was once considered a legume, which would not be considered kosher for the chametz-free holiday, Jacobs lobbied an obscure Rabbi in New York to certify that it was technically a fruit, and thus would be acceptable to consume. With certification in hand, the Haggadah was first published in 1933, and was distributed for free to grocery store customers who purchased a can of Maxwell House coffee. It has been a mainstay in Passover-observing households ever since, and was even the guest of honor at President Obama’s Seder at the White House, making it an example of This Old Marketing that’s good to the last drop.

Image source

For a full list of PNR archives, go to the main This Old Marketing page.

Cover image by Joseph Kalinowski/Content Marketing Institute

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