Thanks Dan for a very good post on history.
And yes, I remember the Tampa Bay series all to well. Click here to read on.
I am sanguine about our chances of winning the series now. We understand the odds are against us.
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Signs – Signs – Everywhere are Signs!
It was a good week in business, Google had what I believe was a terrific quarter with huge profits and its stock is closing in again on $400 per share.
Rosetta Stone, a local DC based company filed for an IPO and its share price soared at the end of the week to $28 plus from this week’s opening of $12. Congratulations to them! Way to go.
And Citibank had a profitable quarter. Big banks are slowly and surely reaping the benefits of all of that pruning and those big write-offs and the government’s intervention and cash to prop them up.
These are three tangible signs that a turnaround has really started. Don’t miss the signs.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Said It Best…
“The Fierce Urgency of Now.”
That is our team’s motto for the rest of the playoffs. That is my motto for how I want to conduct all of my affairs. Don’t put anything off, do it NOW. And with urgency. Be fierce.
The Three Great Acts of the American Drama in Real Time
Many of my friends and business associates have heard me discuss the concept of the “Three Great Acts of the American Drama” as taught to me by Brandon Tartikoff. Brandon was a friend and mentor. He was head of NBC and was truly a unique mind and had an original take on consumer tastes. He passed away a few years ago and he is missed.
Greasy Rider
Vegetable oil, an old Mercedes Benz and a cross country road trip.
Hey, it is closing in on Earth Day. Come celebrate it by watching this film. Click here. Save the planet - become a Greasy Rider!
SnagFilms and YouTube Team Up
I am very pleased to tell you all that SnagFilms has cut a deal with YouTube to bring documentary films to a wider web-based audience.
This is great news and follows on the heels of our recent deal with Hulu.
Click below to read the news release in its entirety.
youtubereleasedraft4-16-09finalb.doc
Thank you YouTube for your vote of confidence in our business and service.
Boffo
Comcast SportsNet ratings were through the roof for Game 1 of the playoffs last night, Capitals vs. Rangers.
The ratings averaged a 3.3 which is bigger than ESPN. That means about 77 thousand households were tuned into the game locally.
At one point during the night, the broadcast received a 4.6 rating which means more than 100 thousand households were tuned into the game.
Have to Remain Resolute
It is the playoffs.
It will be a long, tough series. Losing Game 1 at home 4-3 isn’t fun but it isn’t quite the end of the world.
I thought we were the faster and tougher team. I thought we were the more aggressive team. We poured on a lot of shots. We didn’t get rattled. We didn’t get intimidated. Our focus was good. We controlled the pace of play and we exerted our will on the Rangers.
Hall of Fame
Enter these two folks into the Moron Hall of Fame.
Imagine having a resume and reputation that now doesn’t even qualify you for a job in the fast food industry?
And now they will be terminated, sued and shunned. Good career moves.
Do You Believe in the Wisdom of Crowds?
If so, check out this online poll on NHL.com. We be loud and proud - thanks Caps fans!