Archive for February 1st, 2008
WENDY KURTZMAN & WENDY SHERIDAN: TOGETHER AGAIN AT THE KNITTING FACTORY
By Tom Teicholz at 1 February, 2008, 11:28 am
I went to Hollywood last night, not for the presidential debates, but for a more impressive showing: Wendy Kurtzman singing at the Knitting factory. It was like I was transported to New York’s Cafe Carlyle for an evening of song and cabaret. As Wendy said from the stage last night, there are many Wendys. [...]
Read More >>AMAZON / AUDIBLE DEAL: IS EG responsible?
By Tom Teicholz at 1 February, 2008, 9:24 am
As reported in The New York Times and by Cynthia Turner’s Cynopsis (see quote below), Amazon has purchased Audible for $300 Million.Amazon acquired spoken word
digital audio company Audible
for $300 million, adding a potential new content provider for its
Kindle
digital book device. Audible has compiled a catalog of over 80,000
digital programs from famous authors and more than [...]
HOLLYWOOD COMES ALIVE FOR THE DEBATE
By Tom Teicholz at 1 February, 2008, 8:34 am
Last night, the Kodak Theater in Hollywood was the site for the Democratic Presidential debate. Hollywood Boulevard was closed between Highland and Orange Avenue. There was quite a scene outside. CNN had set up a large operation and there were many protesters mostly against the War in Iraq. The picture below was taken from [...]
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