Category Archives: My Books

elimination of risk is not leadership nor is it a winning strategy

A whole bunch of seemingly separate items all fell into one big pile today. Simply stated, it has occurred to me that there are an awful lot of people who think that success can be achieved merely by eliminating all … Continue reading

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Music from J.S Bach Superstar– promo video, itunes link, etc

Well I decided it might be fun to do a little more promotion of my "J.S. Bach Superstar" show (and music for sale on Itunes), and what better way to promote music than with a music video? so I did … Continue reading

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I love waking up to rave reviews

"Real Men Don't Rehearse" got a fab review in bass musician magazine.  love that free promotion!! review of RMDR in bass musician magazine  

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A fabulous science lesson

okay, so again, I recently produced this little spoof/promo video: And I got to chatting with a real live professor of Ecology and I asked him, "well, it's just a spoof of propaganda ads, but is this, like a plausible … Continue reading

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New video promo!

well after seeing so many ads from oil and coal companies about how they are such great environmental stewards I thought I would toss my 2 cents in, and I actually came up with a solution to global warming in … Continue reading

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Why Jeff Bezos and Kindle will win

I have seen a fair amount of discussion online about Amazon’s Kindle device.  Most of the time, the Kindle is dismissed, for any number of reasons.  People cite the high price for the unit, the preference for a nice paper … Continue reading

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On TV again

Well i just found out a few days ago, "Chronicle" is re-running their "I'm With Stupid" episode tonight . . . (thursday July 30th '09) which features . . .  ME! if you can't wait to see it you can … Continue reading

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The Importance of Failure Management

Whenever I am introduced as a speaker, the person who owns the event always stands up and reads an introduction which is essentially a laundry list of my various achievements in life.  Beyond being customary, I suppose it is important … Continue reading

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Bread, Circuses, and . . . “Stupidity”

So let me quite clear from the outset, I have not read this book, “Idiot America,” but, having written a book about the positive uses of stupidity, of course any book that addresses stupidity has become of great interest to … Continue reading

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Real Men Don’t Rehearse– Japanese Review !

Well I just never know when i turn on my computer in the morning what i will find in my e-inbox.  And lo and behold, today I discovered that yukari watanabe wrote a review of Real Men Don’t Rehearse — … Continue reading

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