Monica: The Proofreader
Typos give me nightmares. Really they do. In my early days as the PR Guy, you would have to get your news releases printed at an offset printing facility. You would have to collate multiple pages together, staple the pages neatly in the upper left hand corner, make a tight z-fold and stuff them into an […]
Family Travel in the Electronic Age
In the Don Draper Mad Men Days you could bring your secretary to watch the kids on a family trip and then fall in love with her and get married on a whim. The kids had a good time at Disneyland and you could even cram in ten or twelve meetings. God knows I lived […]
MGS Chat: Derek Jeter
Well. A little while back I wrote about how a tweet about Alex Rodriguez stopped a commercial shoot. You can imagine what happened when Yankees shortstop sat down for a quick (less than 15 minutes) interview discussing being shut down for the season. Here’s the full interview… How disappointed are you having to sit out […]
Writing Tips from the Master (Not Me!)
#5. “Never write more than two pages on any subject.” Many days it seems, I am asked how to be a good writer. To be sure, I don’t know why people come to me. Humbly I say, you either love my writing or you hate it (but geez, I hope more love it than hate […]
A Little Ditty About Kerri and Nikki: Part Two
Part one can be read here. ALL ABOUT NIKKI IN 11 QUESTIONS Nikki Sixx. What hasn’t he accomplished? He’s a legend of rock. A fashion designer. A photographer and a bestselling author. And, oh yes, he’s (naturally) a record label president. Nikki Sixx wears many hats; just don’t mess up his perfectly messed-up ‘do. His […]
A Little Ditty About Kerri and Nikki: Part One
After a few decades in the business, Nikki Sixx is still scrambling our brains with his misnomers and his mania, still talking about life and music like it’s his last seconds behind the mic. We could say he’s one of the few constants in our music-listening lives. He’s been up to every challenge life has […]
Aw fawk!
The studio came to a complete halt. My decidedly New York-union commercial crew was mesmerized by a post that hit the grip’s Twitter account. “Cashman just told A-Rod he should just shut the fawk up on Twittaw. He’s a badass.” From there it was wall-to-wall Noo Yawk Tawk, because after all, there are only two […]
MGS CHAT: Tom Brady
Tom Brady is the timeless quarterback of the New England Patriots. Married to THE supermodel and a three time Super Bowl Champion. A quick chat to get us ready for football. Hopefully part II, where he discusses Giselle, will be on the horizon… Q: What is your reaction to the signing of another quarterback in […]
TURKISH DELIGHTS
I just cracked a Skyfall DVD and seeing Daniel Craig cycling across Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar conjured up memories of a top secret mission press trip The Media Guy recently took to Turkey. I needed to get it all down in writing so you can take a similar trip if you so choose. Only 13 hours […]
The Writer’s Office
The writer is a peculiar animal. And when the mechanics of crafting that perfect piece of literature, a script or speech for a local politician, it’s rarely a routine method. Each writer has his own panache, knack and tolerances. But if there’s one thing virtually any writer just can’t do without, it’s the writers’ room. […]
