“What we see depends mainly on what we look for.”
How true this is so many times. Be open minded. Don’t be driven in a direction predetermined by your own biases or blurred vision.
Look for nothing when beginning your next quest. You might be surprised what you uncover.
Photo taken with the BlackBerry Pearl at a gas station on Granby Street in Norfolk, VA.
Do you have a place at or near your office where you can chill? No? Well, you should.
This is my chillin’ spot. It’s a table in the far side of my office where I can get away from the tasks of the day and read, surf the Internet or just drink my coffee and look out the window.
We all need a quick get away place. Find it today and spend at least 10 minutes there each work day. Your mind will thank you.
When you blame others, you give up your power to change.
- Douglas Noel Adams
EC tour press release from whereseric.com -
Updated 12 February 2009 with onsale information for all cities. Original press release issued on 11 February 2009.
On Heels of Three Exclusive Shows at MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, Duo Announce A Special 14-City U.S. Tour This Spring
After their historic three-nights at Madison Square Garden, Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood announced today an exclusive 14 city U.S. tour beginning June 10, 2009.
After a stunning collaboration at the Chicago Crossroads Guitar Festival in July of 2007 and much speculation, Steve Winwood and Eric Clapton announced three eagerly anticipated concerts at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Those shows featured the artists performing together in a varied set list with Blind Faith classics and solo hits from each artist. Critics acclaimed the shows as historic and some of the best Clapton Winwood work ever. The tour promises more of the same collaborative musicianship that made these men legendary award-winning artists.
Both Winwood and Clapton have long and prestigious musical careers with countless honors and awards to their names. Their musical paths connected in 1969 with the formation of Blind Faith, a group that pioneered the fusion of rock and blues into tremendous studio and stage success. Despite critical and popular acclaim, the band was short-lived with only one album and a brief 1969 tour that debuted July 12 at Madison Square Garden and ended August 24th in Hawaii. Since that final show, Winwood and Clapton have remained friends, but have only performed together a few times over the years for an occasional song at a charity event. The 2008 Madison Square Garden shows were the first full Winwood-Clapton concerts in 40 years. Additionally, 2009 marks the 40th anniversary of Blind Faith and 40 years since they performed to over 100,000 people in Hyde Park, London.
Steve Winwood is currently signed to Columbia Records and released an album of new music, NINE LIVES in 2008. Eric Clapton’s compilation album Complete Clapton was released in 2008 on Reprise Records. The duo’s captivating performance at the 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival in Chicago can be seen as part of a 2-disc DVD available now from Rhino Entertainment. A forthcoming 2-disc DVD/CD of the duo’s Madison Square Garden shows will be released this Spring.
Ticket On-Sale Information: Check local listings. Tickets available at ticketmaster.com.
2009 TOUR SCHEDULE:
June 10 East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center
June 12 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center
June 13 Washington, DC Verizon Center
June 15 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center
June 17 Chicago, IL United Center
June 18 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
June 20 Omaha, NE Qwest Center
June 21 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
June 23 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
June 24 Houston, TX Toyota Center
June 26 Glendale, AZ Jobing.com Arena
June 27 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Arena
June 29 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena
June 30 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl- - end of official press release issued on 11 February 2009 - -
ON SALE DETAILS
Concert information may not appear on ticket vendor’s website until 24 to 48 hours prior to sale. Please be sure to check back for updated information as the onsale dates approach as all information is subject to change.
10 June / Izod Center, East Rutherford NJ
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Telephone sales from Ticketmaster Charge-By-Phone 1-800-745-3000
Tickets on sale to the general public 21 February from 10AM12 June / Wachovia Center, Philadelphia PA
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Tickets on sale to the general public 28 February from 10AM13 June / Verizon Center, Washington DC
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Tickets on sale to the general public 20 February from 10AM15 June / Schottenstein Center, Columbus OH
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Tickets on sale to the general public 21 February from 10AM17 June / United Center, Chicago IL
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Tickets on sale to the general public 28 February from 10AM18 June / Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul MN
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Tickets on sale to the general public 28 February from 10AM20 June / Qwest Center, Omaha NE
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Tickets on sale to the general public 28 February from 10AM21 June / Pepsi Center, Denver CO
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Tickets on sale to the general public 21 February from 10AM23 June / American Airlines Center, Dallas TX
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Tickets on sale to the general public 21 February from 10AM24 June / Toyota Center, Houston TX
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Tickets on sale to the general public 28 February from 10AM26 June / Jobing.com Arena, Glendale AZ
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Tickets on sale to the general public 23 February from 10AM27 June / MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas NV
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Tickets on sale to the general public 28 February from 10AM29 June / Oracle Arena, Oakland CA
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Tickets on sale to the general public 2 March from 10AM30 June / Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles CA
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Related links:Set Lists and Fan Reviews from the 2008 Winwood / Clapton Concerts
A Note About Purchasing Concert Tickets:Where’s Eric! advises fans to purchase tickets only from official ticket sources as ticket touts / brokers / scalpers are inherently unreliable. Ticket ads placed by Google and similar internet ads are not endorsed by Where’s Eric!. Fans are strongly advised against patronizing ticket re-sellers and do so entirely at their own risk. Official ticket sources can always be found listed with each date on this page of whereseric.com.
1. You accidentally enter your PIN on the microwave.
2. You havent played solitaire with real cards in years. < — my mother
3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three.
4. You email the person who works at the desk next to you.
5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they dont have email addresses or a Facebook profile.
6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries. < — Nicole!
7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen.
8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didnt even have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it.
10. You get up in the morning and go online before getting your coffee.
11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : )
12. You’re reading this and nodding and laughing.
13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.
14. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.
15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasnt a #9 on this list.
How many of these are you?
This is a must watch video from the Ellen DeGeneres show. I am by no means an Ellen fan but for some reason this video caught my attention. I’m glad it did because a good laugh in the morning is good for everyone.
Ellen is shown here doing a telephone interview with an 80-something year old lady from Austin, TX. I cried in two places during the interview because I was laughing so hard. Watch and let me know what you think.
In an interview with ESPN, Tiger said, “I view my life in a way I’ll explain it to you, OK?” he told his small audience in Florida.
“The greatest thing about tomorrow is, I will be better than I am today. And that’s how I look at my life.
I will be better as a golfer, I will be better as a person, I will be better as a father, I will be a better husband, I will be better as a friend.
That’s the beauty of tomorrow. There is no such thing as a setback. The lessons I learn today I will apply tomorrow, and I will be better.”
“Stop worrying about how good a designer you are, and start worrying about the myriad of tiny details that can elevate your work from passable to near-perfect.”
This really goes beyond design work and can be applied to each task we attempt to accomplish for our clients.
Brandon Savage tagged me with writing seven little-known things about myself and then tagging seven other people to do the same. So here goes …
Thanks Pop.And now, here are the seven people that I tag to do the same.
Here are the rules:
Time for some fun!
Where do you do your best work that’s not at your desk?
We all need a change of scenery at some point during the day. Where do you go to research, read, write or work quietly?
The deck outside my office gets plenty of use on pleasant days like today.
Have you ever caught yourself in a conversation with someone that just absolutely has no idea what they’re talking about? And you’re too nice to call them on it.
Have you ever read something that’s been published by a person representing a group that includes you and you can see through the smoke screen of lack-of-knowledge of the topic? And you’re thinking through the whole reading, “I sure hope no one else reads this bunk.”
What an uncomfortable situation!
If you do not know technology, do not talk about it as an expert.
If you do not know sports, do not talk about it as an expert.
If you do not know politics, do not talk about it as an expert. Wait, that one doesn’t count.
“Rapid, flex development in a controlled space”
What does this mean to you? Could you work in this environment?
This picture, taken from an AdRANTs article, brings to mind a few funny, and true, points not the least of which is to not neglect what got you where you are now.
No matter what your profession of choice, at some point in your career you were a sponge. You would spend countless hours researching, learning from others, and soaking up every little morsel of information and experience you could find.
Don’t let that stop. The ability to continuously absorb and process more information is one the fascinations of the human brain that we shouldn’t abandon.
Feed your mind. Study. Research. Watch others. Continue your intellectual and professional growth at all costs. Don’t fall behind because the results could be ruinous for your career.
Oh my. Nicole is going to freak when she reads this!
The Food Network has launched a mobile version of their website custom tailored for smartphones such as BlackBerry and iPhone.
The new site offers visitors seasonal recipes, holiday recipes and videos for mobile viewing. Theres also a search box that allows search for specific recipes.
Can you imagine bumping in to someone on the floor at Harris Teeter because instead of looking where they’re going they are searching the Food Network on their smartphone for a special Bolognese sauce for a dinner party this weekend?!
Test it. Try it out - mobile.foodnetwork.com. Someone at home will thank you for not forgetting the stone-ground mustard.
During these days of tight economic times a lot of us that are decision-makers for our respective companies are thinking hard about the details of our marketing initiatives. How should we market? Should we market? How should we spend? And at what rate should we spend?
JASE published an article on our company blog a few months ago that references thoughts from the Harvard Business Review. It’s worth the read over the long holiday weekend.
Harvard Business Review - How to Market during a Recession
I spotted this Andy Griffith-like police car today in Smithfield, VA during our trip down to Rocky Mount, NC. Very cool!
Mark 11:25 (NIV)
[Jesus said] “And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.”
I twittered this earlier today: I’ll give you $500M of my stock for your product that’s not worth that. But wait, neither is my stock. Who does that sound like?
I’ll give you one guess who it was. That’s right. This was the Facebook executives’ offer to the Twitter executives about a potential buy out. Good for Twitter for rejecting that silly offer.
In this age of sprouting social media, social networks and easy-to-use social communities, are we really practicing what we preach? Do we use social media to communicate and even more importantly to interact with our customers?
We should. Now, more than ever before, we have the tools to increase bi-directional and multi-threaded interaction with our closest and also the most distant customers. We should be thinking of new ways everyday via social media to let our customers know they can rely on us to deliver on our brand promise to them.
It’s taken me a good year or so to find a replacement for the A. Fuente OpusX as a favorite since its availability is very scarce. But after attending Emerson’s CAO event this past week I think I’ve found it.
Yes it is happenstance that I am a huge Sopranos fan. And yes it is happenstance that this is James Gandolfini’s personal choice also. But if he doesn’t mind copying me then I’m good with it.
The CAO Sopranos is a smooth, solid smoke. You should try it.
Google announced they will be shutting down its virtual world website that was supposed to be the competitor to Second Life. Their reasoning is to focus more on their core business.
What does this mean for Second Life? Will they fall by the wayside soon also?
Titus 1:7-9 (NIV)
7Since an overseer is entrusted with God’s work, he must be blamelessnot overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain. 8Rather he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined. 9He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it.
Keith Parnell is the founder of JASE Group, a marketing and information technology solutions firm based in Norfolk, VA. Technology, marketing and social media are among his daily passions. Keith is a member of the Entrepreneurs Forum of Hampton Roads, the Hampton Roads Internet Marketing & Technology Group, Suburban Norfolk Kiwanis & the Virginia Opera Guild. Keith video blogs at CoffeeWithTheCEO.com.
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