Mix-Tape #1

Made my first mix-tape over at muxtape.com the other day.  I’ll upload a new mix once a week or so.

Enjoy!

1. Circle – Andexelt

2. The Dodos – Fools

3. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Contonou Dahomet – Minsato Le, Mi Dayihome

4. Anne Briggs – Ride, Ride

5. The Hospitals – Rich People

6. New Order – Age Of Consent

The above image is the exact model of tape I used to use for mixtapes in middle school.  I’d listen to my tapes on one of those big, yellow, “waterproof” Walkmen on every morning bus ride while furiously doing my homework at the last minute.

Wade Boggs Enjoys the Occasional Beer

Saw this at Deadspin and couldn’t resist re-posting. Apparently, Wade Boggs could pack in a few back in the day. Oh say, anywhere between 50-70 beers on your average road trip.

This really goes a long way to explaining his claim that he willed himself invisible to avoid a knife-fight.

SVA Student Portfolio Show

Caught the SVA student portfolio show at The Art Director’s Club last night and I was pretty amazed with a lot of the work up on the walls. Didn’t get a chance to take any photos (camera is dead at the moment) but I’d have to say the best piece I saw is Annie Chiu’s ad for Victoria’s Secret. It’s a blueprint/floor plan to a house, where every room is labeled “Bedroom”. Simple, effective and smart. A damn near perfect ad.

There was some other great stuff on the walls. Other stuff, not so great. But it was amazing to see what kind of competition is out there (and coming straight out of undergrad at that). Most importantly, it was nice to see what makes a great ad and what makes a not so great ad. I still have to bring my work up to the next level – but it helps to see what other people are doing. Part of the process of becoming a successful copywriter is recognizing the great ads and steering clear of the bad ones (and “good” ones as well).

I’ve still got a lot of work to do. First on that list is coming up with one perfect campaign so I can get myself off the wait-list and into grad school. I’m on the edge. I have 72 hours left to drop my work in the mail and push myself over it.

Opening Day

My favorite baseball books:

1. The Boys of Summer, by Roger Kahn

2. Veeck as in Wreck: The Autobiography of Bill Veeck, by Bill Veeck with Ed Linn

3. Summer of ‘49, by David Halberstam

4. Shut Out: A Story of Race and Baseball in Boston, by Howard Bryant

5. You Gotta Have Wa, by Robert Whiting (currently reading)