In the '60s, my father, Wally Amos, had been a talent agent and a personal manager before taking a major career detour in 1975, when he opened a store selling chocolate chip cookies.
Just as many people flee Hollywood as those who flock to it. Hollywood can be an acquired taste.
Musicians burn through more cash than the Federal Reserve.
Of course, screwed up families are not the exclusive province of the famous. Still, most families get to screw up in private.
Fresh content doesn't exist to game the SEO system. It's the words, images, and stories that truly engage us, make us want to share with others, and creates a bond between us and a brand.
We all love to sing along with our favorite songs. We sing in the car, in the shower, and at the karaoke bar. The problem is that half the time we don't know what we're singing. We're making up lyrics as we go along and hoping no one will notice.
A few performances have been left out of the various Woodstock soundtracks and film edits over the years, most notably The Grateful Dead.
When Woodstock ended on Monday morning, over 600 acres of garbage was left behind on Max Yasgur's farm. It took over 400 volunteers and $100,000 to remove it all.
We are more than the work we perform. In fact, I'd say that our work is a mere representation of who we are underneath.
