May 2011
“There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is...”
– Oscar Wilde (The Picture of Dorian Gray)
My mother used to say this to me all the time when I was in high school.
“I love New York on summer afternoons when everyone’s away. There’s...”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
Interoffice ribbing with Sam in from Cake London
Me: Have you heard if the Hangover 2 is good?
Billy: I bet it's not because there hasn't been a ton of buzz about it.
Sam: There's been loads in the UK.
Billy: That's because you guys will watch anything that has Americans in it and think it's amazing.
Escape to New York, August 5-7, Southampton
Cake is working on the Escape to New York music festival and the line up was announced:
Patti Smith, Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros, The Vaccines,Best Coast, Au Revoir Simone, Chairlift, Lissy Trullie, Graffiti 6, The Submarines, White Rabbits, Static Jacks and The Postelles (I met them a few years ago, adorable group of guys).
It’s from the same people that do the Secret Garden...
“If you want something guaranteed to go ‘viral,’ drink the water in...”
– Rob Norman, CEO of Group M North America.
The Facebook Like Inspires Baby Name →
First there was baby “Facebook” and now this: an Israeli couple has named their kid “Like.” Let the Valley Girl jokes ensue.
“I like my money right where I can see it - hanging in my closet.”
– Carrie Bradshaw
“Not the first black president of female-driven comedy, but perhaps the first...”
– One sentence reviews for the movie Bridesmaids.
“I have found that people who can successfully resist temptation invariably lead...”
– C.D. Payne (Youth in Revolt)
“Tip the world over on its side and everything loose will land in Los Angeles.”
– Frank Lloyd Wright
I used to have this quote hanging in my house when I lived in LaLa Land. Pretty accurate. Thinking of my former home a lot these days as I’m working on some LA activation ideas for one of my clients.
