Archive for October, 2009

Musical capers

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Whether it be in films, TV shows, public events or the boudoir, music plays a key role in setting the mood. Music can make us feel happy, make us feel sad, make us reflect and make us scared. Music is the universal language. Most importantly, and sometimes forgotten, music can be responsible for creating meaning. [...]

Midget Cup controversy

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

Up until this morning I’d never heard of the Cranbourne Cup. But now, thanks to the Midget Cup controversy I have. From that point of view it was a marketing success story. In case you haven’t read the tale, the Midget Cup was run during the Cranbourne Cup, with three little people acting as jockeys, [...]

Major league karaoke fail

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

I’ve developed a bizarre fascination with this YouTube video of a major league karaoke fail. Besides its melodic appeal, the incomprehensible lyrics make this a musical train wreck worth watching. I will say, in the performers defence, the lyrics from the original version of the track from Mariah Carey are equally incomprehensible. WPvideo 1.10

Commission Junction suckle on my account balance

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

A bad affiliate program is one that does everything in its power to make you feel like you’ve just paid a visit to an alcoholic, sausage fingered, proctologist. In the good old days Commission Junction were quite good to me. I was doing reasonably well with them, largely on the back of their relationship with [...]