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How to ethically ride the coattails of an A-List colleague

By James Newcomb | April 22, 2023 | Comments Off on How to ethically ride the coattails of an A-List colleague

I’ll be speaking primarily from experience in my own preferred publishing medium – podcasting – in this email, although I think it can apply to any interaction with a so-called “influencer” either online or offline. A common fallacy of podcasters is that the guests are what make the show attractive to listeners. “If I get…

Offense intended

By James Newcomb | April 19, 2023 | Comments Off on Offense intended

I hope to offend as many people as possible with everything I publish, be it an email, a podcast, or what have you. I know this is contrary to just about everything said in popular culture these days, but it wasn’t too long ago that this was more or less a common way of thinking.…

Whatever you rolled in sure does stink.

By James Newcomb | April 18, 2023 | Comments Off on Whatever you rolled in sure does stink.

In today’s Far Side cartoon, a male dog is calling on his female companion for a date. And is NOT BASHFUL in laying on the compliments in hope of winning her affections, and see where the night takes them. I always crack up when I see our miniature poodle, Cinnamon roll around in whatever she happens…

To know what to play, you have to know what to say

By James Newcomb | April 17, 2023 | Comments Off on To know what to play, you have to know what to say

Last night Sana and I were having  little brainstorming session to plan a concert we want to perform at various locales around the U.S. and beyond. Nothing special, more of a “wish list” type of thing. We decided on a certain theme, then set out to list some of the things we both know and…

A multi-millionaire remembered THIS about me

By James Newcomb | April 14, 2023 | Comments Off on A multi-millionaire remembered THIS about me

In June 2016, I made a rather large investment into myself as a podcaster. The great, and mysterious John Lee Dumas had just launched one of his journals, and one of the perks of his Kickstarter campaign was a “Day with JLD”. I’m not going to disclose exactly how many US Dollars I paid, but…