Category Archives: Bob Lefsetz
Lefsetz: Trump Blows Out Hillary
I can’t remember a thing Hillary Clinton said… We’ve seen this movie before, when Arnold Schwarzenegger ran against Gray Davis – the lovable Terminator/Twin against the career politician/policy wonk. It was no contest, Arnold won. And we went on a misadventure … Continue reading
Lefsetz: Material Signifiers Disappear
First they came for your watch… Next they’re coming for your car. Used to be he who died with the most toys won. Now, ownership is passed – everything’s on demand. I first realized this 15 years ago, when I noticed … Continue reading
Lefsetz: Death of the E-Book
They’re killing the book business… The old guard – the ones married to paper and indie bookstores, the publishers afraid of big bad Amazon – have achieved their goal; they’ve killed the e-book. That’s right, e-book sales are down by … Continue reading
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Lefstez: ‘Bad Company’ Knocks One Out of the Park
This should have been bad… Seventies act far beyond its years playing to a multitude that didn’t care in a faraway land where no discerning eyes are present. But that wasn’t the case, this show was FANTASTIC! INCREDIBLE! ASTOUNDING! THE … Continue reading
Lefsetz: Good Riddance Huffpo, Arianna Huffington
He not busy being born is busy dying… Or, if you prefer your musical references via the UK as opposed to the US, as Dave Edmunds once sang, “Crawling from the wreckage, crawling from the wreckage, INTO A BRAND NEW … Continue reading
Lefsetz: The Cold Reality of ‘Living the Dream’
The first person I saw was Arianna Huffington… On the east coast it’s the Hamptons. On the west it’s Malibu. And if you haven’t been to either, you’ve got no idea that it’s even further over the top than you think … Continue reading
Lefsetz: ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’
Last Saturday I went to the Levitt Pavilion to see Peter Asher, Billy J. Kramer and Denny Laine… However Billy J. had an infection, couldn’t travel and his place was taken by Terry Sylvester, of the Swinging Blue Jeans and Hollies. And … Continue reading
Lefsetz: Could Hillary & The Dems Be More Out of Touch?
Do you feel left out? I most certainly do. I’m a rank and file Democrat who feels that so far this Philadelphia party has been a circle jerk wherein the usual suspects want to feel good about themselves. Reminds me … Continue reading
Lefsetz: The Independence Day Blues
I blame Ronald Reagan… And then Bill Clinton put a stake in the heart of the Middle cClass, all in an effort to save his job. The right wing intelligentsia has lauded Reagan’s “accomplishments” to the point where they cannot … Continue reading
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Lefsetz: Climbing the Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page is 72… I don’t know whether he ripped off Spirit, whether he and Robert Plant will be held accountable by the jury, but I do know there will come a time when both of them … Continue reading
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Lefsetz: Will Bernie Sanders Turn Hillary Into Hubert Humphrey?
Is it 1968 all over again? Wherein Eugene McCarthy and Robert Kennedy put such a dent in Hubert Humphrey‘s campaign that despite garnering the nomination, the Minnesotan did not win. Kinda like Al Gore in 2000. Humphrey was tainted by … Continue reading
Lefsetz: Elizabeth Warren, Hillary, Trump & Twitter Wars
It’s all about access… Today people want to reach out and touch you, Facebook has flattened the earth – everyone feels equal – and if you stand above the fray…it’s only a matter of time before you’re taken down. This … Continue reading
Lefsetz: Donald Trump Take Two; The Hillary Playbook
Stop making fun of Donald Trump! If that had worked, somebody else would be the Republican nominee and he wouldn’t have increased his share of the electorate after the debacle in Wisconsin. The more the holier-than-thou say they know better, … Continue reading
Lefsetz: Trump
The more the intelligentsia tells me Donald Trump is unelectable, the more I want to vote for him… Nobody knows anything. Especially the smart and educated. We continually laud the graduates of Ivy League institutions, those with money and fame can … Continue reading
Lefsetz: Farewell to an Icon
It’s a sign of the times… First came David Bowie, then came Glenn Frey, and then the Grim Reaper moved on to Dan Hicks, and Paul Kantner and Signe Anderson … on the same damn day! Rock’s killing itself. And that’s … Continue reading
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Lefsetz: The Steve Jobs Rules
DESIGN COUNTS Would Tesla have sold a fraction of Model S’s if it looked like the electric cars of yore? No, it looks like a Ferrari, and therefore early adopters, who want to look cool, purchased it. Few knew it … Continue reading
Lefsetz: The Long, Slow, Impending Death of Rolling Stone
Yes, I still subscribe to Rolling Stone… I have since 1969. And I still haven’t gotten over the lack of a fold, never mind moving to New York and ultimately going slick. But this binding issue is the last straw. So … Continue reading
Lefsetz: Say You Want a Revolution
Do you feel left out? Do you feel like you’re working hard but getting nowhere, treading water in the game of life? Do you think the government is telling you how to live while providing little in return? Then you might … Continue reading
Lefsetz: Nobody Under 30 Cares About The Oscars Anymore
Could it be that no one wants to hear what actors have to say (which generally speaking is nothing)? We’re at the threshold of the death of Baby Boomer constructs, and art too. The belief was that when classic rockers … Continue reading
Lefsetz: The Bernie Sanders Revolution is Unfolding
This is exactly what happened in 1964… Elvis was king. And then the Beatles wiped him off the map. We had a decade of rock and roll. It had been whittled down to a formula. Sure, Bobby Darin had talent, … Continue reading
