Friday, June 29, 2007

Chillin' wit a cellist

Sideways sprinkles didn't deter birthday revelers for cellist Kate Dillingham's (http://katedillingham.com/) birthday party on the former boat of former president William H. Taft at the 79th Street Boat Basin and the Hudson River on Thursday, June 29th. Not only did I get to catch up with the lovely Kate and her mother, meet her sister and her TV camera-man boyfriend, but I got to meet TV producer Peter Powell and famous actress Rita Gam. Rita and Peter enthusiastically told me about their "World Of Beauty" TV series on PBS and how they are seeking partners to continue the show in other countries. It was such a compelling idea, we met weeks later at a private club for lunch to discuss collaborating.

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Social Networking For Real

Global networking was the theme at the Regency Hotel on June 27th as I met PS Capital LLC Chairman (http://pscapital.net) Ron Posner other networking mavens through Liza Svenson (Liza Svenson Communications). Cocktail parties, beach parties, dinner parties here and abroad were the foundations for what turned into broad-based conversations.

Thursday, June 14, 2007

A MORE fulfilling lunch

What could be "more" interesting than a meeting with MORE magazine editor Peggy Noonan? LUNCH with MORE editor Peggy Noonan! On Thursday, June 14th, we dined on the classic Asian fusion fare at Pulse Café in Rockefeller Center while Peggy filled me in on what MORE is doing, their work with the CARE foundation and adventures to Peru for this cause.

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Heartpounding Breakfasts

My heart-beat was a'pumpin' as I pumped my bike up to Heartbeat restaurant in the Lexington Ave. W on Tuesday, June 12th. And then my heart was pumping extra hard as I snarfed down a big ol' breakfast of eggs and biscuits with some heart-pounding coffee with Ascend Worldwide Managing Director Gehan Talwatte. Catching up on mutual friends like HighBeam Research, Inc.'s CEO Patrick Spain and the cyber "scene" in general between gulps of coffee!

Friday, June 08, 2007

A Marvelous Makeeva Moment

Product and furniture designer Alyona Makeeva has cause to celebrate, and did so in classic Alyona style on May 11th at Angelos's on Houston. She was recently featured as a visionary designer at the International Design Awards (http://www.idesignawards.com) for her famous sleeping-bag-for-two. Take a look at the running animation where the Adam & Eve Bag scrolls by near the beginning.

Problems with Paypal

Recently I've also had a bout of miserable encounters with Paypal and their policies with transferring money into a bank account. I'm helping a friend set up her account and apparently if the bank account information is entered incorrectly more than twice, there's no way to get your money unless you accept getting it in small increments (like $50 a month till it runs out) or set up another bank account. Not only have the people I've had to deal with at Paypal been less-than-helpful in their "I can't think like a human and do anything outside of the written guidelines in my manual nor can I let you speak with a supervisor who will tell you the same thing," but the timeframes between activity is prehistoric.

Fotki's Top 100

Congratulations to Fotki! One of CNET's Top 100 finalist! Vote for them today!
http://www.webware.com/html/ww/100/2007/media.html

Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Woes at Woolworth

Thursday, June 7th was an exciting day as I had my credit card cancelled due to an unauthorized purchase for $847.44 at Woolworth's in the UK. Well, *somebody's* got an awful lot of new tube socks! Harumph!

Friday, June 01, 2007

Happy 8 to Angelwish

On June 1 Angelwish turned 8 years old. Learn more about this significant organization helping children with Aids.

Arts and Entertainment

Happy Rainy Friday Cyber Scenesters!

Well, I have been remiss in writing and my last missive, on June 25th, was short of skimpy, so herewith I shall attempt to divulge in various and sundry topics.

It's very exciting when people in your path becoming increasingly (and deservedly) successful Case in point is James Sanders who's book "Celluloid Skyline" was the basis for a Time Warner Classic month-long showcase from May 25th - June 22nd. [http://www.tcm.com/2007/celluloidskyline/index.jsp] The unveiling of a grand multimedia exhibition in Grand Central Terminal was on Tuesday, June 5th and I attended after some tapas at Cinema Restaurant with dear ol' Dad and graphic artist Emmanuel Joubeaud. The soiree was swirling with fans of James'--some old familiar A-listers and some new people like mediabistro.com's Education, Events & Multimedia director Carmen Scheidel. After a swing around the exhibits we were off to Lincoln Center for the ballet. "Fin."