2009 | that damn redhead

Happy Festivus, for the rest of us! My 2009 airing of grievances.

Posted by that damn redhead on Dec 23, 2009 in Rants, Social Media | 5 comments

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!I can’t believe I almost forgot it was Festivus today. I was reminded by Rico Thomas Rico, who posted his airing of grievances on his blog. Knowing I’m long overdue for a blog post, I’m following his lead and now posting my 2009 Airing of Grievances. Enjoy! Dissappointing me this year in the world of social media were … 1) Auto-dmers. People on twitter who automatically follow you with a...

Musical Monday Edition | Show review: Amy Millan at Pike Room

Posted by that damn redhead on Oct 18, 2009 in Music, Reviews | 4 comments

Keeping true to my obsession with semi-obscure Canadian independent music, last week I was lucky enough to find myself on the guest list for one of my favorite alt-country/folk artists, Amy Millan, when she was in town at the Pike Room, a swanky dive upstairs from Pontiac’s Crofoot Ballroom. Now, it should be said that playing in the Ballroom downstairs that night was this angry-guy band that sounds like every angry-guy band — extremely loud, obnoxious, and with a cool sounding name...

Real Men of Genius: Social Media edition

Posted by that damn redhead on Oct 11, 2009 in Funny, Miscellaneous, Social Media | 4 comments

(Real men of genius!) Tonight, I salute YOU, Mr. “I-Sync-My-Twitter-and-Facebook-Accounts”! (Mr. I-Sync-My-Twitter-and-Facebook-Status!) Yes, you sir, are oblivious that your Facebook friends really don’t care about your every move & your Twitter followers are a) mostly the same people, and b) annoyed as hell. (Absolutely, completely oblivious!) It’s imperative that you tell EVERYONE POSSIBLE about that ham sandwich you had for lunch, or that you are happy...

WANTED: Bright-eyed, bushy-tailed interns to rock international PR/SM space.

Posted by that damn redhead on Sep 14, 2009 in Miscellaneous | 4 comments

Since I took this new job at the chamber, it’s no secret that I’m exhausted all the time. There just aren’t enough hours in the day for me to do everything I want and need to do. And it sucks. Aside from working full-time in Detroit, I also have a couple of my own clients. I knew it was going to be tough to juggle my own business and work for The Man, but I had no idea it was going to be this tough. I love my clients too much to give them up, and it’s killing me that I...

Musical Monday Podcast Edition: What I listen to on the road.

Posted by that damn redhead on Sep 8, 2009 in Music, personal | 1 comment

Since I posted the last post announcing my new gig, I’ve been so busy I haven’t been able to keep my head on straight, let alone blog. People ask me how it’s going, and I won’t lie – the commute is kicking my ass. My schedule is not one to be envied — I leave for work by 7:30 a.m., around the same time most of my coworkers are just waking up. Both morning and evening rush hours are a pain, and now BOTH expressways I could take to Detroit have major...