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flathead
11/11/08

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When I was but a wee tyke in the rekkid reviewing bizness, a wise man who was handing over piles of free vinyl much to my amazement answered a naive "what if i don't like it?" query with an encouraging "write what you believe and don't worry about it." I've lived by that credo ever since.
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Tara Incognita
11/13/08

@flathead: Words to live by.
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Tara Incognita
11/11/08

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So this will stop all children of celebrities from ever wanting to go into show business, yes?
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bytememehard
11/11/08

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I was trying to remember the last time I read the New York Press. I think it was back in 19never.
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DavidWatts
11/11/08

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The corollary of this is: Media people - do not write nasty bitchy things because something honestly falls through at the last minute. I am thinking of the "I could not get an interview because [x] is an asshole" feature, wherein the writer just talks about getting dicked around by his/her subject and their entourage. Wait, I'm sorry, I mean offers DEVASTATINGLY WITTY COMMENTARY.

None of your readers care about how many messages you left Ciara's publicist, and you're seriously fucking yourself over for the future.
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wattznext
11/11/08

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Meryl Streeps's daughter's name is Mamie Gummer. That sounds like the act of going down on a 90 year old woman.
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Iceland Spar
11/11/08

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Dear Publicists, should you happen to send me free tickets to your plays, i would be willing to refrain from ever commenting negatively about those plays. For a small fee, I'm also available to write-up hyped up quotes you can use on your promotional materials.

Yours,

Spar
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Wasp vs Stryper
11/11/08

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Dude, the PR man could have just said, "Hope you enjoy the show. I think you'll see that the cast and production are more than worthy" and left it at that!

The more you meddle with a writer, the more that writer is inclined to what you and your client. Not every critic is going to like your projects. Its like Duh 101.
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blogissuchanuglyword
11/11/08

@Wasp vs Stryper: "It's like Duh 101" is absolutely the funniest thing I have heard in a very, very long time
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Weegee's bored
11/11/08

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This is such a repressed generation. Back in old days, flacks would just hand out coke and blow jobs. It did a much more effective job of greasing the wheels of the journalistic decision-making process.
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Colonel Mustard
11/11/08

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They expected a positive review about a play that forces its audience to think about their parents having sex?
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City_Dater
11/11/08

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It's so cute that he calls NY Press a "newspaper."
The most surprising thing about this story is that anyone looking for media coverage in hopes of generating ticket sales would invite the NY Press.
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