Batteries Not Included
A Night at the Opera
It’s a story that I’ve told many times before, but I don’t recall ever telling it in this column. I’ll try to keep this telling brief. When I was seven years old I saw a Marx Brothers movie on TV, “Duck Soup,” and I was blown away. That discovery of Groucho, Chico, Harpo, and Zeppo […]
Tim Simpson
Some more local fun and even more talent
As I have written before, I am a member of the local Appalachian Celtic group here in the tri cities. Every year the group holds its annual festival and it is usually at the Tipton Haynes historical site in Johnson City on south Roan Street. The is my first year of attending And my son […]
Social Sentiments
How Does Your Target Audience Talk to Each Other?
Imagine a conversation between two customers in your store. They’re discussing pricing, quality, if they really need your product, and if your brand morals match theirs. They’re looking to justify a large purchase that they could use, but ultimately could live without. Couples, partners, and roommates have these conversations all the time. Social media opens […]
Pop Life
F9: The Fast Saga
It’s hard to believe the first “Fast and Furious” film was released in 2001. The original film was a small, almost independent style film about an undercover police officer uncovering the identities of a group of automobile hijackers in Los Angeles. The film was a hit and paved the way for the 2003 sequel “2 […]
Batteries Not Included
The End of Grill Season
Last year, during the first wave of pandemic depression (like I can even keep track of how many waves of pandemic depression there has been), I decided it would be a good idea to get a grill. The one I had hadn’t been used for several years and it sat outside, in the elements, uncovered, […]
Tim Simpson
Fire and Water
Fifty years and going strong in the tri cities. Back somewhere in the mid-1990s I was working security at northeast state community college. At the age of twenty three I became the supervisor. And one day a new man was brought in and I was training him and he began to tell me about a […]
Social Sentiments
Change Your Perspective
Are you viewing your social media accounts as your customers do? Are you speaking to them in their language? Viewing your social media accounts from the perspective of your audience is the basis for connecting with your audience. Using jargon may sound fine to you because you understand it, but does your audience? Your audience […]
Pop Life
The Suicide Squad
In 2016 the film “Suicide Squad” burst into cinemas, and even though highly successful, met with mixed reactions from fans and critics. The film was the first live-action appearance of the popular character Harley Quinn, who had been introduced in “Batman: The Animated Series” back in the 1990’s. Harley was played by Margot Robbie, who […]
Batteries Not Included
Shadow of the Summer Time
This week I have another look at new Blu-ray releases from Warner Archive. First up is Judy Garland and Van Johnson in MGM’s 1949 musical “In The Good Old Summertime,” then we have William Powell and Myrna Loy back together again for 1941’s “Shadow of the Thin Man,” the fourth film in the beloved franchise. […]
