God’s Gift to Songwriting needs a manager (Flatiron) Reply to: jimmylloyd.music@gmail.com [?] Date: 2009-02-04, 7:07PM EST I am Jimmy Lloyd. I am the greatest songwriter of my generation. I wrote the song and am the brains behind “Cop Bar” to begin with. (Google it). I am multi-faceted and know things about the human condition others [...]
February 4, 2009
Where Will I Go For Lunch Now?!
According to The Daily News, the infamous Hawaiian Tropic Zone in Times Square will be closing this Saturday for an “extensive renovation.” The joint is supposed to re-open in May, but sadly it will be only a shell of its former self. Say goodbye to the two-story emporium of sexual harrasment! If When it returns [...]
February 4, 2009
Walmart Doesn’t Like Literacy
Reason # 8 bazillion not to shop at Walmart: you can no longer get magazines (besides backwater crap like Guns, ATV Magazine, and Deer & Deer Hunting) there! According to The New York Post, starting this week the behemoth chain will no longer stock copies of People, In Touch, Life & Style, Star, National Enquirer, [...]
February 4, 2009
Free Is Always Good
Listen up NYC, all throughout the month of February you can get your coffee on, for free! SeamlessWeb is giving away the cups of joe as a promo, but who the heck cares right? Check out the locations here. All you have to do is say “I want the free coffee.”
February 4, 2009
Today in Layoff Land
EA to cut 11,000 employees Panasonic cuts 15,000 jobs Fidelity lays off 1,500 Hawker Beechcraft to cut 2,300 jobs Caltech cuts 100 employees The Bashas’ grocery store chain lays off 350 Allergan cuts 460 Wausau Paper lays off 60 in Wisc.
February 4, 2009
Unemployment Up in 98% of US Cities
Yep, unemployment is up in just about most of the United States. Which areas are doing ok? Oklahoma City and Washington.
February 4, 2009
Bloomberg Swings the Ax
No, Michael isn’t swinging the ax, but someone at his media empire’s radio and television division is — about 60 employees will get pink slips! This is a surprise for me, especially after reading this Vanity Fair profile not too long ago. I thought Bloomberg figured out the magic formula. There were no layoffs taking [...]
February 4, 2009
Want a Job? Move Overseas!
IBM is encouraging laid-off employees to take up positions with the company abroad: In a new twist on career aid for former workers, Big Blue has created “Project Match” to encourage laid-off workers in the United States and Canada to relocate to take IBM jobs in India, China, Brazil or other developing countries. We’re all [...]
February 4, 2009
Umm It’s Called H&R Block
The New York Times released an article yesterday about “How to Avoid a Tom Daschle Tax Problem.” Do none of these Washington types live in Amerika?? H&R Block runs commercials about every two seconds on television AND they have a office on every corner! Clearly they don’t got the right people.
February 4, 2009
Internet Is What Film Was During the Great Depression
During the Great Depression, people went to movies for cheap entertainment. Now with Great Depression 2.0, people are turning to the web! Internet usage has increased just as unemployment has increased! I can see the appeal from my own experience. You can catch up with old friends, spy on other people, watch porn, blog, create [...]
