Thousands of dollars have been spent on research to discover the secret to my love life…
This depresses me and makes me want to drink
Never saw this coming. Really. Total shocker.
MTV has removed the “Music Television” line from its logo and marketing.
I believe my friends over at RAMP (Radio and Music Pros) said it best and exactly how I feel about Viacom’s decision in their daily email this morning…
“After several years, the concept of truth in advertising has finally taken hold at MTV, where the term “Music Television” has now disappeared from the channel’s logo — and it’s about time, since the channel that brought you such high-quality, award-winning, IQ-enhancing programming as The Hills, 16 and Pregnant, Real World-Road Rules Challenge: The Ruins and its latest Guido-tastic breakout hit, Jersey Shore, hasn’t really been known for running actual music videos for a few years now. The new logo sports the familiar MTV design, but now features pictures of the channel’s latest batch of “talent” — like Snooki.
MTV threw its audience a frickin’ bone last spring when it introduced AMtv, a block of videos running from 3-9am, but not even MTV2 — which took on the mantle of airing music videos when MTV dove headfirst into the shallow end of the reality TV kiddie pool — is really doing anything musically outside of that block. “The people who watch it today, they don’t refer to MTV as music television,” MTV Head of Marketing Tina Exarhos told the Los Angeles Times. “They don’t have the same emotional connection that, say, the people who are writing about [the logo change] do.” Translation: Those of us who grew up with MTV and remember it fondly for playing videos are now officially old, and we are cordially invited to suck it.”
In Snooki we trust the future of America! *fist pump*
It’s become a new tradition lately… me tweeting the silly (to some people entertaining, I still say silly) thoughts that come to mind as I’m watching a big spectacle such as the Super Bowl. Anyone who was following me last night would have seen some bizarre, yet truthful, thoughts come out of my mouth.
So if you missed the “show,” here’s the tweets that I sent in the order I was watching…
Steve Winwood for pre-Superbowl entertainment? What was Billy Ocean not available?
90% of people who complain that the rich get richer will be watching the Superbowl, which gets many rich people richer. #getaclue
CBS has had many audio issues so far tonight… Carrie Underwood blowing the last few notes? Not one of them.
those magic CBS SPORTS jackets they wear RT @tonywgar: How come #cbs cant have audio issues when jam nantz & phil simms are yammering?
Pissed that the rich get richer? While you watched those Superbowl commercials, CBS just made $9 million dollars. #yousuckers
Did Bud Light’s ad execs drink when coming up with these ideas? Their commercials would only be funny after drinking REAL alcohol.
CBS has made $36 million so far in the last 60 minutes.#dontyouwishyouownedatvnetwork
Go Daddy called my manager wanting me to be a Go Daddy Girl this year. They then said no because I was “too hot” for the spots.#fact
The Who is also what anyone under the age of 25 watching the Superbowl halftime show will be saying. “The WHO??? Never heard of them!”
hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha Dave, Oprah and Leno ad!!!!!
Why didn’t I try out for that Wear No Pants commercial??? #WouldntYouAllLikeToSeeThat #SorryForTheMentalPictue
I’m calling it now. The Leno/Letterman ad will be the 2nd most instant DVR rewind moment ever behind Janet. It was nearly as shocking.
Halfway thorugh that groundhog commerical, that loud noise you heard was all the members of PETA screaming “what the hell?!”
*jaw drops* RT @Oprah: Yes that was REAL D, J and me. Shot Tuesday nite in New York undercover at D’s studio.
wow! RT @alexweprin Yes, Leno, Letterman, Oprah spot filmed at Lettermans studio this week, according to a CBS press release. Jay WAS there.
Hey Jonas Brothers fans, yes this is what your boys will look like in 50 years. Don’t cry, little girl!
YES!!! RT @djgonzo1979: Next year, C+C Music Factory.
Oh I can watch the game in Spanish? I wouldn’t understand a damn word, but it would still be better than Jim Natz.
RT @MitchEnglish: Remember when Chevy was funny? You know, before the Gov’t bailout
Are we sure the federal government funded the US Census ad and not the Green Police ad? I smell controversy…
RT @gavinpurcell: NYT’s Bill Carter gets the story on the Jay/Dave Superbowl Ad http://bit.ly/aIzSLg
WOOO!! SAINTS WINS!! *flashes everyone around* nah, you can keep your beads…
Crazy? Yes. Yes, I know.
With less than two weeks away until “the big game,” we’re already talking about those fancy, well done, creative Super Bowl TV commercials. And not one has aired yet.
So far two spots that haven’t even hit American TV airwaves have been causing a ruckus among people…
1) A gay dating site called ManCrush submitted a spot having two men watching the game end up in a full, passionate embrace (story)
2) A spot featuring former Florida QB Tim Tebow on abortion from an organization called Focus on the Family. (story)
Ahh, the days when TV was so innocent...
Neither of these commercials have even made it to air or been made available to the public, yet the story is the talk of numerous news stories across all mediums, and especially online in blogs.
You know, I think I’d rather create a TV spot and NOT have CBS air it.
Look at the amount of free publicity these companies are getting and look how much their message is getting spread around!
Sure, we’ll see the regulars such as Budweiser, Go Daddy and other big names with their well written TV spots that they hope we’ll be talking about Monday morning around the proverbial water cooler.
But the two commercials under debate were able to get even more ground thanks to everything being all up in arms about it, days before they even air…if they even do.
Is this an example of the future of media? What is worth more… the $2.5 million you’ll shell out to have your 30 second message air that night on CBS, or having CBS debate your spot and having that message spread around the media and the internet, without even paying a penny to CBS?
The big media outlets hold onto their belief that they are the gatekeepers for getting a message out to the masses and spreading the good news of an organization to all of us.
I think CBS, without even thinking about it, is making a case that their strongest sales pitch doesn’t hold true anymore.
Well done guys. 
To keep the NFL happy… the term “Super Bowl” is trademarked by the National Football League and is used in this post for journalistic purposes, only. Now keep your attorneys away, please.
My BlackBerry goes off at 11:30 last night…
Me: “Hey there…”
Her: “Hey, I’m lost.”
Me: “Where you at?”
Her: “Westchester County.”
Me: “Well, I don’t know the north ‘burbs well, I’ll pull up a map…”
Her: “No need. I need a cigarette, too.”
Me: “I only smoke cigars. What is my role in this conversation?”
Her: “You’re company.”
Me: “Thank you for the clarification.”
I can’t believe I’ve given into the hype…
I decided to join the “change your Facebook profile picture to the celebrity everyone thinks you look like” week.
What do you think??? Pretty accurate, right?? The hair gives it away…
Become my Facebook friend, will you?? http://www.facebook.com/matthaze
My buddy Mo’ Bounce was lucky enough to get a preview of the new Apple iPad and be one of the first to try out Apple’s new toy! So very cool to see it in action. Check out the video… from unboxing to putting it to use!
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of...
Who needs books. Who needs the internet.
You can learn everything you need to know in life on a subway ride.
I rarely take the subway in the morning during rush hour, unless I have to. Today was one of those mornings when I had to.
You would think that a 25 minute packed-in-like-sardines L train ride from Brooklyn into Manhattan would be the most unpleasant experience a human could encounter to start a Monday, especially when they haven’t had their first cup of coffee yet.
I beg to differ.
For it was during that 25 minutes of feeling like a number that I was able to educate myself on the lessons of life.
A packed subway ride is like grabbing the Sunday paper and just browsing through all the different subjects fit to print… admiring the vast array of knowledge that life has to offer you.
Don’t believe me? Well fine skeptic, let me make you a believer!
Look at this list of human knowledge I gained this morning on a 25 minute ride on a Manhattan-bound L train…
MUSIC: According to a gentleman by the name of Jerome, who was traveling with a friend of his who was kind enough to share his iPod, if Lil Wayne released 3 new albums at one time, he’d be “all over that shit, and so would everyone else.” Hell, Jerome would even tweet about it, and he doesn’t “do that twitter thang.” His partner in crime disagreed with a very valid and thought provoking point: “brotha please, who buys albums??? I’d YouTube that shit!”
SELF-HELP: Hate your life? Your life will suck just a little less when you have your iPod turned up as loud as you can and you just sit staring outside the window looking at nothing. But you’re in your little bubble. And for that short time, life in that little bubble sucks a little less.
LIFE: It’s the little things in life you enjoy most. Like winning the luck card early in the morning when you get a standing spot right underneath the air conditioning duct. It’s not necessary to pray that chilled air arrives to you by the time it reaches your part of the car.
LOVE: I love natural brunettes with light blue eyes. Ohmigod.
BOOKS & NEWS: Reading a Chinese newspaper over someone’s shoulder is 100x more interesting than having your head buried in a New York Times. Why? Two words: the pictures.
FASHION: 2003 called, it wants my old beat up laptop bag back. But if you look past the laptop bag, damn gurl, I got STYLE!
ORGANIZATION: Always be prepared. Never have to refill your Metro card during morning rush hour. You’ll always have to wait in line behind some woman who has never used a Metro card kiosk in her life and decided to refill her card by $20 with those fancy one dollar coins.
SEX & RELATIONSHIPS: Yes Mr. Deep Subway Voice Guy, I’m well aware that improper touching on the subway is a crime and I should report it immediately. But honestly, if someone cops a feel, I won’t mind. Actually, I allow it as a public service to the City of New York.
SEX & RELATIONSHIPS PART B: There is (allegedly) an extended mix of Beyone’s “Sweet Dreams” with a rap mixed in with the song. Our new friend Jerome was listening to it with his bud and rapping along with these new lyrics that I’ve never heard before. But it’s not the fact that there’s a different mix that I really learned. It was what they were talking about IN the rap. I had no clue you could do that in the bedroom! Mental note.
SEX & RELATIONSHIPS PART C: And finally… I learned that Brandy has a real ass of a husband. I guess last night he was out once again with “that dirty ho” and and she’s getting really sick of putting up with it. I’m sorry Brandy, but YOU are the dirty ho for sticking around.
Next time you’re on the subway, put the book away. Close up the newspaper. Take the ear buds out. Just watch. Just listen. You just may learn something.
So my good friend Joe Rosati is leaving the world’s biggest pop/top 40 music station, New York’s Hit Music Station, The World Famous Z100 to head to Detroit. He’s trading in talking up Lady GaGa and Jay-Z to talk up Abba and KC & the Sunshine Band. Take a peek inside Joe’s final 2 weeks and get a quick look inside the most listened to radio station in the world.
Ever want to see me rap or talk up 50 cent? Find out first hand why I don’t do top 40 radio anymore and stick to business media. Oh, and I go off a bit on Soulija Boy’s lack of creativity. All to entertain you today.
No I didn’t disappear! I’m still here!
I’m putting some cool things together for 2010… and I’ll tell you about them soon!
Also… HazeTV returns on December 1st with its month long celebration of the holidays in New York City. That’s right… I’m going to make fun of the bums on Broadway with lights around themselves thinking they’re a tree and asking for a donation for their “creativity.”
In the meantime, enjoy some brand new WarriorTalk podcasts with Dave Jenks and Laurie Hathorn. Dave and I discuss the 4 Actions of Fearless Living at http://tinyurl.com/fewshows.
Onward!
Dear Dumbass McDonalds Employee directing traffic in the drive thru lane making $6.50/hr:
If you want me to stop my car, why don’t you do the common sense thing and put your hand out and say STOP instead of STICKING YOUR FOOT OUT IN FRONT OF MY CAR AND… NOT SAYING A G&#D$@# WORD?!
You must have had a BLAST playing in traffic growing up!
Check your ego at the fryer, will ya??
Love,
Common Sense
This Yankees fan had to give grief to my friend Karin Housley (a Twins fan) on her radio show in Minneapolis…along with talking about the big award I won yesterday as well. I also had to make sure her assistant, Julie, was getting the attention she deserved! Hear the audio of the fun:
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What did he ever do to us to deserve this?!
It’s the second biggest news story of the day so far (next to President Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize).
That’s right, the rocket scientists at NASA spent millions of our tax dollars to bomb the moon.
For water.
That’s right, that item we have plenty of on our own earth.
I am going to stand up for this one.
Not cool.
What has the martians ever done to us to deserve this?!
They bring us comedy in cartoons.
They are part of a prestigious MTV award show that Kanye West hasn’t interrupted…yet.
They’re friends with one of our all-time favorite TV stars…Alf!
And we bomb them?!
WWETD? (What Would E.T. Do?)
So not nice.
So not cool.
*sigh*
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Dear Diehard Karaoke Singers who sing every week and think you’re the best in town: Sit down, press play, and let’s chat…
I’d like EVERY WILLING AND ABLE BODY to make your vote!
I can’t decide!!! I’m going to purchase a new pair of glasses and if you know anything about me, me and fashion go as well as me and Michael Moore.
SO… I need YOUR HELP!
Which pair should I go with????
Me have no fashion sense. Me need your help.
Or do you not like either choice and I should stick with the contacts?
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury… your choices for voting are…
Option #1 - thin frame only on top, lenses open, yet still boxy
Option #2 - da think boxy frame
Cartoon characters don't wear glasses... keep dem der contacts son!
So please help me choose!!! Leave your choice and comments below…
It’s the least you can do if I’ve made you laugh at least ONCE this year.
Love,
The Management
From Mr. Carson's last TV appearance in 1994
I almost hit the sack early last night. That had been the plan all day long, after a very busy day of podcast recording.
But a little after 9:30pm, my BlackBerry went off with a text message with a huge surprise.
“David Letterman to admit to affair on his show tonight.”
Well yeah that caught my attention and changed my plan for the evening.
Fast forward this story to Act 2 of his show, when Mr. Letterman told the blackmail sex scandal story. For those that haven’t seen the video, you can see it here.
As I was watching this story unfold on my TV just like the rest of the east coast, I started to realize something.
I wasn’t watching David Letterman.
That was Johnny Carson on stage.
It’s no secret that Mr. Letterman’s biggest mentor was the original king of late night, Johnny Carson. It’s always been known that Mr. Carson kept his private life VERY private. Some stories, such as his divorces, were revealed over time, but he never really addressed them. He would quickly address it, leave it at that, and only bring it up in the way of a punchline of a joke later.
When Mr. Letterman at the end said that the monologue he just gave would be all he would say, that’s when it clicked in my head that he was doing EXACTLY what Johnny would do.
In 1982, Mr. Carson was arrested over a weekend in Los Angeles for DUI. It made national news all weekend (as Johnny would joke, “it was a slow news weekend.”) It’s kind of a big deal when the biggest TV star of all time gets in trouble like that. All weekend, American waited for him to appear on the show Monday to see what he would say.
I wish I could show you the video clip, but unfortunately it’s been removed from YouTube. If you would watch it, you could compare it to what we saw last night.
As the show opened and he walked from behind the curtain, Mr. Carson was escorted by an actor dressed as an LAPD officer, talking to him and telling him what he was doing, only to be let go to do his monologue. It’s one of the most unexpected and funniest thing I’ve ever seen.
Later in the show, Mr. Carson took a few minutes to talk about the incident. He spent no more than two minutes talking about it. He acknowledged it, said he had too much wine, would pay the price, and would not do it again. And that was it.
It was real. It was classy. It was all that was needed.
Last night, I saw the same with Mr. Letterman.
As so many in the spotlight are being called out for things in their personal life, the tabloid media wants to throw these people through the mud. These celebrities are then hounded, go on talk shows at their own will to talk about it, issue more statements, put videos on YouTube, etc. (see Chris Brown & Jon Gosselin).
Mr. Letterman kept it the way it should be. Private for him to deal with and that’s it.
I saw a glimpse into the way television used to be last night. As my industry expands and changes, a piece of the past showed last night.
And it was something we ALL can learn from. Pure class.
On this week’s WarriorTalk podcast, I speak with Dave Jenks, the co-author of the Millionaire Real Estate Agent and Millionaire Real Estate Investor, on the power of lead generation… and why it’s SO important to grow your business!
Listen to the episode on the WarriorTalk player here: http://tinyurl.com/fewshows
Twitter in 1874!
Sep 28
Holy crap! Did you know Twitter was around in 1874?! I wish I was born into the family that created this back in 1874! Amazing how Twitter has changed!
