Interesting that the two mass-market organizations have teamed up in this way.
It also explains why a lot of folks here are fat.
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Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Mc Donalds in Walmart in Georgia
Tiger Woods scandal update - Rachel Uchitel talks to OK Magazine
In the latest Tiger Woods scandal update, the woman some now call "Mistress #1" Rachel Uchitel apparently grew tired of New Media crafting her image for her and decided, undoubtedly with prodding from her attorney Gloria Allred, to talk.
Rachel Uchitel
But rather than give a full blown press conference, Rachel played it in a passive-aggressive way and gave OK Magazine an exclusive interview. Before I turn to it, I must explain that had Rachel created a full press conference she would have been able to have multiple media outlets send out her message and the pattern of online search would have been turned to her. But she didn't do that.
Meanwhile, we have OK Magazine and TMZ.com flashing a photo of her rear end as she climbs over a railing to get into her apartment building.
In the OK Magazine interview, Rachel kind of spills her guts, so to speak. I write that because OK Magazine wants you to buy either the street version or the online version of the article, which I'm not going to do and I doubt you are either. What OK Magazine quotes Rachel as saying is...
And that's it. That's all online.
The rest was provided to Star Magazine which is reporting an alleged email sent from Woods to Uchitel. Now, here's where it gets real weird. How does Star Magazine know the email's really from Tiger Woods? That's where Woods needs to take Sports Agent Leigh Steinberg's advice and dig up every bit of information that he's sent out so he and his team alone can separate fact from fiction.
If you missed my interview with the legendary sports agent click here.
Rachel Uchitel
But rather than give a full blown press conference, Rachel played it in a passive-aggressive way and gave OK Magazine an exclusive interview. Before I turn to it, I must explain that had Rachel created a full press conference she would have been able to have multiple media outlets send out her message and the pattern of online search would have been turned to her. But she didn't do that.
Meanwhile, we have OK Magazine and TMZ.com flashing a photo of her rear end as she climbs over a railing to get into her apartment building.
In the OK Magazine interview, Rachel kind of spills her guts, so to speak. I write that because OK Magazine wants you to buy either the street version or the online version of the article, which I'm not going to do and I doubt you are either. What OK Magazine quotes Rachel as saying is...
In every story, you need a villain and a hero. I’ve been characterized as a villain. People have called me homewrecker, gold digger, tramp, whore. I make mistakes, but I’m not those things. I have very good qualities. When you’re judged by the nation, it’s really difficult. It’s horrible.
And that's it. That's all online.
The rest was provided to Star Magazine which is reporting an alleged email sent from Woods to Uchitel. Now, here's where it gets real weird. How does Star Magazine know the email's really from Tiger Woods? That's where Woods needs to take Sports Agent Leigh Steinberg's advice and dig up every bit of information that he's sent out so he and his team alone can separate fact from fiction.
If you missed my interview with the legendary sports agent click here.
Tyler Perry's mother passes - inspiration for Medea
On his website Tuesday, actor and producer Tyler Perry announced the passing of his mother Willie Maxine Perry who was 61 years old.
My sympathies are with Tyler Perry as the news reminds me - as if I needed it - why I'm here in Georgia as I write this and why I make this trip so very often. My Mom needs me here and its not just that I'm the only child but I love my Mom.
Mom's are the ones who know who we really are through and through and more often than not because of that tell us thing we don't want to hear but make us better people to others and especially to ourselves. If you're reading this, take time to let your Mom know how much you love her. If you read this and happen to have what we call "issues" with your Mom, work to overcome them because I guarantee you when she's gone you're going to wish you took the time to do that while she was here.
Willie Maxine Perry was the inspiration for Medea, the irrepressible character of so many movies that made Perry rich and famous. Tyler Perry talks about his mother, his young life, and the roll of God in this interview with CNN's Larry King:
Part Two:
Tyler Perry
My sympathies are with Tyler Perry as the news reminds me - as if I needed it - why I'm here in Georgia as I write this and why I make this trip so very often. My Mom needs me here and its not just that I'm the only child but I love my Mom.
Mom's are the ones who know who we really are through and through and more often than not because of that tell us thing we don't want to hear but make us better people to others and especially to ourselves. If you're reading this, take time to let your Mom know how much you love her. If you read this and happen to have what we call "issues" with your Mom, work to overcome them because I guarantee you when she's gone you're going to wish you took the time to do that while she was here.
Willie Maxine Perry was the inspiration for Medea, the irrepressible character of so many movies that made Perry rich and famous. Tyler Perry talks about his mother, his young life, and the roll of God in this interview with CNN's Larry King:
Part Two:
San Francisco 49ers proposed new San Francisco stadium
I had to chuckle at the happy accident of the timing of a two-day-old cryptic email I got with no subject, an unrecognized email address, and some very cool photos of the planned new San Francisco 49er stadium. Er, the one to replace Candlestick Park that's located in San Francisco. That one.
(For the record, that's not the first time that's happened. Someone called me out of the blue to annouce they were sending a package containing a study on the Oakland Army Base. The voicemail started "I can't give you my name...")
Not the Santa Clara pipe dream. Ok, that's my bias. Maybe that's why I got the email - someone's reading my stuff? At any rate, I planned to do something with the pretty pictures one day then the SFGate top link on the Santa Clara 49ers Stadium appeared today and that's when I started to laugh. Oh, the irony.
Here's one stadiun project taking what looks to me is a really deep fall in its path becoming shovel-ready, and the other in San Francisco that looks like its moving closer to the that status. Well, at least these photos indicate what a new San Francicso stadium at Hunter's Point will look like both day and night. Here's the night shot with fireworks:
And here's the day shot at a wider distance over the land:
I don't understand why the San Francisco 49ers are trying to fit a city planning square peg (the need for a stadium) in a round hole (the Great America land) when they have a proven site at Candlestick Park. I can't see how Great America's business will not be impacted by the operation of a stadium there. First, there's not enough parking for all the demand - stadium and park - that will exist. Second, stadium and park not designed to be "one" and doing so would require a whole new environmental impact report.
But it's good to continue the process, if only so that the National Football League can see that the Great America dream is just that, and convince the 49ers to work singularly on a new stadium at Candlestick Point.
Stay tuned.
(For the record, that's not the first time that's happened. Someone called me out of the blue to annouce they were sending a package containing a study on the Oakland Army Base. The voicemail started "I can't give you my name...")
Not the Santa Clara pipe dream. Ok, that's my bias. Maybe that's why I got the email - someone's reading my stuff? At any rate, I planned to do something with the pretty pictures one day then the SFGate top link on the Santa Clara 49ers Stadium appeared today and that's when I started to laugh. Oh, the irony.
Here's one stadiun project taking what looks to me is a really deep fall in its path becoming shovel-ready, and the other in San Francisco that looks like its moving closer to the that status. Well, at least these photos indicate what a new San Francicso stadium at Hunter's Point will look like both day and night. Here's the night shot with fireworks:
And here's the day shot at a wider distance over the land:
I don't understand why the San Francisco 49ers are trying to fit a city planning square peg (the need for a stadium) in a round hole (the Great America land) when they have a proven site at Candlestick Park. I can't see how Great America's business will not be impacted by the operation of a stadium there. First, there's not enough parking for all the demand - stadium and park - that will exist. Second, stadium and park not designed to be "one" and doing so would require a whole new environmental impact report.
But it's good to continue the process, if only so that the National Football League can see that the Great America dream is just that, and convince the 49ers to work singularly on a new stadium at Candlestick Point.
Stay tuned.
Up In The Air wins Washington Film Critics Assn Best Film Award
On Monday, the Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association (the WAFCA which consists of 48 Washington, D.C. area- based film critics from television, radio, print and the Internet) selected the George Clooney-acted, Jason Reitman-directed movie Up In The Air as "Best Film". Also, Clooney took home the "Best Actor" award, his second WAFCA win (he won in 2007 for Michael Clayton).
But those weren't the only awards for the romantic travel dramedy. Up In The Air's Reitman won for Best Adapted Screenplay, as well. In all, adding last week's "Best Film" win at the National Board of Review Awards, Up In The Air has embarked on what appears to be an unimpeded march to Best Picture at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards in March.
Carey Mulligan won Best Actress for An Education and the "Best Supporting Actor" nod went to Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds.
While Up In The Air took the top award, critically-acclaimed Precious did not escape the view of WAFCA members: Mo'Nique won for Best Supporting Actress, and first-time actress Gabourey Sidibe won "Best Breakthrough Performance" for her role as Precious.
Rounding out the WAFCA awards, Quentin Tarantino won Best Original Screenplay for Inglourious Basterds, Disney and Emeryville-based Pixar's Up earned the "Best Animated Film" award, while the "Best Foreign Film" award went to Sin Nombre, and Best Documentary went to Food, Inc.
Disney / Pixar's "Best Animated Film" award for Up was their fourth WAFCA win to date.
George Clooney gets Best Actor at WAFCA
But those weren't the only awards for the romantic travel dramedy. Up In The Air's Reitman won for Best Adapted Screenplay, as well. In all, adding last week's "Best Film" win at the National Board of Review Awards, Up In The Air has embarked on what appears to be an unimpeded march to Best Picture at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards in March.
Carey Mulligan won Best Actress for An Education and the "Best Supporting Actor" nod went to Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds.
While Up In The Air took the top award, critically-acclaimed Precious did not escape the view of WAFCA members: Mo'Nique won for Best Supporting Actress, and first-time actress Gabourey Sidibe won "Best Breakthrough Performance" for her role as Precious.
Rounding out the WAFCA awards, Quentin Tarantino won Best Original Screenplay for Inglourious Basterds, Disney and Emeryville-based Pixar's Up earned the "Best Animated Film" award, while the "Best Foreign Film" award went to Sin Nombre, and Best Documentary went to Food, Inc.
Disney / Pixar's "Best Animated Film" award for Up was their fourth WAFCA win to date.
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Tiger Woods news: sports agent Leigh Steinberg on Woods
All of these web titles: "tiger woods wife hospital", "joslyn james tiger woods", "gatorade drops tiger", and the seemingly endless parade of names from Rachel Uchitel and Jaimie Grubbs, to his wife Elin Nordegren, and even the word "mistress" have combined to alter our image of Tiger Woods and he's got to get out in front of the process. That's the advice of legendary sports agent Leigh Steinberg.
Curious to know how a sports agent would deal with Tiger Woods' enormous problems, I turned to Steinberg. Leigh Steinberg is credited with creating the era and the industry of the Super Sports Agent. The Cal-Berkeley (undergrad and Boalt Hall School of Law) graduate has represented a stable of number one NFL Draft quarterbacks, from Atlanta Falcons' Quarterback Steve Bartkowsky in 1973 to Warren Moon, John Elway, Drew Bledsoe, Steve Young and others. Clients include Matt Leinart, Ben Roethlisberger, Howie Long, Mark Brunell, Ricky Williams, Lennox Lewis, Troy Aikman, Bruce Smith,Thurman Thomas, Kordell Stewart, and Warren Moon
Leigh's also had non-football clients like Olympic skater Katarina Witt, Eric Karros, Dusty Baker, Oscar de la Hoya, and John Starks to name some of them. Leigh played a cameo roll in and served as a consultant to the makers of the movie Jerry McQuire, staring Tom Cruise. Steinberg's known as a popular media figure and hosts one of the hotest Super Bowl party tickets in town. I should know as I've attended six of his celeb-filled events.
With his background, I knew Leigh would have a valuable perspective on Tiger Woods problems. First and foremost from an agents' view, will Woods' corporate sponsors dump him? Gatorade's decision to end the Tiger Woods drink wasn't a matter of a sponsor pulling away from Woods as the end of a specific product line. But if Nike were to jump ship that would be a different story. "Companies have millions and millions of dollars invested in an athlete like Tiger Woods," Leigh said, "so they're loath to just jump ship on such an investment."
"They are in the process of assessing what his 'Q rating' will be once all of this is done."
A "Q-rating" or "Q-score" is the number that's developed after a kind of survey process is done to determine a celebrity's level of popularity and visibility. Once that's done, Leign says companies will determine what their next move will be. In 2007 Tiger Woods was "a marketers dream" and called "golf's $6 billion man", but now that lofty position may be in jeopardy. Tiger Woods seemingly endless stream of news of alleged affairs is feeding the media beast.
"His timing is unfortunate," Steinberg observed. "All of this comes during the development of a massive industry designed and dedicated to chronicling the fall of the high and mighty." The "massive industry" Steinberg's referring to is New Media: the system of websites, blogs, social networks, television, radio, video, and cellphone cameras that work to advance the rapid transfer of information at never-before-seen rates.
"And he's hurt by the repetitive, relentless cycles of news and information, "Steinberg continued, "All of it effects how the public views him. It's like if you see the Rodney King beating over and over again. Your image of the LAPD (LA Police Department) is that they beat blacks. Ryan Leaf (Steinberg's famous melt-down story of a first-round NFL draft quarterback client) will always have the image of an angry person who yells at reporters because that (video of Leaf yelling at a reporter in the San Diego Chargers locker room in 1998) was replayed again and again."
Still is.
Steinberg says Tiger Woods needs to do what David Letterman has done: get out in front of and in control of the news cycle after revelations of his affair with aide Stefanie Birkitt came to light. The Jerry McGuire-star says Woods needs to first, assess his own behavior, second, own it or admit what he's done openly, and then make sure all of the known facts are gathered so Tiger Woods Management can rapidly answer any false claims in the future, and finally apologize and publicly explain that he's taken steps to control his behavior for the future.
The Tiger Woods Scandal is a big story because as Steinberg says, we're talking about someone who had a squeaky-clean image. "The problem is the shock value", Leigh offered, "the revelations come on a daily basis. Nike. AT&T, Buick, and all the corporate names are just hoping this all blows over. We're talking about someone who's got a name bigger than everyone except Michael Jordan."
Steinberg says that all of the negative news washes over the good things Tiger Woods has done through his foundation as well as his barrier-breaking success as an African American in a rich, white-man's sport: golf. This isn't a case of there being no such thing as bad-PR because of his clean image being sullied by associations with porn stars. Bad PR is hurting Woods.
Steinberg asserts that Woods can't expect to be a private person; the secrecy Woods craves is unrealistic. Leigh counsels his athletes that they're always in the public eye in the age of the cell-phone camera. One of his clients, Matt Leinart, learned that the hard way when photos of the Arizona Cardinals quarterback with an allegedly underage girl were taken using a cell phone... at Leinart's home.
If Tiger Woods wants to reclaim his image he should follow Leigh Steinberg's advice, and the sooner the better.
Leigh Steinberg in his Newport Beach Office
Curious to know how a sports agent would deal with Tiger Woods' enormous problems, I turned to Steinberg. Leigh Steinberg is credited with creating the era and the industry of the Super Sports Agent. The Cal-Berkeley (undergrad and Boalt Hall School of Law) graduate has represented a stable of number one NFL Draft quarterbacks, from Atlanta Falcons' Quarterback Steve Bartkowsky in 1973 to Warren Moon, John Elway, Drew Bledsoe, Steve Young and others. Clients include Matt Leinart, Ben Roethlisberger, Howie Long, Mark Brunell, Ricky Williams, Lennox Lewis, Troy Aikman, Bruce Smith,Thurman Thomas, Kordell Stewart, and Warren Moon
Leigh's also had non-football clients like Olympic skater Katarina Witt, Eric Karros, Dusty Baker, Oscar de la Hoya, and John Starks to name some of them. Leigh played a cameo roll in and served as a consultant to the makers of the movie Jerry McQuire, staring Tom Cruise. Steinberg's known as a popular media figure and hosts one of the hotest Super Bowl party tickets in town. I should know as I've attended six of his celeb-filled events.
With his background, I knew Leigh would have a valuable perspective on Tiger Woods problems. First and foremost from an agents' view, will Woods' corporate sponsors dump him? Gatorade's decision to end the Tiger Woods drink wasn't a matter of a sponsor pulling away from Woods as the end of a specific product line. But if Nike were to jump ship that would be a different story. "Companies have millions and millions of dollars invested in an athlete like Tiger Woods," Leigh said, "so they're loath to just jump ship on such an investment."
"They are in the process of assessing what his 'Q rating' will be once all of this is done."
A "Q-rating" or "Q-score" is the number that's developed after a kind of survey process is done to determine a celebrity's level of popularity and visibility. Once that's done, Leign says companies will determine what their next move will be. In 2007 Tiger Woods was "a marketers dream" and called "golf's $6 billion man", but now that lofty position may be in jeopardy. Tiger Woods seemingly endless stream of news of alleged affairs is feeding the media beast.
"His timing is unfortunate," Steinberg observed. "All of this comes during the development of a massive industry designed and dedicated to chronicling the fall of the high and mighty." The "massive industry" Steinberg's referring to is New Media: the system of websites, blogs, social networks, television, radio, video, and cellphone cameras that work to advance the rapid transfer of information at never-before-seen rates.
"And he's hurt by the repetitive, relentless cycles of news and information, "Steinberg continued, "All of it effects how the public views him. It's like if you see the Rodney King beating over and over again. Your image of the LAPD (LA Police Department) is that they beat blacks. Ryan Leaf (Steinberg's famous melt-down story of a first-round NFL draft quarterback client) will always have the image of an angry person who yells at reporters because that (video of Leaf yelling at a reporter in the San Diego Chargers locker room in 1998) was replayed again and again."
Still is.
Steinberg says Tiger Woods needs to do what David Letterman has done: get out in front of and in control of the news cycle after revelations of his affair with aide Stefanie Birkitt came to light. The Jerry McGuire-star says Woods needs to first, assess his own behavior, second, own it or admit what he's done openly, and then make sure all of the known facts are gathered so Tiger Woods Management can rapidly answer any false claims in the future, and finally apologize and publicly explain that he's taken steps to control his behavior for the future.
The Tiger Woods Scandal is a big story because as Steinberg says, we're talking about someone who had a squeaky-clean image. "The problem is the shock value", Leigh offered, "the revelations come on a daily basis. Nike. AT&T, Buick, and all the corporate names are just hoping this all blows over. We're talking about someone who's got a name bigger than everyone except Michael Jordan."
Steinberg says that all of the negative news washes over the good things Tiger Woods has done through his foundation as well as his barrier-breaking success as an African American in a rich, white-man's sport: golf. This isn't a case of there being no such thing as bad-PR because of his clean image being sullied by associations with porn stars. Bad PR is hurting Woods.
Steinberg asserts that Woods can't expect to be a private person; the secrecy Woods craves is unrealistic. Leigh counsels his athletes that they're always in the public eye in the age of the cell-phone camera. One of his clients, Matt Leinart, learned that the hard way when photos of the Arizona Cardinals quarterback with an allegedly underage girl were taken using a cell phone... at Leinart's home.
If Tiger Woods wants to reclaim his image he should follow Leigh Steinberg's advice, and the sooner the better.
Joslyn James is Tiger Woods latest alleged affair
Joslyn James is Tiger Woods latest alleged affair? Who's she? Ok, maybe Fox News was right to go ahead and claim there was a 9th and 10th affair without naming names, because now we have Joslyn James, who's said to be another (drum roll please) porn star!
This time the news doesn't come from TMZ.com or RadarOnline.com; it comes from the ever-snarky DAl Daulerio of Deadspin, in a blog post called "Chaos In Tigerland: A Deadspin Investigation Into The Sexual Habits Of Pro Athletes".
Unlike the other blogs and articles on Tiger Woods alleged mistresses, one has to read deep into this one before the identify of one "Veronica Siwik-Daniels aka Joslyn James" becomes known. But the path to the information is worthwhile, because Daulerio gives the reader an excellent view into the dark social underbelly of the entertainment lifestyle of the wealthy athlete.
Now Veronica Siwik-Daniels has not issued a statement as of this writing, but Daulerio claims the Las Vegas owner of 'Itty Bittys by Joslyn James" according to her Linkedin page, was Tiger Woods mistress who provided him with "years of fateful service." Daulerio writes:
So for those who thought my innocent Super Bowl video was nothing, read Deadspin, then read my conversation about Tiger Woods with legendary sports agent Leigh Steinberg.
This time the news doesn't come from TMZ.com or RadarOnline.com; it comes from the ever-snarky DAl Daulerio of Deadspin, in a blog post called "Chaos In Tigerland: A Deadspin Investigation Into The Sexual Habits Of Pro Athletes".
Unlike the other blogs and articles on Tiger Woods alleged mistresses, one has to read deep into this one before the identify of one "Veronica Siwik-Daniels aka Joslyn James" becomes known. But the path to the information is worthwhile, because Daulerio gives the reader an excellent view into the dark social underbelly of the entertainment lifestyle of the wealthy athlete.
Veronica Siwik-Daniels aka Joslyn James
Now Veronica Siwik-Daniels has not issued a statement as of this writing, but Daulerio claims the Las Vegas owner of 'Itty Bittys by Joslyn James" according to her Linkedin page, was Tiger Woods mistress who provided him with "years of fateful service." Daulerio writes:
But here's what we've learned throughout this Tiger mess, which, in many ways, may change how some of these athletes are covered. Athletes have utilized the VIP service to engage in their affairs (and meet possible mistresses) for the sake of (supposed) privacy, philandering without the hassle of having to do any work themselves to land these women. It's a dirty business all around. But what to do now, since Tiger has gone and messed it up for a bunch of people who were pretty safe from prying eyes and camera lenses whenever they stepped out on their wives and girlfriends during Vegas weekends? CHAOS REIGNS ...
So for those who thought my innocent Super Bowl video was nothing, read Deadspin, then read my conversation about Tiger Woods with legendary sports agent Leigh Steinberg.
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