Blues Mongers Perform for Johnson Family Benefit in Olcott, NY

Played a benefit with Blues Mongers in Olcott, NY yesterday to help the Johnson family from Wilson who experienced tragedy this past summer when their house blew up.

Explosion kills girl, levels home in N.Y. town – CBS News.

Daddy’s Junky Music Folds Due to Online Competition

Breaking News – Daddy’s Junky Music Closes.  Hard to believe one of the largest and most influential music stores in New England has folded under the pressures of how the music industry now does business.  Traditional brick & mortar music stores have been struggling to keep up with the pace of online marketing and sales developments.  Online dealers reach more customers with less overhead so they can compete with lower margins.  I think the best way for a traditional store to survive is to focus on education, i.e. lessons and training, to find and keep its customers.  Unfortunately more of today’s musicians are probably hanging out online  than at the music stores they once populated.  Why leave home when the world is your oyster on your computer?

How Netflix Lost 800,000 Members, and Good Will – Yahoo! Finance

How Netflix Lost 800,000 Members, and Good Will – Yahoo! Finance.

CEO, Reed Hastings, wasn’t sure whether customer focus groups were consulted before executing the plan to split Netflix into two companies. REALLY?  Not too savvy for a company that depends heavily on customer preferences online.  No wonder film viewers are heading for the exits.  Also he doesn’t seem to think a 60% price increase should bother anyone.  Maybe he’s spending too much time in his bay area hot tub.