The GuyJean Chronicles

The band, Motion City Soundtrack, has released the music video from their new single, Her Words Destroyed My Planet. This video is of particular interest to me since my kids performed in it! Look for my son in his argyle sweater vest proudly showing his volcano science project, then later dancing in the group choreography. My daughter has the joy of zapping the band at the end.

Thanks to the whole band and the director, Isaac Rentz for a great shoot and a really fun video. Wishing them great success with this song and their new album.

The video below is embedded from Vevo. If you’re unable to view it, you can also check out the video on YouTube.

Finally, the first exciting news story of 2010 has appeared.

No, it’s not Apple’s iSlate (that’s still a rumor) or Google’s Nexus One (that’s just a phone). It’s not Avatar grossing over $1 billion dollars (that was pretty much expected). The exciting news is….

NBC considering pushing “Jay Leno Show” back to 11:35!

The big deal is not that Jay Leno’s moving back to his original Tonight Show time slot, or even that Conan O’Brien may defect to another network (well, that could be interesting). What’s exciting to me is that NBC has woken up to the error of its ways and that perhaps creativity will win over corporate incompetence.

It was clear from the beginning that NBC created The Jay Leno show at 10 pm to merely save money. It was the same format as The Tonight Show. No originality or creativity was put in. NBC executives pinched pennies and expected millions of viewers to tune in faithfully five nights a week for the same old formula. Obviously, they hadn’t heard the definition for insanity.

What results from this change will depend entirely on NBC’s focus on developing quality programming. NBC has been in a ratings freefall ever since Seinfeld ended and they’ve been desperately trying to climb out of the bottom. This Jay Leno / Tonight Show shake-up seems more like another desperate measure rather than a strategic move.

In mid-February, NBC has the Olympics to boost its ratings. It’s an excellent time to promote their few quality shows (30 Rock, The Office), their promising new shows (can’t think of any right now), and their new line-up that will replace the 10 pm weeknight slot. Wait. That’s only a little more than a month away. Does NBC have any new dramas in its pipeline to roll out in the 10 pm slot? Not likely. Which can only mean, a mess of reruns of Chuck, Heroes, and more Dateline and reality shows. Oh well, another missed opportunity for NBC to climb out of the network ratings cellar. There’s always next Fall.

Okay, maybe I’m a bit slow to catch this viral video in this instant-message world, but as the saying goes, “Better late than never.”

But as far as I’m concerned, this video of the Black Eyed Peas singing “I Gotta Feeling” on Oprah will never get old. Seeing 21,000 people choreographed to one of the hottest songs of 2009 will always be an inspiration.

Watch…and have a good day.

“Rich Dad, Poor Dad” author Robert Kiyosaki gives a history lesson and explains the current economic mess in his new book, Rich Dad’s Conspiracy of the Rich: The 8 New Rules of Money. Mentioned in a previous post, this book was revealed chapter by chapter on the Web over the past several months. The final version is now available in print.

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What makes Kiyosaki’s approach different from other government-is-the-problem type of economic books is that he provides solutions for the everyman.

So, let’s read the book and take some action!

Dear Rep. Joe Wilson,

As I was listening to President Obama’s speech last night, I heard you shout, “You lie.”

Now, at the time, I didn’t know it was you who shouted. The camera wasn’t on you – it was on the President. But I guess there were enough people around that saw you, so now everybody knows it was you.

Now if you were some heckler off the street, I could understand the shouting. Or if this was England, Japan or some parliamentary form of government, shouting is pretty commonplace. But this is America, and you’re not Average Joe, Joe Six Pack, or G.I. Joe. You’re Joe Wilson, an elected representative of South Carolina. You’ve been chosen to serve the people by discussing and drafting legislation that will benefit the people you represent. You were elected to be a part of the solution and not the problem.

Okay, you apologized. That’s good.  But I heard you blamed your emotions for your outburst. Well, it’s clear you are an emotional guy, maybe even an angry guy. But Joe, let’s face it, you are your emotions. And given the position you are in, we the people, expect a little more maturity and the ability to keep your emotions in check. So my question to you is, why are you a congressman?

Maybe when you ran for office, you had the wrong idea of what your responsibilities were. Did you know that you were expected to think? Did you know that you were expected to discuss and make decisions on important matters that affect the lives of millions of people? Did you realize that you were expected to help others? Did you realize that your salary is being paid by the people you serve?

Joe, I’m wondering if you got into the right career. You may need some career counseling. I’m thinking professional heckler might suit you better.

If you make it through this political faux pas, then I hope you will fulfill your duties well. Otherwise, I’m thinking you’ll be joining the ranks of the unemployed and uninsured very soon. Maybe, then, you’ll think twice about shouting at the President.

Respectfully,

A Concerned Career Counselor