& while the prospect of losing your hair (or whatever) is scary, i think it helps to remember that we learn to accept and tolerate difficult things—it’s just that we can’t do that in advance, so it is not possible to imagine it. it’s normal to not be able to do that. (ALSO tho some nonprofits will pay for supplies if you want to try cold-capping, which sometimes preserves hair.)
Around once a week, I think about the fact that the sequel to the magician-focused movie "Now You See Me" is *not* called "Now You Don't." What a wasted opportunity!
Nov 21, 2023·edited Nov 21, 2023Liked by Josh Gondelman
"Nowadays people get less mad when an indie band licenses their music for a Doritos commercial"
I was in a band that had a song called Happiness with the chorus "I'm waiting for it to come." We fantasized about FedEx or UPS licensing our song for a commercial. We figured that was pretty much the only way we'd ever make any money. And we were right. We put out two albums and never made a dime. If someone reading this works in licensing for FedEx or UPS, here's the song: https://music.apple.com/us/album/happiness/359617850?i=359618096
You're marvelous! Thanks for making the world a less shitty place, and that's a really big deal these days!!!
Thanks so much for reading and for the kind words!
as a Young Adult m Breast Cancer Survivor, i recommend Wildfire Magazine (https://www.wildfirecommunity.org) to folks facing that!
& while the prospect of losing your hair (or whatever) is scary, i think it helps to remember that we learn to accept and tolerate difficult things—it’s just that we can’t do that in advance, so it is not possible to imagine it. it’s normal to not be able to do that. (ALSO tho some nonprofits will pay for supplies if you want to try cold-capping, which sometimes preserves hair.)
Thank you so much for this, Jacqui!
Pep talk turning into a screed is doing thanksgiving right, Josh, great work! Hope you have a marvelous holiday!
Hahah thank you!
Around once a week, I think about the fact that the sequel to the magician-focused movie "Now You See Me" is *not* called "Now You Don't." What a wasted opportunity!
HUGE missed opportunity!
What a joy to read, as always! I hope you are able to reschedule your shows in Minneapolis/St. Paul soon!
Tickets are (I believe) not on sale yet, but I think I'll be there in early March!
"Nowadays people get less mad when an indie band licenses their music for a Doritos commercial"
I was in a band that had a song called Happiness with the chorus "I'm waiting for it to come." We fantasized about FedEx or UPS licensing our song for a commercial. We figured that was pretty much the only way we'd ever make any money. And we were right. We put out two albums and never made a dime. If someone reading this works in licensing for FedEx or UPS, here's the song: https://music.apple.com/us/album/happiness/359617850?i=359618096
I hope this makes it happen!!!
This is so spot-on about movies about companies! And Up in Smoke - perfect title!! This was a joy to read. :)
Thank you!!