LA Times holds a secret meeting with pizza
Or, nomination for worst publicity effort of the month. It took a guy emailing me from Chicago for me to find out that there is a free "Meet the Bloggers" party on Thursday at the L.A. Times building downtown.
So if you're a blogger - and who isn't?! - you might want to check this out. Even includes free parking under the Times building, and the first panelist they're offering up for your delectation is the surprising Luke Ford.
Hat tip to Fishbowl LA for getting the details here, and if you're as nosy as me, you'll also want to check out Facebook for pictures of many of the attendees.
See ya.
So if you're a blogger - and who isn't?! - you might want to check this out. Even includes free parking under the Times building, and the first panelist they're offering up for your delectation is the surprising Luke Ford.
Hat tip to Fishbowl LA for getting the details here, and if you're as nosy as me, you'll also want to check out Facebook for pictures of many of the attendees.
Join local Southern California bloggers in what is sure to be a lively round table discussion. Participants will get a chance to question the speakers as well as share their own opinions and ideas. It will be an insightful night into the life of a blogger (and we might even find out the answer to the big question: are they making any money?)
Did we mention we will have free pizza and head over to a cool bar afterwards?
See ya.
Labels: blogging, donna barstow, event
Posted by Cartoons @ 10/22/2008 12:30:00 PM
18 Comments:
I don't think any of our Burros got invited.
(They like to pretend we're not here. But then again unless it comes across the Net I don't see much of The Times these days.)
Memo from Editor to editorial staff:
We must find out why bloggers have more draw than our paid contributors.
I know, let's bring them in one room to feel them out, find out who they are and how they think, what they really want.
Hmm, who would want to come to our building for that.. I know, offer them free pizza and a wet bar, no, make them pay for the booze. After a few hours, they'll loosen up, and we'll own the souls of our enemies.
Let's have a panel of "experts" (find out if there are blog experts, since any yahoo can blog), just to make it look like a Laura Chickfest.
We may have to hold a carrot out for them, like a hint of a blog section that will include half a dozen or so of these sods, just to keep them interested in staying after the pizza is rolled out.
If this one goes well, we may have to plan an "event" or two more, just to win their hearts and minds. Make that contributing writer with the annoying hats attend, she can write about that in her puff piece... damn, why am I still paying her.
Have to figure out if the public would then re-subscribe if we start a Blog Section, even though most blog for free. This all sounds like a stupid idea, but I have to keep you people busy. One more thing, I want all of you to write an article about this, that'll make it appear like an event at the convention center. Whosever article is best will be the front page headline article, since we stopped writing real news years ago.
Be sure not to tell Mayor Sam about it because then zuma dogg will come, and gawd nose he'll go anywhere for free food and he'll take over the event to sing karaoka. And Higby, who knows how much pizza he'll eat, and he sings too, and do we need those 2 bitchy women they've got writing for them? (Not counting the author of this post or Maia.) Will Wet Spot be able to read the invite? Will Joe B and Higby and scrawny Haikula come to blows? Nah, let's just stick to Zach Behrens with his Birkenstock feet and all and the usual crowd.
Dear dumber-than-dumb dum dums:
It's not the Times that's sponsoring, only hosting. Other than comping your Kia and flinging you cold pizza, the Times has no affiliation with this event. It does hope, however, that you'll feel sorry for it enough to subscribe.
Free pizza goes a long way in luring a blogger like Luke Ford somewhere.
Yours,
The former fishwrap of record
well, my 2:00 rant entertained, at least me, no matter who is sponsoring
LA Times Blog Event:
KEVIN RODERICK: In a sense blogging is important.
MODERATOR: Is blogging important?
KEVIN: Yes, I'm important. I observe. And I won three purple hearts.
MODERATOR: You won three purple hearts?
KEVIN: Yes. I was a citizen of the US when John Kerry won his. I support John Kerry.
MODERATOR: What is impact on blogging in LA?
ZACH BEHRENS: It has impact.
MODERATOR: How so?
ZACH: Blogging is quite impactful on LA. You can find where things are being impacted on the blogs. Which of course, is, uh, impacting LA.
MODERATOR: How does blogging fit into the fabric of LA?
ZACH: What kind of fabric?
MODERATOR: Excuse me?
ZACH: Cotton, polyester, wool?
DAVID MARKLAND: You can create incredible haunted houses with lots of black duvetyn!
MODERATOR: Really?
DAVID: Did you know that the Black Dahlia was murdered in LA?
MODERATOR: Yes I did.
KEVIN: I worked on that story.
MODERATOR: Uh, Kevin wasn't that in 1947.
KEVIN: Yes but I worked on it in 1978 filing some papers at the Times. I think I got a Peabody for that.
MODERATOR: Really, fascinating.
KEVIN: Yes it is and I have a chapter on it in my new coffee table book about General Thaddeus Kozsuikco Way.
MODERATOR: I'll look for that.
KEVIN: I'll be signing it at LACMA.
MODERATOR: Great. How does blogging connect with the diversity in LA?
ZACH: We have taco reviews on LAist.
DAVID: You'll never see more diversity in a bag of Halloween candy.
MODERATOR: Well, uh, how about a diversity of people? What kinds of cross-cultural experiences have you had?
KEVIN: I just ran into Zuma Dogg at Galco's Soda Pop Store.
MODERATOR: Hey everyone it's time for pizza!
Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen (removes hat and bows low with flourish):
Free pizza? (Grimaces) Not the choicest of viands, if you will, upon which to dine. (Whispers) We'll just proceed straight to the bar and await you there, savvy?
What did Will Campbell say? Did he come on his bike?
This is one of the most entertaining comment sections I've read in a week or two!
2pm nailed it. They're not doing this out of the goodness of their hearts.
This was probably some mandate from corporate to tap into whatever nuggets they can get from the bloggers.
As for the person who wrote about me, am I scrawny? Does that mean I'm thin? I guess that gym membership is paying off! Haha, you wiener! Is that the best you can come up with?
I love it! I've not written anything here in a day or two and you've got me on the brain.
Clickety click dum dum! That's all I want of you!
2:46 PM
You were speculating on my ability to "road and comprohen"..........
How about a "bloggin panel discussion" on "Women and Bloggers".
1. "WWG" on Lindsey Lohan
2. "NoHo Valley White Guy" on Britney Spears
3. Zuma Dogg on Laura Chick
4. Joe B. and that City Attorney Moderator.
5. Red Spot on Legacy LA
How about Red Spot on how to spell check?
Spot you and I should trek up to Mountain View and tell them the spell checker in Blogger sucks, especially since the blogger in draft has NO spell check.
Are you using Firefox Spot? It has a spoll checker.
Not sure about Google Chrome.
But I love Google. Even if they love Obama.
Ahoy thar, Captain Sparrow! Me an' mine crew didst miss thee at yonder MayorSam fandango on Friday night last! The troubadours didst sing lustily accompanied by guitars; me an' mine crew didst expect thee an' thy crew to make thy appearance.
Pizza - 'tis in agreement we be with thee. 'Tis naught the victuals we seek. We shall repair to yonder farmer's market 'cross the lane on the morrow - they doth have the better victuals!
Glad you enjoy it Haiku!
Hey Captain what are you hearing about the Mayor's race in 2009? Would love a scoop. Donna shouldn't be surprised that it took a friend in Chicago to find out what's going on here in LA. Happens all the time with council districts. Clowncil morons don't tell their constituents anything and they eventually find out reading in the paper.
If Higby was invited there would be no pizza for anyone else.
Hi, thanks for posting about this.
I'm going!
I just think it would be fun to meet other bloggers in the area and I've never been inside the LA Times building.
I found your blog from the Republicans Against Prop 8 site.
Google turned over the the defense at Anand Jon's trial "personal and private" emails between him and one of the girls accusing him or rape or forced sexual contact.
So beware, Google will sell you out.
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