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Archive for January, 2009

A BOSS

Posted in Bruce with tags Bruce Springsteen, Little Steven, Superbowl, Working on a Dream on 1/31/2009 6:27:34 AM by Rob Barnett



The over-used Bruce moniker is too old and too simple a way to refer to all that he represents. In one of the many new write-ups surrounding the brand new album, the Superbowl, and more - there's a revelation, from one of the dark caverns inside the mind of Little Steven that says the nickname was actually Steven's at the start. But we're not here to talk about credits this early morning.

It's a weekend to reconsider Springsteen and rededicate yourself to a traditional soul journeys like listening to an album from start to finish - and soaking up the suds and glory of the annual, ultimate football Sunday.

I'm still working on Working On A Dream, but so far, I'm going back to "My Lucky Day," ""Good Eye," "The Last Carnival," and "The Wrestler."

Tour tickets go on sale Monday btw.


CHALLENGES, DARES & THE LIKE

Posted in My Damn Channel with tags Unemployment, Layoffs, New Media on 1/26/2009 3:38:08 AM by Rob Barnett



The emails are building up, the phone is even ringing - countless comrades from past lives are getting the shaft: downsized, restructured, laid off....what's the other word? Fired.

My Damn Channel is about half-way baked on an idea to put some of that fuel and fire together.

Turn the angst into employment!

Feel like cooking? Get off that facebook for five seconds and send us an email. We'll let you in on what's next:

rob@MyDamnChannel.com


DREAMING EN MASSE

Posted in Obama with tags Inauguration Day, Obama on 1/20/2009 5:00:29 AM by Rob Barnett



Millions dreaming en masse
The sun comes up for a second time today

Church bells ring
Cynics take a holiday

Hate sits down
A General buys drinks at the bar

Seventeen degrees of burning passion light a fire


OBAMA ON DECK

Posted in Obama with tags Obama, Martin Luther King, Jr., USAService.org on 1/19/2009 5:21:08 AM by Rob Barnett



Today we honor the life of a King, and another man prepares to mark the next defining moment in American history tomorrow.

Opportunities to DO something today are here - you can 'find an event' by putting in your zip code.


DAME DELILAH IS COMING

Posted in Dame Delilah with tags My Damn Channel, Dame Delilah, Kerri Kenney-Silver on 1/13/2009 6:41:28 AM by Rob Barnett



Kerri Kenney-Silver is a goddess....and a madame.

We are lucky boyz n girlz.  We're sneakpeekin the upcoming announcement of a brand new series on MyDamnChannel here.

Dame Delilah's Fantasy Ranch & Gift Shoppe premieres this Monday.


STAT ATTACK

Posted in Facebook, My Damn Channel, YouTube with tags My Damn Channel, views, statistics, YouTube, Facebook on 1/7/2009 8:33:13 AM by Rob Barnett



Now more than 500 original My Damn Channel videos.

Keep watching - keep attacking us - you are loved.

Register on our home page in the upper right - it takes a minute. We can email you our new videos directly.

We just passed 44 million views n counting.

More than 47,000 subscribers to our YouTube channel. Sign up here wontcha.

Building a big community on Facebook too - meet & steal friends here wontcha.


9 DEFINED

Posted in Council of Co-Cons, My Damn Channel with tags Happy New Year, 2009, My Damn Channel, New Media, The Night Feed on 1/1/2009 5:02:28 AM by Rob Barnett



If you made it here to THE NIGHT FEED blog on MY DAMN CHANNEL even once before, then you've likely made it into more than one of the 9 circles below.

HAPPY 09! The sun is coming up & as we get ready to race around it again with you - here are nods & promises: 

To Our Families & Friends:

The work is impossible without your support & meaningless without your love. 

To Our Artists: 

To those who've been with us, those who remain, & those about to join My Damn Channel in 09...we built this ship for you: a studio, a network, a syndicator & a cash-creator like no other. Freedom reigns - red tape disappears & you're in the driver's seat to reach as large an audience as you can - and to reap the rewards you deserve. We worship your ability to make people smile, dance & think.

To Our Fans: 

Thank you for finding us, for spreading our url and our videos - but most importantly - thank you for setting the bar as high as you like. The stats don't lie and we're ready for another 365-day lesson about what you want and what's not worth shit.

We built the site going against the grain where a zillion others put a few needles inside a humungous haystack. Here, we bring you a smaller number of better web series. But there's enough of you coming now on a daily basis to grab more help from sponsors - so you'll get MORE series to watch.
 
We trust you to keep attacking us with what's right & what's horribly wrong. You know how to find us.

To Our Advertisers:

We found you an experienced and skilled new leader in Suhaila Suhimi. In the first days of 09, we're ready to unveil our new plans. We're going to give you the opportunity to get inside new series with major talent. And we're also ready to co-create more branded entertainment that delivers high-quality, affordable, effective results.    

To Our Backers: 

Others have fallen trying in 08. They raised too much (or too little), they over-promised, under-delivered, and crashed. Thank you for believing that we could sign pro talent, build big audience, and win the trust of major advertisers to bring us to break-even at break-neck pace. We've proven that our model works, now we prove that it scales. 

To Our Syndication partners:  

You've given us the promotion and the placement we needed to prove that our videos deliver for your audiences. To potential new partners, we'll continue to offer the best original music & comedy and ask just two things in return: significant promotion and a straight-up rev deal.

To Our Competitors: 

Respect to every runner out there who is brave enough to enter the race.  There's room for more than a few winners. And there's room for some of the smarter teams to run together.

To Our Staff & Every Human creating My Damn Channel 24/7: 

We're a small group of determined punks proving that you don't need a thousand execs to screw in a light bulb. Your brilliance is blinding. Your dedication is inspiring. We're winning the game inside the worst economic crisis of our time because of YOU. You make it fun to get out of bed every morning. 09 will be an even bigger blast for all of us.


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My Damn Channel is the brainchild of Founder and CEO, Rob Barnett. He was a production and a programming exec at MTV and VH1 for more than 11 years. Barnett served tours of duty in Rock Radio in Boston, Dallas, and Los Angeles and was President of Programming for CBS Radio. Barnett has produced radio, television, film, and new media with hundreds of diverse communicators including President Bill Clinton, Mick Jagger, Oprah Winfrey, Martin Scorsese, Jimmy Kimmel, Adam Carolla and Johnny Rotten. Rob Barnett is at: Rob@MyDamnChannel.com.