#WTF: About NYC, can I get a rundown??
Latest goodwill adoption!! Dudes, I was NOT about to miss out on sightseeing, ANNNDD umbrellas are terribly inefficient and cumbersome. FACT! Oh goodness gracious nerderinos, NYC has been AWESOME!!!
Seriously, if NYC was a rack on a hot chick they would be a natural set of DDs bouncing back and forth on a mechanical bull.
Yeah - how's that mental picture for you right there.
WHOOP WHOOP!
It's been a rad trip man. I had two days of meetings, and not one ... not two ... not three ... but all 6 were interested in what I am doing, ANNNNDDD I have 1 more tonight.
Literally. Not a single person wasn't interested ... it was insane actually, and now I have a shit ton of homework to do.
From this trip I walked away with a new lit agent that is pretty confident in getting me a book deal, and a TON of new contacts at various networks who are all interested in being pitched with a show idea. It's great, and my management and I are just going to take a moment and go over some possibilities, but bottom line - I just have to ask myself, what interests me? Seriously, all this stuff sounds super fancy pants, and honestly it is, but what works with this site is the fact that I genuinely genuinely genuinely love doing it. If I am doing anything on TV it has to feel organic and more of a natural trajectory for the brand; I've worked too hard to just be weird and do something that doesn't fit. This site is my soul and my artistic and spiritual platform - so I'll keep it real, but I just have to figure out what I want to do. (Dudes, my last name is FRIEL, like FOR-REAL ... nuff said)
It's pretty cool man, and again - all terribly humbling sitting there with these mucks having THE MOST INTELLIGENT CONVERSATIONS EVVERRRRRRR on narrative advertising and the future of social media and TV. I am unbelievably fascinated by this space and how one can tell stories in both real time, and figure out how to merge that with television. I think the Kardashians do a BRILLIANT job of it currently. Albeit some might protest their shows and what not, you have to hand it to Kris Jenner for doing an UNBELIEVABLE job on building those girls brands both in social media and on TV.
Dudes, those girls have all their own blogs through CelebBuzz, they are entertaining and engaging in social media, ANNDDD their life is played out in the tabloids leveraging the press which acts as free promo for their show which runs closely enough in real time to when it airs to keep people interested. I mean I literally foam at the mouth over what they are doing.
So.
Fucking.
Brilliant.
I'm excited, and everyone else shares that enthusiasm on the TV side of it, which is rad. It's the greatest time to be alive EVER nerds!!! Seriously!!! Wake up!!! Start a blog!!! You have a voice!!!! Go ... USE IT!!!!!!!!! Do something epic!!!! Just make sure you document!!! =) =) =)
Leaving for DC in the morning!! If you're in the area and want to kick it, I have Saturday night free. Hit me up on twitter: @JenFriel - or follow my Foursquare checkins.
#love
