Category: Simon Says
A Change of Status – 4 – Swag
Swag is the stuff you get to mark that you have had an experience. People go to Disneyland and buy a Disney branded something to show that they were there. Going to Disneyland conveys status, buyi... Read More
A Change of Status – 3
It was announces this morning that Constellation Brands a beverage conglomerate bought Ballast Point, a craft beer brewer in San Diego for a billion dollars or 20 times projected 2015 sales.... Read More
A Change of Status Two
“The Paramount concern of man is status: how to achieve it, how to display it.” Tom Wolfe, author Status is already being displayed in vacations. More and more will be spent on experiences... Read More
A Change of Status
It appears that people are buying less things and more experiences. Observation from Disneyland Big implications for where the money is flowing most freely. ... Read More
New Bridge
In San Marino, where I have been walking lately, they have almost completed the rebuild of the Circle Drive bridge over Virginia Ave. It looks really good. ... Read More
Fashions Change
We all know that fashions change in clothing and fashions change in cars. But do we also all know that fashions also change in kitchens, trade dress and postcards. The changes are influenced by tech... Read More
Public Art
R Kenton Nelson the excellent Pasadena artist has started making large mosaics. I just saw my first one installed thanks to Ken G’s sharp eye. It is in Pasadena in the alley just north of Colora... Read More
The First Selfie
This could be a photo of the first selfie, one of the first selfies or it could be staged. It doesn’t matter. It gives me a chance to talk about selfie sticks. I like the selfie concept and I ow... Read More