DID JAMES PATTERSON STEAL MY IDEA?

You decide.

I published my first "shirt pocket book" over 2 years ago. And as far as I know, it was not just my first shirt pocket book. It was the world's first for the mass market.

So I was a little shocked when I heard that fellow adman James Patterson is planning on a "new" publishing format very similar:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/22/business/media/james-patterson-has-a-big-plan-for-small-books.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=mini-moth&region=top-stories-below&WT.nav=top-stories-below&_r=0

Patterson actually worked for the same ad agency I did, J. Walteer Thompson, albeit in a somewhat more exalted capacity (after all,. he is of the...er...uh..."Caucasian persuasion".)

Anyway, thanks for checking out my blog. 

Lowell

An Experiment in "Unmediated" Media.

Is it just me...but have you noticed how...er...ummm...stoopid USAm media has become? Well, Man on Da Street is here to help. I'll try to fill this space with pure, unprocessed art, writing and thinking about the real issues of the day. Please stay tuned.

Btw: I don't know why the type above comes out ALL CAPS on this blog. But please bear with me. It's a blog. It's free and, with all its faults, it allows folks like moi to get our word out. Besides, content is king (or queen). Right?