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A billion-dollar idea from a guy named Duy.

When linking recently to Kevin Duy of 367Creative, I suggested we combine forces on something to make a billion dollars. A billion dollars, I said, doesn't seem like than much money anymore. Kevin replied:

"Walt: Since you asked, I guess you can help me in the development of a wind-powered car that generates enough electricity for homes in a 50,137 sq. mile area, which in turn increases their property value, thus ending the energy, mortgage and auto industry crises  simultaneously. That should make us $1 billion at least. Now, where do we start?" - Kevin 

Readers! It starts with you... sending us... seed money!

Clutch some pop culture at Pop's Culture.

Pop's Culture Comics, Toys & Art that is, the eBay store launched by Don Secrease, old friend and collaborator on the Mel Cool: Mall Cop® comicbook and the Herobots™ coloring book. Fresh, hot-off-the-presses copies of both are available in the store – along with tons of other treasures various "Pops" (Don, Rick, me, etc.) are offering to eBaydom assembled. Pop's Culture. Not your father's cultural artifacts. Wait: they are, actually.

Re-imagining Sarah Palin as... a parrot.

See the new cartoon video on YouTube. “Maverick!" "Hockey Mom!" (and more such Palin-isms) are satirically squawked in this inspired bit of web comedy World Wide Wadio. I'm helping my talented friends there promote it. (P.S. You heard it here first: I'm predicting Alaska Governor Sarah Palin will end up as a very, very popular TV talk show host – the Oprah of moose-hunting hockey moms everywhere, bless their big-haired hearts. Check your local listings.)

Here's the official news release, written by me:

Does your business need a perfected pitch?

With Mike Behr, that "Big Picture Thinking" guy at Behr Strategies, I've co-created a 6-hour messaging and positioning workshop for businesses, large or small. It's called "Perfect Your Pitch" and it offers a hands-on approach to "distilling your story and mastering your key messages to engage investors, employees and suitors." (Free lunch included!) We've led these workshops with stellar results, for Nestle, Parkside Financial, the Information Technology Coalition and others. More details are on the Behr Strategies website. That's Mike holding his skyscraper.

Come for the musical insights, stay for pics of a young Tony Patti as a punk club owner.

Tony Patti, our favorite Renaissance Man, now in a musical meditation, writes: "If you love me just a little, you might get a few guffaws out of my new blog: The Change Music Variety Show. I'm doing my little history in music on this blog. It starts in the late seventies and goes until about 1982. It will have some stories about local musicians I've played with, bands I liked, everything I've ever recorded, including strange tape fragments and violent idiotic sketch comedy. Subscribe and throw comments my way." Comment one: love the shoes.