Stream o' consciousness for August 1st

	At luncheon with #belo head Robert Decherd as speaker. Tidbits tk if interesting … [#]
	"we have been ridiculed for some of our early investments, but the fact is that we were there" #cuecat [#]
	Minor irony: as this talk goes on, many AH Belo sites are down… [#]
	Decherd: "How do you support great journalism in the face of this kind of revenue decline?" [#]
	Current rev of all AHC papers < DMN alone in 2000. [#]
	4th recession Decherd has seen. Difference = Internet. [#]
	Decherd: "Have to receive a fair value for what we deliver every day." [#]
	Remembering days of customer complaint over Sunday paper being too big for dog to pick up. (ah, memories) [#]
	"our advertisers don’t care what our circulation is in Tulsa or Amarillo" [#]
	Decherd: Attrition rate from higher sub prices is fae less than modeled. [#]
	Decherd: nonprofit model is swell idea. Doesn’t work. (room laughs) [#]
	RD: Nonprofit model is not "commonsensical" b/c no wider print distribution. Foundations/donors will lose interest. [#]
	RD: philanthropy is fickle. Don’t be lulled into notion it is substitute. [#]
	RD: "Briefing has probably annoyed the heck out of a lot of you" Al Dia profitable. Quick "will be there" [#]
	RD: "All about the core" (niche sections didn’t work. It’s metro, sports, etc" [#]
	"Internet cannot save traditional media." Price destruction. [#]
	RD: paid online won’t save the day. Online fees + ads not replace what was lost. Industry missed boat years ago. [#]
	RD: Kindle is horrible financial deal for us. [#]
	NPR.org has by far the best "site not found" page I’ve ever seen. http://is.gd/1WtO3 (via @ckrewson) [#]
	Shared mikeorren: http://twitpic.com/ca5l4
	Just got my awesome b-day pressie from April: http://twitpic.com/ca5l4 🙂 Wonder what I’ll be having for my after work cocktail tonight? [#]
	Posted Lunch with Robert: Square Pegs
	So. Disturbing. Sex dolls for dogs: http://is.gd/1WyJp (Hat tip: Chad Jones via Facebook) [#]
	Aggregation of my tweets during Belo honcho Robert Decherd’s lunch talk: http://is.gd/1WzYg [#]
	RT @mikebullock: Hey DFW, rain or shine here are the estate and garage sale listings for this weekend. http://tinyurl.com/9fofxy [#]
	April got us a couples massage at The Crescent Spa. I hope my masseuse is ready for a workout. [#]
	@old97s The bootleg community can suck eggs. Everybody converts to MP3 if they want to listen to the music. #unnecessarypretention [#]
	Closing out the workweek w/ Waco Brothers version of Baba O’Riley #fb [#]
	@old97s I know all that. Just never understood point of being so pristine with recordings that are generally already substandard. [#]
	At stoplight. Crone in next car yelled at me for "the texting." Replied that she needed to mind her bidness; that she is greater danger… [#]
	…she gasped, called someone to report "assault…well, verbal assault!" People behind honked cos she didn’t notice light change #couldntmakeup [#]
	Listened to 20 songs. Blood, Sweat & Tears – Ride Captain Ride Bowling for Soup – 1985 Frank Black – Selkie Bride Georgie Fame – Green Onions Gorillaz – Five Four Gram Parsons – Honky Tonk Woman James Brown – Talkin’ Loud & Sayin’ Nothing Johnny Cash – Wreck of the Old ’97 Laura Nyro – Jimmy Mack Little Feat – The Weight (feat. Bela Fleck & Mike Utley) NeffTunes – WhiteTrashBySouthernCultureOnTheSkids Rush – Crossroads Sonny Lester and His Orchestra – Perfume And Pink Chiffon Steve Earle – Steve’s Last Ramble Stray Cats – You Can’t Hurry Love The Jazz Butcher – Angels The Jazz Butcher – Bath Of Bacon The Jazz Butcher – Love Kittens The Waco Brothers – Baba O’Riley Van Morrison – Listen to the Lion / The Lion Speaks
	Thunderstorm Convertible #shouldbeabandname [#]
	The one thing I absolutely cannot tolerate is hypocrisy … unless it benefits me. Then I blithely ignore it. [#]
	Light at the end of the tunnel @ http://tinyurl.com/nykonq (via @seankovacs re: G Voice iPhone app rejection) [#]
	Listening to Dwight Yoakam – Please, Please Baby http://qtwt.us/fyq (testing qtweet) [#]
	Dear Bob: We Haven’t Met, But Texas Tribune Heart DMN Anyway!! BFF, Okay? « Insomniactive – http://qtwt.us/gyq [#]
	Listened to 12 songs. Bobby Bare – Dropkick Me, Jesus Cracker – Yalla Yalla (Let’s Go) Fats Waller and his Rhythm – Ain’t Misbehavin’ JK w/ Jools Holland Band – I’m In The Mood For Love Marty Robbins – Respectfully Miss Brooks Pete Johnson and "Big" Joe Truner – Rebecca S. Grappelli and Barney Kessel – Cant’ Help Lovin’ That Man Of Mine Steely Dan – Barrytown Teddy Wilson – Stompin’ At The Savoy The Rolling Stones – Torn and Frayed The Staple Singers – Will the circle be unbroken Us3 – money on my mind
	Interplanetary Biscuit #shouldbeabandname [#]
	Watching Karate Kid recorded of AMC and drinking mimosas… [#]
	…Mom is convincing son that she could never make the $ and bennies in computers that she could make after breaking into foodservice (!) [#]
	… forgot how integral crap soundrtracks were to 80’s films. [#]
	… Was 1984 really a cruel, cruel summer? [#]