The RLB Rocks
I'm at work today, working on something really challenging, and needed to hear some inspirational tunes. I reached into the stack of discs on my office shelf and came back with a rough mix of the CD the RLB is supposed to release this year. I haven't listened to it since I got it in May, and popped it in the player.
All I have to say is:
Wow. There is truly something beautiful on there. And I can't wait to hear the final mastered version. I'm really honoured to be somewhere in that mix, too.
Does anyone know what LastCallPoker.com is all about?
I discovered LastCallPoker.com today through my news service and find myself wondering what the story there is.
They have a fairly attractive Java client running on proprietary software and evidently have only play money games (with no ads or sponsorship), which is weird.
And they are having cemetary-based events in the US? Huh? This is one of the most unusual things I've seen a site in the online gaming industry do, which leads me to assume the people doing this aren't in the industry. They're WAY too creative, and more likely ad agency types with too much time on their hands (and coffee in their veins) in their fancy offices in NY or Miami.
I say that because the back-story is surreal and might I say a tad insane?
I think the entire site an odd viral marketing campaign for some large brand or movie. The costs for developing the client and server technology are staggering (though without the tournaments, banking or anti-fraud components probably not unaffordable), particularly when there's no direct ROI from rake or fees. So only a company with some fairly deep pockets could do this. I would guess that it's BK trying for a repeat of the staggering success they had last year with Subservient Chicken, but I guess it could also be Coke or some other retailer trying for a HUGE push as part of a large halloween campaign in North America. Are there ads or billboards anywhere in N/A that you might have seen?
If anyone knows the story on this, please let me know.
