Yes, ladies and gents, the transformation of this humble wretch of a blogger into a multimedia superstar began (what took so long?) last weekend. Mark the date: Saturday, July 5, 2008 at 10:00 AM EDT. A date sure to resound in my media resume as the Day We Began to Change Italian Wine.
The venue:
Krasney Financial's "Krasneys on Everything Money" on that Jersey powerhouse, WMTR, 1250 AM.
Jon and the beauteous Heather asked questions on wine which Strappo answered with flair and aplomb. We laughed much and had meaningful dialogues on minerality, acidity and the best pairings for the holiday's cookout hot dogs and chicken wings (all Italian wine suggestions, of course).
Strappo enjoyed himself immensely. Jon asked him to return in the fall, when there actually might be a listenership beyond his extended family. So Strappo thought, "Well, shoot, if Gary V can get away with his TV podcast ravings, why can't I?" Plus he'd guarantee no thunder on his show -- at his age, thunder's the last thing anyone needs to get from you, if you catch my drift.
And no scores! You'd know how much Strappo really liked a wine by how much he drank during the show! A wine reality show where Strappo's frequently dark side comes out -- you could watch him melt down, goof off or display hitherto unimaginable perspicacity!
Strappo is in deep contemplatio about this, children of Bacchus, deep deep contemplatio.
Imagine the anticipation in the future...
Shut up,you damn kids. Strappo's on the air!
This could be big thunder, as the Native Americans say. Are you going to include music too? It could be a hoot really.
Posted by: Marco | July 14, 2008 at 08:17 AM
Watch the thunder, Marco! You're at that dangerous age yourself.
I was going to work on it yesterday but, you know...I spent an entire, beautiful sunny summer's day reading blogs and napping. I'll be sorry come November.
Music? I hadn't thought of that. Hmmm....
Posted by: Strappo | July 14, 2008 at 08:39 AM
Thus, multimedia. Don't sell yourself short, go long, as they say in the wine bizness.
Posted by: Marco | July 14, 2008 at 01:51 PM