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The Viral Manifesto

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Yorick von Fortinbras

If I’ve learned anything about marketing on social media and the internet it is that things don’t have to be “good” to go viral and be extremely popular. In fact, very often there is an inverse relationship (Rebecca Black I’m … Continue reading →

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What If All Viruses Went Viral?

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Yorick von Fortinbras

Here’s how I summarize my struggle for recognition as a writer: I am a virus. I am like an insect laying eggs in as many strategic poops as I can in the hopes that the environment is just right in … Continue reading →

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That 70s Playlist…

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Yorick von Fortinbras

I’m recommending this playlist of music that was on pop radio in the late 70s to very early 80s. Each of these songs has a very special meaning to me. Within the first 3 notes of each song, a very interesting thing happens … Continue reading →

Posted in commentary, Creativity, family, friends, history, Ideas, lyrics, mind, Music, nostalgia, Observations, Philosophy, poetry, quotes, short stories, Social media, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged 10cc, 1963, 50 ways to leave your lover, 70s, ABBA, art garfunkel, author, baker street, barry manilow, beach boys, beatles, billy joel, blinded by the light, blondie, bridge over troubled water, captain and tennille, chicago, christie mcvie, climax, creativity, culture club, dancing in the moonlight, daniel, december, december 1963, deep thoughts, do you really want to hurt me, don't ask me why, don't go breaking my heart, dream weaver, eagles, earth band, eddie rabbitt, effects, elton john, existence, fernando, fire and rain, fleetwood mac, four seasons, frank mills, frankie valli, functional, gary wright, gerry refferty, ghosts, god only knows, hall and oates, hard to say I'm sorry, harry nilsson, hotel california, i love a rainy night, i'm not in love, ideas, isn't she lovely, jackie blue, james taylor, john frusciante, kiki dee, king harvest, leo sayer, little river band, love will keep us together, lunatic, lyrics, maggie may, manfred mann, maxine nightingale, mind, most interesting man in the world, music, music box dancer, oakenbras, oh what a night, only the good die young, orchestra, ozark mountain daredevils, paul simon, pbs, people, pet sounds, philosophy, piano, poetry, precious and few, queen, red hot chili peppers, relationships, remembrance, reminiscing, rich girl, right back where we started from, rod stewart, sad, say you love me, simon and garfunkel, sir duke, steve miller, stevie wonder, strings, strongs, take it to the limit, the boxer, the things we do for love, the tide is high, tide is high, tonights the night, twitter, we are the champions, we will rock you, weekend in new england, who loves you, without you, writer, writing, yorick von fortinbras, you make me feel like dancing, you're in my heart, your song | Leave a comment

The Race Against Irrelevance

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Yorick von Fortinbras

One thing I’ve learned during my nearly 2 years dabbling in social media, blogging and musical composition plus 4 plus years as a self-published author is that no one cares. My relevance among the millions of others that do what I do … Continue reading →

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A Whole Nother Great Music Idea: TuneFly !!

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Yorick von Fortinbras

I’ve decided to give away one of my best secrets. I held it in because I thought one day I would eventually have time to work on it. But I’m a realist. I don’t even have time to hang up blinds … Continue reading →

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Chaotic Thought Monday – Part Trois

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Yorick von Fortinbras

It’s Monday and I can’t remember why I always name these Chaotic Monday blogs with a French number. I don’t speak French; I’ve only been to France once. And I was only there for a weekend with jet lag so … Continue reading →

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Dissolved to Rust

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Yorick von Fortinbras

Lucky 13th day in Peru. Here’s another entry from my latest work entitled, “I Write On Anything (Written on a Napkin)“. This is also available as an eBook. Page 173: Turned this into a good tune called Dissolved to Rust, … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, death, Existence, george, love, Mental problems, peru, poetry, Writing | Tagged author, brain, creativity, death, deep thoughts, existence, friends, functional, george, ghosts, lunatic, meta physics, music, oakenbras, people, peru, philosophy, relationships, sad, writer, writing, yorick von fortinbras | Leave a comment

Why Does the Antelope Do that?

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Yorick von Fortinbras

Today is my 9th day in Peru. Here’s another entry from my latest work entitled, “I Write On Anything (Written on a Napkin)“. This is also available as an eBook. This was written for a Psychology assignment back in college. I … Continue reading →

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This Christmas Comes

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Yorick von Fortinbras

Here’s another entry from my latest work entitled, “I Write On Anything (Written on a Napkin)“. This is also available as an eBook. Today is my 7th day in Peru. The last time I was here, my friend George had … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Existence, george, lyrics, Music, poetry, relationships, Writing | Tagged author, creativity, deep thoughts, existence, functional, ghosts, lunatic, music, oakenbras, people, peru, relationships, sad, writer, writing, yorick von fortinbras | Leave a comment

A Pact

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Yorick von Fortinbras

I made a pact with the devil when I was 10. Well, I don’t think it counts as a “pact” because there was never confirmation. The only confirmation I’ve had is a life whereby nothing has ever truly gone terribly wrong. I’m … Continue reading →

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