David Kronke was appointed Mayor of Television after a bloodless coup in 2000. Since then, he has improved infrastructure, championed greater educational opportunities and fought for reforms that have utterly erased corruption and incompetence from the television industry. Since Mr. Kronke has ascended to power, Television is a far better place. Free Paul McCartney concert Wednesday
We interrupt this TV blog for a late-breaking story: Paul McCartney will be performing a free concert Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Amoeba Records at Sunset and Cahuenga.
Last time I saw McCartney live, floor tickets were going for a cool $500 per. At Amoeba, they’re pretty much all gonna be floor tickets.
Of course, getting in isn’t gonna be easy: You’ll have to get a wrist band beginning at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, and who knows how long you’ll have to wait in line to even manage one of those? Still, it’s a whole lot cheaper than half a grand.
And here’s what a nice guy Your Mayor is: You can try to circumnavigate the wristband process by hooking up to the link above and writing eloquently about your favorite McCartney song – five articulate fans will get wristbands without having to wait in line. So, basically, I’m offering you, the great unwashed masses who don’t receive Amoeba mass mailings, the chance to beat me out for a ticket.
(By the way, am I the only one to find irony in the fact that Paul’s doing iTunes TV spots to promote his new album, given that Beatles albums have notoriously been unavailable on iTunes?)