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Patrick Erwin
Patrick Erwin
Chicago, IL
Member since: May, 2008
Last login: 09/10/2009
Last update : 08/20/2009
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About Me

  • For most of my life, I wrote for myself. 

    Four years ago, I started writing for other people, too. First as a freelancer, and then as a staff writer for a marketing firm.

    I lost my job when the economic downturn hit, but I'm still writing.  

     

     

PatrickErwin's Blog

  • He's in the phone book

    August 19, 2009

    • Someone's been on my mind a little more than usual lately. He's an old friend of mine. I met him about 15 years ago or so. I'd just returned to Pittsburgh after a few years of being away, and I'd reconnected with old friends. They introduced me to a few of their new friends, and one was quite a character. He had big eyes that he quite accurately called his "Bette Davis" eyes. One of ...
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  • The way it was

    July 17, 2009

    • When I was in fourth grade, our teacher decided to have us all write a little biography of ourselves. Every Monday, a student would post what they wrote about themselves, and other students would add their own words and descriptions. I'm quite sure I was the only ten-year-old in that room who wrote about the Jonestown Massacre and Three Mile Island. I wouldn't have blamed my teacher for ordering ...
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  • Michael Jackson: Into the arms of America

    July 7, 2009

    • They put Michael Jackson in the ground today. You know already, of course, since every media outlet in the universe is standing by to share the experience and their opinions about it.It's not my intention to share my opinion about Michael here. Like most contemplations of other human beings, it's complex and contradictory (and private). But I think holding a mirror to Michael's life, and death, ...
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  • Guiding Light Project: Deja vu: From Springfield to Pine Valley

    June 17, 2009

    • I’m wondering if All My Children’s head writer Chuck Pratt has been watching old clips of Guiding Light for inspiration?The first parallel I noticed was the dueling Crazy Annie stories. Melissa Claire Egan has been doing great work as Pine Valley’s Annie, but I still miss Cynthia Watros’ bravura performance as “that mutton woman” Annie Dutton.In 1997, Annie paired up with power-hungry ...
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  • Guiding Light Project: The Ripple Effect

    June 16, 2009

    • A while back, I posted about the parallels between the changes the auto industry is going through, and the challenges that traditional media (especially soap operas) face. The industries are vastly different, but some of the challenges – adapting the scope of your enterprise to the new marketplace – are the same. In many of the stories we’ve heard about GM and Chrysler, we’re reminded ...
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Comments I've Written

  • Jennifer....

    That was simply stunning. (And I had someone, too, that played "Day by Day" for me. She was one of my babysitters, and would play it on guitar when I was 3 or 4.)

  • Great job, Lana!

    Great interview! Liz (and Blake) have always been favorites of mine and it's a damn shame they've been backburner for so long.

  • Great job, Lana!

    Great interview. I really liked your unique approach, rather than just doing a straightforward Q&A.

  • Thanks

    RedRoomers - this is why I've mentioned Laurie several times. She's awesome, AND she knows what she's talking about. If you have not already, run (don't walk) to her blog.

  • A few comments

    Let's not forget, the B-52's also appeared at Wired for Sound. I have to admit, I'm not a big Judy Collins fan.

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