Rock On Jul 31, 09:22
From a Wall Street Journal article carried by AOL over the weekend:
CEOs that Rock
By ETHAN SMITH, The Wall Street Journal
(July 28) - The scene at J.D. & the Straight Shot's New York gig was typical for an up-and-coming blues band. The group played a mix of original material and covers by the likes of Little Feat and the Allman Brothers Band and took good-natured digs at each other between songs.
Like many other struggling musicians, the 51-year-old J.D. has a day job. Only James Dolan is president and chief executive of Cablevision Systems Corp., a $5.2 billion publicly traded media conglomerate.
Meet the new boss: He's playing Led Zeppelin covers until closing time at the neighborhood bar and recording CDs in the basement. From the president of buyout firm Wasserstein & Co. to the White House chief of staff, baby boomers at the top of their professions are refusing to give up their youthful rock-star fantasies. The garage bands of the mid-1970s have moved into boardrooms, some of which are now filled with people who as kids dreamed of being the next Hendrix, Page or Townshend -- and who today still have the same dreams.
Cablevision CEO James Dolan.
White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten.
BMW ORACLE Racing navigator Peter Isler.
OK, so Pedro didn't make it into the WSJ article. But he does play in a band called The Water Brothers back in his hometown of San Diego. Recently he played a couple of gigs at a bar here in Valencia, just up the street from the Port America's Cup, enjoyed by many Cup colleagues and friends. ACM's website gave a bit of coverage to the first gig, and the BOB's celebrity stalker was present and snapping away....
Pedro Unplugged: singing the blues at a bar in el barrio Cabanyal
last month.
During a break between sets with a buddy from college sailing days at
Yale, Dave Perry (USA), now rules advisor to Sweden's Victory Challenge.
ACM web editor Peter Rusch (CAN, left) enjoying the scene with other
AC 32 music aficionados. Peter works long hours, witness his coming
straight from the office in his ACM staff shirt with the interesting
event-branding patch.
Aspiring musician and Dylan-head Jane Eagleson (USA, public relations)
takes the odd guitar lesson from Pedro. She was coericed by the lively
crowd -- "We want Jane! We want Jane!" -- into joining Pedro on stage
during the second set.
Despite her reticence Jane performed admirably. Their duet was one of
the high points of the evening. BTW, these days one sees more and more
of the blue Agua Limpia bracelets adorning the wrists of AC team members
and their familes. Check the Agua Limpia site for details.
After Jane's debut she was congratulated, and consoled, by Laurent
"Father" Esquier (FRA/USA, ops director), a comforting figure in the Cup
if ever there was one.
Rodney Daniel (AUS, sailing team), Aimee Hess Daniel (USA, sailing team
coordinator), and Pete Balash (USA, shore team).
Michel Kemarec (FRA, design team).
Rock on: Linda and Graeme Winn were among the many AC family and
friends in attendance for Pedro Unplugged.
CEOs that Rock
By ETHAN SMITH, The Wall Street Journal
(July 28) - The scene at J.D. & the Straight Shot's New York gig was typical for an up-and-coming blues band. The group played a mix of original material and covers by the likes of Little Feat and the Allman Brothers Band and took good-natured digs at each other between songs.
Like many other struggling musicians, the 51-year-old J.D. has a day job. Only James Dolan is president and chief executive of Cablevision Systems Corp., a $5.2 billion publicly traded media conglomerate.
Meet the new boss: He's playing Led Zeppelin covers until closing time at the neighborhood bar and recording CDs in the basement. From the president of buyout firm Wasserstein & Co. to the White House chief of staff, baby boomers at the top of their professions are refusing to give up their youthful rock-star fantasies. The garage bands of the mid-1970s have moved into boardrooms, some of which are now filled with people who as kids dreamed of being the next Hendrix, Page or Townshend -- and who today still have the same dreams.
)
Cablevision CEO James Dolan.)
White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten.)
BMW ORACLE Racing navigator Peter Isler.OK, so Pedro didn't make it into the WSJ article. But he does play in a band called The Water Brothers back in his hometown of San Diego. Recently he played a couple of gigs at a bar here in Valencia, just up the street from the Port America's Cup, enjoyed by many Cup colleagues and friends. ACM's website gave a bit of coverage to the first gig, and the BOB's celebrity stalker was present and snapping away....
)
Pedro Unplugged: singing the blues at a bar in el barrio Cabanyallast month.
)
Joined on stage by two melodious ACM staffers. Nice to see the teams and ACM signing from the same songsheet.
)
During a break between sets with a buddy from college sailing days atYale, Dave Perry (USA), now rules advisor to Sweden's Victory Challenge.
)
ACM web editor Peter Rusch (CAN, left) enjoying the scene with otherAC 32 music aficionados. Peter works long hours, witness his coming
straight from the office in his ACM staff shirt with the interesting
event-branding patch.
)
Aspiring musician and Dylan-head Jane Eagleson (USA, public relations)takes the odd guitar lesson from Pedro. She was coericed by the lively
crowd -- "We want Jane! We want Jane!" -- into joining Pedro on stage
during the second set.
)
Despite her reticence Jane performed admirably. Their duet was one ofthe high points of the evening. BTW, these days one sees more and more
of the blue Agua Limpia bracelets adorning the wrists of AC team members
and their familes. Check the Agua Limpia site for details.
)
After Jane's debut she was congratulated, and consoled, by Laurent"Father" Esquier (FRA/USA, ops director), a comforting figure in the Cup
if ever there was one.
)
Rodney Daniel (AUS, sailing team), Aimee Hess Daniel (USA, sailing teamcoordinator), and Pete Balash (USA, shore team).
)
Michel Kemarec (FRA, design team).)
Rock on: Linda and Graeme Winn were among the many AC family andfriends in attendance for Pedro Unplugged.
Time Out | by TFE
