Buh!?!
Things That Make You Go Buh?!? The Hartford Wagner Festival
Wed, Jun 6, 2014
by Drew McManus
It’s been awhile since the last entry into this series and the latest head-scratcher comes from the Hartford Wagner Festival (HWF). If you haven’t heard of them before, it’s likely because the group is a nonprofit startup and has yet to present an event. Long story short; their apparent goal is/was to present annual productions
Things That Make You Go Buh?!? The Huffington Post
Wed, Oct 10, 2012
by Drew McManus
It’s been more than a year since the last episode in this series, but given the wackiness that is the season of discontent, it was bound to happen. However, the source material for this installment doesn’t come from an orchestra stewing in a labor dispute; instead, it’s the newest leader in lowest common denominator tabloidesque
Things That Make You Go Buh?!? Craviso To Louisville
Tue, Sep 9, 2011
by Drew McManus
The news started trickling in toward the middle of last week but an article by Gabe Bullard in the 9/16/2011 edition of WFPL.com made it official when it reported that consultant Ralph Craviso had been selected by the Louisville Orchestra (LO) and their musicians to become involved in the mediation of their labor dispute. The
Things That Make You Go Buh?!? AFM Leadership
Tue, Jun 6, 2010
by Drew McManus
What do you call a $10,000 discretionary spending account over and above existing annual compensation, travel expenses, and departmental budgets? Oh, and did I mention that each executive with the mad money privileges will not be required to make an accounting of what or how they spend those funds. If you’re the current leadership of
Things That Make You Go Buh!?! CNBC
Fri, Apr 4, 2010
by Drew McManus
It’s been a full two weeks since I’ve been able to blog about anything and over that time, I’ve been building up one doozy of a rant. In this instance, the seemingly willful lack of journalistic integrity from CNBC, the self anointed “world leader in business news” is at fault. It isn’t often that the
