FUN STUFF
Along with all the great client work, I have had my fun along the way…
Daft Punk and Spike Jonze
I wrote for Dirt magazine in the 90’s with an up and coming photographer named Spike Jonze. When he filmed his classic video for Daft Punk’s “Da Funk”, I wrote the script. The video was so popular that Daft Punk filmed a sequel, for their song Fresh. I wrote the script for that one, too. 30 million views and counting...
Von Von Von
I was a rookie New York City copywriter In 2001, when the Twin Towers went down. For a terrible moment in life, nothing made sense. The only response was making less sense. Changing my name to Von Von Von, I pretended I was from Antwerp and got on stage at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. Somehow, that made everything alright.
The College Essay
Long ago, I wrote the most famous college essay in the world. It won first place in a Scholastic Writing Awards contest, then got printed in Harper’s. John F. Kennedy Jr. saw it and tracked me down at NYU. He took me for a beer at the White Horse Tavern, then introduced me to his friend Jann Wenner. That’s how I started writing for Rolling Stone. Who says magic doesn’t happen?
Lenny From Vinci
My latest book is a strategy guide based on the life of Leonardo Da Vinci, called Lenny From Vinci.
Reclaiming this legendary icon for today’s creative class, I position him as an inspiring, working creative who made classic works in billable hours.
Exploring the mythic master’s survival strategy through the turbulent chaos of the Italian Renaissance, I find 15 “Lenny Lessons” for creative success today.
Entertaining, informing and uplifting, Lenny From Vinci is great motivation for everyone playing the Creative Game.
