Welcome
So, who IS this “King Cotton”?
June 5, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Aw shucks, Clay Cotton ain’t all that much - Not that smart, just lucky… Lucky to have played pro music for decades, lucky to enjoy full-time, auto-pilot, web-based income since 1997 and lucky to sport a gaggle of savvy, fun, kind, smartypants friends plus a truly amazing wife. ( That’s beside the magic powers, of course… ) But physically there are challenges due to this darned Multiple Sclerosis: Used to play piano with rock stars - But now I’m quadriplegic in a wheelchair ( “So I used... [Read the full story]
The Program
Hooray! The First Donations…
August 10, 2008 · 1 Comment
Today we banked a charitable contribution of $1k. It’s a start. When added to the previous $300 this will help cover overhead and expense involving the non-profit website we are creating with/for Juliet Easton at http://ebiz4youth.org I’m so glad the Cotton Program is gaining this momentum, so Kimberly & I can add energy to embryonic, public service projects like eBiz4Youth that don’t yet have the funding they deserve. Is this cool, or what?! Read More →
Music
Jerry Wexler RIP
August 16, 2008 · Leave a Comment
2008-08-15 Jerry Wexler, the Jewish son of a window washer who grew up to become a giant in the music business, supervising historic recordings by African American musicians such as Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles, died this morning [Read the full story] Read More →
Psyche
Proven Copywriting Turbocharge
August 20, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Once most people learn about copywriting they can usually crank some pretty decent letters. I mean they get the gist of it right with a few formulas like “problem-agitate-solution” or “AIDA” or whatever. But where the rubber really meets the road is something most people don’t want to think yet alone do – and that’s the copy editing part. I have a 9-step sequence I use to really hone, polish and sculpt my sales letters [Read the full story] Read More →
Income
The Cluetrain Manifesto, Circa 1999
August 3, 2008 · Leave a Comment
What’s remarkable is how well the authors nailed the future. [Read the full story] Read More →
Fun
My Childhood in Black and White…
August 8, 2008 · Leave a Comment
“Hey - Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be. It’s like a grammar lesson: You find the present tense and the past perfect” [Read the full story] Read More →
Diary
Yo God - WTF?
August 9, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Wondering why my piano playing was quashed by this darned multiple sclerosis. Was it THAT bad? Hey - After all those decades of trying, I thought I was improving as a player, but whadda YOU think ( Hear at http://cdbaby/claycotton )? Read More →
Inspiration
Abraham Maslow’s 8 Ways to Self-Actualize
August 6, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Abraham Maslow’s 8 Ways to Self-Actualize - Experience things fully, vividly, selflessly. Throw yourself into the experiencing of something: concentrate on it fully, let it totally absorb you. [Read the full story] Read More →
Something's Coming . . .
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An MS Diary
Yo God - WTF?
Wondering why my piano playing was quashed by this darned multiple sclerosis. Was it THAT bad? Hey - After all those decades of trying, I thought I was improving as a player,... [Read more]
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Trends & BreakThrus
Energy from Algae . . . !!
How cool is this? There is significant interest across multiple sectors in the potential of algae as an energy source - [Read more] Read More →
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Clay Plays "CottonBalls" 1989
Before the Multiple Sclerosis
Inspiration
Abraham Maslow’s 8 Ways to Self-Actualize - Experience things fully, vividly, selflessly. Throw yourself into the experiencing of something: concentrate... [Read more]
On Nov. 18, 1995, Itzhak Perlman, the violinist, came on stage to give a concert at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City. If you have ever... [Read more]
What would you do? You make the choice! Don’t look for a punch line; There isn’t one! Read it anyway. My question to YOU is this: Would you... [Read more]
Creativity on Demand, Step by Step - A Conversation with Choreographer Twyla Tharp. The notion that some people are simply born artistic-and that there... [Read more]