by David Krell | Jun 23, 2015 | David Krell
Greg Brady getting selected to be the next “Johnny Bravo” because he “fit the suit” on The Brady Bunch. Jimmy McNulty on The Wire. Any Seinfeld episode involving Frank Constanza or David Puddy. Howard Cosell on Monday Night Football. The theme...
by David Krell | May 9, 2013 | David Krell
As dusk anticipated relieving the sun of its duties during the twilight of October 3, 1956, Paul Newman hustled through the stage entrance of the Mansfield Theatre, an august Broadway institution on West 47th Street in Manhattan. Yes, that Paul Newman. Newman was...
by David Krell | Aug 4, 2012 | David Krell
A letter states a request in a straightforward manner, yet the recipient denies the request. Why? Because the letter lacks empathy for the recipient. Of course, the letter writer presumes empathy belongs on his or her side. After all, the writer wants something from...
by David Krell | Jul 6, 2012 | David Krell
A corporate history is only as good as the resources that inform it. A corporate history library, in turn, is only as good as the books that populate it. A corporate historian may want to consider the triad approach, consisting of primary books, secondary books, and...
by David Krell | Jul 4, 2012 | David Krell
On my desk, a 25-cent Lou Gehrig stamp rests in a frame nestled on a plastic stand. It reminds me of Gehrig’s dedication to his baseball craft, reflected in 2,130 consecutive games played. It reminds me of Gehrig’s courage in facing Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis...