Now he just needs to get Clapton to sign his Apple II
Faithful Macenstein reader Ian writes:
“Steve Wozniak was in Waterloo (home of RIM) giving a talk. I have a custom built six-string fretless bass which has been signed by numerous inspirational musicians including the guys from Dream Theater (no Portnoy unfortunately!), Victor Wooten (spent a few hours on the tour bus with this amazing bassist!), Roger Hodgeson (Supertramp), Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Alain Caron, Kim Mitchell, Stu Hamm, Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree), and Billy Sheehan. Now if I could get the guys from RUSH to sign it!! Anyways… since I run a recording studio with Macs and my band uses Macs for our live show (sounds, back drop video, in-ear monitoring, and soon lights), I figured the Woz should sign it… after all… where would musicians be without Macs? Here’s some pics and if you want to hear the bass, check out and show some love to my band Eye Rhyme (www.eyerhyme.com) at iTunes here.
Thanks!
Ian Graham”
Way to sneak in a plug Ian! I just hope you’re prepared for the fame, fortune, and record-breaking sales that come from a Macenstein mention. More pics after the jump Read more
Bernie “made off” with a MacBook Pro
Filed under: Apple Fanboyism, Mac Celebs, MacBook Pro, Theft
(Get it? “Made off”? NO ONE’S made that joke before, right?)
Ahh, the zoom lens. What would tabloid journalism do without it? Take a look at this shot from the February 20th episode of ABC’s 20/20.
Above: Bernie Madoff, holed up in his NY apartment, reading Macenstein.
Looks like we know where at least $2000 of Madoff’s clients’ money went…
Thanks to faithful Macenstein reader Gregory for the tip!
Is Justin Long trying to become the next “Dell Dude”?
Filed under: Cynicism, Mac Celebs, Opinion, Rampant Speculation
Remember when the “Dell Dude” got busted for smoking pot, and lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in future endorsements when Dell dropped him from their “Dude! You’re getting a Dell!” ad campaign? Of course you do, odds are it was one of the happiest days of your life. Well, looks like Justin “I’m a Mac” Long might be looking to test just how lenient Apple’s policies towards pot are.
In a rather odd move, Long has written and stars in a new short film entitled “Hunger Relief†in which he plays a stoned pot head. So, what’s the problem? Well, as an actor, Long obviously is allowed to play any number of characters, so this in and of itself is certainly not grounds to arouse Apple’s anger. However, the fact that in the film Long talks ON HIS iPHONE while HOLDING A BONG might.
So, what’s the deal? Obviously Long could have been talking on a regular cordless home phone without sacrificing the artistic vision of the film. Is Long trying to get fired from the ads which have likely made him ten times as much money as his stellar movie career, or did he discuss this part with Apple beforehand? I would think that since “I’m A Mac” is now officially being used as Long’s middle name (at least by us) might be both a reason Apple might have to address this with Long, and a reason Long might want to break ties with Apple before his type-casting becomes irreversible. Like it or not, Long is “The Mac Guy”, and he’s portraying an Apple product in a pro-drug light here.
But is there really anything for Long or Apple to worry about? Obviously “Hunger Relief”, like all short films, will be seen by no one, so odds are this move will likely not hurt Apple’s “I’m a Mac” ad campaign, and perhaps the “hip, cool, Apple buying public” will even think Long is extra cool for smoking pot. But given that last we heard Ben Curtis (The Dell Dude) is now a waiter at Tortilla Flats , why would Long rock the boat?
Remember Justin, these days all it takes is one angry mom with a pen to cause an uproar with a line like “Won’t somebody think of the children!” and it’s game over. (Damn kids, ruining everything.)
Thanks to faithful Macenstein reader ishervin for the tip!
[via Appletell]
Celebrity Mac President Sighting: Barack Obama
OK, let me just say that while I consider the fact that Obama uses a Mac to be great news, perhaps even up there with Lindsey Lohan and Paris Hilton both being Mac users, and I appreciate all 700 of you for sending in the various links, I’m afraid I also consider it to be OLD news, which is why I held off on publishing it. Back in March we learned that Barack used iChat on his MacBook to talk to his kids while we has on the campaign trail. We saw Mac Goodness all over his website, and we spotted him with an iPhone.
Still, I suppose now that he has officially won the election, it is a little more exciting, and I guess these new Obama Mac pictures that are showing up are worth noting (he also appears to be a PAC-Man fan).
Above: Yes, Obama is a Mac, and McCain is an IBM 704 running Fortran.
So there you go. You can all stop telling me to write about it. Thanks to faithful Macenstein readers Chris, John, Mike, Jacob, Art, Kelly, Nicolas, Matt, Laura, Steph, and Sean for the links.
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