How many blogs would a permission blogger blog if a permission blogger blogged permission?

Well, after eBay Live! there's also so much to do.....

Hey guys, I gotta get into the loop. I went into Manhattan yesterday and saw how much it had changed since I was a youngster skipping down the avenues.

Boy, Times Square, which I used to squrrie by quickly on my way to the theatre used to have about two places to eat in close by and a ton of "adult" bookstores...

Driving by yesterday on Broadway I saw every commercial sign flashing on huge billboards and streaming Ads - almost like if you took the most warped individual from a Madison Avenue Ad Agency who wanted to take "Information Overload" to it's most extreme conclusion. That's Times Square today. Oh, I know I should have a video for you, but next time!

The famous Seth Godin calls talks about Permission Marketing. I just bought a ton of his books at eBay Live! I bought an extra one because I was in the eBay bookshop buying them when he came in to autograph all his books. Seth, make a groovy autographed stamp - I'm sure you can invent one that has limited edition numbers and different colors with special squidoo ink. Make a litho stamp for book signing. Then only autograph a few on top of that in pencil. Those are the ones that will make it into the New Media Museum.

In the mean time (and I'm including Greenwich), I'm going to try to create my own little Times Square in cyberspace.

Hope to see you there!

Dedicated

I was standing in the make-shift store at eBay Live! in Chicago. All of sudden almost out of nowhere someone came up to me, grabbed my wrist and said "Janie Ruth fell ten feet off a balcony - she's in surgery that's all I know".

What? A cold chill went through me as I thought of this funny lady who I had just met at a dinner she had organized two days earlier. "I think she was at the art museum, I'm not sure", the young woman said.

If you read earlier posts from this blog, you'll see Janie Ruth had joined in along with a small group of OSI rock stars on a forum where life started to imitate art, and art started to imitate life.

It would take an irreverent, wild, slightly sarcastic, clever and extremely funny group of people to pull off one of the best threads I ever encountered on the Internet in any forum.

The Malaprops, pings and pongs, lightning fast comments back & forth took form manifesting itself by utilizing New Media and Social Networking at it's best. Video clips appeared and counter-video clips promptly appeared as responses to in kind.

Janie Ruth embraced and championed the new media with an incredible zeal and used it to express her razor-sharp wit.

Tears started to well up just thinking of how severe the fall must have been.

I later learned from a friend who knew her for over 15 years that she had been by herself. Her daughter had come to Chicago with her. I was told one of the top neurosurgeons was in the emergency room when she was brought in. He probably saved her life. We are getting updates and each little bit of news of her progress is so welcomed.

The Search For Jeremy Continues

Marlene, of the FishLips Defective Agency took a different route due to an unfortunate incident of yet another Garmin device discovered stolen from the "Save Jeremy" Golf Cart. After the Golf of Mexico, Marlene was sited in Kansas, after a brief secret meeting with another Certifed eBay Education Specialist, who requested we not reveal her name. The ES told the Kansas Fish Niche Daily reporter "Marlene seems to be hearing "Voices". I heard her say "Jeff, it looks like we're not in Kansas any more". I'm not quite sure what to think!

My personal feeling is Marlene is searching for Jeremy in The Land of Oz. Take a look for yourself.



JR, Marlene's partner at FishLips, in a stunning revelation thought Marlene was way off trek. Talk about giving a dog a bone....



Then, to add in Salt Lake to In Jury, Dany and Cindy set up this survey, like they don't know..... just lookit.... Boy the lengths some people will go to cover up.

Pikes Peak at Pikes Place.

Sung to the tune of
"Summertime" lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin, parody by WebWendy

"Summit Time,
And the live! is at eBay
Fish are jumpin'
And the Copper River is high

Your Go-Daddy's rich
And your domains are good lookin'
So push up little eBay
Don't you cry

One of these lawn things
They're going to price up sniping
Then you'll spread your pings
And you'll take to the Skype

But ‘til that lawn things sold
There's a-nothing can calm you
With go-daddy and mailman stamping buys

Summit Time,
And the live! is at eBay
Fish are jumpin'
And the Copper River is high"

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It's Dog Eat Dog Out There

Marlene and JR, in SEO of Jeremy formed "The Fliplips Defective Agency". We only know for sure that Nina is a double agent, working for both sides. First she was 007but I spotted her a mile away... she was really No. 14 - there's your double or nothin...

Not since "Cape Fear" has the tension been so great.

The Mission Fish:

"Marlene's To Do List:
1 - find hunky Cholon
2 - save Jeremy!!

So Cholon is on the list to save as well. How do I tell M & JR he was found having a Cholon-oscopy?

Jeff, a dog working with the Agency was in hot pursuit. It was reported by loco authorities that Marlene spent ten hours in the Golf of Mexico Cart trying to track down the Seattle Sea Creature clue. I'm trying to keep up with them, but things move rather slow in the Fish Niche Tank.



Before you could say 1PetsPalace, look what I found....




Not only that, Madame Virgo replied aw well with a fishy story - another McGriffith, if you ask me.


It reminded me of another photoclue posted long ago... I think this one had to do more with Madame Virgo's (or one of her familiar pets') paternity issues.

Flip Cameras Sited In Law Suit For Changing Brain Chemistry

In a recent independent double blind study done at Fish Niche University, it was written in "The New England Journal of Niches" on Friday that users of the "Flip Cameras", small devices that enable aspiring movie moguls to quickly upload their data to online sites like Yoo-hoo, Utube, Vimeo and other Social Networking sites have literally "flipped out" themselves.

"There seems to be a strong correlation between using these flip video cameras and a change in perception" stated Dr. Urchin Fishstein, a noted professor of Scales at Fish Niche University. He continued "We've been seeing a disproportional increase in extremely bizzare videos being posted since the onslaught of the use of flip cameras, most popularly sold by an S Corporation owned by a Madame Virgo called "Clover City Flips."

It appears along with sending the Flip Cameras ordered thru Clover City Flips, buyers also recieve a dried package of some sort of beverage called "Peppershots".

"We are still investigating this phenomena" said a representive of Utube. "We've never seen anything like this before - and we thought we had seen it all".

JR Might Find Break in Finding Jeremy....

We know the secret now, but we still are trying to figure out the clues. But, a few savvy OSI's realized big time they were being taken for a ride. The clues started to take on a life of their own. What does the contest have to do with Jeremy being tied up and not a word heard from him - not even an animal appearance... and what became of Mike the Mole? Marlene and JR formed a Detective Agency and are out to save Jeremy.

Go figure...

No Mole's Barred - Marlene Strikes Batch!

Looks like Marlene and JR are pretty serious about finding Jeremy. Can you blame them? He's been their tied and true friend for all these months and now he's in danger. Who knows what Janelle, Dany and Madam Virgo has in stall for him. Not to mention his arch-enemy Mike the Mole, who wants to take over his job.

Well, I don't know about you, but I'm cheering Marlene and JR on!

Sung to the tune of “Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho” - author unknown, parody writer unknown also as WebWendy.....

"JR & Marlene fought the battle for Jeremy
Jeremy, Jeremy
JR & Marlene fought the battle for Jeremy
And de baths come bubbling down."

George Kastanza:

"You may talk about the plan of Madame Virgo;
You may talk about the plan of Janelle;
There’s none like good ole JR & Marlene
And the battle for Jeremy.
Up to the Fish Niche Spa
They marched with spears and planned.
“Go blow dem ram horns,” JR cried,
Cause de Peppershots’ in my hand”
Then Marlenes’ golf cart horn did blow:
Strupets begin to sound.
JR commanded de chicken to sprouts,
An’ the baths come bubbling’ down.

"JR & Marlene fought the battle for Jeremy
Jeremy, Jeremy
JR & Marlene fought the battle for Jeremy
And de baths come bubbling down."

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See more on the dangerous adventures of Marlene and JR on my blog
http://webwendy.blogspot.com

Save The Last Clue For Me....

Man, was I surprised to see this clue pop up called "Janelle's Secret". This was the clue I wasn't supposed to see a week or so ago. I kept trying to analyse it and from that point on I just knew my skype started being bugged, people on park benches with newspapers were watching me, I couldn't even go the Fish Niche spa without someone tailing me. Now I know why, I finally know!!! I saw the wrong clue at the wrong time. No wonder I had to climb over the faces of the Presidential Primary candidates.... Man, now I know how Ingrid Bergman must have felt in "Gaslight". Well, it's all clear to me now. They were trying to shut me up so I wouldn't tell the others about the Maltese Falcon outfits we have to wear at eBay Live! Man....

Janelle talks with the McGriffith and a Banner Is Born

What a small world. Notice how Janelle kept on the down-low when talking to Uncle Griff on his radio show about what really goes on at OSI. Kidnappings, reinactments of the Mann Act, depriving employees their basic rights and keeping them tied up all day with tasks outside their job descriptions... I hope Cliff will represent the Rock Stars vs. OSI if there should be any legal action necessary to get Jeremy back.

I have to get the podcast where Janelle makes it seem oh so normal to the outside world, while we insiders haven't seen hyde nor hair of Jeremy. What will Marlene and JR do??

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Kidnapped WOW L@@K RARE All tied up Jeremy

In the most shocking video clue yet, the worst fears concerning the fate of Jeremy came to pass today when this clue was released. Speculation ran rampant as OSI Rock Stars Marlene and JanieRuth, and I dare include myself, thought that something might have gone "Fowl" with our dear boy Jeremey. Rock Stars had many different reactions to this video. "This has gone too far" protested on outraged Rock Star. Still, others commented on how much the rope and bandana might bring on eBay. Overlooked by Film Noir Director Dany and Vimeo Award Winning Actress Ms. Virgo was the obvious deletion of "Rosemary's Baby" and "Play Misty For Me" from the list of past inspiration films leading up to this trailored clue.

Don't worry Jeremy, WebWendy will rescue you. Once I write another Peppershot Potion Number Nine song not even Ms. Virgo will be able to cast her spell checks on you!



Man, what a bad rap JanieRuth and Marlene got for the alleged kidnapping of Jeremy.

This song says it all... Sung to the "Mighty Mouse" song - parody by WebWendy

"Mister Turbo Lister never hangs around
When he hears this Lighty sound.

"Here I come to shave our J"

That means that JR & Marlene are in the way.
Yessir, when there is a wrong to write
JR & Marlene will join the flight!
On the sea or on the land,
They want to get the situation well in hand.
So though Jeremy's in danger
We never compare
Cause we know that where there's danger
They are there!
They there!
In the Store!
On the Boards!
What a Pair!
We're not twittering' at all
We're just listenin' for his call (what calls do prarie dogs make?)
"Here I come to shave our J!"
That means that Mighty Marlene and JR are in the way!"

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Looks like Madame Virgo came pretty close to burning her fingers and her bridges by casting the first gauntlet. In her Parrot reading session, she suggest JR (the Grit Card) and Marlene (The Owl Card) have somehow played a hand in the fate of Jeremy.

Trojan Horse Clue Found at Flightline Fabrications

Talk about outer space! There I was totally engrossed in reading fascinating stories on Flightline's incredible blog about the ancient City of Troy, then about Artifact: P-38 Lightning “Glacier Girl”, when all of sudden, literally out of nowhere there it was -- an OSI Clue about eBay Live! embedded right after The Historic Launch of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, well the plane, the plane.

It reminded me of the time when I was around twelve years old. My friend Stephanie and I were watching the Million Dollar Movie on tv. My mom always kept the "junk food" in this one huge draw in the kitchen. Steph went to find the usual stash of "Yodels" or "Hostess Cupcakes". Instead, she came back with a quizzical look holding up a bag of Cheese Doodles - which were never in my house before. "Why did your mom get this? she asked." "Don't know" I said.

Well, a few minutes later as we were making our way down the big plastic bag of doodles, Stephanie suddenly felt something in the bag and screamed - "there's something strange in the bag"... I turn the lights on (they were off for the movie) and I bravely inspected the foreign item inside the bag. I found myself holding a new roll of Scotch-tape in a plastic container. On the bag it said "Free Scotch Tape Inside". Need I say more?



This clue, being on Flighline's blog and all made me feel so patriotic that I just had to write this little tribute for the boys at Flightline and OSI.

Sung to the tune of "Over There"
Words & Music by: George M. Cohan. Parody by WebWendy

"Johnnie get your pin, get your pin, get your pin,
Sell it on the BIN, on the BIN, on the BIN,
Hear them calling you and me;
Every son of Libearty
Hurry right away, no delay, go today,
Make your daddy glad to have had such a plaid
Tell your feedback not to pine,
To be proud her toy's online.

Chorus:
OSI here, OSI here
Send the keyword, send the keyword,
OSI here
That the hunks are coming,
The hunks are coming,
The moms run streaming everywhere
So prepare,
Stay Adware
Send the keyword,
Send the keyword to be rare
We'll be Over-ture, we're coming Over-ture.
And we won't be back till it's OSI over there!"

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Mike The Mole Shows The Badger

The OSI boards were a flurry with bets, dares and true grit. JanieRuth was told if she wore a fruit hat, she'd get a clue. If you recall from our last clue, she turned up in a Fish Niche hat, but you just don't say "no" to a outraged Southerner in a fish hat who gives you a what-for!

Here's one of the clues as a direct result of our sufferaget.


Badge from Dany Byrne on Vimeo.

OSI Rock Stars Get Sold Down The Salmon Copper River by Janie Ruth

We all know that desperate times call for desperate measures.

OSI Rock Star Janie Ruth pleads and goes out of her comfort zone to eek a clue out of the OSI Power Block 3. Hey, if you're going out on a 90 degree day to buy a Fish Niche hat, you could be suffering from a lack of Omega 3, if you know what I mean.

Now cry me a river, but when I saw this cry for help, I understood, I really did. But JR did you have to sell us out? huh? huh? It's ok, we know you were working as a double agent - that's the only thing that saved you. Salad, baby...


GRITS - Girls Raised in the South - Just don't wear Fruit on their Heads! from jane reding on Vimeo.

The Psychic Clue or is it the Psycho Clue?

Wait.... I feel a song coming on...

Sung to the tune of "Love Potion No. 9" by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Modified by WebWendy in parody paradise.

"I took my tripods down to Madame View,
you know that psychic with the gold-post truth
She's got a pod down on 39-Steps and Vine
Sellin' little bottles of Peppershot Potion Numbs-you 9

I told her that I was a flop with flicks
I've been this way since 1956
She looked at my palm pilot and she made a magic sign
She said "What you need is Peppershot Potion Numbs-you 9"

She burnt lawns and learned around and gave me a link
She said "I'm gonna Bling It! up right here using pink"
It smelled like Ballentine, it looked like Squidoo Inc.
I held my nose, I closed my eyes, I took a drink

I didn't know if it was day or night
I started recording everything in sight
But when I kissed the clue at the Fish-Niche Spa so Fine
He broke my little bottle of Peppershot Potion Numbs-you 9

Peppershot Potion Numbs-you 9
Peppershot Potion Numbs-you 9
Peppershot Potion Numbs-you 9"

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Postnote: It's clear that this latest clue, Psycho, er Psychic has taken OSI to a new level. In this clue, Cindy clearly is getting vibrations via Nina, dressed like Xena Warrior Princess, standing in as a cell tower transmitter directly to eBay Live! headquarters.

Cindy, after having received cryptic words from Carmine Miranda and visions of her 1992 trip to Mardis Gras, has finally found her real fish-niche as a Psychic to the Stars. the OSI Rock Stars, that is.

After years of market research, Cindy and Dany both discovered that sucessful psychics (as illustrated by the Ms. Cleo clue below) make more money than Education Specialists.

I hear Cindy aka excuse me Ms. Virgo is taking appointments now - no need to call, she'll call you.

Wait, you'll have to get Skype...

The empty eBay Drop-off center is now going to be Ms. Virgo's new residence in Seattle and will eventually take over all the centers via franchises. In a few years they'll be able to move to Margaritaville.

I also predict a giant Plastic Peppershot Glass Sculpture will one day be a huge tourist attraction in downtown Chicago, where Harry Caray's once stood.

Just saying....

And yes, Ms. Virgo will get the Vimeo Academy Award and the You Tube Fickle Finger of Fate Award.

The Lost Uncle "McGriffith" Clues from OSI

Ok, so it's been bothering me. I admit it. You see, it all started like this. A group of people belong to an online group dedicated to learning more about eBay. Now for those of you reading this who think belonging to such a group is as bad as confessing that you go to Star Trek Conventions, may the force be with you. You gotta do something.

This post is for any one wanting to know what this blog is about (who isn't an OSIer) or didn't follow the fun threads, and needs to school-up.

Meanwhile, eBay is holding it's annual (soon to be bi-annual) event in Chicago called eBay Live! Going to eBay Live! is in a class of it's own in terms of general "experiences". But that's another post.

So, a bunch of "Rock Stars" who belong to a site called not surprisingly osirockstars.com have many forums going about a vast array of topics.

Recently,on one thread not talking about blogging or SEO or how to find items to sell on eBay or how to optimize your eBay store,there was a thread about finding out what Janelle Elms, who started osi had planned for us RS at a eBay Live! meet-up, at the request of the members going to Chicago.

The clues started to take shape in the form of videos. In-between the video clues, which were found on YouTube, Vermento and other Rock Star's blogs, various pictures and other videos which really weren't clues at all started to emerge. I haven't listed those here, but I might start. It's been bothering me.

Why is this post called The Lost Uncle "McGriffith" Clues from OSI? Because many of these clues were called McGuffins after Hitchcock who coin the phrase in 1939.


Of course, anyone at eBay knows we would really call these red-herrings "McGriffiths". I'd post them in honor of Uncle Griff, my most favorite eBay personality and a great scrabble player.

Ok, here's the one that JR posted about Fish Heads. This one scares me. I had to turn off the music to "The Twilight Zone" when I was a kid, and just the other day too. Due to record accuracy, I must include it. JR found it.

The Fish Niche Spa - the rest of the story

This next McGriffith, posted by Ghostleg Media, taught Marlene how to be a nag.... In the-savvy-seller's own words "JR is right - we're not into transplanting body parts. But I did get a good idea of how to sound like a nag ..... Daaaaaaannnnnyyyyyyy, Daaaaaannnnnyyyyy ....."

I'm still cracking up over that! You can lead a Unicorn to Candy Mountain, but they'll kidney stone you when your tryn' to be so good. "Oh to Live on Candy Mountain with the Kidneys and the colored ballons..." Hey, they don't call them McGriffiths' for nothing... Kind of makes you wonder what Dany watches on cable....

This will give you a Charlie Horse

Ok, I have a "feeling" this Ms. Cleo Clip gave someone an idea.... This is a "Classic McGriffith."

Fault Found in OSI "I See Yellow People" Clue

Today a journalist from the KMX Kansas Rag noticed a big problem with the "I See Yellow People" Clue. While many rock stars names were panned during the making of the Clue, hosted by JanieRuth of Funky Finds, it was reported that WebWendy's name was nowhere to be found. Several other rock star names were omitted. We are investigating this incident. Also, we had been previously told that Nina, was Secret Agent 007 based of course on her number on a speadsheet. Here we see her name clearly next to Number 14. What gives? The people demand to know.

Lifestyles of the Niche and Famous

Well it's about time someone used a title of mine in a video or movie. Geesh. This is my favorite clue so far. Well, except for the cigar - too freudian for me.

The Fish Niche Spa - Who needs eBay Live?

Salmonella meets Cinderella or More OSI Clues

Ok, I know you must have missed me. I had a bunch of classes to teach, I had to write a course on social networking - and get this - teach some people how to blog! But, I'm back. I'm not going to let that 24-hour rule throw me off. Um, where was I? What day is it? I did make one discovery. I went to see the new Harrison Ford Movie Indiana Jones and another temple that's doomed. In it, I saw a reference to a prarie dog - maybe even the same one Janelle keeps turning Jeremy into. What a bunch of rotten tomatoes. Hold on while I find the clue.....

The Savvy-Seller Flips out from OSI Clue deprevation

Yes it's true the-savvy-seller has us all confused by putting in a clue of her own. I guess it's a flip-wish. Soon I'm going to need to use the Dewey Digital System to keep track of all these clues. Good job, Marlene, but I couldn't help noticing an absence of hunky guys and road kill. On the positive side, I've never uploaded a video to You Tube (See "Confessions of a Social Networking Downloader") so I can't really cast stones.

Twas the weeks before eBay X-Live! and all through the eposide of "House"; not a creature was stirring - except Jeremy and the wireless mouse; The fish niche stockings were hung by the shimmery eye-care, In hopes that Yves Saint-Laurent would be worn here;

Marlene could not sleep, stickers, limos, fish, & bodyguards with Peds; Whilst visions of Peppershots danced all thru her head!

Boos Clues, eBay Live! OSI Mystery Continues

Well, guess what, I have another clue to post. Now this isn't just a real clue, it's a clue about a clue. Hey, is that fair? I wonder who's blog the next clue will be on? I mean, let's face it folks, even the democratic primaries ended...



Not only that, there's a twenty-four hour gag order on displaying these clues. This one was found yesterday on Melissa's site, my connection for getting the good Copper River Salmon and my new partner in the multi-million dollar business we are going to start dealing with fishy deals on meals. This is what I found at Infant Traveler's Blog Of Note, this is the first time we see the historical and official use of "Peppershot Media" being used. Let me know when the stock comes out.



Ok, so I love that show Monk. Maybe we do share a few little habits....

OSI Rock Star Mystery Picture Clue No. 4

Well, here's another photo clue. I found this clue on the-savvy-seller's blog.

I think I feel a song coming on.....
(Sung to the tune "Fame" by Michael Gore and Dean Pitchford) parody by WebWendy

"eBay look at me
And sell me what you see
You ain't seen the best of me yet
Give me time I'll make you forget the rest

I got store in me
And you can set the fee
I can catch the fish niche with my hands
Don't you know who I am

Remember my user name
Frames

I'm gonna sell forever
I'm gonna learn how to Blog
Hi

I feel it coming together
People will see me and flog
Frames

I'm gonna make it to Facebook
Light up the skype with a flame
Frames

I'm gonna sell forever
eBay remember my user name!

eBay sold thy all night
Causes, you can make it right
You can boot me straight to the top
Give me gloves and take all I've got to give

eBay I'll be tough
Too much is not enough
I can wrap your Vase, it won't break
Ooh I got what it takes

Frames!



The photos you see below are of the famous JanieRuth.

OSI eBay Live! Mystery Clue In Blue No. 11

Ok, well I had to search and search through many blogs to find this vital piece of the puzzle. Oh Jeremy, Jeremy, wear art thou? Could this all be for bought?

Photo Clue No. 3 Sited

Flightline-Fabrications has sited another OSI clue photo. Perhaps they discovered it in one of those old WWII planes on the's pilot seat.

OSI Rock Star eBay Live! Mystery Video Clue Song Break

After racking our brains trying to figure out what these strange video messages, mostly found on youtube mean, I wrote a song to bring hope and light to the OSI clue breakers.
Looks like we get our 15 minutes of frames, er fame.... And it's time for a song...
(Sung to the tune of Starry Starry Night by Don McClean - modified by WebWendy)

"Five Starry, Starry night, paint your PayPal blue and grey,
Look out on an eBay day
With eyes that know the bidding on my bowl
Shadows on the BIN
Stretch the fees and the Bidpay bills
Natch free shipping stop those phoney schills
In colors in my showy storefront land

Now I understand
What you tried to say to me
And how YouTube broke our sanity
How you tried to set the clues
They would not download we did not know how
Perhaps they'll make sense now

Five Starry, starry night
Flaming flicks that brightly blaze
Swirling clues in a Prairie dog's haze
Reflect in recent buys of china blue
eBay changing dues
Mourning files of slumber gains
Weathered Rock Stars feel no pain
And soon begin to form a Rock Star Brand

Now I understand
What you tried to say to me
And how YouTube broke our sanity
How you tried to set the clues
They would not download they won't embed now
Perhaps they never will"

Tune in, Turn on, Drop out, Join OSI


Hey, I'm an old hippie, don't sue me.