Media Maestro Mugs

'Fred, I want you to sanitize this, punch it up, dumb it down, leak it to the media and then be fully prepared to deny it!'

Teacher getting the childrens attention by pretending to be on television.

'Forget about 'who,what,when,where,why,how'...Instead 'Will it sell papers...attract advertisers?'

"How do you respond to critics who claim you're just trying to scare people?"

"It's nothing really serious. I just wandered a little too close to the harsh light of intense public scrutiny."

"Congratulations on getting your 'Courage Under Fire By Media' award."

'Don't worry, I'm not going to jump. I'm just screwing with the media.'

"These days I do a little sub-editing on the side too!"

"Thank you for coming into the studio tonight, your story is truly a fascinating one, however I've decided our time would be better spent reviewing my meteoric rise to celebrity status within this television network."

'It doesn't matter if you're right or wrong: it's how much face time you get in the news cycle.'

These remarks are completely off the record

"When did we start having more spin doctors than real doctors?"

"When you quote a Presidential candidate, Gorman, you do not—I repeat—do not roll your eyes."

"Now we move over to the sports desk."

"I was rather hoping you'd be using incisive rebuttals based on an eclectic knowledge of the subject area!"

Miss Foster, get me my PR man!

'Spin, doctor!'

Sir, what came first...the spin and leak or the leak and spin?

'This one is for fighting in the front lines of the international spin wars!'

Journalist foaming at the mouth whilst writing about foot and mouth.

'There's more information available now than ever before. I can only block out so much of it.'

Every dishonest Politicians' worst nightmare Advisor: 'RUN, SIR, RUN!! IT'S A MEDIA-RITE!'

"Baldo, do you have a summer reading list?"

Nope, he's not a sidekick, but in some ways he's more important than one. PR.

"Let's say you've always wanted to make someone a mixtape to show them how much you care about them. What's the best order? Do you start with songs about how rich you are before moving on to the songs about love? Or vice versa?. . .What order would best simulate sincerity?"

Horti-Culture

Hildegard von Bingen

Piano and Pianist with broken legs.

Mendelssohn Finds His Inspiration

'By golly, I think we've got ourselves a prodigy!'

'Sure I'm late. . . I not only have to get ready for school. . . now I have to get ready in case some idiot takes my picture for YouTube.'

Trilby - 'A voice he didn't understand'.

Dynamite little combo

A baby playing on a grand piano

'Unaccustomed as I am to public speaking...'