Monthly Archives: April 2013

My First Time.

Roseanne Cast Reunion
Date: April 27, 2013 Categories: Blog Comments: No Comments Share:

By Luis Camacho   I remember my first time like it was yesterday.  I was really nervous, my stomach was in knots and I was sweating profusely.  I also remember being really excited.  My senses were in overdrive.  I really wanted my first time to be great!  I worked hard to get to that point and I was now at the moment of truth, the [...]

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More Great News from the S.T.A.G.E.

STAGE for Scott
Date: April 23, 2013 Categories: Blog Comments: No Comments Share:

More great coverage from one of our own Scott Barton’s  favorite charities! Here’s a video piece that was recently posted on Broadwayworld.com about the STAGE event on April 6th.  It’s a really well done  piece with great performance clips. Hope you enjoy!   http://broadwayworld.com/videoplay.php?colid=491788

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Lunch Meeting at Ballona Creek

Ducks
Date: April 18, 2013 Categories: Blog Comments: No Comments Share:

By: Melinda Giordano   SPPR, Inc. moved to its new work space almost a year and a half ago.  One of the first things I noticed about our building was that it was painted a bright yellow.  This, in itself, was exceptional.  But another thing of note was that we were located by a creek.  It was girdled by concrete, true, but it was [...]

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The Greatest Rock and Roll Song of All Time

John Belushi in Animal House
Date: April 11, 2013 Categories: Blog Comments: No Comments Share:

By Tim Williams   It’s that time of year again….time to bow down and honor a garage rock classic, the tune of choice for all beer-soaked toga parties. Yes, today, we honor the gold standard of grunge, “Louie Louie.” April 11th is International Louie Louie Day, picked for the birthday of its songwriter, Richard Berry, from whose [...]

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Update from STAGE Event

Worley
Date: April 9, 2013 Categories: Blog Comments: No Comments Share:

Check out the fab photos from our own Scott Barton’s favorite charity event, which raised more than $285,000!   http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/photo-galleries/2013/04/07/29th-annual-s-t-a-g-e-broadway-my-way/

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“It’s Our Time”

29th Annual S.T.A.G.E. Event
Date: April 4, 2013 Categories: Blog Comments: No Comments Share:

By Our Own Scott Barton In 1984 I was a fledgling independent publicist with clients as disparate as actress/Playmate of the Year Shannon Tweed, Showtime’s series of Gallagher specials (yes, lunatic-smashing-watermelons Gallagher), Olympic champion diver Greg Louganis and chef Roy Yamaguchi (who went on to establish the Roy’s [...]

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Welcome Back, Kotter! …Or Ummm, Julie!

Welcome Back
Date: April 1, 2013 Categories: Blog Comments: No Comments Share:

By Alex McDougald If you’re looking for clever Passover, Easter or April Fool’s Day references here, you’re not going to find any.  You stopped by for a dose of that quintessential SPPR sarcasm?  Well, it doesn’t live here.  Nope.  Not today. I’m foregoing all of those fun, perhaps predictable, tropes to give a straightforward [...]

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