I admit I’m a bit Brooklyn and Jersey-centric these days, and usually venture into Manhattan mostly after dark, but Wednesday’s Big Apple foray was a special treat. The day was ushered in with spring-like weather and an interesting and elegant lunch at the Cornell Club with travel agent-to-the-stars Carol Green of Tzell Travel. We exchanged some great stories and discussed sales strategies, then I headed up to the bustling offices of Rolling Stone to pick up Issue 1125 with reviews of our own The Low Anthem and the Lemmy movie, as well as a Random Note on Elvis C. Creative director Jodi Peckman greeted me and introduced me to their new web whiz Alex Levy, and I was able to pop into a planning meeting with the powerhouse of Will Dana, Nathan Brackett, Jon Ringen, Andy Greene and Brian Hiatt. What a  knowledgeable and personable group they are, and to me one of the best and brightest Rolling Stone staffs since I was a baby publicist and worked with Kurt Loder, Sheila Rogers, and other incipient legends. Rolling Stone recently announced a nationwide talent search in partnership with the Atlantic Records label, which coincidentally was my last stop of the day.

Thanks to Atlantic’s communications honcho Sheila Richman for welcoming me warmly despite her having just returned from an exciting Grammy weekend in LA. It was a pleasure hearing Sheila’s insights into current media trends and sharing her elation at Atlantic’s many wonderful Grammy appearances and  the double win by last year’s Best New Artist and Shore Fire favorites, Zac Brown Band. Fueled by a small Coca Cola in a glass bottle (the only way to drink it) from midtown’s best gourmet grocer, Ernest Klein, I climbed into my pumpkin chariot, thanked my mice attendants, and rumbled off into the sunset and the NJ night.

Marilyn Laverty reads about The Low Anthem, the Lemmy movie and Elvis in the new Rolling Stone