tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22879205.post6604918499698555767..comments2023-10-28T05:25:48.599-07:00Comments on sfwillie's blog: BENEFIT MAG KAPUT?sfwilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16374352476617643661noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22879205.post-83162075030681382722008-12-27T09:18:00.000-08:002008-12-27T09:18:00.000-08:00Dear Anon, Thank you for continuing to care.I tend...Dear Anon, Thank you for continuing to care.<BR/><BR/>I tend to think of Ruby as the victim. However, she did begin her important job for BM while still collecting disability from the taxpayers of old SF.<BR/><BR/>And Vol I Num 1 coverboy now sees himself as governor.<BR/><BR/>Copies of BM are becoming valuable... to opposition research teams.sfwilliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16374352476617643661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22879205.post-4296652562881383162008-12-24T08:37:00.000-08:002008-12-24T08:37:00.000-08:00Perhaps if they had merged with Hustler and put a ...Perhaps if they had merged with Hustler and put a pic of Ruby on the cover, that would have helped (would have been more real, thats for sure).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22879205.post-19258448602840235412008-03-13T11:39:00.000-07:002008-03-13T11:39:00.000-07:00Thanks Anon, very insightful.You know, the pic I s...Thanks Anon, very insightful.<BR/><BR/>You know, the pic I saw associated with the FFP (French female predator) story showed a naked gal lying on her tummy, not a very predatory pose.sfwilliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16374352476617643661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22879205.post-14911913832161167642008-03-13T10:40:00.000-07:002008-03-13T10:40:00.000-07:00This is the reason the magazine is kaputFrench wom...This is the reason the magazine is kaput<BR/><BR/>French women 'are the sexual predators now' <BR/><BR/>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/global/main.jhtml?xml=/global/2008/03/06/noindex/wfrance107.xml&CMP=EMC-expat2008Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22879205.post-29928242670831170392008-03-13T10:13:00.000-07:002008-03-13T10:13:00.000-07:00There is a huge story there, it doesn't however in...There is a huge story there, it doesn't however involve politics. The original founder had lofty ideals and goals, some investors had other motives, not necessarily to help the little people. <BR/><BR/>Newsom was never involved, neither was RT or TG; but the scandal hurt the publication. Helping the little guy and telling their stories was important, probably ahead of its time. Benefit never Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22879205.post-4434180804926498632008-03-12T13:13:00.000-07:002008-03-12T13:13:00.000-07:00I said the contractors were committed to the visio...I said the contractors were committed to the vision of promoting a lifestyle of giving... not the deep-pocketed Advisory Board.<BR/><BR/>Indeed, I suppose if one looks at all the advertising and content of the articles, definitely the promotion and publicity within the print vehicle gave more than it received.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22879205.post-61684288186270057452008-03-11T21:42:00.000-07:002008-03-11T21:42:00.000-07:00Willie, you're right on target on the Benefit thin...Willie, you're right on target on the Benefit thing. There is a story there. I'm not surprised that your Benefit post brings many visitors. My own unsophisticated opinion is that Tim and RT were jacked out just before the mayorak election because their presence in a mag closely aligned with him would have been an embarassment. Political strategists don't overlook little things like that.<BR/><BR/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22879205.post-51219139523331862592008-03-11T17:17:00.000-07:002008-03-11T17:17:00.000-07:00Dear Anonymous,Thanks for commenting. You and I pr...Dear Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for commenting. You and I probably look at the content of Benefit Mag differently. You emphazise <I><B>a lifestyle of giving</B></I>, while I emphazise <I><B>is preceeded by a lifestyle of taking</B></I>.<BR/><BR/>We agree 100% that it's a sin to stiff workers. It doesn't surprise me that people who are busy being philanthropists are less than scrupulous about sfwilliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16374352476617643661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22879205.post-18332169416967854582008-03-11T17:05:00.000-07:002008-03-11T17:05:00.000-07:00Dear r.s.,I agree, we need a real journalist to do...Dear r.s.,<BR/><BR/>I agree, we need a real journalist to do some original reporting. The full story of the rise and fall of Benefit Magazine could provide a talismanic view of Newsom: The Early Years.<BR/><BR/>Strangly, Benefit Magazine posts here draw more comments than any other topic. Maybe there really is a story to be told.sfwilliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16374352476617643661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22879205.post-18862226287587908402008-03-11T14:30:00.000-07:002008-03-11T14:30:00.000-07:00I'm sure Tim would be happy to comment on how he c...I'm sure Tim would be happy to comment on how he came to leave Benefit magazine.<BR/><BR/>Why would a member of the Advisory Board for the magazine and someone listed as masthead staff, spend her time and money redecorating an office for a business she well knew was in financial trouble (and due to go out of business a month later)? New offices? Uh... not by that press date, unless you count Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22879205.post-37854496798053849992008-03-11T12:26:00.000-07:002008-03-11T12:26:00.000-07:00"Fruity" is the perfect word indeed."Fruity" is the perfect word indeed.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22879205.post-54693208485093547012008-03-11T09:08:00.000-07:002008-03-11T09:08:00.000-07:00I'm still curious about the reason behind Tim's an...I'm still curious about the reason behind Tim's and Rube's departure. r.s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22879205.post-42154615724350001972008-03-11T07:40:00.000-07:002008-03-11T07:40:00.000-07:00Dear Mike,Thanks for pointing out the Murphy artic...Dear Mike,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for pointing out the Murphy article. I used to have the Senitinel bookmarked but it kept freezing my otherwise unflappable XP machine.<BR/><BR/>I was impressed by the article's technique as well as tone.<BR/><BR/>Technically, Mr Murphy challenges us to understand... anything.<BR/><BR/>Remember in English class drawing two lines under the main verb, and one line under sfwilliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16374352476617643661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22879205.post-25044690040895306362008-03-10T19:27:00.000-07:002008-03-10T19:27:00.000-07:00It was always so transparent in wanting to be the ...It was always so transparent in wanting to be the San Francisco high society magazine and so weird in the way it went about it, focusing on rich people's benefit parties. Now, the only thing that's left is the Nob Hill Gazette and Pat Murphy's "San Francisco Sentinel" website which gets loonier each and every day. Check out his latest, a worshipful look at Michela Alioto-Pier, comparing her with Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22879205.post-35955023778721774312008-03-10T16:15:00.000-07:002008-03-10T16:15:00.000-07:00All I can say is "HA'HA"All I can say is "HA'HA"Jerry Jarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14712358982227504850noreply@blogger.com