In honor of the band releasing a new album this month, below is an excerpt from Wonder and Whiskey: Insights on Faith from the Music of Dave Matthews Band. During a 1999 appearance on VH1 Storytellers, during which artists would not only play songs but also talk about the inspiration and meaning behind them, Matthews included “Christmas Song” in hisContinue reading “Wonder and Whiskey Book Excerpt: Brand vs. Ethics”
Author Archives: Jeff Nelson
The Measure of a Day
A little over two years ago, I started a practice of tweeting every morning what day it was, followed by a reminder to just do that day. So for instance, with today being Tuesday, today’s tweet will read “It’s Tuesday. Just do Tuesday.” There may be a silly little flourish to it, but those fiveContinue reading “The Measure of a Day”
Failing Church Syndrome
In his book Kitchen Confidential, the late Anthony Bourdain describes a phenomenon that he calls “Failing Restaurant Syndrome:” I began to see, for the first time, what I would later recognize as Failing Restaurant Syndrome, an affliction that causes owners to flail about looking for a quick fix, a masterstroke that will “turn things around”,Continue reading “Failing Church Syndrome”
Jeffrey A. Nelson 