Oprah's Gonna Roll This For Me

Dear Oprah Winfrey LLC.-

Um, remember when Tom Cruise jumped on the couch on your show? That was awesome. When you invented the book club, did you envision idea how popular the idea would become? How about when you invented talk shows and daytime television? Did you think how those would still be around? When you invented the term "billionaire" did you think it would stick? Me either.

I'm sorry you're retiring from TV and running for Congress, on the count of* that's going to free up lots of women each afternoon to yell at their husbands. I prefer giving peace a chance, but you have to do what's best for Oprah. We all get it. Power calls...

Before you go, (and I know you'll reserve your last show to give away each of the 50 States to 50 lucky audience members, so in the show before that) could you do me a favor? Let's be clear...I'm going to need you to introduce, wholeheartedly endorse and pay forward all credit and monetary gain from this directly to me. Kapeesh?

Would you please roll out the Music Appreciation Club© (or MAC) to the world? I'm a co-creator and it's going to be a pretty big deal, so I figured you'd want to go out on a high note. Text me or FB friend me...better yet, just follow me on Twitter and we'll work out the details. It's gonna be bigger than Oprah's Book Club, so put that in your pipe and smoke it. (Or whatever magic it is you do to make people like what you say)

Thanks, babe.

Chris Keefe
CO-CEO South Plaza Music Appreciation Club©
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Maybe it'll work. Maybe just talking about it here will get it going...who knows. Truth is, I am shocked that there aren't Book Clubs for music all over the planet.

You (in your head): "What a moron. Thinks he invented the "music club" where people get together and make mix CD's and listen to vinyl and drink wine and laugh and share great music with friends. Those kind of groups are everywhere."

Me (in my head last night during our first "meeting"): "There aren't any of these...are there?"

Well, now there's one, and I'm hopeful that after you read this (all 26 of you) that there will be a lot more.

The MAC- What it is.

Your chapter of the MAC can be any color, size, shape and tune that you choose. Reader 18...you already have your name don't you? The CWMAC (Central Wyoming Music Appreciation Club). Nice work.

You chapter should contain the following elements:
-People who enjoy somewhat similar taste in music.
-People with a library they are willing to share (legally) with the group via Mixtape or CD.
-People who love music.

We have three founders in our in the South Plaza chapter. Three weeks ago, we knew each other about as well as you know the lady who cleans your teeth. Now, after brainstorming the idea on Facebook and at an Avett Brothers show, we're in a club together for crying out loud. I envision this chapter growing soon and meeting with regularity and gusto. One of our founders plays the clarinet, so we're going live soon with the jams. (I don't want to embarass Sandy by naming her, so I'll just use the code name, "Wirtel".)

Our other founder (who shall also remain nameless) brought a fantastic and stretchy CD of his musical idol, Bruce Springsteen with some great rare live tracks and accoustics. I said to Rob after I saw it, I said, "Mr. Smith...this is beauftiful." Hearing it in my car today was even better. I dropped three Wilco mixes on them, "Happy", "Jam" and "Dark". Creating those playlists was one of the most fun things I've done in years. Explaining the tracks and your joy for them to rookies...priceless. The people who introduced me to Wilco last year should have a great big parental grin right now. (Your chapter invite is in the mail, kids).

Anyway, start forming your MAC soon. When O.W. rolls this idea out it's gonna pop. You don't want to be a coat tailer and you certainly won't have a book club anymore since they cease to exist without Oprah's reccomendations, right?  

Rock on, America.

*I laughed while typing this because I haven't heard it used since Opie Taylor or Beaver Cleaver. I'm all over using this saying on the count of how cool it counds.