Tonight I was in the Soho going to an art opening and happened to notice the New Museum is re-opening this Saturday, tomorrow. I decided to see if I could crash an exclusive party there, but failed...seems they didn't want the press, didn't' want bloggers and I don't know how those that got invited, did.
Dejected, but somehow feeling it was OK, I made my way back into the cold, even as I wondered what I could say that would have gotten me into the pre-opening party reception.
As I walked on Prince Street towards the West Village, I passed McNally Robinson, an independent bookstore, and decided to go in at have some tea, pull out my iPod Touch and read a few books as well. As I passed an isle near the bathroom I noticed a book called Blogging Heroes - Interviews with 30 of the World's Top Bloggers. I found the book very helpful and interesting and decided to buy it - I also personally know a few of the bloggers and know of others or have met them very tangentially.
I've briefly met Chris Anderson, Robert Scoble, met Rebecca Lieb several times, met Steve Rubel and about half a dozen others know who I am ... so I figured, I might as well have that book. (I bold-ed bloggers I've met (and read, of course) and those who I read but haven't met but read often, I've underlined.
Bloggers interviewed in Blogging Heroes include:
- Steve Garfield
- Grant Robertson
- Victor Agreda
- mark Frauenfelder
- Eric T.
- Robert Scoble
- Richard MacManus
- Gary Lee
- Deidre Woollard
- Rebecca Lieb
- Steve Rubel
- Scott McNulty
- Gina Trapani
- Mary Jo Foley
- Brad Hill
- Philipp Lenssen
- Chris Grant
- Kristin Darguzas
- Brian Lam
- Joel Comm
- Peter Rojas
- Mike Masnick
- Deborah Petersen
- Ken Fisher
- John Neff
- Frank Warren
- Dave Rothman
- Dave Taylor
- Ina Steiner
- Chris Anderson
But I really think it's also a good book - and I'll probably devour it by the end of the weekend - or soon after, and certainly before I go to France, next week.
So..... maybe not getting into the New Museum's exclusive party was not a bad thing ... but a good thing - or else I'd never have sat down and read the first chapters of Blogging Heroes.
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