America just wouldn't be America without the most awesomest women anywhere

No, anywhere. You tell 'em Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, 'American Girl' rocking this streamy 4th of July.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS!

OK, it's way nice out, go open a window. Johnny's gonna put up a song you can sing loud and proud to and Johnny's gonna keep a keen ear out to anyone singing this as he walks around in Jersey City tonight. 'Woman In Love (It's Not Me)' getting us started tonight.

Great song!

The death of the influencer economy seems to shock some

When Johnny was back with a ginormous PR firm a while back he'd tell anyone who'd listen that advising companies to pay the "influencer" or someone they'd pay to have post a product image or Vine or blog post once or twice a day or a week and get paid big bucks was horseshit. It struck some as very direct and out there but will you look at this. It's crashing down and those who made lots of money for not very much other than selling soap are coming off as the entitled dotars Johnny always said they were/are. Social media most people don't look at advertising (while being the genesis of online pay to play laws and mea culpas about admitting posts are paid) wasn't going to move the dial all that much for the amount they are paying and more importantly the somewhat sleazy way this all ended:

Once brands began to realize that some dipshit’s Vine account wasn’t going to make cans of Ragu or whatever go flying off the shelves, “influencers” cried foul. After all, their way of life–waking up, posting an Instagram of a cereal box, tweeting about laxatives, calling it a day—was threatened. They’d found a tremendous scam, and it sucks when your easy money train gets derailed. (I get it! I’ll be just as upset when blogging dies.)

Here we are at the Jersey City Desk, we've never taken ads and we never will. If your product or company gets mentioned in a good way it's because they earned it the old-fashioned way.

Tom Petty take us out:

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS!

Wrapping up the Music Series how about a salt of the earth performer and band in Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with one of their salt of the earth songs, not a top hit or chart topper or great video but a great song that still sounds great today, 'American Girl'

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS!

Wrapping up Tom night here on the music series is Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Did you know this song, 'You Got Lucky' spent three weeks on Billboard Top Tracks chart in late 1982? It's a rock and roll fact.

Tom Petty and the boys looking all Road Warrior yet still finding time to reach their inner techie.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS!

Is this a cautionary tale? No. This is however pretty much explaining how and why commercial radio died it's slow lingering death while huge media companies completely tried to squeeze it for every dime all the while wondering why the business model collapsed. Perhaps no artist has had a better truth telling song than this one.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with 'The Last DJ'.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS!

OK, you know Johnny never takes ad money or steers you to ads to feed that online monster that swallows all in it's path. In the spirit of the new Alice in Wonderland movie we're going to run one of the ten best videos ever made, the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers video for 'Don't Come Around Here No More'. It needs to be seen in high definition and there may be a short ad you'll sit through to get to the video. We suppose it'll be OK this one time for the quality of the art.

Johnny could tell you about the first time her ever saw this video but it's a long story and he'd have to admit to some lawbreaking in both the United States and Canada but if you ever bump into him feel free to ask.

Saturday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS!

Some hot guitar licks tonight friends. We'll start with a classic from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, 'Even the Losers'. Johnny would like to dedicate this song to Eastern Michigan head football coach Ron English who just managed to lead the team through their first ever 0-12 season in school history. That's quite a feat for a team that usually ranks as one of the 10 worst Division 1-A programs.

It's just the normal noises in here....