3 chapters across the catalog
Adam Curry recounts attending a party at the home of Jack Ponti, a music industry veteran who wrote songs for Alice Cooper and helped launch Jon Bon Jovi's career. After managing 50 hip-hop artists and Indie Arie, Ponti retired from the music business to become a successful day trader. He utilizes complex technical analysis and Fibonacci filters to trade stocks without focusing on the underlying companies.
Adam Curry describes meeting Jack Ponti's wife, who is originally from the Siberian town where a famous meteorite crashed. She expressed surprise at Curry's positive views on Vladimir Putin and shared a story about her lack of familiarity with American rock stars. In one instance, she mistook Elliot Easton of the band The Cars for a car dealership employee.
Jesse Camp, MTV VJ Contest Winner and French Language Charade
Adam Curry shares a story about Jesse Camp, the eccentric winner of an MTV VJ contest who received a million-dollar record advance. While staying at Jack Ponti's house and maintaining a public persona of a "nut job" who ate sprinkles for breakfast, he was overheard speaking fluent French to his mother. Camp eventually admitted to being a highly educated trust fund recipient who had manufactured his public character as a long-term performance.
