The Merrill Dubrow Blog

Can you imagine if the next James Bond 007 was from the Market Research Industry? Well time to dream and pretend that is exactly what will happen! So someone from this great industry will follow in the footsteps of Sean Connery, Timothy Dalton, Roger Moore, Daniel Craig, Pierce Brosnan and others!

Since Daniel Craig recently turned down $100,000,000 to play James Bond in two more movies saying he was done playing the international spy, they are now in search of a lead man for the role! Even though I am not a casting director I say look no further! As of this year there have been 25+ films in the series and the next one will include one of ours! One of our own from the market research industry!

Here are some of my choices:

• Jason Miller – crazy, unshaven, piercing eyes and, of course, you NEVER know what he is thinking!
• Steve Schlesinger – tall, grey hair, worldly, and a pony tail!
• Vikram Hosur – Young, good looking, mysterious, into martial arts and could do his own stunts!

Okay, your turn.

• Who would you add to the list?
• Who would you vote for?
• Why do you think they are worthy of a $25,000,000 pay day?

I look forward to reading your comments.

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I am sure by now all of us have heard that Michael Strahan is leaving Live! With Kelly and Michael and joining Good Morning America. The question is, what will the new show be named? Who will replace Michael Strahan?

So I ask you what would you do?

To level set, Michael was paid around $11,000,000 per year so let’s assume that will be enough money to draw interest from a lot of people.

Here are a few things to consider. Do they want to replace Michael with another man? Will he be an athlete? Will he be about the same age?

I will start the ball rolling. To me, they will replace Michael with a man but I am not so sure he is an athlete. With that said, I will hedge my list…here are 5 names that, if they asked me, I might consider:

1. Tyrese Gibson – Worked work well with Kelly, big strapping good looking guy who seems to be very intelligent and could handle most topics.
2. Jason Sehorn – Good looking, former NY Giant player, well spoken – no one is mentioning him so perhaps a darkhorse.
3. Adam Sandler – I Am a big fan and since these are my thoughts – why not!
4. Jay Z – Very famous, always in the spotlight in New York and would bring an edge to the show.
5. Billy Crystal – I think Billy would be great for a few years. Hysterical, big time following, amazing contacts, and a New Yorker!

Okay, your turn:

• Do you watch the show?
• What do you think of my list?
• Who are some of the people you think they should consider?

I look forward to reading your comments.

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Last week I had the opportunity to see Rod Stewart in Las Vegas with M.D. and S.S.. I must admit I was really looking forward to the experience. Not because I haven’t seen him in a while actually the exact opposite. I have seen him in the same city, same location, singing the exact same play set and couldn’t wait to experience it again.

With each step we took into the Coliseum at Caesars Palace I was getting more and more excited. At 71 Rod doesn’t move as fast as he used too and his voice isn’t as powerful as it once was but I would suggest that the older he gets the better showman he becomes. Rod set the stage early but letting everyone in the audience know he was playing 20 songs for 95 minutes. And he did just that!

His stage performance is special, his band is amazing, and his saxophone player is as good as the late Clearance Clemons who is from Bruce Springsteen’s band. Rod loves soccer and has found a way to weave that into his performance by kicking – yes kicking 30+ soccer balls all over the place. He goes into the crowd and sings a song or two, he lets people (all women) come up on stage which created such a frenzy security rushed to help him out, and ends with Do you Think I’m Sexy while balloons are falling from the rafters. It was special!

Rod, thanks for getting better with age! Few performers can actually say that.

If you are in Vegas or anywhere and you have a chance to see Rod Stewart perform please do. You won’t be sorry!

• Have you seen Rod Stewart perform in Vegas?
• What did you think of the show?
• Were you lucky enough to catch a soccer ball?
• What other performers are getting better with age?

I look forward to hearing from you.

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Most people love to go to the movies and many of us love to take a cute movie line and use it in a story, a joke, or just like to say it.

Time to take a break and see how many of these 12 quotes you get right!

I’m looking forwarding to reading your comments!

Click Here to Take The Quiz.

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I saw something really cool on Facebook recently and I thought I would share it. It seems like everyday of 2016 a actor, actress, or musician is passing away way too soon. Here are two lists of aging people and I wanted to take a moment and shine the spotlight back on them since many of them may have been forgotten about..

Please review the lists and let me know your favorite?
Or a cute story about one of them?
Or perhaps do they remind you of a different stage of your life?
Who will you miss the most?

I look forward to reading your comments.

P.S. Some of my favorites on this list include: Don Rickles, Sean Connery, Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Bruce Springsteen, Brian Wilson, and Neil Diamond.

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Ok let’s pretend for a minute we are all in a casino and as we walk through and feel the excitement we stop at a roulette table and start to play.

What is your strategy?

Are you going black/red?
Playing 0 and 00?
Odd/even?
Do you have a favorite number that has been good to you over the years?
Do you look at the chart to see the past numbers and make your decision from there?

I look forward to reading your comments.

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