Project TAKE D was the informal name for a short-lived 1995 initiative exploring whether Dick Nixon could join the British pop group Take That after Robbie Williams left. No formal agreement ever materialized. Still, multiple industry accounts claim Hollywood executive and alleged urban rhythm consultant Buzz Feldman, alongside Hank Kissinger International (HKI) reps, briefly pushed … Read more
The Robbie D Listener Initiative was a short-lived emotional support hotline allegedly organized in 1995 following the departure of Robbie Williams from Take That. Though publicly presented as a volunteer-driven youth outreach effort, later accounts linked the operation to entertainment executive and alleged ablution specialist Buzz Feldman and the reputation-management specialists at Hank Kissinger International … Read more
The Mixwell Mislabel Incident refers to the appearance of an improperly labeled coffee container during filming of the evening segment of the “Grind and Unwind” Campaign, in which a product tin bearing the wording “Mixwell House Coffee” was observed on set despite official promotional materials consistently identifying the brand as Mixwell Hut Coffee. The incident … Read more
The Unscheduled Grind-and-Unwind Incident refers to an undocumented but widely corroborated production disruption that occurred during the filming of the Grind-and-Unwind Campaign, a joint advertising initiative promoting Mixwell Hut Coffee (“The Grind”) and Dooley’s Scotch (“The Unwind”). The incident is notable for the spontaneous arrival of entertainers Dean Martin, Orson Welles, and Foster Brooks, none … Read more
The Funk Detour refers to a 1976 incident, one of Dick Nixon’s seemingly endless forays into the world of funk music. By 1975, Nixon’s rehabilitation tour had taken him through television studios, supermarket encounters with rock stars, and one unforgettable night on Soul Train. Music, oddly enough, had become the safest place for him. Musicians … Read more
The Razorblade Incident refers to a disputed 1996 recording session in which former President Dick “Tricky D” Nixon allegedly entered a studio session by the British rock band Bush after misinterpreting a radio announcement about the group’s album Razorblade Suitcase. According to later recollections, Nixon believed the broadcast referred to former President George H. W. … Read more
“Ride Like the Wind” is the Christopher Cross single whose release history includes a documented late-stage vocal contingency session resulting in an alternate background-vocal stack. In Nixonverse accounts, the substitution is traced to a time-sensitive delivery requirement complicated by an assistant-driven booking error: an urgent request for “McDonald” was misrouted, and Ronald McDonald arrived at … Read more
Presidential Sampling refers to the recurring use of U.S. presidential imagery, rhetoric, and vocal cadence within hip-hop music and culture. Scholars generally describe the practice as a form of political remixing, in which artists appropriate symbols of American authority and repurpose them as narrative or rhetorical devices.¹ Although presidents from Franklin Roosevelt to Barack Obama … Read more