Noticing the Parlor
Thicket is a new and good-looking magazine “that celebrates the good of Alabama: our people, our places, our history, and most importantly, our future.” Its second issue will be on newstands next week. I mention it not only because I thoroughly enjoyed the first issue with its Bob Riley cover story and much more, but also because this new issue will be publishing the Political Parlor’s list of the 40 Most Influential Non-Elected Alabamians.
Also… This week we were mentioned on a CBS News site that picked up a story by Politico.com. The Fix on the Washington Post site named our site in its post, “Best of the State Politics Blogs” this week. (An updated list is here.) The National Journal House Race Hotline (subscription only) - “the epitome of insider DC media,” according to one Parlor friend - cited the Political Parlor in its coverage of the AL-05 race. That’s four nice mentions this week by some good company, plus Thicket magazine next week. I always appreciate when anybody takes notice of what we are doing.
Readership is going up steadily also. I see with some amazement that we get more readers in two hours today than we did in all of April 2006 when the blog had been up four months. Much of that is due to folks who contribute greatly to the site’s flow of information about Alabama politics and policy - directly in the cases of the Daily News Digest, Legislative Dispatch, and the Small Town Political Gazette, and indirectly in the case of those who generously act as sources, sounding boards, idea people, and behind-the-scenes contributors.
Stay with us. You’ll find some things that you’ll like, others that you won’t, some things that you will find here first, and others that you won’t find anywhere else.
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Attaboy, Danny. The praise is all well deserved. Keep up the good work.
Comment by Roy — April 3, 2008 @ 2:24 pm
Congrats. I find a grinder quite handy when hats don’t fit. :)
Comment by walt moffett — April 3, 2008 @ 5:13 pm
Congrats Danny! Positive media attention is always fun. Thanks also for informing me about THICKET. I had not heard of it before.
Comment by Loretta Nall — April 4, 2008 @ 6:16 am
Wow! Congratulations, Danny. Good work.
Comment by Kathy — April 4, 2008 @ 2:31 pm
Danny,
You’re doing a great job with the Political Parlor and absolutely deserve the recognition. Isn’t it amazing how many people (CBS and the Washington Post for gosh sakes!) are interested in Alabama politics lately? You and your blogging probably had something to do with that.
Comment by mooncat — April 4, 2008 @ 2:50 pm
Walt, you give generously of your time and energy to the site, and I very much appreciate that.
Loretta, I got the 2nd issue today, and it looks good…
Mooncat, I think you are laying it on more than a little thick, but thank you very much.
Kathy and Roy, thank you kindly!
Comment by Danny — April 5, 2008 @ 1:11 am
Have enjoyed learning more about the Parlor, both from your work in Thicket magazine, but also now that I know the name, am noticing more references elsewhere. Have been enjoying the site.
Best, Todd Keith, senior editor, Thicket mag
Comment by Todd Keith — April 7, 2008 @ 10:48 am