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Off to Ft. Lauderdale Beach for T.R.A.F.F.I.C. and a Reunion with Lana Del Rey's Dad

I'm heading out for Ft. Lauderdale Beach this morning so I can get settled in at the Ritz Carlton a few days before the crowd arrives for  big T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference that starts there on Sunday (Oct.  16). This will be the only T.R.A.F.F.I.C. show in 2011 and show promoters Rick Schwartz and Howard Neu have spent the past 12 months putting  together an event that promises to be one of their best ever. Take a look at the jam-packed agenda and you will see what I mean.  

Yesterday Schwartz released the final catalog for the live domain auction that will be a highlight of Tuesday's schedule (the sale is scheduled to run from 2:00pm to 4:45pm U.S. Eastern time that day - October 18). T.R.A.F.F.I.C. adopted a completely new domain selection process this year and a lot of people will be eagerly watching to see if the changes they made can breathe new life into live auctions - events that have been producing lackluster results at all of the various conferences in recent years. 

I'll make my first post from Ft. Lauderdale Beach tomorrow (Friday, Oct. 14) when other early birds will start arriving, just in time for opening of the first cabanas - luxurious secluded getaways where a number of companies will welcome guests throughout the week.  Informal cabana networking will be going on for three days before the show officially opens with Sedo hosting the opening night cocktail party on the pool deck Sunday evening at 6.

Lana Del Rey

In addition to meeting new people, I'm looking forward to seeing many old friends at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. again. One of the first things I'll do is congratulate Rob Grant on the latest major development in his daughter Lizzy's blossoming career as a recording artist. 

Lizzy, whose stage name is Lana Del Rey, sang her new hit "Video Games" live on British national TV Wednesday night when she was a guest on Jool's Holland's show Later Live. Music aficionados know Jools is one of the founders of Squeeze who has also worked with Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Sting, Bono and countless others - a man who knows talent when he sees it. You can see Lizzy's performance on the show at YouTube. 

Rob told me that Lana's management informed him that "Video Games" is now #1 on iTunes in five countries: France, Holland, Ireland, Norway and Australia and is in the top ten in three others; Sweden, Spain and Italy.

Lana has spent the past several years working with top musicians in England and Europe and it is now paying off in a big way. America won't be far behind. Lana has accompanied Rob to several domain conferences and she is a real sweetheart. Aside from being a friend, as a former radio DJ and record store owner, I've followed Lana's career from the beginning and am just delighted to see the success that I knew was coming for her is becoming a reality. 

(Posted Oct. 13, 2011) 

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