An Open Letter to Pharrell

Richmond Magazine arts editor Craig Belcher and I have written a friendly letter to Pharrell Williams about his -- ah -- borrowing of our big Virginia Music concert idea for his Something in the Water Festival in April.

Why stop there, Mr. Williams? What about our Virginia Music Hall of Fame and Museum idea too? (And where are our comp tickets? It's the least you can do.)

Read the letter on the Richmond magazine website right here.

As far as our Rich Mag cover feature with the cool ideas, it recently copped a first place Virginia Press Association award for Best Arts Writing. Kudos to Craig and me. Read that award-winning pitch here and here and here.

(Photo of a waterlogged copy of the inspirational issue by the mighty Heather Palmateer)