The two or three regular readers of this rag can be forgiven for thinking that I had abandoned this site.   Nothing could be further from the truth.  I’ve just had my focus on a few other things lately.  Yes I’ve been watching the news.  Yes, Geraldine Ferraro and Reverend Wright are making John McCain look pretty damn good right now.  And Heather Mills is an insane - eh, you know.  Whatever.

The album’s release has been delayed, on account of me wanting to get it professionally mastered.  I found a site that would do it for a reasonable rate.    That, and I decided to throw another song together for the CD.  Haven’t decided what yet, but who knows…

I’m also trying to get my promotional game plan into action.  I may need to invest in advertising at various sites, as I don’t network enough online these days to encourage a street team.  I’ve read that Google’s AdSense doesn’t really cut it anymore, but I may just try it anyway.  I also may go bug a few music bloggers, risk getting the 20 point smackdown on Pitchfork, etc.

I also need to work on my guitar skills, and get out and perform.  I’m sure you all read what happened the last time I did an open mike, but I need to get over that.   Stage fright does not have to be debilitating, if you are doing what you love.  And if you hit a bum note, so what?

I’ll also need to do some further clean up on this blog.  At the risk of sounding as if I’ve been bitten by Scientologist, I’m experiencing a bit of a personal paradigm shift.  I’ve spent WAY too much time deep in self examination and I told myself, “Self, whatever shit came into life was shit that you allowed to come into your life, and in fact, occasionally encouraged it.   If you are all about the drama, then drama-filled your life will be.  If you take it upon your self to allow no shit to come into your life, and allow no drama to enter your life, then your life will be drama and shit free.  See?”  So, I’ll be removing anything and everything in my blog over the next few weeks that’s caused offense, hurt, pain…well, I’ll leave out the offence part, because offence is in eye of the beholder - see, I’m still as fed up with weak-livered crybabies as anyone else.  But I’m past attack mode.   I don’t need to pick any fights to make my point.   I can be opinionated, but show the love at the same time. 

Besides, after looking at  these “All Time” stats from my WordPress admin area, perhaps a better career move for me WOULD be to be consider a progressive, talented singer and songwriter, rather than someone who’s most famous rant was of going off on a song about punk rockers with flowers in their hair.  Puleeeeeeze!

“Oh I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker With Flow
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“Everybody, move your feet and feel unit
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Crossposted from my Myspace Blog, becaus
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Boca Java Coffee Reviews #1 & 2
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“Far Away, this ship is taking me f
2,078

I’m a Bunch of Celebrity Lookalikes, Get
1,912

“Ho Sit Down!” moments, #1
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One Night In Paris’ Jail Cell
1,280

Exhibitionism for the Cause
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Monday Evening Oggcast, July 23, 2007 -
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