Revised 8/9/2020
“About”, hum…..
Well I’m opinionated, quiet…(I’m already laughing as is anyone who knows me), I mean, tend to be loud, and back in the days when people through cocktail parties with those smart-little-finger-sized-cucumber-sandwiches, one who used to be the center of attention, and sometimes that was good and other time it was not. I blame the sandwiches.
In less than a month, I’ll be 55 years old – I welcome the discounts, not necessarily the number but that is at a very distant dislike. By this point, it’s like badges earned, successful breaths taken, and hopeful ease toward the retirement phase that so many talk about. Sometimes, I truly believe that I will never retire – that I’ll work up until the day I die. I hope I get some vacation days in there, time to do work on the house I live in without having to be under “lockdown, “shut-in”, etc., – but let me say I fully support any efforts that bring an end or cure or something to Covid-19 and we start trying to move back into what we knew, or what is left of it.
Sorry, so back to “about”….
The tangibles are I’m a musician/singer/songwriter/actor turned entrepreneur/record label owner/recent college-grad (yes at 54) with a Bachelors of Science in Audio, a writer with 4 projects running at once, a recording artist/dog sitter/pet aftercare giver/wedding officiant/photographer/DJ/host. In other words, I’m the Edison of creativity. Don’t get me wrong – I embrace, love, and breathe my creative endeavors – I just need them to start endeavoring a bit harder 😉 – so like Edison I feel I can say I haven’t done things wrong, I’ve just found 4500 ways to do not do them right….. It’s like they’re the lazy teenagers down the hall and I wanna scream “Hurry up! Daddy’s running out of time! And available alcohol!” And speaking of that factoid, I found it much more difficult to convey ideas and much of anything more during the past 3.5 years of school to the generations younger than myself than when I worked on my first degree 22 years ago. The world was different and I was obviously younger – and I know that my patience in recent years is razor-thin when compare. These days I just end up appearing rough to parts of the world, and all it is is a desire to get my thoughts out about anything in our world, especialy if there is an expectation in place – usually I’m just the brave one in a room who will say something about it whereas many are complacent to leave it alone. Miscommunication prevails and we all just laugh, and laugh, and laugh…
It’s not that bad, and I’ve been doing most of the last 35 years have had some kind of entertainment industry experience in them. I love all of it – and have been directing energies there much stronger year after year. I share a lot of it too – sometimes to my detriment because hello, did you read the word “patient” anywhere here yet? Especially in recordings, I tend to post something out of excitement after the first or second take and quick mix and then later think, “Oh I should have fixed such and such” because I’ll hear errors or things I don’t like and at that point, I’ve already moved on to other projects. Worse yet I realize sometimes people come to hear things or read things and “the vibe” of it doesn’t hit them or they’re just not into it. I admire those who tell the truth, really admire the ones who tell the truth and genuinely like it, and am not too fond of those who say what they think you wanna hear. I despise liars, cheats, advantage-takers, non-givers, and those who hide from reality with emotional manipulation of their world.
My music reflects pretty much everything from the 70’s forward with a good emphasis on the music of the 80’s. Everyone says the music from the 80’s was great – so I take it as a compliment. But there’s a little bit for all styles and that is what makes it interesting. Best of all that is that I finally got to a point where I write for me and for what I get out of it and what I’m trying to convey.
Huge animal lover here, so you’ll see things about that in this site from time to time and a lot of opinions on everything else – shameless promotion on projects, no tolerance for haters and trolls, and truly want the good in everyone to shine through. With integrity, which, if you read through the blog you’ll find why that is so important to me.
Lastly, as I prepare for enjoying 55+ only living at some point I’m sure, I’m grateful to be here. I’m even more grateful for the people in my journey who have never let me down and continued to push and inspire me to “keep on”. As I have done just that, I *know* in my heart and soul there is a destiny out there waiting in one of these endeavors. Till it goes, I’m going to keep being me and every day try to be the best “me” I can be. By doing that, the automated response is giving to others and then, we’re both doing great and benefiting from the energy just spent. Add learning to that pile, you just about have perfection.
In addition to the 4 books, I have an album coming soon – very soon – called “Worth the Wait.” I also continue on building my own set of special things in the world with the introduction of “New Phoenix TV”, a Roku-based television station that will specialize in bringing seasoned talent to the forefront. Talent who has also gone by the noticed ear, but has had the benefit of time to develop. The TV station is in its fledgling stages but I hope to have that off the ground within the first 6 months of graduating, which would place it into 2021.
Stick around, look around, see what is here, ask questions – by all means ask questions – and nothing is off topic here. Just remain respectful and we’ll be fine.