I was having lunch with a friend in downtown Columbus, Ohio today, outside, right before a big storm blew in. We were going to discuss working with a band together while eating at Northstar Cafe in the Short North. Really excellent food there and I would highly recommend for all types of eaters. It's … Continue reading Working 80 hour weeks; Why am I not tired?
Show's done. Set has beens stricken (?), and the kids got to watch a cool fireworks show. Great success!!! So I woke up this morning around 8:30 am . . . this bout 2.5 hours later than I normally sleep. I suppose I should expect this after finally falling asleep around just 5 hours earlier, … Continue reading Perspective through time . . . it always helps!!!
Show Day for a summer festival I’m involved with from the music perspective. Many challenges on the day. Woke at 4:30 am, it’s now 3am, next day. Band did great, crowd had fun! This is show business. You do what it takes to make sure your patrons have an enjoyable experience. I’ll have many more … Continue reading Show Business 24/7
So, I juggle a lot of different duties in my day to day life. Husband, father, manager, mentor, teacher, learner, reader, listener ... well you get the point. I also find myself in service positions helping lots of different people, for lots of different reasons, mostly so I can help myself be more empathetic. In … Continue reading 3 Job Day, or How I Lost My Underwear . . .
So I was in a meeting today and got a phone call from someone in the music business that I needed to take the phone call from. I wasn’t quite sure it was this Very Important Person, but the area code matched. It was nearing my time to present in the meeting and I had … Continue reading Did you get that email? Follow up with EVERYONE!
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton "You should start a blog." This is what my friend, let's call him "JT", said to me over the lunch table at Condado's, downtown Columbus, next to the Commons. The Columbus Commons is a nice park … Continue reading The Journey Begins
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