MARC’S MUSINGS — July 19, 2008 – Marc’s Music News – Swan Songs – Autoharp for Sale – Three CD Release Parties for Whiskers – Dr. Horrible Published 1-4 times per month. To manage your subscription, go to the end of this newsletter. Visit My Store Now! Marc’s Musings Greetings Amici, Last week, I had […]
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DragonCon Continued…
The Brobdingnagian Bards were NOT invited back as official guests of DragonCon. Andrew and I had a big talk this morning after watching The Dark Knight (loved it) about whether the Brobdingnagian Bards will show up at DragonCon at all. I already committed myself because I volunteered to be on a podcast panel. But Andrew? […]
Reviewers Wanted: Going for Brogue
It’s that time again. I need some reviews for Going for Brogue: Irish Pub Songs and Sea Shanties with an Accent to go up on CD Baby AND on iTunes. I will send you a free autographed copy of the CD if you are willing to review the album for me. Only the first FIFTEEN […]
How to Maintain Long Hair
April Porter is my long hair Sensei. She taught me everything I needed to know about how to take care of my hair. If you’ve ever wondered why my hair looks so great, I give most of the credit to April. She has very, very long and beautiful hair that looks amazing! Yesterday, she posted […]
Lap Cats Singing Swan Songs
I think I need to write a song about lap cats. You hear all about lap dogs. I used to have one as a kid. But you hear very little about lap cats, and I’ve never heard no songs about them. Yet, I have two cats who LOVE sitting in my lap. Tiziano is here […]
Living in the Now
Yesterday was an awesome day. Somehow I made it through most of my emails. I’ve had a lot of trouble keeping up with email over the last few months. So cutting them down to under 40 was amazing to me. There was that nice feeling of accomplishment. Now I just need to do the same […]
3-Year Anniversary as a Musician
Three years ago today was my last day at the “day job”. That’s when I became a full-time musician. While I am thankful that UT Austin gave me the job that guided me to my musical career. I can’t say that I miss it a moment. I love recording music, playing it, podcasting, and getting […]
“Alarmist Crap”
Do you watch or listen to the news and feel your blood begin to boil? Does it piss you off so much that you begin to “hate” the other side of politics? You may be subjecting yourself to “alarmist crap”. After my post yesterday about marketing and the news, I had a response from someone […]
Have You Been Suckered Today?
It’s interesting being a “marketer”. You understand and appreciate certain things that are marketed. Like the simple phrase “fair and balanced news”. It’s the catch phrase of Fox News. And it is a marketing slogan. Fox News is quite brilliant. The business was established by conservatives who want to hear conservative news. Those are marketing […]
Crossing Over
I had an overwhelming experience today. A couple years back, I volunteered for an organization that plays music for people who are very near death. Irish music was requested by the daughter. So I went to a hospice to play a few songs. After one favorite song of the mother and daughter, the mother breathed […]