Disarray Magazine’s The Open Mic Article Highlighting Lainey Taylor as Weekly Winner.

A congrats to my highschool buddy Becky’s daughter Lainey for the raving reviews in a well written article;  The Open Mic: Puke is just nerves leaving the body…well nerves and dinner | Disarray Magazine   via The Open Mic: Puke is just nerves leaving the body…well nerves and dinner | Disarray Magazine 

For those a little lazy on this holiday.. i’ll save you having to click..lol..Here’s an… excerpt so you don’t miss out on reading the coverage. Can’t get much better than this when it comes to reviews and unsolicited media coverage.

Here’s what the writer said about Lainey after seeing her perform at the featured open mic night; “First off, the girl just turned 18 yesterday so she has got a lot of living to do and years ahead of her to only get better at everything she does, so this girl has got a lot of what it takes to make it if she really wants it. But forget all of that, her fucking voice! Holy Balls! This girl…I swear if you just listened to her sing and could not see her, you’d swear she was 15 years older. She possesses a depth and ability to go from belting out beautiful melodies with vibrato to the shivers initiating whispers and almost smirk of a note. There is a sensual nature to her voice that could really be honed and trained in to a great asset; the girl can already silence a room. She plays the guitar very well with only five years under her belt and she is going to college for musical engineering or something like that, so if you don’t know her then you should because at some point you’re gonna be begging to work with her on your way up. This kid has songwriting skills too that also lend to the trick her mature voice plays on you. Though she may not look the part at a little short and a bit curvy, she is cute as a button and talented as all get out with the world just sitting and waiting for her take. All she needs is time, that’s it. Like the best grapes she can become a great wine with life experience and simply refining and perfecting her craft. She came to Ventura from Covina, California, which explains why she is not already a favorite out here. She will surely be performing more around town and beyond as her schedule allows.”See More

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The Open Mic: Puke is just nerves leaving the body…well nerves and dinner

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Can’t Find Work, Get Your Behind in School!

So many find themselves frustrated, old skills and knowledge and fierce determination isn’t enough. Technological advances allow for the middle men to be squeezed out, along with anyone or anything that doesn’t bring value to a business.

What to do?

Go to school.

I’m learning that much of the stimulus money has been filtered into the college system, even at the graduate level.  Online Universities make it possible for those who lack resources or time to attend traditional school to pursue academic goals, and financial aid is there to make it possible.

Doing something is better than doing nothing, and though it may be a reality check of just how rusty our brain gets with age and lack of exercise, that feeling of pride with earning an A proves to be as exhilarating as ever!

I’ve recently helped a friend apply for financial aid and uncovered additional grants he may be eligible for as he pursues his engineering degree, which with any luck may mean thousands that go towards his tuition which may not have to be paid back.. again, with luck, as we keep our fingers crossed that funding is still available to tap into.

If anyone’s curious, I’ll go into more detail, yet in the meanwhile, I need to get back to the books.

If interested in learning more about if you qualify for financial aid, you can start by going to www.fafsa.ed.gov to learn about federal funding.

Forget the Fluff, It’s Time to Speak Up!

Too much is going on to pretend that strategic pr or prayers alone will make things o.k., for you or me or my children.

Our economy is manifestation of the way in which our society, yes..us as a collective group, handled prosperity. Instead of being grateful and reinvesting, we continued to overspend just as we were programmed to do.

I just heard on KPFK tonight that it’s been calculated that the USA spends on average 1 MILLION dollars a year per soldier fighting in war. What?

In the meanwhile, small businesses are closing doors, people are loosing jobs, children continue to face more aggression from peers in their overcrowded classrooms and teachers continue to remain in a zombie state because of lack of resources and increased pressure.

Anybody have anything to add?

Well, you’ll notice a shift in what I feel is important enough to post. I hope it encourages others to at the very least speak up, not to “hate”, but to debate.

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I’ve been approached to help find investors, more so now than ever before. Making dreams and visions come true takes funding, and coming up in the music and entertainment industry not only takes talent, but the means to get the work and artist out there in the public eye in a memorable way.

To get an investor, it’s imperative to demonstrate how they will get their money back and with a return. So let’s take a look at pursuing sponsors. Partnering up with a company who desire to get their image, logo, product, name exposed to a specific type of prospect can be ideal to all parties, especially when their product is a key component of a marketing campaign or image branding.

Demographics is what they are concerned with; age, gender, lifestyle, income and so on. With a strong publicity and marketing campaign, presenting how they can accomplish their goal of exposure by supporting the group with funding and products for give-aways. Sponsorship dosn’t require having to pay back anything,.. what is required is to fulfill the obligation agreed upon.

 Ensuring that the agreement revolves around the concept of cross promotions and exposure, not only can a company gain exposure, they can add value to their website by driving traffic through contests and promotions coordinated by who they are sponsoring. Partnering with those that are closest and can most benefit within a sponsorship spectrum is the way to go, and elliminates the pressure of an investor breathing down your neck.. at least too early in the game.

Now it’s a different story once sponsors have been obtained.. a whole different story. That’s for next time.

Bruce Jingles on Showtime Tonight, Fri Sept 4th, 2009

Prior to doing a publicity project at the Comedy Womb in 2006, I underestimated the intelligence, stamina and heart it takes to become successful as a comedian. I also underrated laughter, and it’s feel good, almost healing effect.  So with much respect, I extend my congratulations to Mr. Bruce Jingles as his career continues to thrive because of the dedication, vision and fortitude. Showtime, ng with his name highlighted in listing is big!

I just wonder if he knew what time the show was to be aired. My daughter, who still swears Bruce is the guy from the Incredibles, was really looking forward to seeing him on t.v. She’s eleven, and I was hesitant due to the sometimes adult content of a comedian’s act.. but hey.. it was listed to air primetime….8 pm to be specific.

I want to believe he just didn’t think about it.. otherwise he may have reconsidered going on stage red eyed and a little wobbly. I wouldn’t be surprised it was part of the plan.. the delivery… but all the cursing made it impossible to allow my daughter to sit through the act. .. for me at least.  Every parent is different. Unfortunately I had to deal with a lot of “but Mom”.. as I pulled her away. It kind of sucked.

Keep up the hard work.. just don’t forget to consider the kids.. and us parents who are obligated to censor  tv viewing. We want to nurture the growing of your fan base!

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