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Last weekend the Academy of Country Music Awards were held.  (I know, I’m a week late.  The coin flip last Monday resulted in me blogging about Record Store Day instead.)  So, now I’m sent scrambling to do a search on what the difference is between the ACMs and the CMAs, while also pondering the fact that the Grammy Awards do have categories for country as well.

This past weekend was the annual Record Store Day.  It is intended as a way to “celebrate and spread the word about the unique culture surrounding nearly 1400 independently owned record stores in the US and thousands of similar stores internationally.”  When I hear about Record Store Day it conjures up images of buying music on vinyl records.  And that leads to thinking of nostalgia.  Notice I didn’t say memorabilia

“You’re the meaning in my life.  You’re the inspiration.”

Lyrics from a popular Chicago song in 1984.  It’s pretty clear that someone was the songwriter’s inspiration.

As I sit here and write this week’s blog, I see my guitar sitting nearby on its stand, just begging me to get inspired to pick up and play it.  What’s it going to take?

As I was listening to the first draft of the podcast episode this week, I had a moment.  It wasn’t so much one specific thing that singer/songwriter Sena Ehrhardt said, so much as it was the insights she gave and the success she’s having.

Dare I say, Episode 61 is the model of what I strive for “Now Hear This Entertainment” to be.

As baseball spring training winds down, the use of the phrase “staying power” is only getting started.  Analysts wonder how long into a game a starting pitcher can last.  They speculate on whether he has what it takes to throw complete games and be a consistent performer over a full season.

I joked over the weekend that someone who is a “low talker” should text or email me in all CAPS so I can hear them.  It’s commonly known that doing such implies that you’re shouting.

I feel like this week’s blog should be in all CAPS so that people will hear me – this time.

Just Be Consistent
Just Be Consistent
Just Be Consistent

Everyone has heard the expression “15 minutes of fame.”  It’s what you do with it afterwards, I feel, that’s just as, if not more, important.

As a glass half-full guy, I like to take the high road here.

I’m amazed at the number of performers – especially singer/songwriters – that just want to sit on a stool on stage and do their show from a seated position.  Some of them go so far as to have their own that they travel with so they always have the same seat when they’re performing.

If it was a piano bench, that would be one thing.

This weekend I went to see a band play at a fairly well-known venue in Tampa.  The place calls itself a jazz club, but, ironically, had (and wanted) this band playing danceable songs.  And yes, people were dancing.  Fast dancing, slow dancing, and mid-tempo songs that still moved the patrons to get out on the dance floor, just like the owner wants.