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Last October I wrote a blog about how my four Ps approach had twice paid off in recent events back then.  You can go read that one after you finish this week’s installment, but, my makeup in that approach is being patient, polite, professional, yet persistent, and it – I feel – does lead to desired results.  The patience and the per

Singer, songwriter, dancer, actress Laura Wright performs on the Las Vegas ‘strip’ and – as you’re about to read – regularly on cruise ships.  The guest from Episode 190 of our weekly “Now Hear This Entertainment” podcast provides the following insights into the business of performing at sea.

I still get home delivery of the newspaper seven days a week.  While you might wonder why, since most people get their news online these days, I wonder why due to the mistakes that I see as I read it each day.

It’s amazing.  The hockey and basketball playoffs are in full swing, yet the NFL pulled all the attention of the sports world in for three days at the end of last week.  Thursday, Friday, and Saturday they had the draft at a packed stadium in Dallas and in front of a worldwide viewing audience and not a single pass was thrown or point scored.

For those of you who do your own original music, I know you’ve had days – heck, maybe even weeks – where you’ve wondered, “Is anybody even listening to what I’m putting out?” (it’s okay to admit it).  Let’s be clear that by “anybody” I mean people who aren’t family or friends.  Those folks, after all, will be the ones who comment on your social media posts.  But beyond them, you want to know,

I just came back from Las Vegas where I was attending the NAB Show (National Association of Broadcasters).  The convention center's three halls were divided between radio, audio, and -- as it relates to this week's

Well, it looks like I’m way overdue on quoting a line from the great 2005 movie “The Wedding Crashers.”  (I cited the film previously in an October 2014 and a January 2015 blog.)  It’s one that’s so popular that they’ve printed it on t-shirts.  Vince Vaughn’s character says, “Rule number 76:  No excu

For those who are toiling away wondering how you could ever hope to achieve stardom, given your current situation that you feel needs to drastically improve – and do so right away – take encouragement from this week’s guest blog.  You’ll see that the big stars didn’t start into music one day and wake up the next sitting on top of the charts and the entertainment world.  Tony Michaelides, the guest from Episode 129 of “Now Hear This Entertainment”