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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.

Today in the United States, Presidents Day is being celebrated.  A couple of the proverbial founding fathers are remembered for what they did as well as some things that they said.  Profound statements from past presidents have found their way into history books for generations to learn from.

Last night the Grammys were given out, as shown on CBS.  In today’s reports about the winners, losers, and performances there will likely be a mention about the ratings.  And my question to those who aspire to one day be a nominee is, were you watching?  If not, what was the reason?

It would be interesting to see how many impressions Tom Brady’s name gets today after having been the MVP of the Super Bowl yesterday.  (I just gave you another one, #12.  You’re welcome.)  Equally fascinating, though, would be how many occurrences of ‘Katy Perry’ there are in light of her having been the halftime feature of the Patriots-Seahawks game.

I didn’t know what was more surprising when I came across an independent artist’s website recently – that upon clicking the Facebook link I found that he hadn’t posted on there in almost four months, or that he still had MySpace as one of his social media icons.

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