When I first heard about Pay per Post, I thought it was too good to be true. A co-worker had told me that you could get paid to blog for various products with different dollar amounts paid for the blog. I thought this is the lamest scam yet. Then I signed up for it to try. >http://payperpost.com/advertisers/marketplace.html">drive traffic Well, I started doing articles about different concerts I have been to and what I thought of them. Some include stories of how I met various artists, or if I thought they might just be in it for the money and greed. Some may include whether or not I think they should even still be performing, but bottom line is I now feel like a real entertainment correspondent. My wife and I have been to over 700 shows in the last 7 years, so I have plenty of foods for thought. So this is not going to be that hard a project.
Then I find out that I will have to opportunity to become a critic on Pay per Post, and voice my opinion on a bevy of products and services, and that someone will actually take my view in helping them to decide on getting the service or product. WOW!! is that a rush. And I will get paid for doing it at the same time. Who could ask for more. Needless to say that low and behold, I have no been approved and am now a believer in Pay per Post. I look forward to a career in the blogging business that is profitable to both the product and/or service and to family and myself. This sounds like the perfect part time job for both me and my wife where we can earn money to pay off bills, take vacations, get a new car, and most of all build a nest egg for retirement. So with these thoughts in mind I will not be taking this opportunity lightly and will endeavor to become a guru at it, and hopefully both the product/services and myself I write about will be no worse for the wear.
how to time lapse your child on film
Here is a trick for all parents who would like to record their child's growth. If you take a baby and place the baby on a flat surface, (sofa, bed, etc.) and film it with a video camera for just 30 seconds a day, buy the end of the tape, you will have over 2 years growth recorded. The camera must have a flying erase head to prevent jumps in the visual, or it must be digital. Imagine, sitting down with your child and just watching them grow before your eyes in a time lapse video. Then when the child gets to be too big to lay on the bed (approx 2 yrs of age), simply move to the tape measure in the door frame. Place a tape measure on a door frame and have the child stand next to it and repeat the 30 second shoot. We now have the growth to over the age of 4. Depending on how long you want to document their growth is the only obstacle that you have on this simple measuring trick.
The Wanderer
I met Dion (http://www.diondimucci.com/main.html) at the World Cafe in Philly after his set for the Free at Noon concert series for WXPN. His solo act was to promote his new blues album, and I have to say it was great. He covered the Allmans "statesboro blues" and did a terrific job. I was upset that he did not do any (except for the Wanderer) of his old songs. But then after the show I got to meet him and knew he was coming to my local venue, and asked him if I could expect to hear the older music there. He assured me I would and he did not let me down. Months passed and when he finally came around again, I was not disappointed. Hearing " Abraham, Martin and John" in person, meant a lot to me since I grew up during those trying times. Either of the two shows would have been enough, but the two together in one year was so much better.
Flow and Eddie
Seeing the Turtles (http://theturtles.com/) last week for our Anniversary worked out well. We were supposed to see them back in November, as a birthday gift to my wife, but they had to cancel due to health reasons. But the rescheduled date was just as good as an anniversary gift. Mark and Howard, (Flow and Eddie) performed all of their hits from the 60's and even threw in one from the Zappa years. Learning they did music for some of the biggest cartoons of the 70-80's was a surprise. They sounded great, and kept the audience entertained with their humor. I can see them in a casino atmosphere. I can only hope now that they can get booked at my local venue so I can get to meet them, since we could only get the guitar signed last week without meeting them. One can only hope
MItch Ryder
Ahhhh Mitch Ryder, how you corrupted my generation. When you sang, "everytime you kiss me, hits me like a puck!", when the adults heard that line, they all thought you were saying something else. I think that may actually have lead to a boom in record sales for you as the kids all wanted to have "Sock it to Me" in their collection, so their parents would get upset. You did however have some great music for the time and it was good to see you last year and see that you still sound the same and can deliver an energy packed set to your audience.
John Kay
Getting to see John Kay with Steppenwolf last year was a real thrill for me. After all it was one of his songs that got my parents to pay more attention to me and let me get into music. Every time my mother heard me playing GODDAMN the PUSHER MAN, she would holler at me to not listen to such bad things on the record player. What would she have said of todays music verses, I wonder. Hearing that song in Easy Rider in the sequence it was in was brilliant. John still has the voice from the 60's and the Rickenbacker guitar that he used. He looked great on the stage but it bothered me a bit when he announced that he was going to be retiring in the next year or two. May he enjoy the Magic Carpet Ride, as much as I have enjoyed the music he has given to me.
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